title: Symptomatic atherosclerotic occlusive disease of all supra-aortic arch vessels treated with total aortic arch rerouting.
abstract: We present an uncommon case of symptomatic atherosclerotic occlusive disease of all supra-aortic arch vessels and its surgical treatment by total aortic arch rerouting after endarteriectomy of all target vessels.
authors.affiliation: Department of Cardiothoracic and Vascular Surgery, Medical Centre of the Johannes Gutenberg University Mainz, Langenbeckstrasse 1, 55131 Mainz, Germany. weigang@uni-mainz.de
authors.forename: Ernst
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Weigang
authors.forename: Jack
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Parker
authors.forename: Klaus Kurt
authors.initials: KK
authors.lastname: Gast
authors.forename: Christian-Friedrich
authors.initials: CF
authors.lastname: Vahl
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D001013:Aorta, Thoracic / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000601:surgery*; D001018:Aortic Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000601:surgery*; D001027:Aortography / Q000379:methods; D050197:Atherosclerosis / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000601:surgery*; D019917:Blood Vessel Prosthesis Implantation / Q000009:adverse effects; D003251:Constriction, Pathologic; D004691:Endarterectomy / Q000009:adverse effects; D005260:Female; D006439:Hemodynamics; D006801:Humans; D018810:Magnetic Resonance Angiography; D012039:Regional Blood Flow; D012720:Severity of Illness Index; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed; D016896:Treatment Outcome