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Prevalence of type III arch configuration in patients with type B aortic dissection
Author(s) -
Massimiliano M. MarroccoTrischitta,
Bartosz Rylski,
Florian Schofer,
Francesco Secchi,
Gabriele Piffaretti,
Hector de Beaufort,
Viony M. Belvroy,
Jean Bismuth,
Martin Czerny,
Santi Trimarchi
Publication year - 2019
Publication title -
european journal of cardio-thoracic surgery
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.303
H-Index - 133
eISSN - 1873-734X
pISSN - 1010-7940
DOI - 10.1093/ejcts/ezz137
Subject(s) - medicine , aortic arch , aortic dissection , arch , aorta , aneurysm , dissection (medical) , meta analysis , aortic aneurysm , surgery , cardiology , radiology , civil engineering , engineering
Type III aortic arch configuration consistently presents anatomical and biomechanical characteristics which have been associated with an increased risk of type B aortic dissection (TBD). Our aim was to investigate the prevalence of type III arch in patients with TBD and type B intramural haematoma (IMH-B).

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