This report describes a case of acute type A aortic dissection which had resulted in coma.
Angiography had revealed obstruction of the right common carotid artery. Since signs of …

We describe the successful treatment of a patient with iatrogenic acute aortic dissection
including cerebral malperfusion as a complication of coronary artery surgery. After …

Brain malperfusion caused by acute type A aortic dissection is a life threatening situation
that should be relieved as early as possible with minimal reperfusion injury prior to aortic …

Twenty-four cases of acute type-A aortic dissection with aortic valvular insufficiency were
treated in our institution by means of an emergency operation in which the aortic valve …

DISCUSSION A safe method to ensure sufficient cerebral perfusion in patients with
malperfusion caused by narrowing of the innominate artery is cannulation and perfusion of a …

Although patients with acute type A aortic dissection are best managed by emergency
surgical intervention, preoperative stroke is known to be an independent predictor of late …

We read with interest the article by Kawachi, Tominaga, and Tokunaga'titled" Eleven-Year
Follow up Study of Aortic or Aortic-Mitral Anulus-Enlarging Procedure by Manouguian's …

The cases of 3 patients with brain malperfusion secondary to acute aortic dissection who
underwent preoperative perfusion of the right common carotid artery are presented. The …

Between May 1988 and December 1990, 7 patients underwent graft replacement of both the
ascending aorta and aortic arch for acute type A aortic dissection. Preoperative …

Cerebral malperfusion due to expansion of a false lumen can occur acutely during aortic
repair when retrograde femoral perfusion is initiated. We detected this catastrophe by a …