Structural engineering

Biology

Arch

Elephant trunks

Engineering

Surgery

Randomized controlled trial

Ecology

Aorta

Trunk

Aortic arch

Multicenter study

Medicine

Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery

In this prospective US investigational device exemption trial, we assessed the safety and 1-year clinical outcomes of the Thoraflex Hybrid device (Terumo Aortic) for the frozen elephant trunk technique to repair the ascending aorta, aortic arch, and descending thoracic aorta.

Total aortic arch replacement using a frozen elephant trunk device: Results of a 1-year US multicenter trial