THORACIC AORTIC DISSECTION AND ANEURYSM: THE UNIQUE RUSSIAN EXPERIENCE WITH SURGICAL TREATMENT USING AN E-VITA OPEN PLUS HYBRID STENT GRAFT

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4
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2017

B. Kozlov, MD; D. Panfilov, Candidate of Medical Sciences; V. Saushkin, Candidate of Medical Sciences; M. Kuznetsov, Candidate of Medical Sciences; G. Nasrashvili, Candidate of Medical Sciences; Professor V. Shipulin, MD Research Institute of Cardiology, Tomsk National Research Medical Center, Russian Academy of Sciences

The paper presents the unique Russian experience with surgical treatment for thoracic aortic dissection and aneurysms, by using an E-vita open plus stent graft. It discusses the epidemiology, clinical manifestations, and diagnosis of thoracic aortic diseases, as well as indications for frozen elephant trunk surgery.
Keywords: 
surgery
aortic dissection
aortic aneurysm
thoracic aorta
frozen elephant trunk surgery
E-vita open plus

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