DETERMINING SURGICAL INDICATIONS FOR ACUTE TYPE-B DISSECTION BASED ON ENLARGEMENT OF AORTIC DIAMETER DURING THE CHRONIC PHASE
DETERMINING SURGICAL INDICATIONS FOR ACUTE TYPE-B DISSECTION BASED ON ENLARGEMENT OF AORTIC DIAMETER DURING THE CHRONIC PHASE
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DOI:
10.1161/01.cir.92.9.107
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发表时间:
1995-11-01
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影响因子:
37.8
通讯作者:
OHNISHI, K
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作者:
KATO, M;BAI, HZ;OHNISHI, K
Background In patients with Stanford type B dissection who have been treated successfully with medical hypotensive therapy during the acute phase, a large number have incurred the risk of surgery during their chronic phases because of enlargement of the dissected aorta. The purpose of this study was to determine the indications for surgical treatment of acute type B dissection by studying chronic-phase enlargements of aortic dissections in patients treated successfully with medical hypotensive therapy during the acute phase.Methods and Results In 41 patients with type B dissection who had been treated medically during the acute phase, univariate and multivariate factor analyses were made to determine the predominant predictors for chronic-phase enlargement (greater than or equal to 60 mm) of the dissected aorta. Computed tomography was performed every 4 to 14 months to observe whether there was enlargement of the maximum aortic diameter. The predominant predictors for aortic enlargement in the chronic phase were the existence of a maximum aortic diameter of greater than or equal to 40 mm during the acute phase (P