Current strategy of endovascular aortic repair for thoracic aortic aneurysms.
Summary of "Current strategy of endovascular aortic repair for thoracic aortic aneurysms."
Thoracic aortic aneurysms are extremely burdensome to treat owing to their surgical complexity. In particular, major postoperative complications lower significantly patients' quality of life. Surgical treatment has recently shifted to thoracic endovascular aortic repair (TEVAR) to respect the patients' needs and improve postoperative quality of life. This procedure is radical and innovated for thoracic aortic pathology, but the devices and the delivery systems are immature because only a little over a decade and a half has passed since starting to use them. Ready-made stent-grafts were originally indicated only for degenerated aortic aneurysms, but aortic dissection and traumatic aortic transection will become the next targets for TEVAR. This review addresses the history and changes in TEVAR as well as the current TEVAR strategy. Finally, we describe a new trial of TEVAR for aortic dissections, traumatic aortic transections, and aortic arch aneurysms.
Affiliation
Department of Cardiovascular Surgery, Osaka University Graduate School of Medicine, 2-2 Yamadaoka, Suita, Osaka, 565-9871, Japan, kura7113@gmail.com.
Journal Details
This article was published in the following journal.
Name: General thoracic and cardiovascular surgery
ISSN: 1863-6713
Pages: 393-8
Links
- PubMed Source: http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/20703859
- DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s11748-009-0578-y
Medical and Biotech [MESH] Definitions
Aortic Aneurysm, Thoracic
An abnormal balloon- or sac-like dilatation in the wall of the THORACIC AORTA. This proximal descending portion of aorta gives rise to the visceral and the parietal branches above the aortic hiatus at the diaphragm.
Aortic Bodies
Small clusters of chemoreceptive and supporting cells located near the ARCH OF THE AORTA; the PULMONARY ARTERIES; and the coronary arteries. The aortic bodies sense PH; CARBON DIOXIDE; and oxygen concentrations in the BLOOD and participate in the control of RESPIRATION. The aortic bodies should not be confused with the PARA-AORTIC BODIES in the abdomen (which are sometimes also called aortic bodies).
Para-aortic Bodies
Small masses of chromaffin cells found near the SYMPATHETIC GANGLIA along the ABDOMINAL AORTA, beginning cranial to the superior mesenteric artery (MESENTERIC ARTERY, SUPERIOR) or renal arteries and extending to the level of the aortic bifurcation or just beyond. They are also called the organs of Zuckerkandl and sometimes called aortic bodies (not to be confused with AORTIC BODIES in the THORAX). The para-aortic bodies are the dominant source of CATECHOLAMINES in the FETUS and normally regress after BIRTH.
Aortic Valve Insufficiency
Pathological condition characterized by the backflow of blood from the ASCENDING AORTA back into the LEFT VENTRICLE, leading to regurgitation. It is caused by diseases of the AORTIC VALVE or its surrounding tissue (aortic root).
Aortic Valve Prolapse
The downward displacement of the cuspal or pointed end of the trileaflet AORTIC VALVE causing misalignment of the cusps. Severe valve distortion can cause leakage and allow the backflow of blood from the ASCENDING AORTA back into the LEFT VENTRICLE, leading to aortic regurgitation.
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