2022 ACC/AHA Guideline for the Diagnosis and Management of Aortic Disease: A Report of the American Heart Association/American College of Cardiology Joint Committee on Clinical Practice Guidelines

. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2023 Dec 13.

Published in final edited form as: Circulation. 2022 Nov 2;146(24):e334–e482. doi: 10.1161/CIR.0000000000001106

Recommendations for Size Thresholds for Repair of Descending TAA

Referenced studies that support the recommendations are summarized in the Online Data Supplement.

COR	LOE	Recommendations
1	B-NR	1. In patients with intact descending TAA, repair is recommended when the diameter is ≥5.5 cm.^1,2
2b	B-NR	2. In patients with intact descending TAA and risk factors for rupture (Table 17), repair may be considered at a diameter of <5.5 cm.^2–6
2b	B-NR	3. In patients at increased risk for perioperative morbidity and mortality (Table 18), it may be reasonable to increase the size threshold for surgery accordingly.⁷