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- Title
Perioperative dissection of the ascending aorta: types of repair.
- Authors
BLAKEMAN, BRADFORD M.; PIFARRÉ, ROQUE; SULLIVAN, HENRY J.; MONTOYA, ALVARO; BAKHOS, MAMDOUH; GRIECO, JOHN G.; FOY, BRYAN K.; Blakeman, B M; Pifarré, R; Sullivan, H J; Montoya, A; Bakhos, M; Grieco, J G; Foy, B K
- Abstract
Iatrogenic aortic injury occurring during either coronary bypass grafting or valve replacement is a well-recognized complication of cardiac surgery. We retrospectively reviewed our experience and found 11 cases occurring in a case load of 8,945 hearts (incidence of 0.12%). All 11 cases were repaired, with 10 patients surviving. The type of repair used usually was determined by when the diagnosis was made. When an intraoperative diagnosis was made, a local repair was done in four of six cases. If a postoperative diagnosis was made, then all five patients needed the ascending aorta replaced. With early diagnosis and rapid repair, good surgical results can be achieved.
- Publication
Journal of Cardiac Surgery, 1988, Vol 3, Issue 1, p9
- ISSN
0886-0440
- Publication type
journal article
- DOI
10.1111/j.1540-8191.1988.tb00212.x