Medical Management of Three Patients with an Acute Type A Aortic Dissection: Case Series and a Review of the Literature

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....

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Autores principales: Salhab, Khaled, Gioia, William, Rabenstein, Andrew P., Gubernikoff, George, Schubach, Scott
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Thieme Medical Publishers 2019
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6408248/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/30849777
http://dx.doi.org/10.1055/s-0039-1679870
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Sumario: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.

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