Circ J. 2013 Feb 13. [Epub ahead of print]
Guidelines for Diagnosis and Treatment of Aortic Aneurysm and Aortic Dissection (JCS 2011).
Since the “Guidelines for Diagnosis and Treatment of Aortic Aneurysm and Aortic Dissection (JCS 2006)” were issued by the Japanese Circulation Society (JCS) in 2006,1 we have seen advances in the treatment of aortic diseases, and partial revision of the Guidelines has thus been approved by the JCS Scientific Committee. Over the past 5 years, stent-grafting has rapidly become common in the treatment of aortic diseases in Japan, being employed in many institutions and becoming indispensable in the management of aortic diseases, particularly of the descending aorta. In addition, much about the relationship between aortic diseases and genetic abnormalities has become apparent, and new aspects of treatment have evolved. Chapters that address these new aspects of treatment in the present guidelines provide particularly detailed descriptions. These guidelines also indicate the difference between the interpretation of aortic dissection in Japan and that in Western countries. Accordingly, this update of the guidelines represents, in practical terms, a full-scale revision of the guidelines.
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