Different pathologies of the ascending aorta (AA), including aneurysms, acute and chronic
dissections, and pseudoaneurysms, have been treated with open surgical repair with very …

Endovascular stent graft repair (EVAR) has revolutionized the management of aneurysms
and dissections of the thoracic and abdominal aorta and is considered the first-line treatment …

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amegroups. com aortic branches. Stent-graft selection is critical in the ascending aorta. The …

Background The purpose of our study was to examine when and how to implement the
current endoluminal stent graft technology to treat ascending aortic disease. Methods During …

Since the first endovascular aortic repair in 1990, endovascular devices and the indications
for their use have significantly grown. Considerable progress has been made in …

Objective Endovascular repair of the ascending aorta is currently limited to patients at high
surgical risk with aortic diseases originating above the sinotubular junction. A number of …

Objective Although endovascular repair has been widely adopted for treatment of
descending thoracic aortic pathologies, its role in ascending aortic pathologies remains …

Objectives Isolated endovascular repair of the ascending aorta is currently limited to high
surgical risk patients with unique aortic pathologies originating above the sinotubular …

Thoracic endovascular aortic repair (TEVAR) of the ascending aorta is a developing
alternative treatment strategy, which currently is specifically aimed at patients who are too …

Objectives Standard treatment of ascending aortic pathology is open repair, but some
patients are too high risk. Thoracic endovascular aortic repair (TEVAR) of the ascending …