Frozen elephant trunk does not increase incidence of paraplegia in patients with acute type A aortic dissection

We seek to assess the safety of total arch replacement (TAR) with frozen elephant trunk (FET) for acute type A aortic dissection (ATAAD) in respect to the risks of operative mortality, stroke and paraplegia using an international multi-centre registry (ARCH).

Source: The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery - April 13, 2019 Category: Cardiovascular & Thoracic Surgery Authors: Shi Sum Poon, David H. Tian, Tristan Yan, Deborah Harrington, Omar Nawaytou, Manoj Kuduvalli, Axel Haverich, Marek Ehrlich, Wei-Guo Ma, Li-Zhong Sun, Anthony L. Estrera, Mark Field, International Aortic Arch Surgery Study Group (IAASSG) Source Type: research