Aortic root surgery in acute type A aortic dissection: indication might be the problem

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Woon Heo et al. J Thorac Dis. 2018 Sep.

. 2018 Sep;10(Suppl 26):S3252-S3253.

doi: 10.21037/jtd.2018.08.113.

¹ Department of Cardiovascular Surgery, Gangnam Severance Hospital, Yonsei University College of Medicine, Seoul, Republic of Korea.

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Limited root repair in acute type A aortic dissection is safe but results in increased risk of reoperation.
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