Frozen elephant trunk usage in acute aortic dissection.

Published in: Asian cardiovascular & thoracic annals (2020)

This review discusses the clinical applications of the frozen elephant trunk procedure for patients with acute aortic dissection. Sub-analysis of the multicenter Japanese Frozenix study, J-ORCHESTRA, are presented, and recent reports of frozen elephant trunk usage for acute aortic dissection are discussed.

Keyphrases

aortic dissection
lower limb
minimally invasive
clinical trial
intensive care unit
double blind
respiratory failure