All patients surviving an acute aortic dissection require continued lifelong surveillance of
their diseased aorta. Late complications, driven predominantly by chronic false lumen …

Historically, the gold standard for treating acute uncomplicated type B aortic dissection
(TBAD) has been aggressive medical therapy to achieve optimal heart rate and blood …

We review current knowledge regarding the natural transition of aortic dissection from acute
to chronic stages. As this is not well understood, we also bring to bear new data from our …

Objectives Acute type B aortic dissection can have a stable course or evolve into aneurysm
and subsequent adverse events. The aim of this systematic review was to analyze the …

Background Patients with uncomplicated acute type B aortic dissection (ABAD) generally
can be treated with conservative medical management. However, these patients may …

Aortic dissections are a subclass of acute aortic pathology characterized by a tear in the
innermost layer of the aortic wall, the intima, allowing some of the blood flow to escape from …

Aortic dissection is a disease whereby an injury in the wall of the aorta leads to the creation
of a true lumen and a false lumen separated by an intimal flap which may contain multiple …

Aortic dissection continues to be responsible for significant morbidity and mortality, although
recent advances in medical data assimilation and in experimental and in silico models have …

Background—Medical treatment of initially uncomplicated acute Stanford type-B aortic
dissection is associated with a high rate of late adverse events. Identification of individuals …

Quantitative assessment of the complex hemodynamic environment in type B aortic
dissection (TBAD) through computational fluid dynamics (CFD) simulations can provide …