Why the study?
Does thoracic endovascular repair improve midterm outcomes compared to open surgical repair in patients with isolated descending thoracic aortic disease?
Population
Patients with isolated descending thoracic aortic disease
Comparison
Thoracic endovascular repair vs Open surgical repair (OSR)
Design
Cohort
Follow-up
Midterm
Authors
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TEVAR may be considered for isolated thoracic aortic disease; leaves open need for RCTs to confirm long-term durability.
Does thoracic endovascular repair improve midterm outcomes compared to open surgical repair in patients with isolated descending thoracic aortic disease?
Thoracic endovascular repair provides comparable midterm outcomes to open surgical repair for isolated descending thoracic aortic disease, though risks of endoleak and rupture necessitate close long-term follow-up.
Lee et al. (2012) studied this question.
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