TY - JOUR
T1 - Endovascular stent-graft repair of ascending aortic dissection with a commercially available thoracic endograft
AU - Atianzar, Kimberly Calica
AU - Mohamad, Almois
AU - Galazka, Patrycja
AU - Keller, V. Antoine
AU - Delafontaine, Patrice
AU - Sam, Albert D.
N1 - Copyright:
Copyright 2014 Elsevier B.V., All rights reserved.
PY - 2014/8
Y1 - 2014/8
N2 - We describe the endovascular treatment of a type A thoracic aortic dissection (TAAD) in a patient deemed unfit for surgical repair with a commercially available thoracic endograft. A patient with a symptomatic acute TAAD, multiple medical comorbidities, and ascending thoracic aortic and arch dilation underwent successful endovascular repair with the use of a commercially available stent graft, resulting in complete resolution of his symptoms despite slight but persistent perigraft false lumen perfusion. Although surgical repair remains the gold standard, endografting has promise and may have a positive impact on the current treatment algorithm for TAAD. Advances must occur in graft manufacturing, and further data will be required before wider application is appropriate.
AB - We describe the endovascular treatment of a type A thoracic aortic dissection (TAAD) in a patient deemed unfit for surgical repair with a commercially available thoracic endograft. A patient with a symptomatic acute TAAD, multiple medical comorbidities, and ascending thoracic aortic and arch dilation underwent successful endovascular repair with the use of a commercially available stent graft, resulting in complete resolution of his symptoms despite slight but persistent perigraft false lumen perfusion. Although surgical repair remains the gold standard, endografting has promise and may have a positive impact on the current treatment algorithm for TAAD. Advances must occur in graft manufacturing, and further data will be required before wider application is appropriate.
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U2 - 10.1016/j.athoracsur.2013.09.047
DO - 10.1016/j.athoracsur.2013.09.047
M3 - Article
C2 - 25087800
AN - SCOPUS:84905509740
SN - 0003-4975
VL - 98
SP - 715
EP - 717
JO - Annals of Thoracic Surgery
JF - Annals of Thoracic Surgery
IS - 2
ER -