Outcomes of Acute Type A Aortic Dissection After Previous Cardiac Surgery Anthony L. Estrera, MD, Charles C. Miller, PhD, Tsuyoshi Kaneko, MD, Taek-Yeon Lee, MD, PhD, Jon-Cecil Walkes, MD, Larry R. Kaiser, MD, Hazim J. Safi, MD The Annals of Thoracic Surgery Volume 89, Issue 5, Pages 1467-1474 (May 2010) DOI: 10.1016/j.athoracsur.2010.02.015 Copyright © 2010 The Society of Thoracic Surgeons Terms and Conditions
Fig 1 Distribution of reattachment approaches of the proximal saphenous vein grafts in patients presenting with acute type A aortic dissection after previous cardiac surgery. (A) Carrell button. (B) New Saphenous vein graft reattachment. (C) Dacron interposition graft reattachment (modified Cabrol). (D) Dacron arm reattachment for closely positioned vein grafts. The Annals of Thoracic Surgery 2010 89, 1467-1474DOI: (10.1016/j.athoracsur.2010.02.015) Copyright © 2010 The Society of Thoracic Surgeons Terms and Conditions
Fig 2 Late survival of acute type a aortic dissection with and without previous cardiac surgery (PCS) (Kaplan-Meier survival curve) (p = 0.07). The Annals of Thoracic Surgery 2010 89, 1467-1474DOI: (10.1016/j.athoracsur.2010.02.015) Copyright © 2010 The Society of Thoracic Surgeons Terms and Conditions