title: Thoracic aortic disease: endovascular stents.
abstract: Aortic disease is a serious, often life-threatening condition. The keys to instituting appropriate therapy in diseases of the aorta include accurate and rapid diagnosis and anatomical assessment. Endovascular aortic repair is a new alternative to conventional surgical approaches. Because arterial rupture is a risk of this procedure, appropriate facilities for resuscitation must be present during the procedure. This paper reviews the important aspects of aortic anatomy, echocardiographic imaging of the thoracic aorta, aortic pathology, endovascular surgery, and the role of echocardiography in the evaluation of the surgical outcome.
authors.affiliation: Department of Anesthesiology and Surgery, The Mount Sinai Medical Center, New York, NY 10029, USA. ron.kahn@mountsinai.org
authors.forename: Ronald A
authors.initials: RA
authors.lastname: Kahn
authors.forename: Steven
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Konstadt
mesh_terms: D000784:Aortic Dissection / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery; D017541:Aneurysm, False / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000601:surgery*; D001013:Aorta, Thoracic / Q000033:anatomy & histology / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery; D017545:Aortic Aneurysm, Thoracic / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery; D001018:Aortic Diseases / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000601:surgery*; D017548:Echocardiography, Transesophageal; D006801:Humans; D019060:Minimally Invasive Surgical Procedures / Q000009:adverse effects / Q000379:methods* / Q000401:mortality; D015607:Stents; D016896:Treatment Outcome; D014656:Vascular Surgical Procedures / Q000009:adverse effects / Q000379:methods* / Q000401:mortality