title: Partially patent false lumen does not exhibit the highest growth rate.
authors.affiliation: Graduate Institute of Medicine, Kaohsiung Medical University, Kaohsiung, Taiwan; San Carlos Guatemala University, Guatemala.
authors.forename: Iván Alejandro
authors.initials: IA
authors.lastname: De León Ayala
authors.affiliation: Division of Statistical Analysis, Department of Medical Research, Kaohsiung Medical University Hospital, Taiwan.
authors.forename: Yi-Hsin
authors.initials: YH
authors.lastname: Yang
authors.affiliation: Department of Urology, College of Medicine, Kaohsiung Medical University, Kaohsiung, Taiwan; Department of Urology, Kaohsiung Medical University Hospital, Kaohsiung, Taiwan.
authors.forename: Tsu-Ming
authors.initials: TM
authors.lastname: Chien
authors.affiliation: Kaohsiung Municipal Kai-Syuan Psychiatric Hospital, Kaohsiung, Taiwan.
authors.forename: Cai-Pei
authors.initials: CP
authors.lastname: Yu
authors.affiliation: Department of Internal Medicine, Taipei Medical University Hospital, Taipei, Taiwan.
authors.forename: Chih-Wei
authors.initials: CW
authors.lastname: Chen
authors.affiliation: Division of Cardiovascular Surgery, Kaohsiung Medical University Hospital, Kaohsiung, Taiwan.
authors.forename: Chun-Chen
authors.initials: CC
authors.lastname: Chen
authors.affiliation: Graduate Institute of Medicine, Kaohsiung Medical University, Kaohsiung, Taiwan; Division of Cardiovascular Surgery, Kaohsiung Medical University Hospital, Kaohsiung, Taiwan. Electronic address: yfchen@cc.kmu.edu.tw.
authors.forename: Ying-Fu
authors.initials: YF
authors.lastname: Chen
mesh_terms: D000784:Aortic Dissection / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000401:mortality*; D001011:Aorta / Q000254:growth & development*; D001014:Aortic Aneurysm / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000401:mortality*; D006801:Humans; D011859:Radiography; D015996:Survival Rate / Q000639:trends; D013927:Thrombosis / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000401:mortality
keywords: Aorta; Aortic dissection; False lumen