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. 2017 Nov;6(6):633–641. doi: 10.21037/acs.2017.10.03

Table 4. Management of dissection.

Variable Marfan syndrome No Marfan syndrome P value
Type A dissection
   Medical management 15 (9.1%) 395 (9.9%) 0.753
   Surgical management 145 (88.4%) 3,462 (86.7%) 0.531
   Endovascular management 2 (1.2%) 72 (1.8%) 1.000
   Hybrid management 2 (1.2%) 58 (1.5%) 1.000
Type B dissection
   Medical management 47 (50.0%) 1,360 (62.6%) 0.014
   Surgical management 27 (28.7%) 210 (9.7%) <0.001
   Endovascular management 18 (19.1%) 550 (25.3%) 0.176
   Hybrid management 2 (2.1%) 49 (2.3%) 1.000