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Stenting of the ascending aorta revisited
Author(s) -
Moiduddin Nasser J.,
Rios Rodrigo,
ElSaid Howaida,
Moore John W.
Publication year - 2017
Publication title -
catheterization and cardiovascular interventions
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.988
H-Index - 116
eISSN - 1522-726X
pISSN - 1522-1946
DOI - 10.1002/ccd.27115
Subject(s) - medicine , ascending aorta , aortic arch , cardiology , stenosis , aorta , aortic valve , aortic valve stenosis , stent
Despite few institutions stenting the ascending aorta, it has been discouraged because of the proximity of the aortic valve, the coronary artery orifices, and the aortic arch branches. We describe a small case series of patients having acquired stenosis of the ascending that was relieved successfully by stenting. © 2017 Wiley Periodicals, Inc.