Department of Vascular Surgery, Zhongshan Hospital, Fudan University, 180 Fenglin Road, Shanghai 200032, China
Dr. Zhihui Dong is currently affiliated with the Department of Vascular Surgery, Zhongshan Hospital, Fudan University, 180 Fenglin Road, Shanghai 200032, China. His area of expertise is Vascular Surgery
Commentary
Commentary on "Outcomes of Endovascular Stent Graft Repair for Penetrating Aortic Ulcers with or without Intramural Hematoma"
Author(s): Xiaolang Jiang, Weiguo Fu and Zhihui Dong*
Penetrating Aortic Ulcer (PAU) is a kind of Acute Aortic Syndrome (AAS). Compared with PAUs without IMH, PAUs with Intramural Hematoma (IMH) presented significant differences in history of acute coronary syndrome, pleural effusion, emergency admitted, aortic diameter at the PAU level, and the occurrence of Stent-Induced New Entry (SINE). The cumulative survival rates of patients undergoing endovascular repair during the first hospitalization were significantly higher than those having delayed repair during the follow-up. .. View more»