Abstract

To the Editor: We thank Canaud et al for their interest in our article1 and for raising some concerns. They suggested that the findings of our study should be interpreted with caution, particularly with respect to factors that may be predisposing toward the occurrence of retrograde ascending aortic dissection (rAAD) after thoracic endovascular aortic repair (TEVAR). We fully agree with Canaud and coworkers that it is difficult to draw conclusions from a retrospective registry. We have clearly acknowledged the lack of a control group of patients who did not develop rAAD as the major limitation of …

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