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Comparison of long-term clinical outcome between patients with chronic versus acute type B aortic dissection treated by implantation of a stent graft: a single-center report
Author(s) -
ShaoLiang Chen,
Xiaobo Li,
Junjie Zhang,
Zhizhong Liu,
Nai-Liang Tian,
Crowley Lv,
Fei Ye,
Lin Lin,
Jiancheng Zhu
Publication year - 2013
Publication title -
patient preference and adherence
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.885
H-Index - 48
ISSN - 1177-889X
DOI - 10.2147/ppa.s39012
Subject(s) - medicine , aortic dissection , aorta , single center , surgery , propensity score matching , clinical endpoint , stent , thrombosis , cardiology , randomized controlled trial
Stent grafting for treatment of type B aortic dissection has been extensively used. However, the difference in the long-term clinical outcome between patients with chronic versus acute type B aortic dissection remains unknown. This study aimed to analyze the difference in long-term clinical outcome after endovascular repair for patients with chronic (≥2 weeks) versus acute (<2 weeks) type B aortic dissection.

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