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    Interventional procedure overview of aortic remodelling hybrid stent insertion during surgical repair of an acute type A aortic dissection

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    Validity and generalisability of the studies

    • Studies were done in Canada and Germany. There was no data related to the UK context.

    • The total sample was small (n=62). Bozso (2021) had the longest follow-up period (median 631 days; outcomes were reported at 1 year after operation), and Montagner (2021) had the shortest follow-up duration (perioperative period). Therefore, studies in larger cohorts with longer follow-up were lacking.

    • All patients had ATAD I but there was variation in the inclusion criteria, such as patients with ATAD I complicated by malperfusion or patients presenting with ATAD I and affected SAVs.

    • One device (AMDS) was used, and its insertion was done during hemiarch repair in all patients but one (who had total arch replacement).