Current trends in reduction or elimination of the aortic impulse during stent-graft deployment and balloon moulding during thoracic endovascular aortic repair.
Roman GottardiThomas R WyssJos C van den BergBartosz RylskiTim BergerJuerg SchmidliMartin Czernynull nullPublished in: European journal of cardio-thoracic surgery : official journal of the European Association for Cardio-thoracic Surgery (2022)
REAI is the fundament for TEVAR in all thoracic aortic segments, with a decline in usage from proximal (ascending) to distal (descending). Rapid right ventricular pacing is the preferred REAI method used in TEVAR. Most procedures are performed with the patient under general anaesthesia. The types of stent grafts and moulding balloons used have an impact on the use or non-use of REAI.