Stroke after type A aortic dissection repair: Can we do better?

We thank Hawkins and colleagues1 for their commentary “Stroke After Type A Aortic Dissection Repair - A Web of Risk With No Single Answer” regarding our recently published article,2 in which we sought to examine the incidence and factors associated with acute stroke after type A repair. Undoubtedly, stroke is a common and deadly complication after type A repair, and yet limited effort has been done to prevent this morbid complication. It is worth mentioning that Hawkins and colleagues3 have shown that the rate of stroke after type A repair has not changed in the last 2 decades (>10% since 2003).
Source: The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery - Category: Cardiovascular & Thoracic Surgery Authors: Tags: Letter to the Editor Source Type: research