The implementation of new surgical techniques offers chances but carries risks. Usually,
several years pass before a critical appraisal and a balanced opinion of a new treatment …

OBJECTIVES: Distal extent of repair in patients undergoing surgery for acute Type A aortic
dissection (ATAAD) is controversial. Emerging hybrid techniques involving open and …

Background: Malperfusion adversely affects outcomes in patients with acute type A aortic
dissection, but reliable quantitative data are lacking. Objectives: The aim of this study was to …

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 …

OBJECTIVES The treatment of patients with extensive thoracic aortic disease involving the
arch and descending aorta is often performed, using the frozen elephant trunk (FET) …

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 …

OBJECTIVES Frozen elephant trunk (FET) can be used for continuous downstream aorta
treatment in acute aortic dissection (AAD) and chronic aortic dissection (CAD). The study …

OBJECTIVES: In patients with acute aortic dissection involving the arch and the descending
aorta (AADA DeBakey type I), performing a total aortic arch replacement with the frozen …

Background The “elephant trunk”(ET) technique traditionally has been performed to treat
complex aortic diseases involving the aortic arch and the descending aorta. Despite the fact …

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 …