2024
Thoracic endovascular aneurysm repair of a ruptured zone 0 mycotic thoracic aortic aneurysm
Kostiuk V, Vallabhajosyula P, Nassiri N, Tonnessen B. Thoracic endovascular aneurysm repair of a ruptured zone 0 mycotic thoracic aortic aneurysm. Annals Of Vascular Surgery - Brief Reports And Innovations 2024, 4: 100302. DOI: 10.1016/j.avsurg.2024.100302.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchThoracic endovascular aneurysm repairEndovascular aneurysm repairAneurysm repairAcute type B aortic dissectionAcute onset chest painWeeks of antibiotic treatmentType B aortic dissectionAnti-impulse therapyExclusion of hemorrhageOnset chest painAortic arch debranchingPost-operative courseB aortic dissectionComputed tomography angiogramThoracic aortic aneurysmZone 0 TEVARArch debranchingMediastinal infectionChest painContrast extravasationBack painAntibiotic treatmentAortic aneurysmPost-operativelyFollow-up
2014
Impact of timing on major complications after thoracic endovascular aortic repair for acute type B aortic dissection
Desai ND, Gottret JP, Szeto WY, McCarthy F, Moeller P, Menon R, Jackson B, Vallabhajosyula P, Wang GJ, Fairman R, Bavaria JE. Impact of timing on major complications after thoracic endovascular aortic repair for acute type B aortic dissection. Journal Of Thoracic And Cardiovascular Surgery 2014, 149: s151-s156. PMID: 25466855, DOI: 10.1016/j.jtcvs.2014.10.105.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsType B dissectionEndovascular aortic repairB dissectionImpact of timingAortic repairAortic dissectionMedical therapyAcute type B aortic dissectionComplicated type B dissectionType B aortic dissectionB aortic dissectionHours of presentationOnset of symptomsRisk of complicationsWeeks of presentationOverall survivalSevere complicationsSurvival benefitMajor complicationsSuch patientsAcute patientsOpen surgeryRetrograde typeClinical registryTEVAR