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Podcast: Better Edge : A Northwestern Medicine podcast for physicians
Episode: Socioeconomic Status and Readmission After Acute Type A Aortic Dissection Repair
Description: 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, medical director of Code Aorta, discusses this program, which aims to provide expedited surgical care to patients with life-threatening aortic emergencies.