The Current State of type B Aortic Dissection

Abstract

Despite an unprecedented number of publications on all aspects of type B aortic dissections, it remains a formidable disease with barely changed long-term survival over the last decade. In this review, the bewildering amount of information is summarized to distill some practical recommendations for the practitioner faced with one of these patients in the era of endovascular approaches to the aorta.

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T. Bilfinger

T. Bilfinger, Professor of Surgery HSC Level 19, Rm 080 Stony Brook, NY 11794–8191 Tel.: [phone] Fax: [phone] E-mail: [email protected]