Long-Term Outcomes of Thoracic Endovascular Aortic Repair Focused on Bird Beak and Oversizing in Blunt Traumatic Thoracic Aortic Injury.

Background: The acute aortic arch angle and narrow aortic diameter in young patients may lead to bird-beak configuration and excessive oversizing of the stent graft in thoracic endovascular aortic repair (TEVAR) for blunt traumatic thoracic aortic injury (BTTAI). Little is known about the association of these factors and complications in long-term follow-up. We evaluated the long-term outcomes in terms of complications, reinterventions, and survival, focusing on the effects of bird-beak configuration and oversizing.

Incidence and timing of hypotension after transcervical carotid artery stenting: correlation with postoperative complications.

Objectives: To assess the incidence and timing of hypotension after carotid artery stenting (CAS) and its correlation with postoperative complications.

Background: CAS-associated postoperative hypotension has been linked to surgical morbidity and mortality, especially to stroke and cardiac complications.

Methods: Ninety-seven consecutive patients undergoing transcervical CAS were monitored for at least 12 hr after operation.