ArticleAnnals of the Royal College of Surgeons of England2018
A review of endovascular treatment of thoracic aorta disease.
Article in Annals of the Royal College of Surgeons of England, 2018. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 5 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.
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- Comparison of short-and long-term outcomes between endovascular and open repair for descending thoracic aortic aneurysm: a systematic review and meta-analysis.International journal of surgery (London, England) · 2025Pooled it
- Effect of stent-graft compliance on hemodynamics and aortic stiffening in an in vivo porcine study.Acta biomaterialia · 2026Article
- Unpredictable Aortic Behavior in Identifying Risk Factors for Reintervention: A Prospective Cohort Study.The Thoracic and cardiovascular surgeon · 2025Observational
- Prognostic Value of Serum Albumin in Aortic Aneurysm Patients Undergoing Graft Replacement of Ascending Aorta and Aortic Arch.International journal of medical sciences · 2023Article
- Impact of Female Sex on Outcomes of Patients Undergoing Thoracic Endovascular Aortic Aneurysm Repair: A Ten-Year Retrospective Nationwide Study in France.Journal of clinical medicine · 2022Article
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Abstract
introductionThe development of thoracic endovascular aortic repair has altered the approach and reduced the risk of treating the majority of descending thoracic aortic conditions. Primarily developed for the exclusion of thoracic aortic aneurysms, it is now used in place of open repair surgery for most descending thoracic aortic diseases, and has also been used to treat aortic arch diseases in selected cases.
methodsA literature search was conducted of Medline and Embase databases from January 2007 to February 2017, using the key words 'aortic disease', 'thoracic aorta' and 'endovascular repair'; 205 articles were identified, of which 25 studies were selected for review based on their relevance.
findingsThe key findings of the indications, techniques, outcomes, complications and comparisons with open surgical repair were extracted from the published studies and are summarised in this review. Thoracic endovascular aortic repair is the preferred choice of intervention for patients with descending thoracic aortic disease. With time, it has improved to be safer and has the potential to expand aortic treatment choices in future.
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