Scandinavian trial of uncomplicated aortic dissection therapy : study protocol for a randomized controlled trial

• Published in: Trials
• Main Authors: Rudolph, Claudina, Rikken Lindberg, Beate, Resch, Timothy, Mani, Kevin, Björkman, Patrick, Laxdal, Elín Hanna, Støvring, Henrik, Beck, Henriette Margrethe, Eriksson, Gunnar, Budtz-Lilly, Jacob
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: Uppsala universitet, Kärlkirurgi 2023
• Subjects: Aneurysm; Dissecting; TEVAR; Type B; Stent graft; Uncomplicated; Aortic dissection; Surgery; Kirurgi; Norway; Stent; Iceland
• Online Access: http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:uu:diva-500645; https://doi.org/10.1186/s13063-023-07255-7

Background Contemporary management of uncomplicated type B aortic dissections (uTBAD) is based on the acuity and various morphological features. Medical therapy is mandatory, while the risks of early thoracic endovascular aortic repair (TEVAR) are balanced against the potential for rupture, complex...