Two-Step Aortic Cross-Clamping Technique for Acute Type-A Aortic Dissection in Octogenarians

Abstract

In octogenarians, due to the high mortality and morbidity, acute type-A aortic dissection requires a less invasive surgical approach. We describe a method in which replacement of the ascending aorta and stenting of the dissected arch are performed with mild hypothermic extracorporeal circulation.