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Aortic Septotomy to Optimize Landing Zones During Thoracic Endovascular Aortic Repair for Chronic Type B Aortic Dissection

Friday, August 27, 2021

Submitted by

Christopher Anderson

Source

Source Name: Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery

Source URL: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jtcvs.2021.07.049

Author(s)

Shinichi Fukuhara, MD, Minhaj S. Khaja, MD, MBA, David M. Williams, MD, Xhorlina Marko, MD, Bo Yang, MD, PhD, Himanshu J. Patel, MD, Karen M. Kim, MD, MSc

This paper shows that landing zone optimization using aortic septotomy resulted in a much higher positive aortic remodeling rate, whereas standalone TEVAR outcomes without adjunctive procedures for cTBAD were unfavorable. The authors show that routine aortic septotomy may have a positive effect on long-term cTBAD survival and expand TEVAR candidacy.