Impact of Retrograde Arch Extension in Acute Type B Aortic Dissection on Management and Outcomes Foeke J.H. Nauta, MD, Jip L. Tolenaar, MD, PhD, Himanshu J. Patel, MD, Jehangir J. Appoo, MDCM, Thomas T. Tsai, MD, Nimesh D. Desai, MD, PhD, Daniel G. Montgomery, BS, Firas F. Mussa, MD, Gilbert R. Upchurch, MD, Rosella Fattori, MD, G. Chad Hughes, MD, Christoph A. Nienaber, MD, PhD, Eric M. Isselbacher, MD, Kim A. Eagle, MD, Santi Trimarchi, MD, PhD The Annals of Thoracic Surgery Volume 102, Issue 6, Pages 2036-2043 (December 2016) DOI: 10.1016/j.athoracsur.2016.05.013 Copyright © 2016 The Society of Thoracic Surgeons Terms and Conditions
Fig 1 (A) Type B dissection with an entry tear in the descending aorta and antegrade dissection distally (blue arrow). (B) Type B dissection with an entry tear in the descending aorta and retrograde extension (blue arrow) of hematoma into the aortic arch. The Annals of Thoracic Surgery 2016 102, 2036-2043DOI: (10.1016/j.athoracsur.2016.05.013) Copyright © 2016 The Society of Thoracic Surgeons Terms and Conditions
Fig 2 Computed tomography imaging of an acute type B dissection with retrograde arch extension. The Annals of Thoracic Surgery 2016 102, 2036-2043DOI: (10.1016/j.athoracsur.2016.05.013) Copyright © 2016 The Society of Thoracic Surgeons Terms and Conditions
Fig 3 Kaplan-Meier survival curves in acute type B dissection patients with (blue line) and without (green line) retrograde arch extension (RAE) during a 5-year follow-up. The Annals of Thoracic Surgery 2016 102, 2036-2043DOI: (10.1016/j.athoracsur.2016.05.013) Copyright © 2016 The Society of Thoracic Surgeons Terms and Conditions