1. Open aortic arch reconstruction for acute type a aortic dissection: a single-center experience with 267 consecutive patients.
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Shuyang Lu, Shouguo Yang, Hao Lai, Jiayu Zheng, Tao Hong, Xiaoning Sun, Chunsheng Wang, Lu, Shuyang, Yang, Shouguo, Lai, Hao, Zheng, Jiayu, Hong, Tao, Sun, Xiaoning, and Wang, Chunsheng
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AORTIC dissection ,KIDNEY function tests ,CARDIOPULMONARY bypass ,DEATH rate ,DIAGNOSIS ,THERAPEUTICS ,THORACIC aorta ,BLOOD vessel prosthesis ,SURGICAL stents ,RETROSPECTIVE studies ,THORACIC aneurysms ,HOSPITAL mortality ,DISSECTING aneurysms ,SURGERY - Abstract
Background: This study aimed to analyze the mortality and morbidity of patients undergoing open aortic arch reconstruction for acute type A aortic dissection.Methods: Between September 2005 and January 2012, 267 consecutive patients underwent open aortic arch reconstruction for acute type A aortic dissection at our center. The mean age was 51.2 ± 10.0 years, and 200 patients were male. Sixty-three and 184 patients underwent hemiarch replacement and total arch replacement, respectively, whereas the remaining 20 patients underwent single- or triple-branched stent graft implantation. Long-term mortality was estimated by Kaplan-Meier method.Results: The in-hospital and operative mortality rates within 30 days were 11.2 % and 8.2 %, respectively. The cardiopulmonary bypass, myocardial ischemic, and antegrade cerebral perfusion times were 150.2 ± 43.3, 71.9 ± 33.2, and 33.6 ± 14.4 min, respectively. The overall in-hospital and intensive care unit durations and mean ventilation time were 23.9 ± 18.4 and 9.5 ± 12.7 days and 122.7 ± 183.4 h, respectively. We observed new postoperative permanent neurological dysfunction in 29 patients and temporary neurological dysfunction in 17 patients. The mean follow-up duration was 52.4 ± 27.9 months; 76.4 % of patients completed follow-up and 143 remained alive. Overall long-term survival was 82.2 % at 5 years.Conclusions: The open aortic arch reconstruction technique for acute type A dissection carries a relatively high in-hospital mortality risk, although the late results are encouraging. Patients with an advanced age or impaired renal function may opt for endovascular or modified single- or triple-branched stent graft implantation therapy. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]- Published
- 2016
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