Stroke Following Thoracic Endovascular Aortic Repair and the Impact of Left Subclavian Artery Management

Introduction: Stroke is a devastating complication following thoracic endovascular aortic repair (TEVAR). Studies have found conflicting results on stroke risk following TEVAR with concurrent left subclavian artery (LSA) coverage alone (pooled reported rates ranging between 4.7-7.8%) and whether LSA revascularization results in lower stroke rates (pooled reported rates ranging between 4.1-5.8%). Therefore, we compared stroke rate following TEVAR with differing LSA management strategies in the real-world setting of a nationwide clinical registry.

Source: European Journal of Vascular and Endovascular Surgery - November 30, 2019 Category: Surgery Authors: Rens R.B. Varkevisser, Nicholas J. Swerdlow, Livia E.M.V. de Guerre, Kirsten Dansey, Chun Li, Patric Liang, Christopher A. Latz, Mathijs T. Carvalho Mota, Hence J.M. Verhagen, Marc L. Schermerhorn Source Type: research