The Modified Penn Classification: Easier to Predict Mortality After Acute Type A Dissection Repair

We read with great interest the article by Ghoreishi and colleagues [1Ghoreishi M. Wise E.S. Croal-Abrahams L. et al.A novel risk score predicts operative mortality after acute type A aortic dissection repair.Ann Thorac Surg. 2018; 106: 1759-1766Abstract Full Text Full Text PDF PubMed Scopus (12) Google Scholar], which proposed a novel formula inspired by the Penn classification [2Augoustides J.G. Geirsson A. Szeto W.Y. et al.Observational study...