Background:
Type A acute aortic dissection (TAAAD) is rapidly fatal without
emergency surgical. Surgical outcomes have improved over the years with
improvements in technique and postoperative care. Classically,
supracomissural aortic replacement has been the standard of care.
However, reintervention rates, particularly on the aortic root, in
certain groups of patients shifted the focus towards improving long
terms results of surgical repair. With regard to the aortic root, root
replacement has been the gold standard. However, the surgical community
realised that valve replacement in itself is a disease, and valve
sparing aortic root replacement (VSRR) took centre stage in the care of
these patients.