Includes bibliographical references and index.

Etiology and pathogenesis of aortic disease / Bo Risberg and Lars L�onn -- Clinical consideration of aortic disease : atherosclerosis, aneurysm, dissection, and traumatic injury / Lars L�onn and Bo Risberg -- Thoracic aortic aneurysms : classification, incidence, etiology, natural history, and results / Hazim J. Safi -- Angiographic aortic anatomy and variants / Louis G. Martin -- Patient selection for thoracic endografts : today and tomorrow / Mark A. Farber -- Noninvasive aortic imaging modalities : CT, MRI, intravascular ultrasound (IVUS) and transesophageal echocardiography (TEE) / Tae K. Song and Rodney A. White -- Preoperative imaging and device sizing in endovascular management of thoracic aortic aneurysms / Panos Kougias, Hosam El Sayed, and Wei Zhou -- Intramural hematoma and penetrating ulcer / Michael D. Dake -- Patient follow-up and evaluation of abdominal and thoracic stent grafts / Jan D. Blankensteijn -- Endovascular therapy of thoracic aneurysms : the Gore TAG trial results / Jae-Sung Cho, Shan-e-ali Haider, and Michel S. Makaroun -- Medtronic TALENT and VALIANT devices : moving toward the next generation of thoracic aortic stent grafts / Ron Fairman -- Early clinical experience with the Bolton Relay thoracic stent graft / Frank J. Criado -- Clinical results of the the EUROSTAR thoracic registry / Peter Harris ... [et al.] -- Management of aortic aneurysms and dissections with the Zenith TX2 stent graft / W. Anthony Lee -- Aortic dissection : evaluation and management : choosing the right intervention / David M. Williams --

Aortic dissection : role of fenestration and stents in the endograft era / David M. Williams -- Blunt trauma to the thoracic aorta : current challenges / Kenneth L. Mattox ... [et al.] -- Traumatic disruption of the aorta / Ross Milner, Karthik Kasirajan, and Elliot Chaikof -- Should endovascular repair be considered the standard treatment in traumatic thoracic aortic injury? / Peter H. Lin, Tam T. Huynh, and Eric K. Peden -- Site-specific aortic endografting : case examples and discussion - the ascending aorta / Edward B. Diethrich -- Improved endograft fixation - a role for aortic endostapling? / Brian R. Hopkinson -- Treating smaller aneurysms : is there a rationale? / Kenneth Ouriel -- Management strategies, adjuncts, and technical tips to facilitate endovascular treatment of ruptured abdominal aortic aneurysms / Frank J. Veith ... [et al.] -- Post-operative imaging surveillance and endoleak management after endovascular repair of thoracic aortic aneurysms / S. William Stavropoulos and Jeffrey P. Carpenter -- Percutaneous repair of abdominal aortic aneurysms with local anesthesia and conscious sedation / Zvonimir Krajcer ... [et al.] -- Endoleak management in the abdominal aorta / Jennifer L. Ash, Syed M. Hussain, Kim J. Hodgson -- Aneurysm sac pressure measurement with a pressure sensor in endovascular aortic aneurysm repair / Lisandro Carnero & Ross Milner.

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