The Clinical Effectiveness Evaluation of Interventional Therapy in Treating Thoracic Aortic Dissection / 昆明医科大学学报

ABSTRACT

Objective To evaluate the clinical effectiveness of interventional therapy in treating thoracic aortic dissection (TAD) . Methods A follow-up visit with 24 TAD patients had been operated in our hospital from November 2008 to March 2010. The clinical data, the therapeutic measures and the follow-up results were retrospectively analyzed. Including the remission of symptom, average day in hospital,complication,the long term survival rates and so on. Results All 24 patients have survived, the symptoms have improved instantly, the hospitalization days was 7.3 days,and no complication occurred. The 3 years survival rate was 95.8%. Conclusion Interventional therapy have advantages of treating thoracic aortic dissection with less complication,more secure and higher long term survival rates.