The short-to-midterm results of endovascular stent grafting for acute thoracic aortic diseases in Chinese patients.

Abstract

Thoracic aortic stent grafting for acute thoracic aortic disease is feasible and has a high success rate, with good short-to-midterm results. However, the large size of the stent graft introducer set imposes a high risk of access artery injury, for which further improvements are necessary.