Long-Term Results of Neomedia Sinus Valsalva Repair in 489 Patients With Type A Aortic Dissection

The outcomes of repair of acute type A dissection using aortic valve resuspension and sinus of Valsalva reinforcement were tracked in 489 pts operated 1993-2013.  Hospital mortality was 11%.  5-year survival was 69%, and freedom from proximal reoperation was 96% at 5 years.