Treatment of type B aortic dissection: endoluminal repair or conventional medical therapy?☆
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Treatment of type B aortic dissection: endoluminal repair or conventional medical therapy?
OBJECTIVE To evaluate the mid-term results of endovascular stent-grafting for type B aortic dissection, in comparison with those of standard medical therapy in uncomplicated cases. METHODS Between January 1999 and 2004, among 56 patients (mean age 59.5+/-11.5 years) with type B aortic dissection, hypotensive medical therapy was the only treatment in 28 uncomplicated cases, (group A), while st...
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عنوان ژورنال: European Journal of Cardio-Thoracic Surgery
سال: 2005
ISSN: 1010-7940
DOI: 10.1016/j.ejcts.2005.02.002