Aortic dissection has extremely poor natural outcome, however, there are rare reports about
early and long term survival of chronic TAAD who received treatment either medically or …

Background The surgical treatment of type A aortic dissection is usually palliative and most
surviving patients remain at considerable risk to develop late postoperative complications; …

PURPOSE: To review the management of patients with acute type A aortic dissection.
METHODS: Between June 1967 and December 2003, 246 patients (151 males and 95 …

Six patients with acute Type A aortic dissection were medically treated due to advanced age,
patient refusal and comorbidity despite surgical indication. Computed tomography after …

Retrospective data on the treatment of aortic dissection at the Massachusetts General
Hospital from 1963 to 1978 are reported. During this period, 160 patients with spontaneous …

OBJECTIVE: The study objective was to determine whether developments in surgical,
anesthetic, and perfusion techniques in the treatment of type A aortic dissection have …

Abstract From 1 January 1977 to 31 December 1988, 119 patients were operated uponfor
type A aortic dissection. The maximum follow-up was 11.7 years (median5. 6 years); follow …

To determine short-and long-term outcomes after repair of type A aortic dissection, we
reviewed data of 100 consecutive patients (64 men; mean age, 63±12.2 years) who …

Background—Earlier studies evaluating long-term survival in type A acute aortic dissection
(TA-AAD) have been restricted to a small number of patients in single center experiences …

Hypothesis Selected patients with acute type A (ascending) aortic dissection who are treated
with delayed operation or nonoperative therapy may have better early and short-term …