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ADULT CARDIAC SURGERY

OUTCOMES
Comprehensive treatment of
aortic disease, ascending,
arch, and descending aortic
replacement with elephant
trunk and thoracic TEVAR
procedure is performed at UAB.

Thoracic Aortic Disease Treated: 2013 – 2015*
Volume

Mortality

% Mortality

Aortic Root

74

7

9.45%

Ascending Aorta

187

11

5.88%

Aortic Arch

11

1

9.1%

Descending Aorta

21

3

14.28%

Total Aortic Procedures

294

22

7.51%

*Includes both isolated and combined procedures, and acute aortic dissections
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