Fig. 5From: The point-of-care D-dimer test provides a fast and accurate differential diagnosis of Stanford Type A aortic syndrome and ST-elevated myocardial infarction in emergenciesLong-term survival estimates with the use of Kaplan–Meier method after operation for acute type A aortic dissection by diagnostic method. Significant overall difference is observed (P < 0.005 by log-rank test)Back to article page