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Volume 48, Issue 3 , Pages 546-554.e2 , September 2008

Pivotal results of the Medtronic Vascular Talent Thoracic Stent Graft System: The VALOR Trial

Presented at the Annual Meeting of the Society for Vascular Surgery, Baltimore, Md, June 6-9, 2007.

Ronald M. Fairman, MD
- Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Pa
- Reprint requests: Ronald M. Fairman, MD, Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania 3400 Spruce St, 4 Silverstein Pavilion, Department of Surgery, Philadelphia, PA 19104
Frank Criado
- Union Memorial Hospital, Baltimore, Md
Mark Farber, MD
- University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, NC
Christopher Kwolek, MD
- Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, Mass
Manish Mehta, MD
- Albany Medical Center, Albany, NY
Rodney White, MD
- Harbor–University of California, Los Angeles Medical Center, Torrance, Calif
Anthony Lee, MD
- University of Florida, Gainesville, Fla
J. Michael Tuchek
- Loyola University, Maywood, Ill
VALOR Investigators

Received 3 December 2007 ,Accepted 29 March 2008.

A, The Talent Thoracic Stent Graft Device consists of a polyester graft fabric sewn to a self-expanding nickel-titanium (chemically polished nitinol) wire frame. B, The modular design concept of the T

A, The Talent Thoracic Stent Graft Device consists of a polyester graft fabric sewn to a self-expanding nickel-titanium (chemically polished nitinol) wire frame. B, The modular design concept of the Talent Thoracic Stent Graft Device is illustrated.
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Flow chart shows follow-up for participants in the participants Evaluation of the Medtronic Vascular Talent Thoracic Stent Graft System for the Treatment of Thoracic Aortic Aneurysms (VALOR) trial.

Flow chart shows follow-up for participants in the participants Evaluation of the Medtronic Vascular Talent Thoracic Stent Graft System for the Treatment of Thoracic Aortic Aneurysms (VALOR) trial.
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Zones of stent graft implantation for thoracic aortic aneurysms.

Zones of stent graft implantation for thoracic aortic aneurysms.
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Kaplan-Meier plot of freedom from all-cause mortality for Evaluation of the Medtronic Vascular Talent Thoracic Stent Graft System for the Treatment of Thoracic Aortic Aneurysms (VALOR) trial participa

Kaplan-Meier plot of freedom from all-cause mortality for Evaluation of the Medtronic Vascular Talent Thoracic Stent Graft System for the Treatment of Thoracic Aortic Aneurysms (VALOR) trial participants (solid line) and the open surgery cohort (dashed line).
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Kaplan-Meier plot of freedom from aneurysm-related mortality for Evaluation of the Medtronic Vascular Talent Thoracic Stent Graft System for the Treatment of Thoracic Aortic Aneurysms (VALOR) trial pa

Kaplan-Meier plot of freedom from aneurysm-related mortality for Evaluation of the Medtronic Vascular Talent Thoracic Stent Graft System for the Treatment of Thoracic Aortic Aneurysms (VALOR) trial participants (solid line) and the open surgery cohort (dashed line).
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Kaplan-Meier plot of freedom from major adverse events at 30 days for Evaluation of the Medtronic Vascular Talent Thoracic Stent Graft System for the Treatment of Thoracic Aortic Aneurysms (VALOR) tri

Kaplan-Meier plot of freedom from major adverse events at 30 days for Evaluation of the Medtronic Vascular Talent Thoracic Stent Graft System for the Treatment of Thoracic Aortic Aneurysms (VALOR) trial participants (solid line) and the open surgery cohort (dashed line).
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