Endovascular stent graft repair (EVAR) has revolutionized the management of aneurysms
and dissections of the thoracic and abdominal aorta and is considered the first-line treatment …

Importance Endovascular treatment is not recommended for aortic pathologies in patients
with connective tissue diseases (CTDs) other than in redo operations and as bridging …

Patients with syndromic and nonsyndromic heritable aortopathies (also known as genetic
aortic disease) are a heterogeneous group of patients who present at younger ages with …

Objectives: To study the outcome of endovascular treatment of aortic pathologies in patients
with Marfan syndrome (MFS) at a single institution. Methods: Consecutive MFS patients who …

Objective We examined readmissions and resource use during the first postoperative year in
patients who underwent thoracic endovascular aortic repair or open surgical repair of …

Background To support the development of clinical practice guidelines on the management
of patients with genetic aortopathies and arteriopathies, a writing committee from the Society …

ABSTRACT In 198 7 Nikolay Volodos performed the world's first endovascular treatment of
aortic aneurysm s. Endovascular technology has progressed significantly since then. There …

Background Cardiovascular surgical outcomes reports are few for vascular type IV of Ehlers-
Danlos Syndrome (vEDS) compared to non-vascular types I-III (nEDS). Methods To define …

Connective tissue diseases (CTDs) are characterized by disorders that affect extracellular
matrix components resulting in abnormal remodeling, degeneration, and various tissue …

Der offen-chirurgische thorakale und thorakoabdominelle Aortenersatz (open repair, OR)
bei Aneurysmen oder Dissektionen hat in der aktuellen Versorgungsrealität im Vergleich zur …