Open AccessRisk of spinal cord ischemia after thoracic endovascular aortic repair
Author(s) -
Ling Xue,
Songyuan Luo,
Hanyi Ding,
Yi Zhu,
Yuan Liu,
Wenhui Huang,
Jie Li,
Nianjin Xie,
Pengcheng He,
Xiaoping Fan,
Ruixin Fan,
Zhiqiang Nie,
Jianfang Luo
Publication year - 2018
Publication title -
journal of thoracic disease
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.682
H-Index - 60
eISSN - 2077-6624
pISSN - 2072-1439
DOI - 10.21037/jtd.2018.10.99
Subject(s) - medicine , aortic repair , ischemia , spinal cord , surgery , thoracic aorta , spinal cord injury , cardiology , aorta , psychiatry
Spinal cord ischemia (SCI) is a recognized grave complication after thoracic endovascular aortic repair (TEVAR). The present study aimed to evaluate the incidence and investigate risk of SCI after TEVAR based on current prophylactic strategies designed against established risk factors.
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