title: Combined surgical and catheter-based treatment of extensive thoracic aortic aneurysm and aortic valve stenosis.
abstract: An extensive thoracic aortic aneurysm (TAA) is a potentially life-threatening condition and remains a technical challenge to surgeons. Over the past decade, repair of aortic arch aneurysms has been accomplished using both hybrid (open and endovascular) and totally endovascular techniques. Thoracic endovascular aneurysm repair (TEVAR) has changed and extended management options in thoracic aorta disease, including in those patients deemed unfit or unsuitable for open surgery. Accordingly, transcatheter aortic valve replacement (TAVR) is increasingly used to treat patients with symptomatic severe aortic valve stenosis (AS) who are considered at high risk for surgical aortic valve replacement. In this report, we describe the combined surgical and catheter-based treatment of an extensive TAA and AS. To our knowledge, this is the first report of hybrid TAA repair combined with TAVR.
authors.affiliation: Department of Cardiology, Rigshospitalet, Blegdamsvej 9, 2100, Copenhagen, Denmark.
authors.forename: Ole
authors.initials: O
authors.lastname: De Backer
authors.forename: Lars
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Lönn
authors.forename: Lars
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Søndergaard
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D017545:Aortic Aneurysm, Thoracic / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000601:surgery*; D001024:Aortic Valve Stenosis / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000628:therapy*; D001027:Aortography / Q000379:methods; D019917:Blood Vessel Prosthesis Implantation; D006328:Cardiac Catheterization / Q000379:methods*; D057510:Endovascular Procedures; D005260:Female; D019918:Heart Valve Prosthesis Implantation / Q000379:methods*; D006801:Humans; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed; D016896:Treatment Outcome
keywords: aortic repair; aortic valve disease; endovascular; percutaneous intervention; stent graft