Table 2.

Management strategy of acute aortic syndrome patients

	Aortic dissection	Penetrating aortic ulcer	Intramural haematoma	Symptomatic aortic aneurysm
Type of management	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.