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  • Cardiovascular Surgery
  • Thoracic Surgery
  • Aortic Disease Management

Background:

  • The optimal surgical extent for acute Stanford type A aortic dissection (TAAD) is debated.
  • TAAD carries significant in-hospital and long-term mortality risks.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To evaluate the outcomes of different surgical strategies for acute TAAD.
  • To determine the impact of aortic resection extent on mortality and reoperation rates.

Main Methods:

  • Multicenter, retrospective cohort study involving 3902 patients across 18 European hospitals.
  • Propensity score matching was used to compare different surgical approaches for aortic root and arch replacement.

Main Results:

  • Total aortic arch replacement increased in-hospital and 10-year mortality compared to ascending aortic replacement.
  • Aortic root replacement showed comparable mortality and reoperation rates to supracoronary aortic replacement.
  • No significant reduction in distal or proximal aortic reoperation was observed with more extensive resections.

Conclusions:

  • Extensive aortic root and arch replacement in TAAD does not reduce reoperation risk and may increase mortality.
  • These procedures should be reserved for cases with local aortic injury or aneurysm.
  • Poor relative survival in TAAD patients suggests underlying disease processes contribute to late mortality.