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HealthSystem Skip to content  Cardiovascular Care   Thoracic
Aortic Surgery Program  A multidisciplinary program for the care
of patients with thoracic aortic an thoracoadominal aneurysms,
aortic dissections or any other problem with the thoracic offers
complete diagnostic testing, detail oriented surgical
intervention and long term comprehensive follow up. The program
is designed to accommodate both patients with a new diagnosis or
patients with a distant history of a thoracic surgical problem
such as an aortic dissection in which comprehensive long term
follow up is critical.  What to expect Any patient with a known
or suspected thoracic aortic problem may be cared for in the
program. The program is multidisciplinary which means that there
are teams of experts from a number of different fields that add
their expertise to your care. You would of course still be under
the care of your own physician. The multidisciplinary team
consists of members of car