Hemiarch replacement with concomitant antegrade stent grafting of the descending thoracic aorta versus total arch replacement for treatment of acute DeBakey I aortic dissection with arch tear†
Vallabhajosyula P, Gottret JP, Robb JD, Szeto WY, Desai ND, Pochettino A, Bavaria JE. Hemiarch replacement with concomitant antegrade stent grafting of the descending thoracic aorta versus total arch replacement for treatment of acute DeBakey I aortic dissection with arch tear†. European Journal Of Cardio-Thoracic Surgery 2015, 49: 1256-1261. PMID: 26516196, DOI: 10.1093/ejcts/ezv374.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsThoracic endovascular aortic repairDeBakey I aortic dissectionTotal arch replacementAcute DeBakey I aortic dissectionConventional total arch replacementArch tearMid-term outcomesAortic dissectionTEVAR groupArch replacementHemiarch reconstructionHemiarch replacementTear repairFalse lumen thrombosisEndovascular aortic repairHospital/30-day mortalityAortic dissection patientsActuarial survivalTEVAR patientsCardiogenic shockStent graftingAortic repairDistal reconstructionCardiopulmonary bypassClinical presentation