Does replacement of the aortic root and aortic arch decrease the risk of aortic reoperation in patients with Type A Aortic Dissection?
Extensive surgery involving the aortic root and arch does not reduce reoperation risk in TAAD and should be reserved for local injury or aneurysm, as long-term survival remains poor.
Replacement of the aortic root and aortic arch did not decrease the risk of aortic reoperation in patients with TAAD and should be performed only in the presence of local aortic injury or aneurysm. The relative survival of TAAD patients is poor and suggests that the causes underlying aortic dissection may also impact late mortality despite surgical repair of the dissected aorta.
Biancari et al. (Mon,) studied this question.