Commentary: the "pro-form" modified zenith TX2 thoracic endograft. Conformability + conformation = conformance: the importance of fitting the graft to the vessel.
Kölbel
Tilo
T
University Heart Center Hamburg, University Hospital Eppendorf, Hamburg, Germany. tilokoelbel@googlemail.com
Larena-Avellaneda
Axel
A
Diener
Holger
H
Debus
Eike Sebastian
ES
D001013:Aorta, Thoracic / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery*; D001018:Aortic Diseases / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery*; D001807:Blood Vessel Prosthesis; D019917:Blood Vessel Prosthesis Implantation / Q000009:adverse effects / Q000295:instrumentation*; D006801:Humans; D018579:Patient Selection; D011474:Prosthesis Design; D015607:Stents; D013997:Time Factors; D016896:Treatment Outcome