Aggressive Aortic Arch and Carotid Replacement Strategy for Type A Aortic Dissection Improves Neurologic Outcomes

International registries for acute type A aortic dissection (TAAD) demonstrate stagnant operative mortality rates in excess of 20% and stroke rates of 9% to 25%, with little global emphasis on stroke reduction or carotid involvement. Cerebral malperfusion with TAAD has been linked to poorer outcome....

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Published in:	The Annals of thoracic surgery Vol. 101; no. 3; p. 896
Main Authors:	Trivedi, Dhaval, Navid, Forozan, Balzer, Jeffrey R, Joshi, Rama, Lacomis, Joan M, Jovin, Tudor G, Althouse, Andrew D, Gleason, Thomas G
Format:	Journal Article
Language:	English
Published:	Netherlands 01.03.2016
Subjects:	Aneurysm, Dissecting - diagnostic imaging Aneurysm, Dissecting - mortality Aneurysm, Dissecting - surgery Aortic Aneurysm, Thoracic - diagnostic imaging Aortic Aneurysm, Thoracic - mortality Aortic Aneurysm, Thoracic - surgery Blood Vessel Prosthesis Implantation - methods Female Follow-Up Studies Hospital Mortality - trends Humans Incidence Male Middle Aged Pennsylvania - epidemiology Postoperative Complications - epidemiology Postoperative Complications - prevention & control Retrospective Studies Risk Assessment - methods Risk Factors Stroke - epidemiology Stroke - prevention & control Survival Rate - trends Time Factors Tomography, X-Ray Computed Treatment Outcome
ISSN:	1552-6259, 1552-6259
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