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TEVAR successfully manages type A aortic dissection with cerebral malperfusion by occluding the false lumen.
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Thoracic endovascular aortic repair can be a successful treatment strategy for type A aortic dissection complicated by cerebral malperfusion.
A 52-year-old woman presented with chest pain, shortness of breath and loss of sensation in her left limbs. Computed tomography angiography revealed an type A aortic dissection involving the brachiocephalic trunk and right common carotid artery. Endovascular therapy successfully managed the condition by reconstructing the artery and occluding the false lumen.
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Wang et al. (2024) studied this question. Thoracic endovascular aortic repair successfully managed type A aortic dissection with cerebral malperfusion by reconstructing the artery and occluding the false lumen.
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