title: Current surgical results of acute type A aortic dissection in Japan.
abstract: Current surgical results of acute type A aortic dissection in Japan are presented. According to the annual survey by the Japanese Association of Thoracic Surgery, 4,444 patients with acute type A aortic dissection underwent surgical procedures and the overall hospital mortality was 9.1% in 2013. The prevalence of aortic root replacement with a valve sparing technique, total arch replacement (TAR), and frozen stent graft are presented and strategies for thrombosed dissection or organ malperfusion syndrome secondary to acute aortic dissection are discussed.
authors: Department of Cardiovascular Surgery, Kobe University, Kobe, Japan.
authors: Yutaka
authors: Y
authors: Okita
keywords: Acute aortic dissection; Japan; surgery