Enlargement of aortic arch vessels after surgical repair of type A aortic dissection Takashi Yamauchi, MD, PhD, Suguru Kubota, MD, PhD, Toshihiro Ohata, MD, PhD, Kosei Hasegawa, MD, Hideki Ueda, MD, PhD Journal of Vascular Surgery Volume 65, Issue 3, Pages 669-675 (March 2017) DOI: 10.1016/j.jvs.2016.09.056 Copyright © 2016 Society for Vascular Surgery Terms and Conditions
Fig 1 Study cohort. BCA, Brachiocephalic artery; CT, computed tomography; DAA, dissecting aortic aneurysm; LCCA, left common carotid artery; LSCA, left subclavian artery. Journal of Vascular Surgery 2017 65, 669-675DOI: (10.1016/j.jvs.2016.09.056) Copyright © 2016 Society for Vascular Surgery Terms and Conditions
Fig 2 Change in diameter of dissected brachiocephalic artery (BCA). a, Patent false lumen (FL). b, Thrombosed FL. Journal of Vascular Surgery 2017 65, 669-675DOI: (10.1016/j.jvs.2016.09.056) Copyright © 2016 Society for Vascular Surgery Terms and Conditions
Fig 3 Change in diameter of dissected left common carotid artery (LCCA) and left subclavian artery (LSCA). a, Patent false lumen (FL). b, Thrombosed FL. Journal of Vascular Surgery 2017 65, 669-675DOI: (10.1016/j.jvs.2016.09.056) Copyright © 2016 Society for Vascular Surgery Terms and Conditions
Fig 4 Residual dissected brachiocephalic artery (BCA) aneurysm required surgical intervention (our case outside the study cohort) after surgical repair of type A dissection. The diameter of the dissected BCA gradually increased from 27 mm (a) to 40 mm 8 years after the onset of the dissection (b and c). Journal of Vascular Surgery 2017 65, 669-675DOI: (10.1016/j.jvs.2016.09.056) Copyright © 2016 Society for Vascular Surgery Terms and Conditions