title: The first endovascular repair of an acute type A dissection using an endograft designed for the ascending aorta.
abstract: Endovascular repair has emerged as a potential alternative to emergency open surgical repair for type A dissection in selected patients, with isolated reports describing the results obtained with a range of devices designed originally for the descending aorta. We believe that we present the first reported repair of an acute ascending aortic dissection using an endovascular stent graft manufactured specifically for the ascending aorta.
authors: St George's Vascular Institute, St George's Healthcare NHS Trust, London, United Kingdom. matt.thompson@stgeorges.nhs.uk
authors: Matthew J
authors: MJ
authors: Metcalfe
authors: Alan
authors: A
authors: Karthikesalingam
authors: Steve A
authors: SA
authors: Black
authors: Ian M
authors: IM
authors: Loftus
authors: Robert
authors: R
authors: Morgan
authors: Matt M
authors: MM
authors: Thompson
mesh_terms: D000208:Acute Disease; D000368:Aged; D000784:Aortic Dissection / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery*; D001014:Aortic Aneurysm / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery*; D001027:Aortography / Q000379:methods; D001807:Blood Vessel Prosthesis; D019917:Blood Vessel Prosthesis Implantation / Q000295:instrumentation*; D057510:Endovascular Procedures / Q000295:instrumentation*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D011474:Prosthesis Design; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed; D016896:Treatment Outcome