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ArticleJournal of vascular surgery cases and innovative techniques2025

Thoracic endovascular aortic repair (TEVAR) for an acute type A aortic dissection following transcatheter aortic valve replacement (TAVR).

Vy C Dang, Paul Haddad, Ross G McFall, Jennifer Klopfenstein, Michael J Reardon, Maham Rahimi

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Article in Journal of vascular surgery cases and innovative techniques, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 3 papers.

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3 citing papers in PubMed.

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5 · Who and what money

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6 authors.

Vy C DangTexas A&M University College of Medicine, Bryan, TX.
Paul HaddadDepartment of Cardiovascular Surgery, Houston Methodist Hospital, Houston, TX.
Ross G McFallDepartment of Cardiovascular Surgery, Houston Methodist Hospital, Houston, TX.
Jennifer KlopfensteinDepartment of Cardiovascular Surgery, Houston Methodist Hospital, Houston, TX.
Michael J ReardonDepartment of Cardiovascular Surgery, Houston Methodist Hospital, Houston, TX.
Maham RahimiDepartment of Cardiovascular Surgery, Houston Methodist Hospital, Houston, TX.

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

An 86-year-old male with multiple medical comorbidities was referred for an elective transcatheter aortic valve replacement (TAVR) for severe symptomatic aortic stenosis with an ejection fraction of 35%. A self-expanding valve was deployed successfully, but intraoperative transesophageal echocardiography (TEE) confirmed an acute type A aortic dissection (ATAAD), necessitating immediate intervention. Multiple intraoperative imaging modalities were utilized for deployment of a conformable GORE TAG (cTAG) stent graft for thoracic endovascular aortic repair (TEVAR). This case demonstrates TEVAR as an effective, minimally invasive option for immediate repair of ATAAD as a complication of TAVR in a high-risk surgical patient.

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Aortic dissectionAortic stent graftThoracic endovascular aortic repair (TEVAR)Transcatheter aortic valve replacement (TAVR)Type A aortic dissection

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PMID39649734
PMCPMC11617754

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