Management strategy of acute aortic syndrome patients
| Type of management | Aortic dissection | Penetrating aortic ulcer | Intramural haematoma | Symptomatic aortic aneurysm |
| n=61 | n=5 | n=8 | n=41 | |
| Surgical | 29 (48%) | 3 (60%) | 2 (25%) | 21 (51%) |
| Aortic surgery with CABG and AVR | 6 (10%) | 0 (0%) | 0 (0%) | 1 (2.4%) |
| Aortic surgery with CABG | 4 (6.6%) | 0 (0%) | 0 (0%) | 5 (12%) |
| Aortic surgery with AVR | 8 (13%) | 0 (0%) | 0 (0%) | 1 (2.4%) |
| Aortic surgery, isolated | 7 (11%) | 0 (0%) | 1 (13%) | 10 (25%) |
| Endovascular stent | 4 (6.6%) | 3 (60%) | 1 (13%) | 4 (10%) |
| Endovascular stent (no surgery) | 1 (0.5%) | 0 (0%) | 0 (0%) | 2 (4.9%) |
| Medical therapy | 32 (52%) | 2 (40%) | 6 (75%) | 20 (49%) |
AVR, aortic valve replacement; CABG, coronary artery bypass grafts.