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Noncommunicating Acute Type A Aortic Dissection in Elderly Patients: Surgery Versus Medical Management

Thursday, February 23, 2023

Submitted by

Cameron Lind

Source

Source Name: European Journal of Cardiothoracic Surgery

Source URL: https://doi.org/10.1093/ejcts/ezac484

Author(s)

Kosuke Nakamae, Takashi Oshitomi, Hideyuki Uesugi, Ichiro Ideta, Kentaro Takaji, Toshiharu Sassa, Hidetaka Murata, Masataka Hirota

As part of this study, patients 75 years and older with acute type A aortic dissection from 2011 to 2020 were reviewed. The surgical outcomes of noncommunicating acute type A dissection in this group were favorable, with no significant difference in maintaining physical function at discharge. The medical group had a significantly higher overall aortic event rate than the surgical group.