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16779544

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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
4
pubmed:dateCreated
2006-6-16
pubmed:abstractText
Acute aortic dissection continues to be one of the most catastrophic cardiovascular events. While there is a general consensus on immediate surgical repair when the ascending aorta is involved, the optimal treatment strategy for type B aortic dissection (B-AD) remains controversial. Recently, endovascular treatment with percutaneous stent-graft implantation, originally used for aortic aneurysm exclusion, has acquired an important role in the treatment of B-AD. Imaging techniques such as computed tomography (CT), magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) and angiography have a fundamental role in the search for the anatomic details necessary to tailor the stent graft and in evaluating the most suitable anatomy for stent graft. Transesophageal echocardiography is fundamental during the procedure to monitor the correct release of the stent graft and evaluate the result of the procedure expressed by immediate thrombosis out of the stent-graft. Again, imaging techniques, more notably CT, have a fundamental role in the postoperative followup after stent-graft placement. The risk of endoleaks may compromise the result of endovascular repair and increase the risk of aortic rupture. Several reports and a few trials attesting to technical feasibility and safety of stent-graft implantation procedures for B-AD have been reported so far. Also, a randomised trial comparing type B aortic stent-graft placement with medical therapy is currently underway. According to the investigators, new therapeutic indications are likely to emerge also in uncomplicated B-AD.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Jun
pubmed:issn
0033-8362
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
111
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
585-96
pubmed:dateRevised
2008-10-21
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
2006
pubmed:articleTitle
Interventional techniques in the treatment of aortic dissection.
pubmed:affiliation
Dipartimento di Radiologia, US Radiologia Cardiovascolare, Policlinico S. Orsola-Malpighi (Padiglione 21), Via Massarenti 9, Bologna, Italy.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Review