Impact of Modified Frozen Elephant Trunk Procedure on Downstream Aorta Remodeling in Acute Aortic Dissection: CT Scan Follow-Up

Objectives The aim was to evaluate the impact of a modified frozen elephant trunk procedure (mFET) on remodeling of the downstream aorta following acute aortic dissections. Methods Over a period of 8 years, 205 patients (mean age 62.6 ± 12.6 years) underwent a mFET ( n = 69, 33.7%) or isolated asce...

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Published in:	World journal of surgery Vol. 44; no. 5; pp. 1648 - 1657
Main Authors:	Koechlin, Luca, Kaufmann, Josefin, Macius, Evelina, Bremerich, Jens, Sommer, Gregor, Gahl, Brigitta, Schurr, Ulrich, Grapow, Martin, Reuthebuch, Oliver, Eckstein, Friedrich, Berdajs, Denis A.
Format:	Journal Article
Language:	English
Published:	Cham Springer International Publishing 01.05.2020 John Wiley & Sons, Inc
Subjects:	Abdominal Surgery Aged Aneurysms Aorta Aorta - surgery Aorta, Abdominal - diagnostic imaging Aorta, Abdominal - physiopathology Aorta, Thoracic - diagnostic imaging Aorta, Thoracic - physiopathology Aortic Aneurysm - surgery Aortic arch Aortic dissection Blood Vessel Prosthesis Implantation Cardiac Surgery Computed tomography Coronary vessels Elephants Female Follow-Up Studies General Surgery Hospital Mortality Humans Male Medicine Medicine & Public Health Middle Aged Original Scientific Report Reoperation Retrospective Studies Surgery Survival Rate Thoracic Surgery Thorax Tomography, X-Ray Computed Vascular Remodeling Vascular Surgery
ISSN:	0364-2313, 1432-2323, 1432-2323
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