Factors favoring stent-graft collapse after thoracic endovascular aortic repair

To link to full-text access for this article, visit this link: http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jtcvs.2009.06.017 Byline: Ludovic Canaud (a), Pierre Alric (a), Pascal Desgranges (b), Jean Marzelle (b), Charles Marty-Ane (a), Jean-Pierre Becquemin (b) Abbreviations: CT, computed tomography; TEVAR, thoracic endovascular aortic repair Abstract: Our objective was to assess potential causative factors of stent-graft collapse after thoracic endovascular aortic repair. Author Affiliation: (a) Department of Vascular and Thoracic Surgery, Arnaud de Villeneuve Hospital, Montpellier, France (b) Department of Vascular Surgery, Henri Mondor Hospital, Creteil, France Article History: Received 2 May 2009; Revised 3 June 2009; Accepted 20 June 2009 Article Note: (footnote) Disclosures: None.