Impact
of Ethnicity and Race on Outcomes after Thoracic Endovascular Aortic
Repair
Carlos E. Diaz-Castrillon, MD1; Derek Serna-Gallegos,
MD1,2; Edgar Aranda-Michel, PhD1;
James A. Brown, MD, MS1; Sarah Yousef,
MD1; Floyd Thoma, BS2; Yisi Wang,
MPH2;
and Ibrahim Sultan, MD1,2
(1) Division of Cardiac Surgery, Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery,
University of Pittsburgh
(2) Heart and Vascular Institute, University of Pittsburgh Medical
Center
Conflicts of Interest : IS receives institutional research
support from Abbott, Boston Scientific, Medtronic and Atricure. None of
these are related to this manuscript.
Source of Funding : None.
Keywords : Aorta, Acute aortic dissection, Aortic aneurysm,
Thoracic endovascular aortic repair, Racial disparities, Socioeconomic
determinants of health
Running Head : Ethnicity, race, and TEVAR
Manuscript word count : 4439
Clinical trial registration : not applicable
IRB: STUDY18120143 approved and consent waived April 17, 2019
Corresponding author :
Ibrahim Sultan, MD
Division of Cardiac Surgery, Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery
University of Pittsburgh
UPMC Center for Thoracic Aortic Disease, Heart and Vascular Institute
University of Pittsburgh Medical Center
5200 Centre Ave, Suite 715
Pittsburgh, PA 15232
Tel: (412) 623-6193
Fax: (412) 623-3717
sultani@upmc.edu