Open AccessPredicting the Risk for Acute Type B Aortic Dissection in Hypertensive Patients Using Anatomic Variables
Author(s) -
Aditya S. Shirali,
Moritz S. Bischoff,
HungMo Lin,
Irina Oyfe,
R. Lookstein,
Randall B. Griepp,
Gabriele Di Luozzo
Publication year - 2013
Publication title -
jacc. cardiovascular imaging
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 5.79
H-Index - 120
eISSN - 1936-878X
pISSN - 1876-7591
DOI - 10.1016/j.jcmg.2012.07.018
Subject(s) - medicine , aortic arch , ascending aorta , cardiology , aorta , aortic dissection , tortuosity , receiver operating characteristic , stepwise regression , radiology , geotechnical engineering , porosity , engineering
This study sought to identify possible anatomic predictors of acute type B aortic dissection (AAD) in hypertensive patients using multidetector computed tomography angiography (CTA).
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