Discussion to: Lower extremity malperfusion syndrome in patients undergoing proximal aortic surgery for acute type A aortic dissection

• Irsa Hasan, MD,
• Eric Roselli, MD,
• Ibrahim Sultan, MD

Affiliations

Irsa Hasan, MD

Division of Cardiac Surgery, Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, Pa

Eric Roselli, MD

Cardiac Surgery, Cleveland Clinic Lerner College of Medicine, Cleveland, Ohio

Ibrahim Sultan, MD

Division of Cardiac Surgery, Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, Pa; Center for Thoracic Aortic Disease, Heart and Vascular Institute, University of Pittsburgh Medical Center, Pittsburgh, Pa; Address for reprints: Ibrahim Sultan, MD, Division of Cardiac Surgery, Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery, Center for Thoracic Aortic Disease, Heart and Vascular Institute, University of Pittsburgh Medical Center, 5200 Centre Ave, Suite 715, Pittsburgh, PA 15232.