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In 2013, surgical procedures for acute type A aortic dissection in Japan resulted in an overall hospital mortality rate of 9.1% among 4,444 patients.
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A national survey in Japan demonstrated an overall hospital mortality of 9.1% for patients undergoing surgery for acute type A aortic dissection in 2013.
Current surgical results of acute type A aortic dissection in Japan are presented. According to the annual survey by the Japanese Association of Thoracic Surgery, 4,444 patients with acute type A aortic dissection underwent surgical procedures and the overall hospital mortality was 9.1% in 2013. The prevalence of aortic root replacement with a valve sparing technique, total arch replacement (TAR), and frozen stent graft are presented and strategies for thrombosed dissection or organ malperfusion syndrome secondary to acute aortic dissection are discussed.
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Yutaka Okita (2016) conducted a review in Acute type A aortic dissection (n=4,444). Surgical procedures was evaluated on Overall hospital mortality. In 2013, surgical procedures for acute type A aortic dissection in Japan resulted in an overall hospital mortality rate of 9.1% among 4,444 patients.
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