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Does the status of the dissected lumen (thrombosed vs patent) affect the long-term prognosis and fate of the dissected lumen in patients with Stanford type B acute aortic dissection treated conservatively?
Does the status of the dissected lumen (thrombosed vs patent) affect the long-term prognosis and fate of the dissected lumen in patients with Stanford type B acute aortic dissection treated conservatively?
In conservatively treated type B aortic dissection, a thrombosed false lumen is associated with a higher rate of lumen reduction and better early outcomes compared to a patent false lumen, suggesting patent lumen patients may require earlier surgical intervention.
Thrombosed false lumen was associated with greater resolution; leaves open whether this informs intervention timing in conservatively managed type B dissection.
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