Thirty-day outcomes from the Society for Vascular Surgery Vascular Quality Initiative thoracic endovascular aortic repair for type B dissection project

The purpose of the Society for Vascular Surgery Vascular Quality Initiative thoracic endovascular aortic repair (TEVAR) for dissection project is to assess the effectiveness of TEVAR for type B dissection by evaluation in a prospective quality improvement registry. Here we describe the project cohor...

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Published in:Journal of vascular surgery 2019-03, Vol.69 (3), p.680-691
Main Authors: Wang, Grace J., Cambria, Richard P., Lombardi, Joseph V., Azizzadeh, Ali, White, Rodney A., Abel, Dorothy B., Cronenwett, Jack L., Beck, Adam W.
Format: Article
Language:English
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Aortic dissection
Thoracic endovascular aortic repair (TEVAR)
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Summary:The purpose of the Society for Vascular Surgery Vascular Quality Initiative thoracic endovascular aortic repair (TEVAR) for dissection project is to assess the effectiveness of TEVAR for type B dissection by evaluation in a prospective quality improvement registry. Here we describe the project cohort and 30-day outcomes of TEVAR for both acute dissection (AD) and chronic dissection (CD) patients and focus specifically on outcomes of uncomplicated AD patients based on timing of treatment. Summary statistics were performed comparing patients with AD (48 hours to 14 days to 14 days to 
ISSN:0741-5214
1097-6809
DOI:10.1016/j.jvs.2018.06.203