Outcomes of Aortic Dissection Repair

Launched by CENTRE CARDIOLOGIQUE DU NORD · Jun 23, 2023

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ClinConnect Summary

For patients requiring surgical repair for a TAAD, there is still some disagreement regarding which factors should be considered during the preoperative evaluation, the best decision-making process to undertake that best assesses procedural risk, and how operative mortality can be predicted. Furthermore, the impact of different surgical strategies on outcomes remains unclear.This prospective study was designed to evaluate the impact of the center volume-outcome relationship and that on mortality which remain poorly understood. A better understanding of the determinants of outcome in patient...

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Eligibility criteria

• Inclusion Criteria:
• • Patients aged \> 18 years
• • TAAD or intramural hematoma involving the ascending aorta
• • Symptoms started within 7 days from surgery
• • Primary surgical repair of acute TAAD
• • Any other major cardiac surgical procedure concomitant with surgery for TAAD.
• Exclusion Criteria:
• • Patients aged \< 18 years
• • Onset of symptoms \> 7 days from surgery
• • Prior procedure for TAAD
• • Concomitant endocarditis;
• • TAAD secondary to blunt or penetrating chest trauma.