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Frozen elephant trunk usage in acute aortic dissection

Yutaka Okita

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This review discusses the clinical applications of the frozen elephant trunk procedure for patients with acute aortic dissection. Sub-analysis of the multicenter Japanese Frozenix study, J-ORCHESTRA, are presented, and recent reports of frozen elephant trunk usage for acute aortic dissection are discussed.

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This review discusses the clinical applications of the frozen elephant trunk procedure for patients with acute aortic dissection. Sub-analysis of the multicenter Japanese Frozenix study, J-ORCHESTRA, are presented, and recent reports of frozen elephant trunk usage for acute aortic dissection are discussed.

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This review discusses the clinical applications of the frozen elephant trunk procedure for patients with acute aortic dissection. Sub-analysis of the multicenter Japanese Frozenix study, J-ORCHESTRA, are presented, and recent reports of frozen elephant trunk usage for acute aortic dissection are discussed.

Key concepts: Elephant trunks, Aortic dissection, Trunk, Medicine, Dissection (medical), Multicenter study, Surgery, Aorta

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