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Treatment of Type A Dissection with Stent-graft

Cardiac Surgery Division
¹ Radiology Division
² Anesthesiology Division, Beijing Institute of Heart, Pulmonary & Vascular Diseases, Capital University of Medical Science affiliated Beijing Anzhen Hospital, Beijing, China

For reprint information contact: Shang Dong Xu, MD Tel: 86 10 6445 6776 Fax: 86 10 6445 6216 Email: xushangdong@vip.sina.com, Cardiac Surgery Division, Beijing Institute of Heart, Pulmonary & Vascular Diseases, Capital University of Medical Science affi liated Beijing Anzhen Hospital, Beijing 100029, China.

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A 61-year old man was admitted to our hospital because of sudden severe back pain. Computed tomographic angiography (CTA) showed intramural hematoma of the descending aorta (Figure 1). The patient was treated medically and discharged. He felt good at home. One month later, magnetic resonance angiography (MRA) showed retrograde type A dissection. The intima rupture was 1 cm distal to the . . . [Full Text of this Article]

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