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Descending aortic diameter of 5.5 cm or greater is not an accurate predictor of acute type B aortic dissection.

Trimarchi S, Jonker FH, Hutchison S, Isselbacher EM, Pape LA, Patel HJ, Froehlich JB, Muhs BE, Rampoldi V, Grassi V, Evangelista A, Meinhardt G, Beckman J, Myrmel T, Pyeritz RE, Hirsch AT, Sundt TM, Nienaber CA, Eagle KA. Descending aortic diameter of 5.5 cm or greater is not an accurate predictor of acute type B aortic dissection. J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg. 2011 Sep; 142(3):e101-7.

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