Trans-carotid endovascular repair of ascending aortic pseudoaneurysms

Jessica K Millar; Ibrahim Sultan; Martin Back; Tomas D Martin; Thomas M Beaver; George J Arnaoutakis

doi:10.1111/jocs.13984

Trans-carotid endovascular repair of ascending aortic pseudoaneurysms

J Card Surg. 2019 Jan;34(1):28-30. doi: 10.1111/jocs.13984. Epub 2019 Jan 9.

Authors

Jessica K Millar¹, Ibrahim Sultan², Martin Back³, Tomas D Martin¹, Thomas M Beaver¹, George J Arnaoutakis¹

Affiliations

¹ Division of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, University of Florida College of Medicine, Gainesville, Florida.
² Division of Cardiac Surgery, Heart, and Vascular Institute, University of Pittsburgh Medical Center, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.
³ Division of Vascular and Endovascular Surgery, University of Florida College of Medicine, Gainesville, Florida.

PMID: 30625255
DOI: 10.1111/jocs.13984

Abstract

We present an endovascular technique to repair an ascending aortic pseudoaneurysm in a patient with multiple previous sternotomies using access via the right common carotid artery.

Keywords: TEVAR; aorta; pseudoaneurysm.

Publication types

Case Reports

MeSH terms

Aged
Aneurysm, False / diagnosis
Aneurysm, False / surgery*
Aortic Aneurysm, Thoracic / diagnosis
Aortic Aneurysm, Thoracic / surgery*
Aortography / methods
Carotid Artery, Common
Endovascular Procedures / methods*
Female
Humans
Prosthesis Design
Stents*