Socioeconomic Status and Readmission After Acute Type A Aortic Dissection Repair

Patricia Vassallo, MD, Assistant Professor of Cardiology at Northwestern Medicine, highlights her research investigating the impact of socioeconomic status on readmission rates in patients undergoing acute type A aortic dissection repair.

Dr. Vassallo is medical director of Code Aorta and discusses this program, which aims to provide expedited surgical care to patients with life-threatening aortic emergencies.

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