Acute Aortic Dissection

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Single-Stage Repair of Ruptured Aortic Arch With Coarctation Using Dual Perfusion Strategy

August 27, 2026 | Ziad Mansour

This report illustrates the lifesaving single-stage management of a ruptured pre-coarctation aortic arch in a 50-year-old female patient accompanied by a mediastinal false aneurysm. The principles were dual right subclavian and right femoral arterial cannulation,...

Podcast

The Lifeline: Management of Acute Aortic Emergencies

August 12, 2026 | Jill LeySilver Contributor…

In this edition of the CTSNet podcast, The Lifeline, host and nurse educator Jill Ley, Clinical Professor at the University of California San Francisco School of Nursing, Founder of the...

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Impact of Socioeconomic Deprivation on Early and Long-Term Outcomes After Major Aortic Surgery: Insights From a 20-Year Single-Centre Cohort

July 23, 2026 | Thanakorn Rojanathagoon

This 20-year single-center study examined the impact of socioeconomic deprivation on outcomes after major aortic surgery in 2,010 patients within the UK’s publicly funded healthcare system. Among those undergoing emergency...

Video

SCTS 2026 | Aortic Dissection

May 28, 2026 | Martin Czerny…

At the Society for Cardiothoracic Surgery in Great Britain and Ireland Annual Meeting, leading surgeons presented on aortic dissection. Dr. Martin Czerny, a consultant cardiovascular surgeon at University Hospital Freiburg,...

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Weathering the Aorta: The Impact of Environmental Factors on Acute Aortic Dissection 

November 25, 2025 | Mujtaba MubashirGold Contributor

While seasonal patterns suggest that cold weather influences the incidence of acute type A aortic dissection, the impact of subjective thermal stress on dissection risk remains poorly characterized. This retrospective...

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Novel Anastomotic Device for the Sandwich Technique in Type A Aortic Dissections—A Human Cadaver Study

October 30, 2025 | Vincent SierSilver Contributor

In this study, the authors evaluated a novel aortic anastomotic stapler for repairing acute type A aortic dissections using a human cadaver model. Ten felt sandwich repairs were performed, with...

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Utility of GERAADA Score for Predicting Long-Term Survival Following Surgical Repair of Aortic Dissection

October 2, 2025 | Francesco Pollari

The article aimed to assess the long-term survival outcomes following surgical repair in patients with type A aortic dissection (ATAAD) and to evaluate the correlation with the preoperative German Registry...

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Protective Coronary Artery Bypass Grafting Improves Surgical Outcomes in Acute Type A Aortic Dissection With Coronary Ostial Involvement

September 25, 2025 | Vincent SierSilver Contributor

This single-center ambidirectional cohort study analyzed 617 patients with acute type A aortic dissection (ATAAD) who had coronary ostial involvement from 2019–2023. Patients underwent either isolated coronary ostial reconstruction (COR,...

JANS Article

Complicated Acute Type A Aortic Dissection and Severe Aortic Atherosclerosis Predict Early Mortality After Frozen Elephant Trunk Procedure 

August 7, 2025 | Mujtaba MubashirGold Contributor

Frozen elephant trunk (FET) is an established surgical option for the single-stage treatment of acute type A aortic dissection. The authors studied 222 patients who underwent FET and compared outcomes...

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The German Registry of Acute Aortic Dissection Type A Score for 30-Day Mortality Prediction in Type A Acute Aortic Dissection Surgery: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis

July 24, 2025 | EACTS StaffSilver Contributor

This meta-analysis evaluated the performance of The German Registry of Acute Aortic Dissection Type A (GERAADA) score in predicting 30-day mortality after type A acute aortic dissection (TAAAD) surgery across...

Journal

The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery

June 3, 2025 | Martin ANOTHER
JANS Article

The Effective Circulating Volume Fraction in Type A Aortic Dissection: A New Risk Factor?

May 15, 2025 | Mujtaba MubashirGold Contributor

Type A aortic dissection is a highly morbid condition, where the patient’s effective circulating blood volume (ECBV) is one of many predictors of outcomes. The authors propose a new parameter...

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Branched Stented Anastomosis Frozen Elephant Trunk Repair: Early Results From a Physician-Sponsored Investigational Device Exemption Study

October 24, 2024 | Jessica Luc

This study evaluates the early safety of a new technique called branched stented anastomosis frozen elephant trunk repair (B-SAFER) for treating multisegment thoracic aortic disease, which aims to improve outcomes...

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