TY - JOUR
T1 - Risk factors for mortality and failure of conservative treatment after aortic type B dissection
AU - Grommes, Jochen
AU - Greiner, Andreas
AU - Bendermacher, Bianca
AU - Erlmeier, Max
AU - Frech, Andreas
AU - Belau, Perrine
AU - Kennes, Lieven N.
AU - Fraedrich, Gustav
AU - Schurink, Geert Wilhelm
AU - Jacobs, Michael J.
AU - Klocker, Josef
PY - 2014/11
Y1 - 2014/11
N2 - Despite medical treatment, one third of patients with uncomplicated type B aortic dissections experience severe late complications. The aim of this study was to identify patients at high risk of mortality during follow-up.A total of 183 patients with acute Stanford type B dissection were treated in one of the university hospitals (Aachen [Germany], Maastricht [The Netherlands], and Innsbruck [Austria]) between 1997 and 2010. Records indicated that 120 patients were treated conservatively. Of these patients, 16 were lost to follow-up. The maximum diameter, extent of the dissection, and patency of the side branches were determined from computed tomography angiography data. Survival and treatment failure were analyzed by univariate and multivariate Cox regression analysis. The univariate analysis investigated the influence of aortic diameter (?41 vs
AB - Despite medical treatment, one third of patients with uncomplicated type B aortic dissections experience severe late complications. The aim of this study was to identify patients at high risk of mortality during follow-up.A total of 183 patients with acute Stanford type B dissection were treated in one of the university hospitals (Aachen [Germany], Maastricht [The Netherlands], and Innsbruck [Austria]) between 1997 and 2010. Records indicated that 120 patients were treated conservatively. Of these patients, 16 were lost to follow-up. The maximum diameter, extent of the dissection, and patency of the side branches were determined from computed tomography angiography data. Survival and treatment failure were analyzed by univariate and multivariate Cox regression analysis. The univariate analysis investigated the influence of aortic diameter (?41 vs
U2 - 10.1016/j.jtcvs.2014.03.053
DO - 10.1016/j.jtcvs.2014.03.053
M3 - Article
C2 - 24793648
SN - 0022-5223
VL - 148
SP - 2155-2160.e1
JO - Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery
JF - Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery
IS - 5
ER -