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Endovascular Repair of Zone 0 Ascending Aortic Pseudoaneurysm: A Case Report
Sarah Halbert1,2, Christian Nagy1,3, Jared Antevil1,4
1Division of Cardiothoracic Surgery, Heart Center, Veterans Affairs Medical Center, Washington, District of Columbia.
Aorta (Stamford, Conn.)
|March 19, 2024
Abstract:
Although open surgery is standard of care for ascending aortic pathology, endovascular approaches can be viable options. We report the case of a 77-year-old man with a 5.7-cm ascending aorta penetrating ulcer. Given his age and clinical profile, the patient underwent Zone 0 thoracic endovascular aortic repair.
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