Aortic stiffness and related complications after endovascular repair of blunt thoracic aortic injury in young patients.

Conclusions: In young patients, TEVAR after TBAI may cause adverse cardiovascular complications due to increased aortic stiffness; therefore, screening for arterial hypertension during follow-up is recommended. PMID: 32191611 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]

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Source: VASA. Zeitschrift fur Gefasskrankheiten. Journal for Vascular Diseases - March 18, 2020 Category: Surgery Authors: Youssef A, Kalaja I, Alkomi U, Abt T, Hoffmann RT, Reeps C, Weiss N, Karl Lackner H, Mahlmann A Tags: Vasa Source Type: research