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- Title
Endovascular Repair of the Descending Thoracic Aorta for Penetrating Atherosclerotic Ulcer Disease.
- Authors
Brinster, Derek R.
- Abstract
The pathological variants of acute aortic syndromes include classic dissection, intramural hematomas, and penetrating atherosclerotic ulcers (PAUs). The subject of the appropriate management and treatment of PAUs continues to expand as this disease entity is increasingly identified. The application of thoracic endografting, or thoracic endovascular aortic repair (TEVAR), to treat these acute aortic pathologies is clearly evolving and the ultimate effectiveness and durability of thoracic endografting remains to be determined as clinical experience increases. The disease pathology of PAUs and the use of endovascular stent graft placement in PAU disease are closely examined in this manuscript.
- Subjects
AORTIC diseases; AORTIC valve diseases; ENDOVASCULAR surgery; THORACIC surgery; SURGICAL stents; ATHEROSCLEROSIS; HEMATOMA; PENETRATING atherosclerotic ulcer
- Publication
Journal of Cardiac Surgery, 2009, Vol 24, Issue 2, p203
- ISSN
0886-0440
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1111/j.1540-8191.2008.00660.x