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Letters to the Editor

Reply to Mastroroberto et al.

Serious complications following endovascular thoracic aortic stent-graft repair for type B dissection

Department of Vascular Surgery, University Hospital Innsbruck, Austria

Received 22 January 2008; accepted 24 January 2008.

^_* Corresponding author. Address: Department of Vascular Surgery, University Hospital Innsbruck, Anichstrasse 35, A-6020 Innsbruck, Austria. Tel.: +43 512 504 80800; fax: +43 512 504 22559. (Email: Beate.Neuhauser@i-med.ac.at).

Key Words: Endovascular thoracic aortic repair • Severe complication • Type B dissection

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We would like to thank Mastroroberto et al. for their comments [1] on our paper regarding our observations in our report called serious complications following endovascular thoracic aortic stent-graft repair for type B dissection [2].

Indication for endovascular repair at our department is a complicated course of type B dissection including thoracic aortic rupture, suspicion of impending rupture, visceral and/or peripheral ischemia, uncontrollable hypertension, and severe therapy-resistant pain as mentioned in our paper within the method part. Medical therapy using vasodilators and beta-blockers is preferred in patients with an uncomplicated course. Conversely to Winnerkvist . . . [Full Text of this Article]