Contemporary Management Strategies for Chronic Type B Aortic Dissections: A Systematic Review.

BACKGROUND:Currently, the optimal management strategy for chronic type B aortic dissections (CBAD) is unknown. Therefore, we systematically reviewed the literature to compare results of open surgical repair (OSR), standard thoracic endovascular aortic repair (TEVAR) or branched and fenestrated TEVAR...

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Main Authors: Arnoud V Kamman, Hector W L de Beaufort, Guido H W van Bogerijen, Foeke J H Nauta, Robin H Heijmen, Frans L Moll, Joost A van Herwaarden, Santi Trimarchi
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2016-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC4856408?pdf=render