2007
What Is the Optimal Management of Late-Presenting Survivors of Acute Type A Aortic Dissection?
Davies RR, Coe MP, Mandapati D, Gallo A, Botta DM, Elefteriades JA, Coady MA. What Is the Optimal Management of Late-Presenting Survivors of Acute Type A Aortic Dissection? The Annals Of Thoracic Surgery 2007, 83: 1593-1602. PMID: 17462364, DOI: 10.1016/j.athoracsur.2006.12.018.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsLong-term survivalOperative repairAortic dissectionGroup AAcute Type A Aortic DissectionType A Aortic DissectionImproved long-term survivalOptimal managementExcellent long-term resultsA Aortic DissectionInitial medical managementCongestive heart failureCoronary artery diseaseOnset of symptomsLong-term resultsImmediate operative repairAcute typeSurgical emergencySymptom onsetArtery diseaseHeart failurePulmonary diseaseMedical managementSingle institutionGroup B
1992
Long-term experience with descending aortic dissection: The complication-specific approach
Elefteriades J, Hartleroad J, Gusberg R, Salazar A, Black H, Kopf G, Baldwin J, Hammond G. Long-term experience with descending aortic dissection: The complication-specific approach. The Annals Of Thoracic Surgery 1992, 53: 11-21. PMID: 1728218, DOI: 10.1016/0003-4975(92)90752-p.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsComplication-specific approachAortic dissectionActuarial survivalGraft replacementComplications of dissectionLower intercostal arteriesLeft subclavian arteryLong-term resultsUncomplicated dissectionLimb ischemiaPostoperative studiesSubclavian arteryFalse lumenSurgical managementIntercostal arteriesRadiographic findingsComplicated dissectionFenestration procedurePatientsSaccular aneurysmLong-term experienceAortaWhole groupDissectionFenestration