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Editorial
. 2018 May;7(3):451-453.
doi: 10.21037/acs.2018.04.05.

Total aortic arch replacement with frozen elephant trunk (Thoraflex)

Luca Di Marco  1 , Davide Pacini  1 , Giacomo Murana  1 , Carlo Mariani  1 , Ciro Amodio  1 , Roberto Di Bartolomeo  1
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Total aortic arch replacement with frozen elephant trunk (Thoraflex)

Luca Di Marco et al. Ann Cardiothorac Surg. 2018 May.
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Conflict of interest statement

Conflicts of Interest: The authors have no conflicts of interest to declare.

Figures

Figure 1
Figure 1
The Vascutek Thoraflex hybrid stent-graft (A) and its clinical application (B).
Figure 2
Figure 2
CT angiogram images showing preoperative lesion (A) and postoperative result (B). CT, computed tomography.
Figure 3
Figure 3
Postoperative CT angiogram showing normal morphology of the Thoraflex hybrid prosthesis and of the supraaortic trunks reimplantation.
Video
Video
Total aortic arch replacement with frozen elephant trunk (Thoraflex).
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References

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