Immediate operation for acute type A aortic dissection complicated by visceral or peripheral malperfusion

ObjectiveTo evaluate the effect of visceral, renal, or peripheral malperfusion on the outcome of acute type A aortic dissection.MethodsWe performed a retrospective review of the acute type A aortic dissection experience at Stanford Hospital between January 2005 and December 2015. Inverse probability weighting was used to account for differences between patients who experienced malperfusion syndromes and those who did not. Weighted logistic...