Complete Antegrade Transapical Deployment of a Branched Aortic Arch Endograft: A Porcine Feasibility Study

Conclusion: An antegrade transapical access to the aortic arch for implantation of a single-branch endograft is feasible in a porcine model with reversible impact on hemodynamic measures during deployment. Transapical access allows deployment of a complex endograft through a single large-bore access site in a porcine model.

Source: Journal of Endovascular Therapy - May 10, 2016 Category: Surgery Authors: Wipper, S., Lohrenz, C., Kersten, J. F., Akkra, M. M., Tsilimparis, N., Detter, C., von Kodolitsch, Y., Larena-Avellaneda, A., Debus, E. S., Kölbel, T. Tags: Techniques in the Thoracic Aorta and Aortic Arch Source Type: research