Root Replacement Surgery Versus More Conservative Management During Type A Acute Aortic Dissection Repair [1]
This study used data from the International Registry of Acute Aortic Dissection to explore the rates and outcomes of root replacement vs more conservative management in patients with acute type A dissections. Root replacement patients were younger, had greater root diameter, were more often affected by Marfans, had a higher incidence of AI, and were more often affected by shock/hypotension/tamponade. Root replacement had no detrimental affect on hospital mortality or 3-year survival.