articleCirculationDec 8, 2009Closed access

Randomized Comparison of Strategies for Type B Aortic Dissection

University of Vienna · Université de Bordeaux · +5 more institutions

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Abstract

BACKGROUND: Thoracic endovascular aortic repair (TEVAR) represents a novel concept for type B aortic dissection. Although life-saving in acute emergencies, outcomes and survival of TEVAR in stable dissection are unknown. METHODS AND RESULTS: One hundred forty patients in stable clinical condition at least 2 weeks after index dissection were randomly subjected to elective stent-graft placement in addition to optimal medical therapy (n=72) or to optimal medical therapy alone (n=68) with surveillance (arterial pressure according to World Health Organization guidelines

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