• Department of Cardiovascular Surgery, Chest Hospital of Henan Province, Zhengzhou 450008, P. R. China;
HENGXiang-yang, Email: 1075508535@qq.com
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Objective To summarize clinical experience of total aortic arch reconstruction with triple-branched stent graft placement in elderly patients with Stanford type A aortic dissection (SAAD). Methods From December 2008 to December 2012, 46 elderly SAAD patients underwent total aortic arch reconstruction with triple-branched stent graft placement under deep hypothermic circulatory arrest and selective cerebral perfusion (SCP)in Department of Cardiova-scular Surgery, Henan Provincial Chest Hospital. There were 37 male and 9 female patients with their age of 65-75 (68.2±5.0)years. There were 6 patients undergoing modified David procedure, 1 patient undergoing Bentall procedure, 2 patients undergoing Wheat procedure, and 37 patients undergoing ascending aortic replacement. Results There was no in-hos-pital death. Cardiopulmonary bypass time was 135-183 (131.1±10.5)minutes, aortic cross-clamping time was 81-100 (61.5±18.3)minutes, and SCP time was 19-28 (24.4±5.6)minutes. Postoperative complications included low cardiac output syndrome in 3 patients, acute renal failure in 2 patients, pleural effusion in 5 patients, lung infection in 2 patients, and sternal dehiscence in 1 patient, who were all cured after treatment. All the patients were followed up for 3 to 12 months without complication related to the stent graft. Conclusion Total aortic arch reconstruction with triple-branched stent graft placement is an easy surgical procedure for SAAD with a high successful rate and low morbidity, and especially suitable for elderly patients who can't bear traditional operation.

Citation: HENGXiang-yang, WANGPing-fan, LIANGZhi-qiang, ZHURu-jun, HEFa-ming, ZHANGLi. Total Aortic Arch Reconstruction with Triple-branched Aortic Arch Stent Graft Placement in Elderly Patients with Stanford Type A Aortic Dissection. Chinese Journal of Clinical Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, 2014, 21(6): 736-739. doi: 10.7507/1007-4848.20140212 Copy

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