The Role of Thoracic Endovascular Aortic Repair (TEVAR) of Thoracic Aortic Diseases in Patients with Connective Tissue Disorders - A Literature Review.
Amer HarkySyed Mohammad Asim HussainBeverly MacCarthy-OfosuMohammad Usman AhmadPublished in: Brazilian journal of cardiovascular surgery (2020)
Open repair remains the gold standard method of intervention in young patients with progressive CTD, especially in the setting of acute type A aortic dissection. However, TEVAR can be sought as a reliable alternative in emergency setting of diseases involving the descending thoracic aorta; yet the long-term data needs to be published to support such practice.
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