Rafael Selman A, Andrés Kursbaum E, Matías Ubilla S, Eduardo Turner G, Christian Espinoza S, Juan Espinoza H, Rodrigo González F, Mauricio Villavicencio T, Elizabeth Valladares J, Lorenzo Naranjo T, Erhard Oppliger P
BACKGROUND: Tipe A aortic dissection involves the ascending aorta and has high mortality rates without surgical treatment. AIM: To report the results of surgical treatment of type A aortic dissection. MATERIAL AND METHODS: Retrospective review of medical records of 100 patients aged 17 to 78 years (73% males) operated between January 2000 and August 2008, for type A aortic dissection. Follow up was performed with telephone interviews and review of national death records...
August 2010: Revista Médica de Chile