Background Open arch surgery is technically demanding for the surgeon and surgically and
biologically invasive for the patient, requiring a variably long period of hypothermic …

Objective: The treatment of complex pathologies of the aortic arch and proximal descending
aorta represents a significant challenge for cardiac surgeons. The introduction of the frozen …

The frozen elephant trunk, combining together surgical and endovascular techniques, has
been developed to treat patients with extensive disease of the thoracic aorta. In this article …

The management of aortic arch pathologies with extension into the distal aorta has
remained a challenging clinical scenario. In their article in this issue of the Journal, Shrestha …

Aortic arch repair with frozen elephant trunk is increasingly offered to patients with extensive
thoracic aortic disease. Given the magnitude of such a procedure, reported postoperative …

Objective: Hybrid repair procedures of the aortic arch have been utilized to reduce surgical
risks and apply this therapy to patients who would not traditionally be candidates for open …

Objective The aim of this study was to investigate the effect of frozen elephant trunk
deployment from the zone 0 aorta to the descending aorta on early and midterm …

Paraplegia is one of the most devastating complications during extensive aortic arch repair.
We retrospectively analyzed our results by comparing primary repair using the frozen …

Background Surgical management of aortic arch pathologies still faces significant
challenges, especially if the pathology involves the proximal descending aorta. A novel …

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