B-13 Surgical management of acute aortic dissection

Outcomes of medical management of acute type B aortic dissection.

BACKGROUND Currently, the optimal treatment of acute type B aortic dissection remains controversial. The purpose of this study was to report early clinical outcomes of medical management for acute type B aortic dissection. METHODS AND RESULTS Between January 2001 and March 2005, 129 consecutive patients with the confirmed diagnosis of acute type B aortic dissection were studied. Mean age was ...

[Endovascular management of acute complications of type B aortic dissection].

BACKGROUND Type B aortic dissection is usually managed by intensive care medical therapy and surgery is reserved for treating the complications that can occur during the evolution of a case. AIM To assess the endovascular management of acute complications of type B aortic dissection and the closure of the intimal defect and aortic false lumen. MATERIAL AND METHODS Retrospective analysis of ...

type b aortic dissection: management updates

acute aortic dissection (aad) is the most frequent catastrophic event of the aorta; it occurs nearly three times as frequently as the rupture of abdominal aortic aneurysm . sixty percent of dissection cases are classified as proximal or type a and 40% as distal or type b, according to the stanford classification. the most frequent causes of death in acute type b dissection are aortic rupture an...

management of aortic dissection

Technical aspects of total aortic repair in the surgical management of acute type A aortic dissection.

Traditional surgical techniques for the management of acute type A aortic dissection (ATAAD) focus on open distal anastomosis with or without hemiarch replacement under a period of deep hypothermic circulatory arrest. This is associated with high rates of false lumen (FL) patency, which exposes the patient to the risk of ongoing end-organ malperfusion and to the formation of complex arch and th...