Indication of endovascular treatment of type B aortic dissection - Literature review

Aortic dissection is a cardiovascular event of high mortality if not early diagnosed and properly treated. In Stanford type A aortic dissection, there is the involvement of the ascending aorta, whereas in type B the ascending aorta is not affected. The treatment of type A aortic dissection is mainly...

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Main Authors: João Jackson Duarte, José Carlos Dorsa Vieira Pontes, Ricardo Adala Benfatti, Adriana Lugo Ferrachini, Walter Kegham Karakhanian, Álvaro Razuk Filho
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Sociedade Brasileira de Cirurgia Cardiovascular 2014-09-01
Series:Brazilian Journal of Cardiovascular Surgery
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0102-76382014000300396&lng=en&tlng=en