Transapical thoracic endovascular aortic repair in aortic arch aneurysm through a pre-existent bioprosthetic aortic valve

An 80-year-old man had undergone Y-graft replacement for ruptured abdominal aortic aneurysm followed by bioprosthetic aortic valve replacement. Follow-up computed tomography revealed a 65-mm aneurysm at the distal aortic arch. We selected endovascular surgery because of the patient's high-risk...

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Main Authors: Eijiro Nogami, MD, Junji Yunoki, MD, PhD, Takahiro Kitsuka, MD, Manabu Itoh, MD, PhD, Atsuhisa Tanaka, MD, Takahiro Nishida, MD, PhD
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2018-12-01
Series:Journal of Vascular Surgery Cases and Innovative Techniques
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2468428718300947