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. 2016 Jul;5(4):346-51.
doi: 10.21037/acs.2016.05.10.

IRAD experience on surgical type A acute dissection patients: results and predictors of mortality

Paolo Berretta  1 , Himanshu J Patel  2 , Thomas G Gleason  3 , Thoralf M Sundt  4 , Truls Myrmel  5 , Nimesh Desai  6 , Amit Korach  7 , Antonello Panza  8 , Joe Bavaria  6 , Ali Khoynezhad  9 , Elise Woznicki  10 , Dan Montgomery  10 , Eric M Isselbacher  4 , Roberto Di Bartolomeo  11 , Rossella Fattori  12 , Christoph A Nienaber  13 , Kim A Eagle  10 , Santi Trimarchi  14 , Marco Di Eusanio  1
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IRAD experience on surgical type A acute dissection patients: results and predictors of mortality

Paolo Berretta et al. Ann Cardiothorac Surg. 2016 Jul.

Abstract

Type A acute aortic dissection (TAAD) is a disease that has a catastrophic impact on a patient's life and emergent surgery represents a key goal of early treatment. Despite continuous improvements in imaging techniques, medical therapy and surgical management, early mortality in patients undergoing TAAD repair still remains high, ranging from 17% to 26%. In this setting, the International Registry of Acute Aortic Dissection (IRAD), the largest worldwide registry for acute aortic dissection, was established to assess clinical characteristics, management and outcomes of TAAD patients. The present review aimed to evaluate and comment on outcomes of TAAD surgery as reported from IRAD series.

Keywords: Type A aortic dissection; aorta; aortic surgery; international registry of acute aortic dissection (IRAD).

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Conflicts of Interest: The authors have no conflicts of interest to declare.

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