Morgagni described the first cases of aortic dissection in 1773, and Maunoir coined the entity “aortic dissection.” Despite these early reports of thoracic aortic disease, it was not until 1952 that Drs. De Bakey and Cooley first successfully operated on…
The development of thoracic endovascular aortic repair (TEVAR) has dramatically revolutionized the field of cardiovascular surgery. Since Parodi's first description of an intraluminal stent graft device for the treatment of abdominal aortic aneurysms, endovascular device technology has rapidly evolved to…
Summary ◆ Thoracic endovascular aortic repair (TEVAR) has become an effective treatment for various descending thoracic aortic pathologic processes, including aortic aneurysm and dissection. Although long-term outcome data for this therapy are not available, the short-term and intermediate results have…