Sex Differences in Surveillance Outcomes of Thoracic Aortic Disease: Insights From the “Watchful Waiting” Study

Authors

• TRANG H. DO, University of Texas Health Science Center at HoustonFollow
• Brian Shukwit, University of Texas Health Science Center at HoustonFollow
• MinJae Lee, University of Texas Health Science Center at HoustonFollow
• Siddharth K. Prakash, University of Texas Health Science Center at HoustonFollow

Program

McGovern Medical School

Year of Class

2029

Year of Participation

Summer 2026

Faculty Mentor Name

Siddharth Prakash

Faculty Mentor Department

Internal Medicine

Received Support From

Dean's Contribution Award and Dr. Prakash’s support

Keywords

Thoracic aortic disease, watchful waiting, sex difference, surveillance, adverse aortic outcomes, TAD, aortic dissection, aneurysm

Recommended Citation

DO, TRANG H.; Shukwit, Brian; Lee, MinJae; et al., "Sex Differences in Surveillance Outcomes of Thoracic Aortic Disease: Insights From the “Watchful Waiting” Study" (2026). Summer Research Program Abstracts. 231.
https://digitalcommons.library.tmc.edu/summer_research/231