Open AccessSurgical management of aortic root in type A acute aortic dissection: a propensity-score analysis
Author(s) -
Sebastiano Castrovinci,
Davide Pacini,
Luca Di Marco,
Paolo Berretta,
Mariano Cefarelli,
Giacomo Murana,
Jacopo Alfonsi,
Antonio Pantaleo,
Alessandro Leone,
Marco Di Eusanio,
Roberto Di Bartolomeo
Publication year - 2016
Publication title -
european journal of cardio-thoracic surgery
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.303
H-Index - 133
eISSN - 1873-734X
pISSN - 1010-7940
DOI - 10.1093/ejcts/ezw038
Subject(s) - medicine , propensity score matching , logistic regression , aortic dissection , cohort , marfan syndrome , bicuspid aortic valve , surgery , aortic root , aortic valve , proportional hazards model , relative risk , cardiology , aorta , confidence interval
Surgical management of the aortic root in type A acute aortic dissection (TAAAD) is controversial. This study compares short- and long-term outcomes of root replacement (RR) versus conservative root management (CR).
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