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Ann Thorac Surg 2009;88:e18-e19. doi:10.1016/j.athoracsur.2009.06.092
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Closure of a Penetrating Ulcer of the Descending Aorta Using an Amplatzer Occluder

Thomas Kleisli, MD, Grayson H. Wheatley, III, MD*

Department of Cardiovascular Surgery, Arizona Heart Institute, Phoenix, Arizona

Accepted for publication June 23, 2009.

* Address correspondence to Dr Wheatley, Arizona Heart Institute, 2632 N 20th St, Phoenix, AZ 85006 (Email: gwheatley{at}azheart.com).

Symptomatic patients with penetrating atherosclerotic ulcers of the descending thoracic aorta have traditionally been treated by using an open surgical repair. The emergence of thoracic aortic stent-graft technologies has introduced a less invasive treatment option, which often involves covering excess portions of a normal aorta with stent-graft material. We describe the mid-term follow-up of a patient with a symptomatic penetrating atherosclerotic ulcer of the descending thoracic aorta treated with an Amplatzer septal occluder device (AGA Medical Corp, Plymouth, MN), which is typically used for structural heart disease.






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