Type II hybrid arch repair versus total arch replacement with frozen elephant trunk: a propensity score-matched analysis.
Yanxiang LiuShenghua LiangBowen ZhangYaojun DunHongwei GuoXiangyang QianCuntao YuXiaogang SunPublished in: European journal of cardio-thoracic surgery : official journal of the European Association for Cardio-thoracic Surgery (2021)
No significant clinical differences were found in the early and mid-term outcomes of type II HAR and TAR with FET. The long-term outcomes remain to be investigated. Careful patient selection for individualized approaches is the key to taking full advantage of the 2 surgical procedures.