Does elective stent-graft placement (TEVAR) improve 2-year survival and adverse event rates in survivors of uncomplicated type B aortic dissection?
In survivors of uncomplicated type B aortic dissection, elective TEVAR does not improve 2-year survival or adverse event rates despite inducing favorable aortic remodeling.
In the first randomized study on elective stent-graft placement in survivors of uncomplicated type B aortic dissection, TEVAR failed to improve 2-year survival and adverse event rates despite favorable aortic remodeling.
Nienaber et al. (Tue,) studied this question.