The natural history of penetrating atherosclerotic ulcers (PAUs) of the descending thoracic aorta remains unclear. Between January 1996 and June 2000, PAU was diagnosed in 36 patients (16 men ...
In a supplementary contrast-enhanced computed tomography, the bulge was identified as a penetrating aortic ulcer (PAU) of double the size of the aortic diameter, exerting pressure on the vertebral ...
The trial comprises three arms classified by condition type – chronic dissection, aneurysm, and penetrating aortic ulcer ...