The International Registry of Acute Aortic Dissections (IRAD) – experiences from the first 20 years

*Invited paper for Scand Cardiovasc J, August 2016

Figures & data

Figure 1. The International Registry of Acute Aortic Dissection (IRAD). Active sites 2016.

Figure 2. (A) Kaplan?Meier survival curve for type A dissection stratified by treatment type. (B) Kaplan?Meier survival curve for type B dissection stratified by treatment type. From The American Journal of Medicine 2013; 126, 730. e19–730.e24, with permission from the publisher (Elsevier Inc).

Table 1. Ominous factors for survival in type A and type B aortic dissections.

Type A	Type B
Hypotension/shock	Malperfusion
Neurological deficits	Hypotension/shock
Acute renal failure	Acute renal failure
Previous cardiac surgery	Refractory pain
Age	Persistent hypertension during treatment

Figure 3. The placement of a stentgraft covering the entry tear in type B dissection will promote remodeling of the aortic wall, particularly in the proximal part with predisposition for late dilatation. (A) Morphology of dissected aortic wall. (B) Remodeling of the aorta after placement of stentgraft.