Why the study?
Does surgical treatment improve long-term survival compared to medical therapy in patients with type B aortic dissection?
Does surgical treatment improve long-term survival compared to medical therapy in patients with type B aortic dissection?
Patients with type B aortic dissection and a patent false lumen have poor long-term survival with medical therapy alone, suggesting they may benefit from surgical intervention in the subacute or early chronic phase.
Medical therapy alone yields poor survival in patent false lumen type B dissection; leaves open whether subacute surgery improves outcomes.
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