1. Risk factors for mortality and failure of conservative treatment after aortic type B dissection 
Jochen Grommes, MD, Andreas Greiner, MD, Bianca Bendermacher, MD, Max Erlmeier, MD, Andreas Frech, MD, Perrine Belau, MD, Lieven N. Kennes, PhD, Gustav Fraedrich, MD, Geert Wilhelm Schurink, MD, PhD, Michael J. Jacobs, MD, PhD, Josef Klocker, MD 
The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery 
Volume 148, Issue 5, Pages e1 (November 2014)
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2. Figure 1
Survival. A, Cumulative all-cause survival. B, Univariate analysis revealed a significant difference in the cumulative survival between patients with an aortic diameter ≥41 mm and patients with an aortic diameter <41 mm (P = .012). Kaplan–Meier estimates are presented in Table 1. C, Survival stratified by diameter and age. D, Multivariate Cox regression analysis.
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3. Figure 2
Treatment failure. A, Overall failure of conservative treatment. B, Failure of treatment stratified by diameter class revealed a significantly higher rate in patients with an aortic diameter ≥41 mm (P = .09; HR, 2.93). Kaplan–Meier estimates are presented in Table 2.
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