title: Novel way to confirm successful endovascular repair of a thoracic aortic aneurysm using a remote wireless pressure sensor.
abstract: Due to the continuous risk of rupture from endoleaks after endoluminal graft repair of thoracic aneurysms, the need for lifelong postoperative surveillance has become necessary. Patients are put at a lifetime risk of radiation exposure and may be at an increased risk of contrast induced nephropathy from routine contrast use during follow-up computed tomography for postoperative surveillance of endoluminal grafts. Measuring aneurysm sac pressures using remote wireless pressure sensor may provide a noninvasive method to detect endoleak, procedural success, and long-term stent graft stability.
authors.affiliation: Department of Cardiovascular and Endovascular Surgery, Arizona Heart Institute and Hospital, Phoenix, Arizona 85006, USA. jkpodonu@azheart.com
authors.forename: Jacques
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Kpodonu
authors.forename: Venkatesh G
authors.initials: VG
authors.lastname: Ramaiah
authors.forename: James
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Williams
authors.forename: Hani
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Shennib
authors.forename: Edward B
authors.initials: EB
authors.lastname: Diethrich
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D017545:Aortic Aneurysm, Thoracic / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000601:surgery*; D015924:Blood Pressure Monitors; D019917:Blood Vessel Prosthesis Implantation; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D015607:Stents