Surgical strategy and long-term outcomes of dissected carotid artery with false lumen thrombus in acute type A aortic dissection.

CAR was a thorough technique and could protect patients from postoperative neurological deficit than RIS. Patients in either group could have a satisfying long-term prognosis after surviving from perioperative period. Most patients had reabsorption of residual false-lumen thrombus after anticoagulant therapy.