Clinical outcomes and fate of the distal aorta following 1-stage repair of extensive chronic thoracic aortic dissection Nicholas T. Kouchoukos, MD, Alexander Kulik, MD, MPH, Catherine F. Castner, BSN, RN The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery Volume 146, Issue 5, Pages 1086-1091 (November 2013) DOI: 10.1016/j.jtcvs.2013.07.031 Copyright © 2013 The American Association for Thoracic Surgery Terms and Conditions
Figure 1 Change in diameter of the remaining distal thoracic or upper abdominal aorta at the hiatus determined by serial imaging after surgery. Each line represents 1 patient. The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery 2013 146, 1086-1091DOI: (10.1016/j.jtcvs.2013.07.031) Copyright © 2013 The American Association for Thoracic Surgery Terms and Conditions
Figure 2 Freedom from reoperation on the contiguous aorta for aneurysmal degeneration after surgery for extensive thoracic aortic dissection. The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery 2013 146, 1086-1091DOI: (10.1016/j.jtcvs.2013.07.031) Copyright © 2013 The American Association for Thoracic Surgery Terms and Conditions
Figure 3 Freedom from any aortic reoperation after surgery for extensive thoracic aortic dissection. The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery 2013 146, 1086-1091DOI: (10.1016/j.jtcvs.2013.07.031) Copyright © 2013 The American Association for Thoracic Surgery Terms and Conditions
Figure 4 Long-term survival after surgery for extensive thoracic aortic dissection. The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery 2013 146, 1086-1091DOI: (10.1016/j.jtcvs.2013.07.031) Copyright © 2013 The American Association for Thoracic Surgery Terms and Conditions
Figure 5 Prevalence of major complications according to date of operation. RF, Renal failure. The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery 2013 146, 1086-1091DOI: (10.1016/j.jtcvs.2013.07.031) Copyright © 2013 The American Association for Thoracic Surgery Terms and Conditions