Diagnosis, management and mortality in acute aortic syndrome: results of the Spanish Registry of Acute Aortic Syndrome (RESA-II).

Background: Recent advances in the diagnosis and treatment of acute aortic syndrome should improve the outcome of this disease. The Spanish Registry of Acute Aortic Syndrome aimed to assess current results in acute aortic syndrome management in a wide cohort of hospitals in the same geographical area.

Methods: From January 2012 to January 2014, 26 tertiary hospitals included 629 consecutive patients with acute aortic syndrome: 73% men, mean age 64.

Spanish Acute Aortic Syndrome Study (RESA). Better diagnosis is not reflected in reduced mortality.

Introduction And Objectives: Because acute aortic syndrome (AAS) is associated with high mortality, early diagnosis and treatment are vital. The aim of the Spanish Acute Aortic Syndrome Study (RESA) was to investigate the effectiveness of current treatment of AAS in a broad range of tertiary care hospitals in Spain.

Methods: Between January 2005 and December 2007, 24 tertiary care hospitals reported data on 519 patients with AAS (78% male, mean age 61 +/- 13 years, range 20-92 years): 357 had type-A AAS and 162 had type B.

[Preoperative risk evaluation in beating-heart coronary artery bypass surgery].

Introduction And Objectives: Operative risk stratification scales for use in cardiac surgery have been developed for patients who undergo procedures using extracorporeal circulation. The aims of the present study were to investigate the use of six preoperative risk stratification scales in patients undergoing beating-heart surgery and to identify risk factors for major complications and mortality in our group of patients who underwent revascularization using this approach.

Patients And Method: Between January 1997 and December 2002, we performed 762 coronary artery bypass operations on the beating heart; 61 patients suffered major complications (8%) and 25 died (3.

Off-pump total arterial revascularization: our experience.

Background And Aim: Off-pump coronary artery bypass grafting with both the internal thoracic arteries, such as the Tector technique, can reduce the morbidity associated with extracorporeal circulation and aortic cross-clamp. The aim of the present study is to describe our experience and the results obtained.

Methods: From April 1998 to December 2003, the off-pump Tector technique was performed on 743 patients, of whom 621 were male (83.