The Journal of thoracic and cardiovascular surgery
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J. Thorac. Cardiovasc. Surg. · Nov 2019
Acute type I aortic dissection with or without antegrade stent delivery: Mid-term outcomes.
We determined the effect of antegrade stent delivery in the descending thoracic aorta on short- and mid-term clinical and imaging outcomes for patients who underwent repair of acute DeBakey type I aortic dissection. ⋯ In the short term, antegrade stent delivery was associated with less operative mortality. In the mid-term, promising remodeling of the false lumen was seen in stented patients, as were (nonsignificantly) lower rates of subsequent procedures in the thoracoabdominal aorta. Mid-term survival was also greater in the stented patients.
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J. Thorac. Cardiovasc. Surg. · Nov 2019
Is sex a risk factor for death in patients with bilateral internal thoracic artery grafts?
Mortality after coronary artery bypass grafting (CABG) has been reported to be higher in women. The aim of this study was to evaluate whether bilateral internal thoracic artery (BITA) grafting in women has a long-term survival benefit over single internal thoracic artery grafting, possibly equivalent to the male population. ⋯ Although there are some differences between sexes, BITA grafting in women was associated with similar 10-year survival compared with men, and female sex was not an independent risk factor for late death. Among women, the BITA group had better survival, especially those older than 65 years.