TY - JOUR
T1 - Acute aortic arch dissection
T2 - Reevaluation of the indications for medical and surgical therapy
AU - Kolff, Jack
AU - Bates, Robert J.
AU - Balderman, Samuel C.
AU - Shenkoya, Kayode
AU - Anagnostopoulos, Constantine E.
N1 - Funding Information:
From the Cardiac Surgery Section, The University of Chicago, Chicago, Illinois. This study was supported in part by The Combined Cardiac Research Fund, The University of Chicago, Chicago, Illinois. Manuscript received September 10, 1976; revised manuscript received November 23, 1976, accepted November 29, 1976. * Institute for Biomedical Engineering, Uni-varsity of Utah, Salt Lake City, Utah.
PY - 1977
Y1 - 1977
N2 - Of 42 patients with dissection of the aorta, 4 had important arch involvement. Results were good in 2 patients treated medically. In two other patients wrapping the arch with a Dacron graft successfully prevented fatal hemorrhage. This technique avoids the need for arch replacement in selected cases. From this experience and a review of others a flow sheet was developed to guide decision-making in the surgical and medical management of patients with aortic dissection.
AB - Of 42 patients with dissection of the aorta, 4 had important arch involvement. Results were good in 2 patients treated medically. In two other patients wrapping the arch with a Dacron graft successfully prevented fatal hemorrhage. This technique avoids the need for arch replacement in selected cases. From this experience and a review of others a flow sheet was developed to guide decision-making in the surgical and medical management of patients with aortic dissection.
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U2 - 10.1016/S0002-9149(77)80136-7
DO - 10.1016/S0002-9149(77)80136-7
M3 - Article
C2 - 140600
AN - SCOPUS:0017404665
SN - 0002-9149
VL - 39
SP - 727
EP - 733
JO - American Journal of Cardiology
JF - American Journal of Cardiology
IS - 5
ER -