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Current Cardiology Reviews

Editor-in-Chief

ISSN (Print): 1573-403X
ISSN (Online): 1875-6557

Current Management of Traumatic Rupture of the Descending Thoracic Aorta

Author(s): Riyad Karmy-Jones, Nichole Jackson, William Long and Alan Simeone

Volume 5, Issue 3, 2009

Page: [187 - 195] Pages: 9

DOI: 10.2174/157340309788970324

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Abstract

Traumatic rupture of the descending thoracic aorta remains a leading cause of death following major blunt trauma. Management has evolved from uniformly performing emergent open repair with clamp and sew technique to include open repair with mechanical circulatory support, medical management and most recently, endovascular repair. This latter approach appears, in the short term, to be associated with perhaps better outcome, but long term data is still accruing. While an attractive option, there are specific anatomic and physiologic factors to be considered in each individual case.

Keywords: Traumatic rupture, thoracic aorta, endovascular, stent-graft


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