Iván J Núñez-Gil, Daniel Bautista, Enrico Cerrato, Pablo Salinas, Ferdinando Varbella, Pierluigi Omedè, Fabrizio Ugo, Alfonso Ielasi, Massimo Giammaria, Raúl Moreno, María José Pérez-Vizcayno, Javier Escaned, José Alberto De Agustin, Gisela Feltes, Carlos Macaya, Antonio Fernández-Ortiz
BACKGROUND: Aortic dissection type A is a disease with high mortality. Iatrogenic aortic dissection after interventional procedures is infrequent, and prognostic data are scarce. Our objective was to analyze its incidence, patient profile, and long-term prognosis. METHODS AND RESULTS: Between 2000 and 2014, we retrospectively analyzed 74 patients with dissection of the ascending aorta. Clinical and procedural data were reviewed, and later, we performed a prospective clinical follow-up by telephone or in the office...
June 16, 2015: Circulation