Cerebral perfusion issues in acute type A aortic dissection without preoperative malperfusion: how do surgical factors affect outcomes?

Cerebral perfusion issues in acute type A aortic dissection without preoperative malperfusion: how do surgical factors affect outcomes? [1]

One-hundred eleven patients who underwent surgical repair of acute type A aortic dissection without preoperative malperfusion are analyzed for outcome with regard to arterial cannulation site, route of cerebral perfusion and surgeon’s specific experience. Potential biases are discussed.

Source name:

Eur J Cardiothorac Surg

Resource link:

http://ejcts.oxfordjournals.org/content/50/4/652.abstract [3]

Subspecialty(ies):

Cardiac [4]

Author(s):

Marianna Buonocore, Cristiano Amarelli, Michelangelo Scardone, Angelo Caiazzo, Giuseppe Petrone, Luigi Majello, Pasquale Santé, Gianantonio Nappi, and Alessandro Della Corte