Aortic Disease Surgical Treatments
Treatments replace the disease area of the aorta with synthetic tube graft and requires use of the cardiopulmonary bypass machine.In addition to standard replacement for acute and chronic aortic aneurysm or dissection, Stanford has contributed:
Valve-Sparing Aortic Root Replacement
Development of an active valve-sparing aortic root replacement program that saves the patient's own aortic valve in cases of an aneurysm of the ascending aorta (applicable both for patients who have connective tissue disorders, e.g. Marfans, and those who do not).
Endovascular Stent Graft
Involves placing an endovascular graft via the femoral artery system and threaded to the area of the diseased aorta. This procedure fixes the diseased aorta from the inside-out rather than the outside-in. The placement does not require an open incision or use of the cardiopulmonary bypass machine.