Prognostic significance of early aortic remodeling in acute uncomplicated type B aortic dissection and intramural hematoma

More than one third of patients with initially uncomplicated type B AD suffer an AE under MM within 5 years of initial diagnosis. In patients with nonresolving IMH, most adverse events are observed in the first year after onset. In patients with type B AD an early aortic growth is associated with a greater risk of AE.