TY - JOUR T1 - Percutaneous balloon fenestration of the intimal flap for management of limb threatening ischaemia in acute aortic dissection JF - Heart JO - Heart SP - 973 LP - 973 DO - 10.1136/heart.89.9.973 VL - 89 IS - 9 AU - H Eggebrecht AU - D Baumgart AU - O Dirsch AU - R Erbel Y1 - 2003/09/01 UR - http://heart.bmj.com/content/89/9/973.abstract N2 - A 61 year old man with a history of systemic hypertension was admitted with severe chest and back pain of acute onset. Contrast enhanced computed tomography (CT) revealed acute Stanford type B aortic dissection extending to the iliac arteries. The patient was initially stabilised by intravenous antihypertensive medication, but soon developed … ER -