This is a case of a 78-year-old retired physician who was under cardiology investigation for exertional dyspnea and was subsequently found to have severe aortic regurgitation and aortic root dilation on transthoracic echocardiography . She had a background history of non-obstructive coronary artery disease, systemic hypertension, mild mitral regurgitation, mild ventricular dilatation with a preserved ventricular function and impaired respiratory function. Informed consent was obtained for an aortic root, ascending and total arch replacement procedure with an antegrade deployment of a stented graft in the descending aorta using the Thoraflex Hybrid Graft.
Video Chapters 00:00:26 Clinical Vignette 00:02:35 Preparation 00:05:00 Aortic Root Replacement 00:09:24 ThoraflexTM Hybrid Graft 00:12:19 Completion
Cite this article as: Yan TD, Field M, Tian DH, Bashir M, Oo A. Aortic root and total arch replacement with frozen elephant trunk procedure, using a Thoraflex Hybrid Graft. Ann Cardiothorac Surg 2013;2(5):667-668. doi: 10.3978/j.issn.2225-319X.2013.09.13
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