In DeBakey Type I Aortic Dissection, Bovine Aortic Arch Is Associated With Arch Tears and Stroke Julia Dumfarth, MD, PhD, Sven Peterss, MD, Markus Kofler, MD, Michaela Plaikner, MD, Bulat A. Ziganshin, MD, Thomas Schachner, MD, Maryann Tranquilli, RN, Michael Grimm, MD, John A. Elefteriades, MD The Annals of Thoracic Surgery Volume 104, Issue 6, Pages 2001-2008 (December 2017) DOI: 10.1016/j.athoracsur.2017.05.026 Copyright © 2017 The Society of Thoracic Surgeons Terms and Conditions
Fig 1 Two anatomical configurations of a bovine aortic arch: (A) common origin of the innominate and left carotid artery; (B) left carotid artery originates from the innominate artery. (a. = artery.) The Annals of Thoracic Surgery 2017 104, 2001-2008DOI: (10.1016/j.athoracsur.2017.05.026) Copyright © 2017 The Society of Thoracic Surgeons Terms and Conditions
Fig 2 Long-term survival for patients with bovine aortic arch and normal aortic arch anatomy. (BAA+ = presence of bovine aortic arch; BAA– = absence of bovine aortic arch.) The Annals of Thoracic Surgery 2017 104, 2001-2008DOI: (10.1016/j.athoracsur.2017.05.026) Copyright © 2017 The Society of Thoracic Surgeons Terms and Conditions