European registry of type A aortic dissection (ERTAAD) - rationale, design and definition criteria.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Acute Stanford type A aortic dissection (TAAD) is a life-threatening condition. Surgery is usually performed as a salvage procedure and is associated with significant postoperative early mortality and morbidity. Understanding the patient's conditions and treatment strategies which are associated with these adverse events is essential for an appropriate management of acute TAAD.

Methods

Nineteen centers of cardiac surgery from seven European countries have collaborated to create a multicentre observational registry (ERTAAD), which will enroll consecutive patients who underwent surgery for acute TAAD from January 2005 to March 2021. Analysis of the impact of patient's comorbidities, conditions at referral, surgical strategies and perioperative treatment on the early

SUBMITTER: Biancari F 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8194119 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Jun

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature