Aortic Dissection During Cardiac Surgery

ACCORDING to the Stanford classification, acute type A aortic dissection involves the ascending aorta and is considered a surgical emergency in order to minimize the significant mortality risk from proximal aortic complications.1 In contrast, acute type B dissections involve the descending thoracic aorta and may extend more distally.1,2 The Penn classification defines aortic dissection by clinical presentation rather than location because ischemic burden on presentation significantly defines mortality.

Source: Journal of Cardiothoracic and Vascular Anesthesia - September 10, 2020 Category: Anesthesiology Authors: Ronak Shah, Danielle Pulton, Robert K. Wenger, Bao Ha, Jared W. Feinman, Saumil Patel, Christopher Lau, Lisa Q. Rong, Stuart J. Weiss, John G. Augoustides, Danisa Daubenspeck, Mark A. Chaney Tags: Case Conference Source Type: research