Passing a Mechanical Aortic Valve With a Short Tip Dilator to Facilitate Aortic Arch Endovascular Branched Repair.

Nikolaos Konstantinou Sven PeterßJan StanaBarbara RantnerRamin BanafscheMaximilian PichlmaierNikolaos Tsilimparis

Published in: Journal of endovascular therapy : an official journal of the International Society of Endovascular Specialists (2021)

Passing a mechanical aortic valve prosthesis at the proper position is feasible and allows adequate endovascular treatment in complex arch anatomy. However, caution should be taken during positioning of the endovascular graft as the tip may potentially damage the valve prosthesis.

Keyphrases

aortic valve
endovascular treatment
aortic dissection
transcatheter aortic valve replacement
transcatheter aortic valve implantation
aortic stenosis
aortic valve replacement
left ventricular