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Abbreviations
ADLs, activities of daily living ; AKIN, Acute Kidney Injury Network; CSF, cerebrospinal
fluid; CTD, connective tissue disorder; FDA, U.S. Food and Drug Administration;
IMH, intramural hematoma; IRAD, International Registry for Aortic Dissection; LDS,
Loeys- Dietz Syndrome; MFS, Marfan Syndrome; PAU, penetrating atherosclerotic ulcer;
SI, spinal cord ischemia; SCPP, Spinal cord perfusion pressure; spinal cord ischemia;
SINE, stent gra-induced new entry; STS, Society of oracic Surgeons; SVS, Society for
Vascular Surgery; TBAD, type B aortic dissection; TEVAR, thoracic endovascular aortic
repair
Source
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Society of Thoracic Surgeons (STS) reporting standards for type B aortic dissections.
J Vasc Surg. 2020;71(3):723-747. doi:10.1016/j.jvs.2019.11.013
2. Lombardi JV, Hughes GC, Appoo JJ, et al. Society for Vascular Surgery (SVS) and
Society of Thoracic Surgeons (STS) Reporting Standards for Type B Aortic Dissections.
Ann Thorac Surg. 2020;109(3):959-981. doi:10.1016/j.athoracsur.2019.10.005