Preoperative pericardial hematoma in patients with acute type A aortic dissection (AAAD): Do we need an adjusted treatment?

Abstract Objective An acute type A aortic dissection (AAAD) is a critical emergency and remains one of the most challenging diseases in cardiothoracic surgery. The existence of a pericardial hematoma caused by an aortic rupture can dramatically reduce the chances of survival (Jerzewski and Kulik in...

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Main Authors: Tim Kaufeld, Erik Beckmann, Linda Rudolph, Heike Krüger, Ruslan Natanov, Morsi Arar, Wilhelm Korte, Tobias Schilling, Axel Haverich, Andreas Martens, Malakh Shrestha
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2023-02-01
Series:Journal of Cardiothoracic Surgery
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1186/s13019-023-02152-1