Surgical techniques in acute Type A aortic dissection: How we do it

Abstract

Acute Type A aortic dissection (ATAAD), a surgical emergency, has high mortality and morbidity. More than half of the patients dies within 2 weeks and the 30-day mortality is 90%. Here we describe our technique of ATAAD repair.

Keywords

Aortic dissection arch replacement Type A dissection malperfusion

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