Frozen elephant trunk usage in acute aortic dissection. (September 2021)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Okita, Yutaka
• Other Names: Idhrees Mohammed guest-editor.; Bashir Mohamad guest-editor.
• Is Part Of: Asian cardiovascular & thoracic annals. Volume 29:Number 7(2021)
• Page Start: 612
• Page End: 618
• Publication Date: 2021-09
• Subjects: Aortic aneurysm -- thoracic -- aneurysm -- dissecting -- blood vessel prosthesis implantation -- cerebrovascular circulation -- treatment outcome; Heart -- Diseases -- Asia -- Periodicals; Heart -- Diseases -- Pacific Area -- Periodicals; Heart -- Diseases -- Periodicals; Heart -- Surgery -- Asia -- Periodicals; Heart -- Surgery -- Pacific Area -- Periodicals; Heart -- Surgery -- Periodicals; Chest -- Surgery -- Asia -- Periodicals; Chest -- Surgery -- Pacific Area -- Periodicals; Chest -- Surgery -- Periodicals; 617.412
• DOI: 10.1177/0218492320951304
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 0218-4923

Abstract

This review discusses the clinical applications of the frozen elephant trunk procedure for patients with acute aortic dissection. Sub-analysis of the multicenter Japanese Frozenix study, J-ORCHESTRA, are presented, and recent reports of frozen elephant trunk usage for acute aortic dissection are discussed.