Journal of Vascular Surgery
Volume 48, Issue 3 , Pages 555-560 , September 2008

Left subclavian artery coverage during thoracic endovascular aortic repair: A single-center experience

Presented at the Annual Meeting of the Society for Clinical Vascular Surgery, Orlando, Fla, Mar 21-24, 2007.

  • Edward Y. Woo, MD

      Affiliations

    • Division of Vascular Surgery and Endovascular Therapy, Department of Surgery, University of Pennsylvania Health System, Philadelphia, Pa
    • Corresponding Author InformationReprint requests: Edward Y. Woo, Department of Surgery, 4 Silverstein, Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania, 3400 Spruce St, Philadelphia, PA 19104
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  • Jeffrey P. Carpenter, MD

      Affiliations

    • Division of Vascular Surgery and Endovascular Therapy, Department of Surgery, University of Pennsylvania Health System, Philadelphia, Pa
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  • Benjamin M. Jackson, MD

      Affiliations

    • Division of Vascular Surgery and Endovascular Therapy, Department of Surgery, University of Pennsylvania Health System, Philadelphia, Pa
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  • Alberto Pochettino, MD

      Affiliations

    • Divsion of Cardiac Surgery, Department of Surgery, University of Pennsylvania Health System, Philadelphia, Pa
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  • Joseph E. Bavaria, MD

      Affiliations

    • Divsion of Cardiac Surgery, Department of Surgery, University of Pennsylvania Health System, Philadelphia, Pa
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  • Wilson Y. Szeto, MD

      Affiliations

    • Divsion of Cardiac Surgery, Department of Surgery, University of Pennsylvania Health System, Philadelphia, Pa
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  • Ronald M. Fairman, MD

      Affiliations

    • Division of Vascular Surgery and Endovascular Therapy, Department of Surgery, University of Pennsylvania Health System, Philadelphia, Pa

Received 19 February 2008 ,Accepted 31 March 2008.

  • Image Result

    A, Retrograde flow is seen in the proximal left subclavian artery (arrow) after endograft placement. B, Coils placed in the proximal left subclavian artery inhibit retrograde flow to the endograft. Th

    A, Retrograde flow is seen in the proximal left subclavian artery (arrow) after endograft placement. B, Coils placed in the proximal left subclavian artery inhibit retrograde flow to the endograft. The left internal mammary artery and the left vertebral artery remain patent (arrows).

  • Image Result
    Kaplan-Meier survival curve for patient population. The patients (N) at risk at monthly time intervals were 0 (n = 66), 10 (n = 31), 20 (n = 10), 30 (n = 3), and 40 (n = 1) months.

    Kaplan-Meier survival curve for patient population. The patients (N) at risk at monthly time intervals were 0 (n = 66), 10 (n = 31), 20 (n = 10), 30 (n = 3), and 40 (n = 1) months.

  • Image Result
    A, Axial transesophageal echocardiogram (TEE) image of the aortic arch shows the wire (arrow) traversing an atheromatous plaque. B, Sagittal TEE image of the aortic arch shows the wire (arrow) abuttin

    A, Axial transesophageal echocardiogram (TEE) image of the aortic arch shows the wire (arrow) traversing an atheromatous plaque. B, Sagittal TEE image of the aortic arch shows the wire (arrow) abutting an atheromatous plaque.

 Competition of interest: none.

PII: S0741-5214(08)00513-2

doi: 10.1016/j.jvs.2008.03.060

Journal of Vascular Surgery
Volume 48, Issue 3 , Pages 555-560 , September 2008

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