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Redo proximal thoracic aortic surgery: challenges and controversies
Athanasios Antoniou1, Mohamad Bashir2, Amer Harky1,3,4
1Department of Cardiac Surgery, Barts Heart Centre, St Bartholomew's Hospital, West Smithfield, London, EC1A 7BE, UK.
Abstract:
Reoperations on the proximal thoracic aorta represent a challenge. The mortality rate is at least three times higher than it is for the initial surgery and the complications after such procedures occur with disappointingly high frequency, leading to substantial morbidity and delayed recovery. This article aims to present the early and the late outcomes of these kinds of operations, to identify the causes for failure of the primary surgery, to underline the critical points during the perioperative management of those patients and finally to emphasize on the rapid evolution and advent of techniques over the last few years.
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