Full Description
This text provides a comprehensive, state-of-the art review of complex endovascular aortic techniques. It will serve as a valuable resource for vascular and cardiovascular surgeons, interventionalists, cardiologists, clinicians, bioengineers and researchers with an interest in complex aortic diseases. The book reviews imaging modalities, diagnostic work up and novel endovascular approaches. Technical aspects are provided by experts in the field, with over 600 illustrations and photographs of key steps for each type of procedure. Results of epidemiologic studies and national databases are summarized, as well as large institutional experiences. An evidence-based approach is used for recommendations regarding best therapies. Other highlights of this unique text include: A new, state-of-the-art review on fenestrated, branched and parallel stent-graft techniques from procedure planning to stent design and implantation. A text dedicated to a topic that has been increasingly recognized by vascular specialists as a priority area in aortic management. An updated overview of current designs and future developments. Special attention to technical details of the procedures with use of illustrations. Technical tips on how to get out of problems during these challenging procedures.
Endovascular Aortic Repair: Current Techniques with Fenestrated, Branched and Parallel Stent-Grafts will serve as a very useful resource for physicians and researchers dealing with and interested in complex aortic diseases. It will provide a concise yet comprehensive summary of the current status of the field that will help guide patient management and stimulate investigative efforts. All chapters are written by experts in their fields and include the most up to date scientific and clinical information.
Contents
Historical Aspects and Evolution of Fenestrated and Branched Technology.- Mechanisms of Disease and Natural History.- Genetic Considerations in Patients with Aortic Disease.- Normal Aortic Anatomy and Variations of Its Branches.- Classification Systems Relevant to Complex Endovascular Aortic Repair.- Intravascular Ultrasound to Guide Complex Endovascular Aortic Repair.- The Spinal Cord Collateral Network: Implications for Endovascular Aortic Repair.- Role of Fusion Cone-Beam Computed Tomography Imaging During Complex Aortic Procedures.- 3D Printing to Create Templates for Patient-Specific Fenestrated Stent-Grafts.- Preoperative Evaluation and Clinical Risk Assessment.- Computed Tomography/ Computed Tomography Angiography for Evaluation, Planning, and Surveillance of Complex Endovascular Repair.- Duplex Ultrasound for Evaluation and Surveillance of Fenestrated, Branched, and Parallel Stent-Grafts.- Magnetic Resonance Angiography for the Initial Assessment and Follow-Up of Acute Aortic Syndromes.- Managing Endovascular Inventory.- Integration of Clinical Practice, Research, Innovation and Education.- Endovascular Training and Learning Curve for Complex Endovascular Procedures.- Regulatory Pathway for Physician-Sponsored Studies Evaluating Endovascular Aortic Repair.- Developing Physician-Sponsored Investigational Device Exemption Protocols.- Principles of Side Branch Incorporation and "Bail Out" Maneuvers.- Strategies to Minimize Risk of Spinal Cord Injury During Complex Endovascular Aortic Repair.- Strategies to Minimize Risk of Acute Kidney Injury During Complex Endovascular Aortic Repair.- Anesthetic Considerations for Complex Endovascular Aortic Repair.- Techniques of Iliofemoral Conduit for Endovascular Repair.- Current Device Designs to Incorporate Visceral Arteries.- Selection of Optimal Bridging Stents for Fenestrations and Branches.- Sizing and Planning Fenestrated and Multi-Branched Endovascular Repair.- Limitations for Branch Incorporation and Implicationson Off-the-Shelf Designs.- Techniques of Implantation of Fenestrated and Multi-Branched Stent-Grafts for Visceral Artery Incorporation.- Results of Fenestrated, Branched and Parallel Stent-Grafts for Pararenal and Thoracoabdominal Aortic Aneurysms.- Parallel Graft Techniques to Treat Complex Aortic Aneurysms Involving the Renal and Mesenteric Arteries.- Hybrid Repair Using Visceral Debranching and Aortic Stent-Grafts to Treat Complex Aortic Aneurysms.- Current Device Designs to Incorporate Supra-Aortic Arch Trunks for Endovascular Repair.- Technical Aspects and Results of Branched Endografts for Repair of Aortic Arch Aneurysms.- Techniques and Results of Endovascular In Situ Arch Fenestrations.- Parallel Stent-Graft Techniques to Facilitate Endovascular Repair in the Aortic Arch.- Techniques and Results of Aortic Arch Hybrid Repair.- Techniques and Results of Hybrid Arch Replacement with Elephant Trunk.- Iliac Branch Device Designs.- Preoperative Planning and Sizing for Iliac Branch Devices.- Techniques of Endovascular Repair of Aorto-Iliac Aneurysms Using Iliac Branch Devices.- Results of Iliac Branch Stent-Grafts.- Technical Aspects and Results of Hybrid Iliac Revascularization.- Off-Label Use of Aortic Devices and Parallel Stent-Grafts for Iliac Revascularization.- Clinical Applications and Regulatory Issues for Physician Modified Endovascular Grafts (PMEGS).- Techniques of Physician Modified Endovascular Grafts (PMEGs) for Incorporation of Renal-Mesenteric Arteries.- Thromboembolic Complications During Endovascular Repair of Complex Aortic Aneurysms.- Spinal Cord Injury Prevention and Management.- Renal Function Deterioration in Complex Aortic Repair.-
