Figure 3.

Recommended management algorithm of patients with acute type A aortic dissection in the COVID-19 era. *High risk patients represent patients with at least one of following clinical features including respiratory failure already requiring intubation at arrival, patients aged 65 or older,¹⁹ end-organ malperfusion syndrome, shock or critical tamponade, moderate or worse chronic lung disease²⁰ at baseline, chronic kidney disease stage 4 or end-stage renal disease on dialysis, compromised functional status (activities of daily living with assistance), congestive heart failure NYHA II or above at baseline. COVID-19, coronavirus disease 2019; TEVAR, thoracic endovascular aortic repair.