Table 7. Summary of aortic remodeling of patients treated by combined proximal stent-grafting with distal bare stenting for management of aortic dissection: true lumen (TL) and false lumen (FL).
| Change in TL-FL ratio | Thoracic aorta false lumen thrombosis |
Abdominal aorta false lumen thrombosis |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Complete | Partial | Complete | Partial | |||
| Nienaber et al. (4) | At 1 year: Before stenting, TL:FL =4/25=0.16 After stenting, TL:FL =23/11=2.1 |
75% (9/12) | 8.3% (1/12) | – | – | |
| Hofferberth et al. (5) | At 1 year: Before stenting, TL expansion:FL =84/332=0.25 After stenting, TL:FL =216/248=0.87 |
66.6% (18/27) | 33.4% (9/27) | 25.9% (7/27) | 70.3% (19/27) | |
| Melissano et al. (3) | At 2 years: FL reduction: 65% At 2 years: Before stenting, TL:FL =84/332=0.25 After stenting, TL:FL =216/248=0.87 |
– | – | – | – | |
| Lombardi et al. (6) | At 1 year: TL increased (P<0.05) FL decreased (P<0.05) |
31.2% (10/32) | 68.8% (22/32) | 3.1% (1/32) | 81.3% (26/32) | |