Medical therapy of acute aortic dissection : Graphical diagnosis and Graphical therapy

Acute aortic dissection during sorafenib-containing therapy.

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Thoracic endovascular aortic repair for acute complicated type B aortic dissection: superiority relative to conventional open surgical and medical therapy.

OBJECTIVE This study compared outcomes between thoracic endovascular aortic repair and conventional open surgical and medical therapies for acute complicated type B aortic dissection. METHODS From 2002 to 2010, a total of 170 patients with type B aortic dissections were retrospectively identified from the University of Pennsylvania aortic database. Of these 170 patients, 147 had acute type B ...

Acute Type A Dissection and Acute Inferior MI Complicating Aortic Coarctation: A Case Report

Aortic coarctation is a rare but dangerous condition. Presence of aortic dissection in addition to coarctation is significantly rarer and more life-threatening. Here, we present a case of acute inferior MI due to aortic dissection complicating a native aortic coarctation. A 17-year-old boy was admitted to our emergency department due to severe chest pain and loss of consciousness. His ele...

Effect of Medical and Surgical Therapy on Aortic Dissection Evaluated by Transesophageal Echocardiography Implications for Prognosis and Therapy

Raimund Erbel, MD; Hellmut Oelert, MD; Jurgen Meyer, MD; Maria Puth; Susanne Mohr-Katoly, MD; Dirk Hausmann, MD; Werner Daniel, MD; Stefano Maffei, MD; Aurelio Caruso, MD; Franco Enrico Covino; Giovanni Dialetto, MD; Carola Iacono, MD; Maurizio Cotrufo, MD; Monica Baroni, MD; Mario Terrazzi, MD; Alan Fraser, MD; Meine Taams, MD; Gianni Slavich, MD; George Sutherland, MD; Jos Roelandt, MD; Xavie...