{"version":1,"type":"rich","provider_name":"Libsyn","provider_url":"https:\/\/www.libsyn.com","height":90,"width":600,"title":"ACCEL Lite: Should There Be a Reappraisal of Surgical Threshold in Patients with AA Dilation?   ","description":" Ascending&amp;nbsp;aortopathy&amp;nbsp;(AA) is typically asymptomatic and often diagnosed incidentally, with surgical aortic replacement recommended once aneurysmal thresholds are reached. Emerging evidence suggests that indexing aortic size to patient height may more accurately&amp;nbsp;identify&amp;nbsp;individuals who could&amp;nbsp;benefit&amp;nbsp;from earlier intervention. For AA patients who do not currently meet guideline-based criteria for surgery, the aim is to assess how height-indexed aortic measurements influence longer\u2011term clinical outcomes in this population.&amp;nbsp;  &amp;nbsp;  In this interview, Glenn A. Hirsch MD, MHS, FACC and Milind Y. Desai, MD, MBA, FACC discuss \u201cShould There Be a Reappraisal of Surgical Threshold in Patients with Ascending Aortic Dilation?&quot;.&amp;nbsp;  ","author_name":"ACCEL Lite: Featured ACCEL Interviews on Exciting CV Research","author_url":"http:\/\/accelaccorg.libsyn.com\/website","html":"<iframe title=\"Libsyn Player\" style=\"border: none\" src=\"\/\/html5-player.libsyn.com\/embed\/episode\/id\/39615220\/height\/90\/theme\/custom\/thumbnail\/yes\/direction\/forward\/render-playlist\/no\/custom-color\/88AA3C\/\" height=\"90\" width=\"600\" scrolling=\"no\"  allowfullscreen webkitallowfullscreen mozallowfullscreen oallowfullscreen msallowfullscreen><\/iframe>","thumbnail_url":"https:\/\/assets.libsyn.com\/secure\/content\/197165625"}