Aortic Remodeling After Endovascular Repair of Complicated Acute Type B Aortic Dissection Bradley G. Leshnower, MD, Yazan M. Duwayri, MD, Edward P. Chen, MD, Chun Li, MD, Carl A. Zehner, BA, Jose N. Binongo, PhD, Ravi K. Veeraswamy, MD The Annals of Thoracic Surgery Volume 103, Issue 6, Pages 1878-1885 (June 2017) DOI: 10.1016/j.athoracsur.2016.09.057 Copyright © 2017 The Society of Thoracic Surgeons Terms and Conditions
Fig 1 Anatomic locations of aortic segments analyzed for size and false lumen thrombosis status. (A) Three-dimensional volume reconstruction with centerline. (B) Straightened multiplanar reconstruction with centerline. (Mid DTA = midpoint of the descending thoracic aorta; Prox DTA = proximal descending thoracic aorta.) The Annals of Thoracic Surgery 2017 103, 1878-1885DOI: (10.1016/j.athoracsur.2016.09.057) Copyright © 2017 The Society of Thoracic Surgeons Terms and Conditions
Fig 2 False lumen thrombosis and obliteration before and after thoracic endovascular aortic repair at the midpoint of the descending thoracic aorta. (A) Preoperative view with a patent false lumen. (B) Partial false lumen thrombosis. (C) Complete false lumen thrombosis. (D) False lumen obliteration. The Annals of Thoracic Surgery 2017 103, 1878-1885DOI: (10.1016/j.athoracsur.2016.09.057) Copyright © 2017 The Society of Thoracic Surgeons Terms and Conditions
Fig 3 Kaplan-Meier survival curve in patients with acute type B aortic dissection who were treated with thoracic endovascular aortic repair. The Annals of Thoracic Surgery 2017 103, 1878-1885DOI: (10.1016/j.athoracsur.2016.09.057) Copyright © 2017 The Society of Thoracic Surgeons Terms and Conditions