June 1, 2001Asian Cardiovascular and Thoracic Annals

Acute Type A Aortic Dissection. Influence of Early Management on Results

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Population

106 patients with acute type A aortic dissection, mean age 59 ± 14 years, 102 males and 4 females.

Design

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Authors

AEAhmad El-BishryCairo University NANajib Al‐KhajaThe University of Sydney HKHans J. KrebberCairo University

Discussion

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Implication

Supports early repair feasibility in type A dissection; hypothesis-generating and requires prospective validation before practice change.

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Population

106 patients with acute type A aortic dissection, mean age 59 ± 14 years, 102 males and 4 females.

Intervention

Early surgical intervention (within 14 hours of diagnosis), primarily consisting of ascending aorta replacement with a Dacron graft and aortic valve preservation.

Outcome

Early morbidity and mortalityhard clinical

Early surgical intervention for acute type A aortic dissection within 14 hours of diagnosis can be performed with relatively low morbidity and mortality.

Cite This Study

El-Bishry et al. (2001) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/6a8a608e5c716ca1a5d46d7e https://doi.org/10.1177/021849230100900205

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