December 14, 2009 (Rostock, Germany) — Longer and more focused studies will be needed to understand the appropriate role of stent grafts in the treatment of type-B aortic dissections after the ...

Currently, first-line therapy for an uncomplicated type B aortic dissection is prompt admission to an intensive care unit setting, radiographic confirmation of the dissection — preferably with a ...

LAS VEGAS — Patients with acute type B aortic dissection benefited from treatment with a thoracic stent graft, according to midterm findings of the DISSECTION trial presented at VIVA 15.

The 50-patient trial will test the company’s Valiant Thoracic Stent Graft on patients with type B aortic dissection, a condition in which there is bleeding into […] By Brandon Glenn on August ...

"Acute type B aortic dissection is a potentially life-threatening condition that historically has been treated with either medical therapy or, when necessary, through invasive surgical techniques ...

2.4 Insertion of aortic remodelling hybrid stent is incorporated into open hemiarch repair for an acute type A aortic dissection, under general anaesthesia. The device is a self-expanding bare-metal ...

It’s also called a type B aortic dissection. A type B dissection can involve many different aortic branches. Treatment depends on what branches the dissection affects. You need emergency surgery if ...

Medtronic's Valiant Captivia thoracic stent graft system is now approved for type B aortic dissections, a deadly tear in the aorta, the body's main artery. The Valiant Captivia stent graft system ...

Insertion of aortic remodelling hybrid stent is incorporated into open hemiarch repair for an acute type A aortic dissection, under general anaesthesia. The device is a self-expanding bare-metal stent ...