European journal of cardio-thoracic surgery : official journal of the European Association for Cardio-thoracic Surgery
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Eur J Cardiothorac Surg · Feb 2015
The frozen elephant trunk technique for acute type A aortic dissection: results from 15 years of experience†.
We aimed to evaluate the long-term prognosis of prophylactic repair of the descending aorta using the frozen elephant trunk (FET) technique for acute type A aortic dissection (AAAD). ⋯ The FET technique results in excellent aortic remodelling of the downstream aorta and can improve the long-term outcomes for AAAD.