title: Controlled Delayed Aortic Repair in Acute Aortic Syndrome and Multiorgan Failure: An Option in Selected Cases.
abstract: The factor time plays an important role in diagnosis and treatment of acute aortic syndromes, not only as a short interval between diagnosis and surgical therapy, but also as a delay of definitive therapy in the selected cases. Severe organ damage caused by malperfusion or other mechanisms can be overcome by a surgical delay, improving prognosis. We report a successful attempt of a controlled delayed surgical treatment in a patient with an acute aortic syndrome complicated from multiorgan failure.
authors.affiliation: Department of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, University Hospital Essen, West-German Heart Center, Essen, Germany.
authors.forename: Daniel S
authors.initials: DS
authors.lastname: Dohle
authors.affiliation: Department of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, University Hospital Essen, West-German Heart Center, Essen, Germany.
authors.forename: Konstantinos
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Tsagakis
authors.affiliation: Department of Cardiology, Evangelisches Krankenhaus Oberhausen - EKO, Oberhausen, Germany.
authors.forename: Saifeldin
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Ibrahim
authors.affiliation: Department of Cardiology, University Hospital Essen, West-German Heart Center, Essen, Germany.
authors.forename: Björn
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Plicht
authors.affiliation: Department of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, University Hospital Essen, West-German Heart Center, Essen, Germany.
authors.forename: Heinz
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Jakob
keywords: aortic syndromes; kidney failure; liver failure; multiorgan failure