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Would you recommend anticoagulation for patients with partial false lumen thrombosis in type B aortic dissection?
Would you offer this routinely or only if specific complications arise, such as distal emboli?
Answer from: at Community Practice
Type B aortic dissections are generally managed by vascular surgeons using endovascular techniques or surgery. Anticoagulation is not recommended for partial false lumen thrombosis. If complications arise such as downstream occlusion of vessels due to thrombosis or embolism, urgent surgical evaluati...
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Answer from: at Academic Institution
Not sure this would be helpful, but in such situations, I defer to the vascular surgeon regarding anticoagulation for thrombus in the dissection flap.