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DOI: 10.1055/s-0039-1679870
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Medical Management of Three Patients with an Acute Type A Aortic Dissection: Case Series and a Review of the Literature

Khaled Salhab
1   Department of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, NYU Winthrop Hospital, Mineola, New York
,
William Gioia
2   Department of Surgery, Stony Brook University Hospital, Stony Brook, New York
,
Andrew P. Rabenstein
2   Department of Surgery, Stony Brook University Hospital, Stony Brook, New York
,
George Gubernikoff
3   Department of Cardiology, NYU Winthrop Hospital, Mineola, New York
,
Scott Schubach
1   Department of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, NYU Winthrop Hospital, Mineola, New York
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10 July 2017

05 November 2018

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08 March 2019 (online)

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Abstract

The model of surgery first and always for Type A aortic dissections has continued to evolve. During the last three decades, various studies have demonstrated that in select patients, surgery should be delayed or avoided. This case series examines three cases in which patients were medically treated. Furthermore, we review the literature and when surgery should be delayed for acute Type A aortic dissections.

Keywords

aortic dissection - Type A aortic dissection - ascending aorta
 

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