Abstract:Background: Surgical repair of acute type A aortic dissection (ATAAD) has high risk and mortality, and there are few biomarkers of postoperative in-hospital mortality until now. This study investigated the association between WW domain-containing transcription regulator protein 1 (TAZ) and the postoperative in-hospital mortality of ATAAD patients. Methods: This is a retrospective cohort study. Data and blood samples were collected from 95 consecutive patients with ATAAD who underwent surgeries in our hospital … Show more
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