Purpose: To provide insight into the causes, timing, and optimal management of endograft
collapse after thoracic endovascular aortic repair (TEVAR). Methods: A comprehensive …

OBJECTIVES: Thoracic endovascular aneurysm repair (TEVAR) was introduced in 2005 to
treat descending thoracic aortic aneurysms. Little is known about TEVAR's nationwide effect …

Intraluminal thrombus formation (ILT) is a recently discovered and highly clinically relevant
complication after frozen elephant trunk implantation in cardiovascular surgery. In this …

I want to thank the leadership of the American College of Surgeons for the great honor and
privilege of delivering the 2011 Scudder Oration. I feel both honored and humbled, having in …

Background The acute aortic arch angle and narrow aortic diameter in young patients may
lead to bird-beak configuration and excessive oversizing of the stent graft in thoracic …

Objective This study aims to evaluate the endoprosthesis complications in patients
undergoing TEVAR for blunt traumatic thoracic aortic injury, through long-term clinical and …

Major vascular traumas to the neck, upper limbs and chest may arise from penetrating
and/or blunt mechanisms resulting in a range of clinical scenarios. Lesions to the carotid …

Objective Consistent long-term follow-up data of thoracic endovascular repair (TEVAR) for
acute blunt thoracic aortic injury (BTAI) are largely absent at this time. The late outcomes of …

Objective The purpose of this study was to report the updated results of a prospective,
multicenter, nonrandomized, single-arm investigational device exemption study conducted …

Background Luminal narrowing, suspected secondary to thrombus, occurs within stent grafts
at an unclear incidence after thoracic endovascular aortic repair (TEVAR). The significance …