title: The continuing dilemma concerning medical versus surgical management of patients with acute type B dissections.
authors.affiliation: Department of Cardiovascular and Thoracic Surgery, Stanford University School of Medicine, CA 94305-5247.
authors.forename: D C
authors.initials: DC
authors.lastname: Miller
mesh_terms: D000208:Acute Disease; D000784:Aortic Dissection / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000628:therapy*; D001011:Aorta; D017545:Aortic Aneurysm, Thoracic / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000628:therapy*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D012307:Risk Factors; D015607:Stents; D016896:Treatment Outcome