Thoracic Endovascular Aortic Repair (TEVAR) for the treatment of aortic diseases: a position statement from the European Association for Cardio-Thoracic Surgery (EACTS) and the European Society of Cardiology (ESC), in collaboration with the European Association of Percutaneous Cardiovascular Interventions (EAPCI)

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Structured PICO

Population

Patients with thoracic aortic disease

Intervention

Thoracic endovascular aortic repair (TEVAR)

Comparator

Open surgery

This position statement outlines the role of TEVAR as a less invasive alternative to open surgery for thoracic aortic diseases.

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Favors TEVAR over open repair when feasible; reinforces and extends guideline recommendations for thoracic aortic disease.

Grabenwöger et al. (2012) studied this question.

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