AORTIC DISEASE
AORTIC DISEASE
The vascular and cardiothoracic surgeons at UAB Medicine participate in a comprehensive , multidisciplinary aorta program and perform complex aortic procedures for acute and chronic diseases spanning the entire aorta . Open and endovascular techniques are utilized to treat patients with diseases involving all segments of the aorta , from the aortic root to the thoracoabdominal aorta and extending to the aortic bifurcation . This includes interventions from open surgical repair to minimally invasive endovascular procedures to treat thoracic , thoracoabdominal and abdominal aneurysms using branched and fenestrated endografts . Our cardiothoracic and vascular surgeons collectively have performed thousands of aortic procedures using an interdisciplinary approach to treating complex conditions .
HIGHLIGHTS
• U . S . News & World Report “ High-Performing ” recognition for abdominal aortic surgery procedures
• Minimally invasive treatments available for catastrophic aortic conditions such as aortic transection due to trauma , complicated thoracoabdominal aortic dissection , and symptomatic and ruptured thoracoabdominal aneurysms
• Specialized hybrid operating room allowing intraoperative 3D imaging for precise device delivery and decreased operative times , lower radiation doses , and minimal contrast usage
• Specialized evaluation and treatment of genetic aortic disease
• Close collaboration with adult congenital heart disease specialists for adult patients with aortic disease related to congenital aortic disease
• Extensive experience with aortic valve repair in the setting of aneurysmal disease
• Aortic branched / fenestrated clinical trial for endovascular repair of branched portions of the aorta , which normally requires treatment with a major open surgery procedure
• Clinical trials available for endovascular treatment of aneurysms involving the aortic arch in patients who are not surgical candidates
• Total endovascular aortic arch repair
UAB COMPLEX AORTIC SURGERY , 2018 – 2020 ( N = 1322 )
6 UAB Cardiovascular Institute Annual Report