The article describes the 2-year follow-up of a patient with a 5-cm aneurysm of the descending thoracic aorta associated with a chronic Type B aortic dissection, which was successfully treated with an endovascular stent-graft.
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Vascular
January 20, 2011
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Patient SelectionIndications for endovascular repair of the thoracic aortic aneurysm (Figure 1) are:
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Renal artery stenosis (RAS) of >70% of one or both renal arteries AND
poorly controlled hypertension despite multiple antihypertensive regimen, or
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Indications for endovascular repair of the iliac artery are:
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Indications for endovascular repair of the abdominal aortic aneurysm are:
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A unique approach to surgical repair in a very high-risk patient with severe peripheral and cerebrovascular occlusive disease, coronary artery disease, chronic renal failue and COPD is described.