title: Stanford Type A Acute Retrograde Aortic Dissections: From Surgical to Endovascular Strategy?
abstract: Acute type A retrograde aortic dissection is characterized by a port of entry located in the descending aorta near the subclavian take-off, and is currently treated with surgery. Our experience with two patients who underwent a complicated postoperative course stimulated a review of the current literature and discussion of possible alternative strategies in light of recent advances in endovascular treatment.
authors.affiliation: Cardiac Surgery and Heart Transplantation Unit, Department for the Treatment and Study of Cardiothoracic Diseases and Cardiothoracic Transplantation, IRCCS-ISMETT (Istituto Mediterraneo per i Trapianti e Terapie ad alta specializzazione), Palermo, Italy.
authors.forename: Fabrizio
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Follis
authors.affiliation: Cardiac Surgery and Heart Transplantation Unit, Department for the Treatment and Study of Cardiothoracic Diseases and Cardiothoracic Transplantation, IRCCS-ISMETT (Istituto Mediterraneo per i Trapianti e Terapie ad alta specializzazione), Palermo, Italy.
authors.forename: Giuseppe M
authors.initials: GM
authors.lastname: Raffa
authors.affiliation: Cardiac Surgery and Heart Transplantation Unit, Department for the Treatment and Study of Cardiothoracic Diseases and Cardiothoracic Transplantation, IRCCS-ISMETT (Istituto Mediterraneo per i Trapianti e Terapie ad alta specializzazione), Palermo, Italy.
authors.forename: Giuseppe
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: D'Ancona
authors.affiliation: Cardiology Unit, Department for the Treatment and Study of Cardiothoracic Diseases and Cardiothoracic Transplantation, IRCCS-ISMETT (Istituto Mediterraneo per i Trapianti e Terapie ad alta specializzazione), Palermo, Italy.
authors.forename: Andrea
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Amaducci
authors.affiliation: Department of Cardiac Surgery, Albert Einstein College of Medicine, New York, NY, USA.
authors.forename: Marco
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Follis
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000784:Aortic Dissection / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery / Q000628:therapy*; D017545:Aortic Aneurysm, Thoracic / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery / Q000628:therapy*; D001027:Aortography; D019917:Blood Vessel Prosthesis Implantation / Q000379:methods*; D057510:Endovascular Procedures / Q000379:methods*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D015607:Stents; D016896:Treatment Outcome
keywords: Acute aortic dissection; Diagnostic techniques; Endovascular treatment; Surgical treatment