Total Arch Replacement Combined with Stented Elephant Trunk Implantation for Acute Type A Aortic Dissection in an Octogenarian Patient
DOI:
https://doi.org/10.1532/hsf.4659Keywords:
aortic dissection, octogenarian, aortic surgery, stented elephant trunk procedure, total arch replacementAbstract
Background: The indications and outcome of surgery for Acute type A aortic dissection (ATAAD) in elderly patients are still debated, especially when they were above 80 years old.
Case presentation: This report describes the case of an octogenarian patient with ATAAD who underwent total arch replacement (TAR) combined with stented elephant trunk (SET) implantation.
Conclusion: Emergent surgery should be performed on the ATAAD octogenarians without serious preoperative complications. Acceptable outcomes could be received by total arch replacement combined with SET implantation.
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