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Editorial
. 2022 Jul-Aug;17(4):259-265.
doi: 10.1177/15569845221112636. Epub 2022 Aug 2.

The 10 Commandments of Open Aortic Arch Repair

Paul Werner  1 , Marie-Elisabeth Stelzmüller  1 , Stephane Mahr  1 , Marek Ehrlich  1
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Editorial

The 10 Commandments of Open Aortic Arch Repair

Paul Werner et al. Innovations (Phila). 2022 Jul-Aug.
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Figures

Fig. 1.
Fig. 1.
The aortic arch with the corresponding attachment zones.
Fig. 2.
Fig. 2.
Examples of open aortic arch repair concepts. (a) Total arch replacement with selective reimplantation of the supra-aortic vessels. (b) Distal aortic arch replacement with selective reimplantation of the left subclavian artery.
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Fig. 3.
Surgical exposure of the complete aortic arch via a bilateral clamshell incision for treatment of distal aortic arch procedures.
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Fig. 4.
Overview of currently available aortic arch protheses available for TAR. (a) Gelweave Plexus prosthesis (Terumo Aortic, Inchinnan, UK) with 3 side branches for vessel reimplantation. (b) Gelweave Siena prosthesis (Terumo Aortic) with an integrated collar for size mismatch at the distal aortic anastomosis. (c) Gelweave Lupiae prosthesis (Terumo Aortic) with a proximal trifurcated graft for reimplantation after debranching of the supra-aortic vessels. (d) Delivery system of the Thoraflex Hybrid prosthesis (Terumo Aortic) for TAR with the FET technique. (e) Thoraflex Hybrid prosthesis with expanded stent graft. (f) E-vita OPEN NEO (Artivion, Inc., Kennesaw, GA, USA) for TAR with FET, which features a trifurcated graft for vessel reimplantation after debranching (used with the permission of Artivion, Inc.). FET, frozen elephant trunk; TAR, total arch replacement.
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