Surgical management of aortic root in type A acute aortic dissection: a propensity-score analysis [AORTIC SURGERY]

CONCLUSIONS
Conservative and aggressive root management in acute aortic dissection provided similar results for early and late mortality. Nevertheless, a more extensive root intervention appeared to be protective against aortic reintervention.

Source: European Journal of Cardio-Thoracic Surgery - July 19, 2016 Category: Cardiovascular & Thoracic Surgery Authors: Castrovinci, S., Pacini, D., Di Marco, L., Berretta, P., Cefarelli, M., Murana, G., Alfonsi, J., Pantaleo, A., Leone, A., Di Eusanio, M., Di Bartolomeo, R. Tags: Extracorporeal circulation, Pericardium AORTIC SURGERY Source Type: research