Partial Thrombosis of the False Lumen in Patients with Acute Type B Aortic Dissection

T. Tsai, Thomas; Evangelista, Arturo; Nienaber, Christoph; Myrmel, Truls; Meinhardt, Gabriel; V. Cooper, Jeanna; E. Smith, Dean; Suzuki, Toru; Fattori, Rossella; Llovet, Alfredo; B. Froehlich, James; J. Hutchison, Stuart; Distante, A.; M. Sundt, Thoralf; A. Beckman, Joshua; L. Januzzi, James; M. Isselbacher, Eric; A. Eagle, Kim

doi:10.1056/nejmoa063232

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Partial Thrombosis of the False Lumen in Patients with Acute Type B Aortic Dissection

Published in New England Journal of Medicine • Jul 25, 2007

Authors:

Thomas T. Tsai

Arturo Evangelista

Christoph Nienaber

Abstract

BACKGROUND: Patency or thrombosis of the false lumen in type B acute aortic dissection has been found to predict outcomes. The prognostic implications of partial thrombosis of the false lumen have not yet been elucidated. METHODS: We examined 201 patients with type B acute aortic dissection who were...

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Medicine

Thrombosis

Aortic dissection

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