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There is emerging evidence to support pre‐emptive thoracic endovascular aortic repair (TEVAR) intervention for uncomplicated type B aortic dissection (unTBAD). Pre‐emptive intervention would be particularly beneficial in patients that have… Click to show full abstract
There is emerging evidence to support pre‐emptive thoracic endovascular aortic repair (TEVAR) intervention for uncomplicated type B aortic dissection (unTBAD). Pre‐emptive intervention would be particularly beneficial in patients that have a higher baseline risk of progressing to complicated TBAD (coTBAD). There remain debate on the optimal clinical, laboratory, morphological, and radiological parameters, which would identify the highest‐risk patients that would benefit most from pre‐emptive TEVAR.
Journal Title: Journal of Cardiac Surgery
Year Published: 2022
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