Thoracic aortic aneurysm future or investigational therapies

Future or investigational therapies
Recent advances in thoracic aortic aneurysm treatment:


 * The use of endovascular stent grafting, which is a less invasive alternative to open surgery, for the treatment of descending thoracic and thoracoabdominal aneurysms.
 * Open-surgical versus endovascular stenting showed a decrease of operative mortality and a decrease in the occurrence of paraplegia, blood loss, length of ICU stay, and operative time.
 * Even though late survival rates are equivalent between open surgical repair and endovascular repair, the early operative mortality rates of endovascular repair are lower
 * The advances in aortic substitutes, cerebral protection, and perioperative care have led to improved results