title: Thoracic endovascular aortic repair: update on indications and guidelines.
abstract: Thoracic endovascular aortic repair (TEVAR) has revolutionized thoracic aortic surgery and has increased the options available to the aortic specialist in treating thoracic aortic disease. TEVAR is less invasive, and is associated with a decrease in perioperative morbidity and mortality when compared with open surgical repair. The dramatic expansion of TEVAR activity has necessitated a better definition for the indications, contraindications, and limitations of this new technology. Ideally TEVAR should be performed in specialized aortic centers providing a full range of diagnostic and treatment options, using a multidisciplinary team approach.
authors.affiliation: Department of Anesthesia and Perioperative Medicine, London Health Sciences Centre, Schulich School of Medicine & Dentistry, Western University, 339 Windermere Road, Room C3-172, London, Ontario, N6A 5A5, Canada.
authors.forename: Georghios
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Nicolaou
authors.forename: Mohamed
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Ismail
authors.forename: Davy
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Cheng
mesh_terms: D000758:Anesthesia / Q000379:methods; D000784:Aortic Dissection / Q000601:surgery; D001013:Aorta, Thoracic / Q000293:injuries / Q000601:surgery*; D017545:Aortic Aneurysm, Thoracic / Q000601:surgery; D019917:Blood Vessel Prosthesis Implantation / Q000009:adverse effects / Q000295:instrumentation / Q000379:methods*; D019054:Evoked Potentials, Motor; D005073:Evoked Potentials, Somatosensory; D006801:Humans; D017410:Practice Guidelines as Topic; D020760:Spinal Cord Ischemia / Q000209:etiology; D014949:Wounds, Nonpenetrating / Q000601:surgery