2021 The American Association for Thoracic Surgery expert consensus document: surgical treatment of acute type A aortic dissection

SC Malaisrie, WY Szeto, M Halas, LN Girardi… - The Journal of thoracic …, 2021 - jtcvs.org
Acute aortic dissection (AD) involves the ascending aorta in approximately two-thirds of
patients. 1, 2 Chest pain is the most common feature, but clinical presentation can be varied …

Frozen versus conventional elephant trunk technique: application in clinical practice

Guest Editor: Ruggero De Paulis… - European Journal of …, 2017 - academic.oup.com
Treating complex aortic arch disease with proximal and distal aortic segment involvement is
challenging. In recent years, different surgical and endovascular techniques have been …

Single-centre experience with the frozen elephant trunk technique in 251 patients over 15 years

M Shrestha, A Martens, T Kaufeld… - European Journal of …, 2017 - academic.oup.com
OBJECTIVES Our goal was to present our 15-year experience (2001–2015) with the frozen
elephant trunk (FET) technique. METHODS A total of 251 patients (82 with aortic aneurysms …

Orthotopic branched endovascular aortic arch repair in patients who cannot undergo classical surgery

M Czerny, B Rylski, J Morlock, H Schröfel… - European Journal of …, 2018 - academic.oup.com
OBJECTIVES Our goal was to assess the results after orthotopic branched endovascular
aortic arch repair using a new double-branch endoprosthesis in patients with thoracic aortic …

[HTML][HTML] Total aortic arch replacement with frozen elephant trunk technique: results from two European institutes

A Leone, E Beckmann, M Aandreas, L Di Marco… - The Journal of Thoracic …, 2020 - Elsevier
Objective We report on a large series of patients treated at the S. Orsola Hospital, University
of Bologna (Bologna, Italy) and Hannover Medical School (Hannover, Germany), with the …

Total aortic arch replacement using a frozen elephant trunk device: results of a 1-year US multicenter trial

JS Coselli, EE Roselli, O Preventza… - The Journal of Thoracic …, 2024 - Elsevier
Objective In this prospective US investigational device exemption trial, we assessed the
safety and 1-year clinical outcomes of the Thoraflex Hybrid device (Terumo Aortic) for the …

Aortic arch reconstructive surgery with conventional techniques vs frozen elephant trunk: a systematic review and meta-analysis

H Hanif, L Dubois, M Ouzounian, MD Peterson… - Canadian Journal of …, 2018 - Elsevier
Background Frozen elephant trunk (FET) surgery offers a new alternative in the
management of complex thoracic aortic aneurysms and dissections. We performed a …

[HTML][HTML] Open stented grafts for frozen elephant trunk technique: technical aspects and current outcomes

WG Ma, J Zheng, LZ Sun, JA Elefteriades - Aorta, 2015 - thieme-connect.com
With growing experience in patients with aneurysms and dissections in the arch and
proximal descending aorta, the frozen elephant trunk (FET) technique has been shown to be …

Long-term experience with the E-vita Open hybrid graft in complex thoracic aortic disease

H Jakob, D Dohle, J Benedik, RA Jánosi… - European Journal of …, 2017 - academic.oup.com
Abstract OBJECTIVES: The E-vita Open hybrid stent graft is intended to achieve one-stage
treatment of the proximal and distal thoracic aorta down to the mid-thoracic level in cases of …

[HTML][HTML] Status of branched endovascular aortic arch repair

TM van Bakel, HW de Beaufort, S Trimarchi… - Annals of …, 2018 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Multiple medical device manufacturers are developing branched endografts for thoracic
endovascular aortic repair (TEVAR), to provide a minimally invasive alternative for the …