Advanced Endovascular Therapy of Aortic Disease

<p>Acknowledgments vii<br /><br />Contributors ix<br /><br />Preface xiii<br /><br />Part I Natural history and preoperative planning<br /><br />1 Etiology and pathogenesis of aortic disease 3<br />Bo Risberg &amp; Lars Lonn<br /><br />2 Clinical consideration of aortic disease: atherosclerosis aneurysm dissection and traumatic injury 11<br />Lars Lonn &amp; Bo Risberg<br /><br />3 Thoracic aortic aneurysms: classification incidence etiology natural history and results 25<br />Hazim J. Safi<br /><br />4 Angiographic aortic anatomy and variants 31<br />Louis G. Martin<br /><br />5 Patient selection for thoracic endografts: today and tomorrow 41<br />Mark A. Farber<br /><br />6 Noninvasive aortic imaging modalities: CT MRI intravascular ultrasound (IVUS) and transesophageal echocardiography (TEE) 45<br />Tae K. Song &amp; Rodney A. White<br /><br />7 Preoperative imaging and device sizing in endovascular management of thoracic aortic aneurysms 53<br />Panagiotis Kougias, Hosam El Sayed, &amp; Wei Zhou<br /><br />8 Intramural hematoma and penetrating ulcer 61<br />Michael D. Dake<br /><br />9 Patient follow–up and evaluation of abdominal and thoracic stent grafts 65<br />Jan D. Blankensteijn<br /><br />Part II Thoracic aortic aneurysm<br /><br />10 Endovascular therapy of thoracic aneurysms: Gore TAG trial results 75<br />Jae–Sung Cho, Shan–e–ali Haider, &amp; Michel S. Makaroun<br /><br />11 Medtronic TALENT and VALIANT devices: moving toward the next generation of thoracic aortic stent grafts 85<br />Ron Fairman<br /><br />12 Early clinical experience with the Bolton Relay thoracic stent graft 91<br />Frank J. Criado<br /><br />13 Clinical results of the EUROSTAR thoracic registry 95<br />Peter Harris, Lina Leurs, Randolph Statius van Eps, &amp; Jacob Buth<br /><br />14 Management of aortic aneurysms and dissections with the Zenith TX2 stent graft 105<br />W. Anthony Lee<br /><br />Part III Aortic dissection and traumatic aortic injury<br /><br />15 Aortic dissection: evaluation and management choosing the right intervention 117<br />David M. Williams<br /><br />16 Aortic dissection: role of fenestration and stents in the endograft era 123<br />David M. Williams<br /><br />17 Blunt trauma to the thoracic aorta: current challenges 127<br />Kenneth L. Mattox, Cliff Whigham, Richard G. Fisher, &amp; Matthew J. Wall Jr.<br /><br />18 Traumatic disruption of the aorta 135<br />Ross Milner, Karthik Kasirajan, &amp; Elliot Chaikof<br /><br />19 Should endovascular repair be considered the standard treatment in traumatic thoracic aortic injury? 141<br />Peter H. Lin, Tam T. Huynh, &amp; Eric K. Peden<br /><br />Part IV Techniques new devices and surveillance<br /><br />20 Site–specific aortic endografting: case examples and discussion the ascending aorta 155<br />Edward B. Diethrich<br /><br />21 Improved endograft fixation a role for aortic endostapling? 169<br />Brian R. Hopkinson<br /><br />22 Treating smaller aneurysms: is there a rationale? 175<br />Kenneth Ouriel<br /><br />23 Management strategies adjuncts and technical tips to facilitate endovascular treatment of ruptured abdominal aortic aneurysms 181<br />Frank J. Veith, Nicholas J. Gargiulo III, &amp; Evan C. Lipsitz<br /><br />24 Postoperative imaging surveillance and endoleak management after endovascular repair of thoracic aortic aneurysms 187<br />S. William Stavropoulos &amp; Jeffrey P. Carpenter<br /><br />25 Percutaneous repair of abdominal aortic aneurysms with local anesthesia and conscious sedation 193<br />Zvonimir Krajcer, Neil E. Strickman, Ali Mortazavi, &amp; Kathryn Dougherty<br /><br />26 Endoleak management in the abdominal aorta 199<br />Jennifer L. Ash, Syed M. Hussain, &amp; Kim J. Hodgson<br /><br />27 Aneurysm sac pressure measurement with a pressure sensor in endovascular aortic aneurysm repair 209<br />Lisandro Carnero &amp; Ross Milner<br /><br />Index 217</p>