BACKGROUND:: Proximal aortic dissections are life-threatening conditions that require
immediate surgical intervention to avert an untreated mortality rate that approaches 50% at …

Objective/Background Classification systems for aortic dissection provide important guides
to clinical decision-making, but the relevance of traditional categorization schemes is being …

OBJECTIVE: This study examined midterm results after treatment with the endovascular
Talent thoracic stent graft (Medtronic/AVE, Santa Rosa, Calif) in patients with acute or …

The development of endovascular techniques has introduced a new dimension to the
management of acute aortic dissection. Conventional therapy has traditionally been …

Acute aortic dissection is a challenging clinical emergency which may have catastrophic
consequences if it is not diagnosed and treated promptly. There are 10–20 cases per million …

were 812%, 743%, and 633%, and thus not different from other techniques using propensity-
matched retrospective analysis. 15 The key to success is rapid surgery before any …

Aortic dissection is a life-threatening condition caused by a tear in the intimal layer of the
aorta or bleeding within the aortic wall, resulting in the separation (dissection) of the layers …

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Aortic dissection may be fatal without early diagnosis and appropriate medical, surgical, or
endovascular treatment. The presenting symptoms and signs are so myriad and nonspecific …

OBJECTIVES Aortic dissection is complex. Imaging and treatment modalities are evolving,
demanding a more differentiated but pragmatic dissection classification. Our goal was to …