Long-term outcomes of total arch replacement versus proximal aortic replacement in acute type A aortic dissection: Meta-analysis of Kaplan-Meier-derived individual patient data.
Michel Pompeu Barros Oliveira SáXander JacquemynPanagiotis T TasoudisJef Van den EyndeOzgun ErtenSerge SicouriAleksander DokollariGianluca TorregrossaStephan Dominik KurzSamuel HeutsChristoph A NienaberJoseph S CoselliBasel RamlawiPublished in: Journal of cardiac surgery (2022)
The aggressive approach seems to confer better long-term survival and lower risk of the need for reoperation in the follow-up of patients treated for ATAAD.