ABSTRACT
Immediate surgical intervention is required for Stanford type A aortic dissection. However, the surgical results of emergency surgery are still poor, especially in patients associated with myocardial ischemia. This study was undertaken to evaluate the surgical results of acute type A aortic dissection in association with myocardial ischemia. In the past six years 7 cases of acute type A aortic dissection underwent surgical repair with simultaneous coronary-artery bypass grafting (CABG). There were 5 male and 2 female with a mean age of 47±16 year-old. The causes of myocardial ischemia were proximal progression of dissection into the coronary orifice in 5 and association of atherosclerotic coronary heart disease in 2. Six patients developed cardiogenic shock before surgery. Bentall's type of operation was performed on 4 patients and prosthetic graft replacement of ascending aorta was performed on 2 patients. Single bypass grafting was performed on 5 patients and double bypass grafting was performed on 2 patients. One patient died due to brain damage and acute renal failure on the tenth postoperative day, and another patient required left ventricular assist device for 9 days due to postoperative low cardiac output syndrome. Ultimately 6 patients (86%) survived and were discharged. In conclusion, surgical management is not easy for the emergency patients with type A acute aortic dissection in association with myocardial ischemia, however, reasonable surgical results can be obtained with supplemental CABG and mechanical support of the left ventricle.