Note the descending aorta: predictors of postoperative major adverse aortic event in pure acute type A intramural hematoma

Background: Intramural hematomas (IMHs) may originate from small intimal tears. Although most surgeries for acute type A IMH are conventionally performed solely at the proximal aorta, regardless of the primary intimal tear site, the remnant aortic remodeling stays important during the follow-up period after...