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Outcomes of Patients with Subacute/Chronic DeBakey Type I Aortic Dissection: A Multicenter Study

2026-01-06 surgery Title + abstract only
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BACKGROUNDThe optimal surgical strategy for subacute and chronic DeBakey type I aortic dissection remains controversial. This multicenter study compared early outcomes and long-term survival between total arch replacement (TAR) with a frozen elephant trunk (FET) and conventional non-FET repair. METHODSWe retrospectively analyzed 452 patients who underwent surgery for subacute or chronic DeBakey type I aortic dissection at seven high-volume aortic centers between 2015 and 2023. Of these, 320 pat...

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