Total Endovascular Repair of the Aortic Arch:Initial Experience in the Netherlands

Background. We report procedural and early results in the Netherlands of the Relay Branch device (Terumo Aortic, Sunrise, FL) for total endovascular repair of the aortic arch. Methods. Between 2014 and 2018, all consecutive patients who received the Aortic Relay double-branched stent graft in the Netherlands were included in a multicenter, retrospective registry. Results. The Relay Branch device was used in 11 patients to treat saccular (n = 4), fusiform (n = 5), or false aneurysms (n = 2) in the aortic arch. Patients were deemed unfit or extreme high-risk for open (redo) surgery. The brachioc... Mehr ...