Table 2.
Indications for Treatment and Procedure Settings.
| Diagnosis | |
| TAA/TAAA | 20.6 (40/194) |
| rTAA | 4.1 (8/194) |
| TBAD/rest-TAAD | 24.7 (48/194) |
| CEAD | 7.7 (15/194) |
| PAU | 15.5 (30/194) |
| IMH | 9.3 (18/194) |
| TAR | 8.2 (16/194) |
| Aortobronchial/aortoesophageal fistula | 5.2 (10/194) |
| Anastomotic aneurysm | 4.1 (8/194) |
| Other a | 0.5 (1/194) |
| Malperfusion b | 8.2 (16/194) |
| Type of aortic arch c | |
| 1 | 24.3 (46/189) |
| 2 | 46.7 (88/189) |
| 3 | 29.1 (55/189) |
| Grade of aortic arch atheroma c | |
| 0–1 | 47.1 (89/189) |
| 2 | 18.5 (35/189) |
| 3 | 21.7 (41/189) |
| 4–5 | 12.7 (24/189) |
| Type of PLZ | |
| 0–1 | 9.8 (19/194) |
| 2 | 34.0 (66/194) |
| 3 | 33.5 (65/194) |
| 4 d | 21.1 (41/194) |
| 5 | 1.5 (3/194) |
| Multiple devices | 38.7 (75/1194) |
| Emergency operation | 43.8 (85/194) |
| General anesthesia | 92.2 (179/194) |
| Spinal drainage | 36.4 (70/192) e |
| Access | |
| Transfemoral | 74.2 (144/194) |
| Iliac conduit | 6.2 (12/194) |
| Coverage of LSA | 42.3 (82/194) |
| Primary revascularization of LSA | 19.1 (37/194) |
| Secondary revascularization of LSA | 3.6 (7/194) |
| Hybrid procedures f | 25.8 (50/194) |
| Chimney g | 4.1 (8/194) |
Data are presented as percentage (n = 194).
Abbreviations: CEAD, chronic expanding aortic dissection; IMH, intramural hematoma; LSA, left subclavian artery; PAU, penetrating aortic ulcer; PLZ, proximal landing zone; rest-TAAD, rest–type A aortic dissection; rTAA, ruptured TAA; TAA, thoracic aortic aneurysm; TAAA, thoracoabdominal aortic aneurysm; TAR, traumatic aortic rupture; TBAD, type B aortic dissection.
Intercostal artery aneurysm.
Renal, visceral, lower extremity, spinal cord, or combined malperfusion.
n = 5 patients’ data were not accessible.
Proximal landing zone in “frozen elephant trunk” included.
n = 2 patients’ data were not accessible.
Aortic arch debranching (carotid subclavian/carotid carotidal bypass, carotid subclavian transposition, carotid subclavian bypass with implantation of left carotid artery in the bypass) and/or visceral debranching (aortic hepatic bypass, total visceral debranching).
Chimney endograft of Arteria mesenterica superior and/or renal artery and/or Truncus coeliacus and/or left common carotid artery.