Total aortic arch replacement in the elderly: is the sky the limit?

Tim Berger^{1

2}, Maximilian Kreibich^{1

2}, Martin Czerny^{1

2}, Matthias Siepe^{1

2}

Affiliations

¹ Department of Cardiovascular Surgery, University Heart Centre Freiburg University, Freiburg, Germany.
² University of Freiburg, Faculty of Medicine, Freiburg, Germany.

Comment

Tim Berger et al. Eur J Cardiothorac Surg. 2021.

. 2021 Jul 14;60(1):138-139.

doi: 10.1093/ejcts/ezab130.

Tim Berger^{1

2}, Maximilian Kreibich^{1

2}, Martin Czerny^{1

2}, Matthias Siepe^{1

2}

¹ Department of Cardiovascular Surgery, University Heart Centre Freiburg University, Freiburg, Germany.
² University of Freiburg, Faculty of Medicine, Freiburg, Germany.

No abstract available

Keywords: Aortic arch aneurysm • Aortic dissections • Thoracic aorta.

Comment on

Is total aortic arch replacement with the frozen elephant trunk procedure reasonable in elderly patients?
Beckmann E, Martens A, Kaufeld T, Natanov R, Krueger H, Haverich A, Shrestha M. Beckmann E, et al. Eur J Cardiothorac Surg. 2021 Jul 14;60(1):131-137. doi: 10.1093/ejcts/ezab063. Eur J Cardiothorac Surg. 2021. PMID: 33582774