What Is the Long-Term Clinical Efficacy of the Thoraflex™ Hybrid Prosthesis for Aortic Arch Repair?

• DOI: 10.3389/fcvm.2022.842165
• Publication Date: 2022-02-22T17:30:48Z
• Authors: Sven Z. C. P. Tan; Matti Jubouri; Idhrees Mohammed; Mohamad Bashir
• Keywords: Elephant trunks

The widespread adoption of the frozen elephant trunk (FET) technique for total arch reconstruction (TAR) in aortic aneurysm and dissection has led to development numerous commercial single-piece FET devices, each with its own unique design features. One such device, Thoraflex™ Hybrid (Terumo Aortic, Glasgow, Scotland), enjoyed use since introduction. We present appraisal long-term clinical efficacy, based on international data.Pre-, intra-, postoperative data associated implantations dissection, aneurysm, penetrating atherosclerotic ulcer (PAU) up April 2019 was gathered is presented herein. Follow-up at discharge, 3-, 6-, 12-, 24-, 36-, 48-, 60-, 72-, 84- months post-implantation are included.Data 931 cases implantation included. Mean age 63 ± 12 years. 55% patients included were male. Aortic accounted 48% (n = 464) cases. cardiopulmonary bypass circulatory arrest durations 202 +72 69 50 min, respectively. 30-day mortality 0.6% 6), while overall 14 (1.5%). Freedom from adverse events 84 95% 869). Postoperative complications neurological deficit, multi-organ failure, cardiorespiratory compromise, infection.Thoraflex™ Hybrid's advantageous comparison market alternatives. Our consistent that reported literature suggests favourable rates morbidity.Thoraflex™ remains a central player prosthesis market. Its it features outcomes relative