title: Technical details making aortic arch replacement a safe procedure using the Thoraflex™ Hybrid prosthesis.
abstract: SummaryThe development of new devices to improve treatment and to explore new indications that have not yet been adequately addressed is a natural consequence of the clinical demand for solutions to as yet unmet needs. The frozen elephant trunk technique was one of the major steps within the last 15 years to improve on existing treatments as well as to explore new indications. The goal of this article is to provide technical details about advances in implantation techniques for the treatment of acute and chronic thoracic aortic pathological conditions.
authors.affiliation: Department of Cardiovascular Surgery, University Heart Center Freiburg-Bad Krozingen, Freiburg, Germany martin.czerny@universitaets-herzzentrum.de.
authors.forename: Martin
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Czerny
authors.affiliation: Department of Cardiovascular Surgery, University Heart Center Freiburg-Bad Krozingen, Freiburg, Germany.
authors.forename: Bartosz
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Rylski
authors.affiliation: Department of Cardiovascular Surgery, University Heart Center Freiburg-Bad Krozingen, Freiburg, Germany.
authors.forename: Fabian A
authors.initials: FA
authors.lastname: Kari
authors.affiliation: Department of Cardiovascular Surgery, University Heart Center Freiburg-Bad Krozingen, Freiburg, Germany.
authors.forename: Maximilian
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Kreibich
authors.affiliation: Department of Cardiovascular Surgery, University Heart Center Freiburg-Bad Krozingen, Freiburg, Germany.
authors.forename: Julia
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Morlock
authors.affiliation: Department of Cardiovascular Surgery, University Heart Center Freiburg-Bad Krozingen, Freiburg, Germany.
authors.forename: Johannes
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Scheumann
authors.affiliation: Department of Cardiovascular Surgery, University Heart Center Freiburg-Bad Krozingen, Freiburg, Germany.
authors.forename: Stoyan
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Kondov
authors.affiliation: Department of Cardiovascular Surgery, University Heart Center Freiburg-Bad Krozingen, Freiburg, Germany.
authors.forename: Michael
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Südkamp
authors.affiliation: Department of Cardiovascular Surgery, University Heart Center Freiburg-Bad Krozingen, Freiburg, Germany.
authors.forename: Matthias
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Siepe
authors.affiliation: Department of Cardiovascular Surgery, University Heart Center Freiburg-Bad Krozingen, Freiburg, Germany.
authors.forename: Friedhelm
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Beyersdorf
mesh_terms: D000714:Anastomosis, Surgical / Q000379:methods; D001013:Aorta, Thoracic / Q000601:surgery*; D001018:Aortic Diseases / Q000601:surgery*; D001807:Blood Vessel Prosthesis; D019917:Blood Vessel Prosthesis Implantation / Q000295:instrumentation / Q000379:methods*; D006328:Cardiac Catheterization / Q000379:methods; D006488:Hemostasis, Surgical / Q000379:methods; D006801:Humans; D016343:Monitoring, Intraoperative / Q000379:methods; D011474:Prosthesis Design; D013348:Subclavian Artery / Q000601:surgery
keywords: Aortic arch replacement; Frozen elephant trunk technique; Thoracic aortic pathology