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. 2019 Jan 5;8(1):e010940. doi: 10.1161/JAHA.118.010940

Table 3.

Indications for Emergency Surgery

Indications, n (%) All Patients, n=168
Type A aortic dissection 13 (7.7)
Hemopericardium causing cardiac tamponade 30 (17.9)
Complications involving coronary arteries, n (%)
Lesion location
Left anterior descending artery territory, n (%) 65 (38.7)
Right coronary artery territory, n (%) 49 (29.2)
Left main stem territory, n (%) 32 (19.0)
Circumflex artery territory, n (%) 22 (13.1)
Multiple locations, n (%) 21 (12.5)
Lesion type
Dissection, n (%) 126 (75.0)
Occlusion, n (%) 32 (19.0)
Perforation, n (%) 19 (11.3)
Stent dislocation, n (%) 8 (4.8)
Irretrievable guide wire, n (%) 3 (1.8)
Combination of lesions 56 (33.3)