Acute aortic dissection with entry tear at the aortic arch: long-term outcome.

ABSTRACT:

Objectives

The goal was to evaluate outcomes after conservative or surgical treatment of acute aortic arch dissections.

Methods

Between January 2009 and December 2018, patients with a diagnosis of acute aortic dissection were analysed. Aortic arch aortic dissection was defined as a dissection with an isolated entry tear at the aortic arch with no involvement of the ascending aorta.

Results

Aortic arch dissection was diagnosed in 31 patients (age 59 ± 11 years). Surgical intervention was performed in 13 (41.9%) cases. Overall in-hospital mortality was 3% (n = 1), and all deaths occurred in the conservative group (n = 1; 6%), whereas the overall stroke rate was 3% (n = 1), and all strokes occurred in the group treated surgically (n = 1; 8%). Surgical repair was necessar

SUBMITTER: Koechlin L 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8906687 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature