Coronary Events in Patients Presenting for Repair of Acute Type A Aortic Dissection
Author(s) -
Paul C. Tang,
Shahab A. Akhter,
Satoru Osaki,
Lucian Lozonschi,
Takushi Kohmoto,
Nilto De Oliveira
Publication year - 2017
Publication title -
aorta
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
ISSN - 2325-4637
DOI - 10.12945/j.aorta.2017.16.058
Subject(s) - medicine , aortic dissection , percutaneous coronary intervention , surgery , conventional pci , myocardial infarction , dissection (medical) , coronary artery disease , elective surgery , chest pain , cardiology , aortic aneurysm , aneurysm , aorta
Preoperative coronary angiography is often not performed in acute Type A dissection. We examined differences in the incidence of pre-existing coronary disease and subsequent coronary events between patients undergoing acute Type A dissection repair and patients undergoing elective proximal aortic aneurysm repair.
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