Emergency Surgery for Acute Dissection of the Ascending Aorta
Journal Title: UNKNOWN - Year 2016, Vol 1, Issue 1
Abstract
Background Aortic dissection is a nonprevalent disease and its late diagnosis can be life-threatening with a high mortality rate. The timely treatment of this disease can increase the survival rate considerably. Objectives The aim of this study was to provide a surgery report of patients with aortic dissection operated in a community hospital. Methods In this descriptive study, the mortality rate and operation events of five patients with an acute aortic dissection referred to a community hospital were reported during the period of 2011 to 2015. Results In this study, 5 patients with aortic dissection referred to the cardiology emergency ward of the hospital were operated. Two of five patients were males; one of them had the Marfan’s disease and another one had the bicuspid aortic valve. The remainders were females; the first case was an old woman with a traumatic chest injury who died during the operation due to arrhythmia. The second case was a 42-year-old pregnant woman suspicious to Marfan’s disease with a history of sudden death in her brother. The third woman was a case of aneurysm of ascending aorta with a bicuspid aortic valve. Conclusions The findings of this study show that early diagnosis and timely operation can increase the survival rate of patients with an aortic dissection.
Authors and Affiliations
Kambiz Alizadeh, Masoomeh Tabari, Zohreh Mohammadzadeh Tabrizi, Azra Izanloo
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