Surgical techniques in acute Type A aortic dissection: How we do it

Bashi Velayudhan; Mohammed Ibrahim; Mohammed Idhrees

doi:10.1177/02184923211059737

Surgical techniques in acute Type A aortic dissection: How we do it

Asian Cardiovasc Thorac Ann. 2023 Jan;31(1):5-7. doi: 10.1177/02184923211059737. Epub 2021 Nov 3.

Authors

Bashi Velayudhan¹, Mohammed Ibrahim¹, Mohammed Idhrees¹

Affiliation

¹ Institute of Cardiac and Aortic Disorders (ICAD), 363954SRM Institutes for Medical Sciences (SIMS Hospital), Chennai, India.

PMID: 34730419
DOI: 10.1177/02184923211059737

Abstract

Acute Type A aortic dissection (ATAAD), a surgical emergency, has high mortality and morbidity. More than half of the patients dies within 2 weeks and the 30-day mortality is 90%. Here we describe our technique of ATAAD repair.

Keywords: Aortic dissection; Type A dissection; arch replacement; malperfusion.

MeSH terms

Acute Disease
Aortic Aneurysm, Thoracic* / diagnostic imaging
Aortic Aneurysm, Thoracic* / surgery
Aortic Dissection* / diagnostic imaging
Aortic Dissection* / surgery
Blood Vessel Prosthesis Implantation*
Humans
Retrospective Studies
Treatment Outcome