AORTIC CENTER
AORTIC ARCH AND ROOT RECONSTRUCTION
Surgeons on the medical staff at Baylor Dallas aim to provide Aortic Center patients valve-sparing techniques when possible. This specialized technique for aortic root aneurysm treatment helps avoid long-term use of blood-thinner medication and may reduce stroke and endocarditis risk. Through open or minimally invasive methods, the patient has improved chances of a higher quality of life after the procedure.
FENESTRATED / BRANCHED AORTIC ENDOGRAFTS
Vascular surgeons on the medical staff at Baylor Hamilton Heart and Vascular Hospital offer a specialized endovascular procedure to patients who are not suitable for endovascular management with conventional aortic stent grafts. This approach repairs damage in segments of the aorta where it branches into the blood vessels and may result in a shorter hospital stay, improved outcomes, and shorter recovery time.
Courtesy of Cook Medical
“ Fenestrated endovascular aortic aneurysm repair or‘ FEVAR’ gives us the ability to offer patients a durable stent repair while maintaining blood flow to the visceral vessels. This advanced technology gives patients an opportunity to have a minimally invasive aneurysm repair and avoid a more complicated open surgery.”
Jay Vasquez, MD
Medical Director of Surgical Services Baylor Hamilton Heart and Vascular Hospital
MEASURING INNOVATION IN HEART AND VASCULAR CARE
THORACIC AORTIC PROCEDURE BY LOCATION Percent per type
19.08
16.45 9. 87
11.84
42.76
Thoracoabdominal 9.87 % Ascending 42.76 % Descending 11.84 % Root 19.08 % Arch 16.45 %
VOLUMES FOR ABDOMINAL AORTIC PROCEDURE BY APPROACH
Open Aorta 32 Endovascular Aorta 88
VOLUMES FOR THORACIC AORTIC PROCEDURE BY APPROACH
Open Aorta 67 Endovascular Aorta 14
73.33 %
82.72 %
26.6 %
17.28 %
* Data shown for FY17
Physicians treating patients with these conditions may need to be aware of a patient’ s risks for the aorta to dilate or the potential for life-threatening aortic dissection:
• Atherosclerosis( hardening of the arteries)
• Hypertension( high blood pressure)
• Genetic conditions( such as Marfan Syndrome)
• Connective tissue disorders( such as Ehler-Danlos disorder, polychondritis, scleroderma, osteogenesis imperfecta, polycystic kidney disease, and Turners Syndrome)
• Injury
• Smoking
In cases of Emergent Aortic Aneurysm: Call the Baylor University Medical Center Patient Transfer Center at 214.820.6444.
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