title: Current challenges in endovascular therapy for thoracic aneurysms.
abstract: Surgical treatment of thoracic aortic aneurysms can be associated with high mortality and complication rates, resulting in prolonged hospital stay. Endovascular techniques for treating thoracic aortic disease have been rapidly embraced, showing limited mortality and major adverse events. Its wide availability and relative ease of application has changed and extended management options for thoracic aortic disease, including inpatients deemed unsuitable for open surgery. Rapid technical evolution has allowed it to be applied to even hostile anatomy and complex cases. However, as it is still a young technology, many unknowns remain, including long-term outcomes with respect to conservative treatment and open surgical repair.
authors.affiliation: a Cardiology Unit , Ospedali Riuniti Marche Nord , Pesaro , Italy.
authors.forename: Francesca
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Terzi
authors.affiliation: a Cardiology Unit , Ospedali Riuniti Marche Nord , Pesaro , Italy.
authors.forename: Guido
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Rocchi
authors.affiliation: a Cardiology Unit , Ospedali Riuniti Marche Nord , Pesaro , Italy.
authors.forename: Rossella
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Fattori
mesh_terms: D017545:Aortic Aneurysm, Thoracic / Q000601:surgery*; D019917:Blood Vessel Prosthesis Implantation / Q000379:methods; D057510:Endovascular Procedures / Q000379:methods*; D006801:Humans; D007902:Length of Stay; D013997:Time Factors; D016896:Treatment Outcome
keywords: TEVAR; Thoracic aorta; aorta; aortic aneurysm; endovascular therapy