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Cover with caution: Management of the Left Subclavian Artery in TEVAR for trauma.

J Trauma Acute Care Surg

March 2023

From the Division of Endovascular Trauma, R Adams Cowley Shock Trauma Center (A.N.R.), Baltimore; Division of Trauma and Acute Care Surgery Walter Reed National Military Medical Center (A.N.R., J.P.), Bethesda, Maryland; Division of Vascular and Endovascular Surgery, Massachusetts General Hospital (A.D.), Boston, Massachusetts; Division of Vascular Surgery, Denver Health Medical Center, Denver, Colorado (D.K.); Department of Cardiothoracic and Vascular Surgery, University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston (N.S., C.M.), Houston, Texas; Division of Vascular Surgery, University of Washington Medical Center (B.S.), Seattle, Washington; Division of Vascular Surgery, Cedars Sinai Medical Center (A.A.), Los Angeles, California; and Division of Vascular Surgery, Dell University School of Medicine, University of Texas (J.D.B.), Austin, Texas.

Background: Elective Thoracic Endovascular Aortic Repair (TEVAR) with left subclavian artery coverage (LSA-C) without revascularization is associated with increased rates of ischemic stroke. In patients with blunt thoracic aortic injury (BTAI) requiring TEVAR, LSA-C is frequently required in over one-third of patients. This study aimed to evaluate outcomes of TEVAR in BTAI patients with and without LSA-C.

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