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Background Retrograde type A aortic dissection (RTAD) had been deemed a rare complication following endovascular stent-graft placement for type B dissection.However,this life-threatening event appeared to be underrecognized and worth being further investigated.Methods Eleven out of 443 patients developed RTAD during or after stent-grafting for type B dissection from August 2000 to June 2007.