Surgical rescues for critical hemopericardium complicated by acute type A aortic dissection: Emergent subxiphoid pericardiotomy or cardiopulmonary bypass first?

BACKGROUND:Hemopericardium is a common and hazardous complication of acute type A aortic dissection (ATAAD). This retrospective study aimed to clarify the short-term and mid-term outcomes in patients who underwent surgical rescues for hemopericardium complicated by ATAAD. METHODS:Between January 200...

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Main Authors: Chun-Yu Lin, Meng-Yu Wu, Chi-Nan Tseng, Yu-Sheng Chang, Yuan-Chang Liu, Cheng-Hui Lu, Feng-Chun Tsai
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2020-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0229648