During emergency repair of acute Stanford type A aortic dissections, surgical compromises
in the form of incomplete arch replacement are made due to the unstable condition of the …

From March 1983 to September 1994, 53 consecutive patients underwent an emergency
operation for type A acute aortic dissection. Eighteen patients before 1988 (Group I) …

We report results of surgical treatment in 30 patients with acute type A aortic dissection. The
average age of the 25 patients without the Marfan syndrome was 59.2 (range 51-76), and …

Introduction Acute aortic dissection is the most common cause of death in patients with
Marfan syndrome and untreated aortic root enlargement. Emergency surgery for …

Objective To compare the surgical outcomes of total arch replacement with the outcomes of
ascending aorta replacement in patients with acute Stanford type A aortic dissection …

Various operative methods have been used for Stanford type A acute aortic dissection. In
this study, we evaluated the long-term results, particularly postoperative cardiovascular …

Recently, extended operation has been recommended for aortic dissection associated with
Marfan syndrome. However, the operation for acute type A aortic dissection associated with …

Results of emergent surgery for acute Stanford type A aortic dissection are still poor. We
reviewed our cases to find out how we could ameliorate surgical results. In the past five …

Abstract Background Acute aortic Stanford type A dissection remains a frequent and life-
limiting event for patients with Marfan syndrome. Outcome results in this high-risk group are …

A 35-year-old man, with a deep pectus excavatum due to a Marfan syndrome treated 9 years
before for an acute type A dissection involving only the aortic arch, by a Bentall surgery, was …