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The integrated multidisciplinary endovascular and surgical approach to acute aortic syndromes, utilizing a hybrid operating room, enables individualized and timely management.
The paper highlights the 35-year evolution and outcomes of a multidisciplinary Aortic Center in Germany managing acute aortic syndromes.
Single-center experience with hybrid aortic techniques may guide specialized centers; leaves open generalizability and need for prospective validation.
Over the years, the cardiovascular department of Johannes Gutenberg University in Mainz-West-German Heart Centre in Essen (Germany) designed and implemented the hybrid operating room (2003) along with advanced endovascular and surgical procedures, including the frozen elephant trunk technique. For the study purpose, the Mainz-Essen experience on acute aortic syndromes was summarized by considering original articles from single-center or multicenter studies performed at West German Heart Centre, Essen, Germany, or at the cardiovascular department of Johannes Gutenberg University, Mainz, Germany. We present the 35-year-long Mainz-Essen research, education, and patient management journey in creating an integrated multidisciplinary "Aortic Center" in the heart of Europe.
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Bossone et al. (2021) conducted a review in Acute aortic syndromes. Hybrid operating room concept and advanced endovascular/surgical procedures was evaluated. The integrated multidisciplinary endovascular and surgical approach to acute aortic syndromes, utilizing a hybrid operating room, enables individualized and timely management.
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