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Table 4 Early and late reinterventions following TEVAR for DTA

From: Outcomes and survival following thoracic endovascular repair in patients with aortic aneurysms limited to the descending thoracic aorta

Early reinterventions

Reintervention (30 days)

n (%)

Indication

Time

Prox. Re-TEVAR w/o Debranching

2

Typ Ia endoleak

day 1 and 7

Prox. Re-TEVAR and LCCA-LSA

1

Polyaneurysmatic aorta

14 days

Distal. Re-TEVAR

2

Typ Ib endoleak

day 7 and 10

Amplatzer device in the LSA

2

Typ II endoleak

day 7 and 13

Balloon dilatation of stent

2

Incomplete apposition of stent

day 6 and 7

Implantation of a bare metal stent

1

Stent Kinking

8 days

Open aortic replacement of the ascending aorta

1

New dissection of the ascending aorta

2 days

Late  reinterventions (longer than 30 days)

n (%)

Indication

Time

  

Endoleak

 

Prox. Re-TEVAR w/o Debranching

6

Typ Ia

at 2, 6, 14, 22, 30, 71 months

Distal Re-TEVAR

11

Typ Ib

at 3, 4, 5, 9, 10, 11, 15, 21, 23, 34, 48 months

Re-TEVAR

3

Typ III

at 14, 36, 47 months

Re-TEVAR

4

Aneruysm progression

at 2, 11, 47, 62 months

Re-TEVAR

1

New PAU

at 7 months

Open replacement

3

Infection

at 2, 6, 14 months