Background Evolution in the endovascular era has influenced the management of aortic
arch pathologies. Several studies have described the use of a combined endovascular and …

OBJECTIVE: Available data on clinical outcomes of hybrid aortic arch repair are limited,
especially for patients with aortic dissection. The objective of this review was to provide …

Of the clinical practice guideline of the Japanese Circulation Society concerning aortic
diseases, the Guidelines on Diagnosis and Treatment of Aortic Dissection (first edition) were …

Thoracic stent-grafts provided by manufacturers were approved in Japan in March 2008,
and their use is now spreading rapidly. Evidence of the efficacy of this treatment in TAA is …

BACKGROUND: Aortic arch disease has conventionally been the domain of open surgical
repair. Hybrid open and endovascular repair has evolved as an alternative, less invasive …

A hybrid strategy combines the treatments traditionally available only in the catheterization
laboratory with those traditionally available only in the operating room to offer patients the …

OBJECTIVES:: To analyze early and midterm complications after hybrid aortic arch repair
(HAR). METHODS:: Between January 1997 and November 2009 among 259 patients …

Thoracic endovascular aortic repair (TEVAR) has emerged as a promising therapeutic
alternative to conventional open aortic replacement but it requires suitable proximal and …

PURPOSE: Some patients with aortic arch or descending thoracic aorta pathologies are not
suited for open repair because of comorbidities that may increase their risk of procedural …

OBJECTIVES: To determine the incidence and risk factors for spinal cord ischaemia (SCI)
following thoracic and thoracoabdominal aortic intervention. METHODS: A prospective …