Endovascular Repair of Type B Aortic Dissection
Why the study?
Does TEVAR plus optimal medical treatment reduce mortality and disease progression in patients with stable type B aortic dissection?
Population
Patients with stable type B aortic dissection
Comparison
Thoracic endovascular aortic repair plus optimal… vs Optimal medical treatment alone
Design
RCT, previously randomized
Follow-up
5 years
Authors
Discussion
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Implication
Supports elective TEVAR in stable type B aortic dissection; extends RCT evidence to 5-year aorta-specific survival and reduced progression.
Structured PICO
Does TEVAR plus optimal medical treatment reduce mortality and disease progression in patients with stable type B aortic dissection?
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Population
Patients with stable type B aortic dissection
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Intervention
Thoracic endovascular aortic repair (TEVAR) plus optimal medical treatment
C
Comparator
Optimal medical treatment alone
O
Outcome
All-cause mortality, aorta-specific mortality, and disease progressionhard clinical
In patients with stable type B aortic dissection, adding TEVAR to optimal medical therapy improves 5-year aorta-specific survival and delays disease progression.
Cite This Study
Nienaber et al. (2013) studied this question.