Management of the left subclavian artery during TEVAR - complications and mid-term follow-up.

CONCLUSIONS: The study shows that performing TEVAR without primary revascularization of the LSA was justifiable in our cohort. An important risk factor of developing cerebral ischemia seems to be insufficient collateralization through the circle of Willis.
PMID: 29788799 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]

Source: VASA. Zeitschrift fur Gefasskrankheiten. Journal for Vascular Diseases - May 23, 2018 Category: Surgery Authors: Youssef A, Ghazy T, Kersting S, Leip JL, Hoffmann RT, Kappert U, Matschke K, Weiss N, Mahlmann A Tags: Vasa Source Type: research