Background Both acute aortic dissection and ruptured aortic aneurysm are leading causes
of death in cardiovascular disease. These life-threatening conditions have recently been …

Acute aortic syndromes (AASs) are deadly cardiovascular emergencies involving the
thoracic aorta. AASs are relatively rare conditions, have unspecific signs and symptoms …

Purpose Management of acute type A aortic dissection (AAAD) is challenging and operative
strategies are varied. We used the STS Adult Cardiac Surgery Database (STS ACSD) to …

Objective The optimal method for arterial cannulation in acute aortic dissection type A (ADA)
remains controversial. The aim of this study was to compare central ascending aortic …

Background Frozen elephant trunk (FET) surgery offers a new alternative in the
management of complex thoracic aortic aneurysms and dissections. We performed a …

OBJECTIVES: Distal extent of repair in patients undergoing surgery for acute Type A aortic
dissection (ATAAD) is controversial. Emerging hybrid techniques involving open and …

Objectives Consensus regarding initial cannulation site for acute type A dissection repair is
lacking. Objectives were to review our experience with systematic initial axillary artery …

The rates of mortality and morbidity remain high in surgery for acute type A dissection. There
is controversy regarding the best cannulation strategy for achieving good clinical results …

Objective Systemic immune‐inflammation index (SII) is a biomarker that reflect systemic
inflammation. We aimed to assess the value of SII in prediction of short‐term outcomes in …

Background Organ malperfusion remains challenging, causing complications associated
with acute DeBakey I dissections. We describe the results of malperfusion management after …