Table 3. Factors associated with intimal tear location.

Variables	Intimal tear in the ascending aorta		Intimal tear in the arch
	Univariate analysis	Multivariate analysis	Univariate analysis	Multivariate analysis
Age	NS	NS	NS	NS
Gender	NS	NS	NS	NS
Marfan syndrome	p=0.039	NS	NS	NS
Dissection flap in any of the arch branches	p=0.092	NS	NS	NS
Dissection flap in all arch branches	p=0.018	NS	NS	NS
Ascending aorta maximal diameter >50 mm	p=0.108	NS	NS	NS
FL thrombosis in the proximal ascending aorta	p<0.001	OR 0.052 (CI 0.009-0.308) p=0.001	NS	NS
Pericardial effusion	NS	NS	NS	NS

NS: not significant, FL: false lumen; OR: odds ratio, CI: confidence interval