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BTAI Grades

Society for Vascular Surgery (SVS)
Blunt Thoracic Aortic Injury (BTAI) Classification

J Vasc Surg 2011; 53:187-92

Traumatic Aortic Injury represents a spectrum of injuries that range from Intimal tear to Aortic rupture.

Grade I: Intimal Tear

 

 

 

Grade II: Intramural Hematoma

 

 

 

Grade III: Aortic Pseudoaneurysm

 

 

 

Grade IV: Aortic Rupture

 

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