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Coronary malperfusion due to type A aortic dissection: mechanism and surgical management.

K. Kawahito,H. Adachi,2 Authors,T. Ino

2003 · DOI: 10.1016/S0003-4975(03)00899-3
Annals of Thoracic Surgery · 141 Citations

TLDR

Acute type A aortic dissection with coronary involvement is associated with high mortality rate, aggressive coronary revascularization and early aortsic repair with simple techniques are necessary to salvage these critically ill patients.