Debranching Thoracic Endovascular Aortic Repair Combined with Ascending Aortic Banding: Analysis of a New Surgical Procedure.

Background: To analyze the clinical effect of debranching thoracic endovascular aortic repair combined with ascending aortic banding.

Methods: The clinical data of patients who underwent a debranching thoracic endovascular aortic repair combined with ascending aortic banding at Anzhen Hospital (Beijing, China) between January 2019 and December 2021 were reviewed to evaluate the occurrence and outcomes of postoperative complications.

Results: A total of 30 patients underwent a debranching thoracic endovascular aortic repair combined with ascending aortic banding.

A retrospective study of thoracic endovascular aortic repair timing in patients with uncomplicated type B dissection who have a smoking history.

Objective: To determine the optimal timing of thoracic endovascular aortic repair (TEVAR) for patients with uncomplicated type B dissections who have a smoking history.

Methods: Data from 308 consecutive patients with uncomplicated type B dissections, who have a smoking history and onset-to-TEVAR time within 90 days, were analyzed. The patients were divided into two groups: Acute and subacute phases.

Thoracic endovascular aortic repair (TEVAR) to retrieve a stented elephant trunk graft entrapped in the false lumen of dissection patients.

A stented elephant trunk graft entrapped in the false lumen during Sun's procedure (total arch replacement combined with stented elephant trunk implantation) is a serious complication with an extremely high mortality rate. This article describes a case of a patient who was successfully saved with the use of thoracic endovascular aortic repair.

Cardiopulmonary bypass duration is an independent predictor of adverse outcome in surgical repair for acute type A aortic dissection.

Objective: This study aimed to investigate the relationship between the duration of cardiopulmonary bypass (CPB) and stroke or early death in patients with acute type A aortic dissection (ATAAD) receiving total aortic arch replacement with the frozen elephant trunk procedure (TAR with FET).

Methods: A retrospective cohort study of 258 consecutive patients was conducted at Beijing Anzhen Hospital from December 2014 to June 2016. Patients who received TAR with FET for ATAAD were included.

Different hypothermic and cerebral perfusion strategies in extended arch replacement for acute type a aortic dissection: a retrospective comparative study.

Background: The optimal hypothermic level in total arch replacement with stented elephant trunk implantation for acute type A aortic dissection (aTAAD) has not been established, and the superiority of unilateral or bilateral cerebral perfusion remains a controversial issue. Therefore, we evaluated the application of moderate hypothermic circulatory arrest (MHCA) with a core temperature of 29 °C and bilateral selective antegrade cerebral perfusion in aTAAD treated by total arch replacement with stented elephant trunk implantation.

Methods: From July 2019 to January 2020, 25 aTAAD patients underwent total arch replacement with stented elephant trunk implantation via MHCA (29 °C) and bilateral selective antegrade cerebral perfusion (modified group).

Sun's total arch replacement and stent elephant trunk with modified branch-first technique for patients with Stanford type A aortic dissection.

Background: Stanford type A aortic dissection (STAAD) is a critical cardiovascular disease, and surgical procedure is the first-choice treatment. The classical surgical procedure still leads to a high mortality rate and neurological complications. In this study, we introduce a new modified Sun's procedure and investigate the association between the branch-first technique and the postoperative outcomes of patients with STAAD.

Corrigendum: Association Between D-dimer and Early Adverse Events in Patients With Acute Type A Aortic Dissection Undergoing Arch Replacement and the Frozen Elephant Trunk Implantation: A Retrospective Cohort Study.

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Total arch replacement and frozen elephant trunk for aortic dissection in aberrant right subclavian artery.

Objectives: Aortic dissection (AoD) in the presence of an aberrant right subclavian artery (ARSA) is very rare. Clinical experience is limited, and there is no consensus regarding the optimal management strategy. We seek to evaluate the safety and efficacy of the total arch replacement (TAR) and frozen elephant trunk (FET) technique as an approach to AoD in patients with ARSA by retrospectively analysing our single-centre experience.

Association Between D-dimer and Early Adverse Events in Patients With Acute Type A Aortic Dissection Undergoing Arch Replacement and the Frozen Elephant Trunk Implantation: A Retrospective Cohort Study.

Objective: In the present study, we investigated the associations between D-dimer levels at admission and early adverse events in patients with acute type A aortic dissection undergoing arch replacement and the frozen elephant trunk (FET).

Methods: We retrospectively analyzed data of patients with acute type A aortic dissection undergoing aortic arch surgery and FET from July 2017 to December 2018 at Beijing Anzhen Hospital. D-dimer levels were evaluated within 24 h of admission.

Smoking history increases the risk of long-term mortality after thoracic endovascular aortic repair in patients with an uncomplicated type B dissection.

Background: The preferred treatment for uncomplicated type B dissection (thoracic endovascular aortic repair [TEVAR] or medical) is still under debate. Since 2001, our center has performed TEVAR for uncomplicated type B dissection. Based on our data, 5- and 10-year survival rates among patients with uncomplicated type B dissection after TEVAR were 96.

Tirofiban Promotes the Proliferation of Human Umbilical Vein Endothelial Cells In Vitro Via Enhanced Vascular Endothelial Growth Factor Expression.

Background: In the design and development of small-caliber artificial blood vessels, endothelialization is a key issue, but it is not well understood at present. Some studies have used vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF) sustained-release methods to promote endothelial cell proliferation. However, this method is not ideal.

Association between cardiopulmonary bypass time and 90-day post-operative mortality in patients undergoing arch replacement with the frozen elephant trunk: a retrospective cohort study.

Background: The aortic arch replacement and cardiopulmonary bypass (CPB) are both associated with the early mortality after cardiothoracic surgery. This study aimed to investigate the relationship between CPB time and 90-day post-operative mortality in patients undergoing aortic arch surgery using the frozen elephant trunk (FET) technique with selective ante-grade cerebral perfusion (SACP).

Methods: We retrospectively reviewed data of 377 adult patients undergoing aortic arch surgery via FET with SACP from July 1, 2017 to December 31, 2018 at Beijing Anzhen Hospital.

Analysis of perioperative outcome and long-term survival rate of thoracic endovascular aortic repair in uncomplicated type B dissection: single-centre experience with 751 patients.

Objectives: To study the perioperative outcomes and long-term survival rates in patients undergoing thoracic endovascular aortic repair (TEVAR) for uncomplicated type B dissection.

Methods: A total of 751 patients with uncomplicated type B dissection who underwent TEVAR at our centre between May 2001 and December 2013 were retrospectively reviewed. The mean age of all patients (619 males and 132 females) was 52.

Distal Stent Graft-Induced New Entry After TEVAR of Type B Aortic Dissection: Experience in 15 Years.

Background: Experience is limited with distal stent graft-induced new entry (SINE) after thoracic endovascular aortic repair (TEVAR) of type B dissection (TBAD). We report the management strategy and outcomes in such patients.

Methods: Clinical data were analyzed for 95 patients (age, 53.

Risk factors for distal stent graft-induced new entry following endovascular repair of type B aortic dissection.

Background: Distal stent graft-induced new entry (DSINE) has been increasingly observed following thoracic endovascular aortic repair (TEVAR) for type B aortic dissection (TBAD). We seek to identify the risk factors for DSINE following TEVAR in patients with TBAD.

Methods: Between January 2009 and January 2013, we performed TEVAR for 579 patients with TBAD.

[Effects of thoracic endovascular repair in patients of type B aortic dissection].

Objective: To retrospectively evaluate early and mid-term results of thoracic endovascular repair (TEVAR) of type B aortic dissection by the second generation of stent graft.

Methods: From January 2009 to January 2013, 383 acute, 43 sub-acute and 152 chronic patients with type B aortic dissection underwent TEVAR in our aortic center. The mean follow-up period was (27 ± 14) months.

Cannulation of the innominate artery with a side graft in arch surgery.

Background: The purpose of this study was to examine the safety and efficacy of cannulation of the innominate artery with a side graft in arch surgery.

Methods: Between January 2004 and March 2009, 46 patients received arch surgery under hypothermia circulatory arrest (HCA) and hemispheric antegrade cerebral perfusion (HACP). There were 36 men and 10 women with an average age of 48.

Early and midterm results of thoracic endovascular aortic repair of chronic type B aortic dissection.

Objective: The optimal treatment for chronic type B dissection remains controversial. This study reports early and midterm results of thoracic endovascular aortic repair for chronic type B aortic dissection.

Methods: From June 2001 to September 2007, a total of 84 patients with chronic type B aortic dissection underwent thoracic endovascular aortic repair.

Complications of open stent-graft in treatment of aortic dissection.

Open stent-graft has been used in the treatment of aortic dissection in recent years. Two device related complications happened in two patients. One was stenosis of the true lumen in the descending aorta caused by infolding of the distal end of the stent-graft immediately after its deployment.