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Does the use of open distal anastomosis improve medium-term survival in patients undergoing surgery for acute Type A aortic dissection?
Does the use of open distal anastomosis improve medium-term survival in patients undergoing surgery for acute Type A aortic dissection?
Medium-term survival after surgery for acute Type A aortic dissection is improving, and the use of open distal anastomosis is associated with decreased mortality.
May inform surgical technique in acute Type A dissection; leaves open need for randomized confirmation.
Medium-term survival after acute Type A aortic dissection in the NORCAAD registry is satisfactory, close to a matched normal population and improved in the later part of the study period. The use of open distal anastomosis was associated with decreased medium-term mortality.
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