Ascending aortic dissections are a surgical emergency ... then spontaneously reconnects to the aorta at the distal part of the dissection.
A large fusiform aneurysm was found, beginning just distal to the aortic valve and ... No. 9 Starr-Edwards valve inserted. 5 Then the ascending aortic aneurysm was removed and replaced by a ...
The device uses an active fixation mechanism with external barbs oriented in opposing directions and designed to engage the aortic wall to decrease the risk of proximal and distal migration.