A novel anatomic severity grading score for acute Type B aortic dissections and correlation to aortic reinterventions after thoracic endovascular aortic repair

A novel anatomic severity grading score for acute Type B aortic dissections and correlation to aortic reinterventions after thoracic endovascular aortic repair

Abstract Background We introduce a novel preoperative anatomic severity grading system for acute type B aortic dissections and validate the system in a cohort of patients who underwent thoracic endovascular aortic repair. Methods We identified a cohort of patients who received thoracic endovascular...

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Main Authors: Shirui Chen, Sebastian Larion, Sadaf S. Ahanchi, Chad P. Ammar, Colin T. Brandt, Jean M. Panneton
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2017-05-01
Series:Journal of Cardiothoracic Surgery
Subjects:
Type B aortic dissection
Descending
Anatomic severity grading score
ASG
TEVAR
Endovascular repair
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s13019-017-0590-8

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