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Abstract Background: Acute type A aortic dissection (ATAAD) is a life‐threatening disease entity. Untreated, it usually results in death due to rupture of the proximal aorta into the pericardial cavity, leading to cardiac tamponade. Should patients who have had prior cardiac surgery presenting with ATAAD be treated emergently with surgery, or should they be managed medically? We herein present preliminary...