BACKGROUND: Practice guidelines reflect published literature. Because of the ever
changing literature base, it is necessary to update and revise guideline recommendations …

Finally, the document was distributed for correction and endorsement to all members and
intermittently reviewed for consistency by internal reviewers. An effort was made to include …

Objectives: This study sought to evaluate long-term survival in type B aortic dissection
patients treated with thoracic endovascular aortic repair (TEVAR) therapy. Background …

Thoracic endovascular aortic repair (TEVAR) is an emerging treatment modality, which has
been rapidly embraced by clinicians treating thoracic aortic disease [1–4]. Fundamentally, it …

Background—Current knowledge of prevalence, incidence, and survival in thoracic aortic
diseases (aneurysm and dissection) is based on small studies from a dated era of treatment …

Background The standard treatment for acute aortic dissection is either surgical or medical
therapy, depending on the morphologic features of the lesion and any associated …

Biomaterials: Principles and Applications offers a comprehensive review of all the major
biomaterials in this rapidly growing field. In recent years, the role of biomaterials has been …

Background The treatment of thoracic aortic dissection is guided by prognostic and
anatomical information. Proximal dissection requires surgery, but the appropriate treatment …

Between 43,000 and 47,000 people die annually in the United States from diseases of the
aorta and its branches and continues to increase. For the thoracic aorta, these diseases are …

Objectives: The purpose of this study was to determine whether thoracic endovascular aortic
repair (TEVAR) reduces death and morbidity compared with open surgical repair for …