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Table 4 Patients undergoing reoperations after initial surgery for Acute type A ascending aortic dissection

From: Aortic elastic fiber degeneration during acute type a aortic dissection and reverse aortic remodeling

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Age, years

Sex

Connective tissue disorder

Initial aortic surgery

Indications for redos

Urgency of redos

Time to redos, years

Redos/ surgery

Follow-up time, years

Extent of elastic fiber fragmentation and/or loss

Extent of elastic fiber disorganization

Moderate atherosclerosis

1

74

male

 

bioC + FET

descending aneurysm

elective

2.5

endograft

2.8

2

2

1

2

22

male

Loeys-Dietz

ascending + FET

descending aneurysm

elective

0.3

prosthesis

11.8

3

2

0

3

57

male

 

ascending + arch

descending aneurysm

elective

2.2

prosthesis

12.4

2

2

0

4

79

female

 

bioAVR + ascending

descending aneurysm

elective

0.2

endograft

10.8

2

1

0

5

48

female

 

mechC

arch aneurysm

elective

6.9

FET

9.6

2

1

0

6

58

male

 

ascending

AVI + root dissection

emergency

1.0

mechC

13.8

2

0

0

7

59

female

 

ascending

arch aneurysm

elective

7.2

prosthesis

7.5

2

2

0

8

64

female

 

ascending + hemiarch

root rupture+

arch aneurysm

emergency

0.3

bioC + FET

7.5

2

2

0

9

49

male

 

ascending + hemiarch

arch aneurysm

elective

0.5

FET

6.3

2

2

1

10

71

male

 

bioC

root pseudoaneurysm

emergency

1.4

bioC

6.3

2

1

0

11

56

male

 

ascending + arch

root aneurysm

elective

7.0

bioC

11.5

2

1

0

12

58

male

 

ascending

descending aneurysm

elective

0.2

endograft

8.9

2

2

0

13

62

male

 

bioC

arch aneurysm

elective

2.2

FET

3.4

3

3

0

14

39

male

Marfan

ascending + FET

descending aneurysm

elective

3.0

endograft

3.2

3

2

0

15

48

male

 

ascending + arch

(MVR + ASD)

root aneurysm

elective

0.4

prosthesis (TVI)

3.2

3

3

0

16

57

male

 

ascending

arch aneurysm

elective

3.5

FET

4.1

2

2

0

17

53

male

 

ascending

root+

descending aneurysm + AVI

elective

11.6

bioC + FET

14.2

2

2

0

18

67

male

 

ascending + FET

descending aneurysm

elective

2.5

endograft

5.8

1

0

0

19

29

female

Marfan

mechC + FET

arch + descending aneurysm

elective

3.5

endograft

5.6

2

2

0

20

56

male

 

ascending

arch + descending aneurysm

elective

1.6

FET

4.3

2

2

0

21

61

male

 

ascending

AVI + descending true lumen collapse + arch aneurysm

elective

0.8

bioC + FET

6.5

2

2

0

  1. redos = aortic reoperation; bioC = biological conduit; mechC = mechanical conduit; FET = frozen elephant trunk prosthesis; AVI = aortic valve insufficiency; bioAVR = biological aortic valve replacement; MVR = mechanical mitral valve replacement; ASD = atrial septum defect; TVI = tricuspid valve insufficiency