Outcomes After Extent I Thoracoabdominal Aortic Repair: Focus on Heritable Aortic Disease

CONCLUSIONS: Open extent I TAAA repair was effective in patients with HTAD, with low operative mortality and adverse event rates, better late survival, and excellent long-term durability, making a compelling argument for preferring open repair in these patients.PMID:37866646 | DOI:10.1016/j.athoracsur.2023.10.012

Source: The Annals of Thoracic Surgery - October 22, 2023 Category: Cardiovascular & Thoracic Surgery Authors: Kimberly R Rebello Susan Y Green Ginger M Etheridge Qianzi Zhang Veronica A Glover Rodrigo Zea-Vera Marc R Moon Scott A LeMaire Joseph S Coselli Source Type: research