TY - JOUR
T1 - Acute type B aortic dissection in the absence of aortic dilatation
AU - Trimarchi, Santi
AU - Jonker, Frederik H W
AU - Froehlich, James B.
AU - Upchurch, Gilbert R.
AU - Moll, Frans L.
AU - Muhs, Bart E.
AU - Rampoldi, Vincenzo
AU - Patel, Himanshu J.
AU - Eagle, Kim A.
PY - 2012/8
Y1 - 2012/8
N2 - Background: Increasing aortic diameter is thought to be an important risk factor for acute type B aortic dissection (ABAD). However, some patients develop ABAD in the absence of aortic dilatation. In this report, we sought to characterize ABAD patients who presented with a descending thoracic aortic diameter
AB - Background: Increasing aortic diameter is thought to be an important risk factor for acute type B aortic dissection (ABAD). However, some patients develop ABAD in the absence of aortic dilatation. In this report, we sought to characterize ABAD patients who presented with a descending thoracic aortic diameter
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U2 - 10.1016/j.jvs.2012.01.055
DO - 10.1016/j.jvs.2012.01.055
M3 - Article
C2 - 22503227
AN - SCOPUS:84864444280
VL - 56
SP - 311
EP - 316
JO - Journal of Vascular Surgery
JF - Journal of Vascular Surgery
SN - 0741-5214
IS - 2
ER -