Seminars in Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery
Volume 21, Issue 4 , Pages 373-386, Winter 2009

Acute Complicated and Uncomplicated Type III Aortic Dissection: An Endovascular Perspective

  • Castigliano M. Bhamidipati, DO
    • ,
  • Gorav Ailawadi, MD

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    • Corresponding Author InformationAddress reprint requests to Gorav Ailawadi, MD, Division of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, Department of Surgery, University of Virginia Health System, PO Box 800679, Charlottesville, VA 22908

Division of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, Department of Surgery, University of Virginia School of Medicine, Charlottesville, Virginia

Type III aortic dissection is associated with high morbidity and mortality. There is a shifting paradigm in the treatment of complicated and uncomplicated acute type III aortic dissection toward earlier endovascular repair. In this review, the authors present the current perspective on the endovascular management of acute complicated and uncomplicated type III aortic dissection.

Keywords: endovascular, acute Type III aortic dissection, aneurysm, complicated, uncomplicated, review

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 Supported in part by National Institutes of Health Cardiovascular Surgery Research Training Grant T32/HL007849 (CMB).

PII: S1043-0679(09)00144-0

doi:10.1053/j.semtcvs.2009.11.008

Seminars in Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery
Volume 21, Issue 4 , Pages 373-386, Winter 2009

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