Hemodynamic parameters that may predict false-lumen growth in type-B aortic dissection after endovascular repair: A preliminary study on long-term multiple follow-ups

Aortic dissection (AoD) is a severe cardiovascular disease, where a surge of blood flowing into the aortic wall via an initial tear or damage of the intima and splitting the single aortic lumen into a true and false lumen (TL and FL). Stanford type-B AoD indicates those with the dissection begins distal to the supraaortic branches. Interventional treatment of Stanford type-B AoD commonly involves thoracic endovascular aortic repair (TEVAR) [1]. In a number of patients, FL expansion is found post-TEVAR, especially in the infrarenal aorta.

Source: Medical Engineering and Physics - September 7, 2017 Category: Biomedical Engineering Authors: Huanming Xu, Zhenfeng Li, Huiwu Dong, Yilun Zhang, Jianyong Wei, Paul N. Watton, Wei Guo, Duanduan Chen, Jiang Xiong Source Type: research