title: The GORE(®) TAG(®) thoracic endoprosthesis.
abstract: The GORE(®) TAG(®) (W.L. Gore and Associates, Inc., [AZ, USA]) has gone through many changes since it was first introduced in the late 1990s. The Conformable GORE TAG has recently become commercially available and underwent several changes from the original design to help increase compression resistance, expand treatment ranges and oversizing windows, and improve conformability. This article describes the GORE TAG and Conformable GORE TAG devices, their potential uses and the outcomes in treating various aortic pathologies.
authors.affiliation: University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, NC, USA. raghuveer_vallabhaneni@med.unc.edu
authors.forename: Raghuveer
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Vallabhaneni
authors.forename: Mark A
authors.initials: MA
authors.lastname: Farber
mesh_terms: D001013:Aorta, Thoracic / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000293:injuries / Q000601:surgery*; D001018:Aortic Diseases / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery*; D001027:Aortography / Q000379:methods; D001807:Blood Vessel Prosthesis; D019917:Blood Vessel Prosthesis Implantation / Q000009:adverse effects / Q000295:instrumentation*; D057510:Endovascular Procedures / Q000009:adverse effects / Q000295:instrumentation*; D006801:Humans; D011183:Postoperative Complications / Q000209:etiology; D011474:Prosthesis Design; D011475:Prosthesis Failure; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed; D016896:Treatment Outcome; D057772:Vascular System Injuries / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery*