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"More or less": management of type A aortic dissections in the endovascular era
Thodur M Vasudevan1, Yogeesan Sivakumaran2
1Department of Vascular Surgery, Alfred Hospital, Melbourne, VIC Australia.
Abstract:
The management of type A aortic dissection presents a major therapeutic challenge in modern surgical practice. Whilst the traditional dictum, to provide timely surgical intervention with the minimum treatment needed to repair the ascending aorta as well as the primary tear, may be a reasonable strategy in older patients, a tailored approach is desired for younger patients to manage the immediate life-threatening condition, as well as for the management of lifelong complications of the residual dissected aorta. Endovascular technology continues to advance, providing an adjunctive role to open cardiac repair presently to manage downstream aortic pathology, with the aim of striving towards a complete endovascular solution for type A aortic dissections.
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