Abstract
Reports of thoracic endovascular aortic repair (TEVAR) for complicated acute type B aortic dissection (ABAD) bring together a large range of clinical presentations. With a 30 day mortality of 50% when managed with open surgery, rupture is the most devastating complication of ABAD. This study investigated the outcome of TEVAR for ABAD complicated by rupture (r-ABAD) to assess the results of this particularly critical subgroup.