The authors sought to enhance the landing zone in management of retrograde Type A aortic dissection by inducing thrombosis of the false lumen as a first stage followed by TEVAR. Management was successful in all 9 pts in whom it was attempted.
Inducing false lumen thrombosis for retrograde type A aortic dissection
Submitted by: Mark Ferguson
Source: Journal of Thoracic and Cardioavascular Surgery
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Author(s): Rongjie Zhang, Jian Zhou, Jiaxuan Feng, Zhiqing Zhao, Junjun Liu, Zhenjiang Li, Rui Feng, Zaiping Jing