Outcomes of patients with acute complicated type B aortic dissections repaired with the Zenith dissection endovascular system compared to aortic stent graft.

Publication/Presentation Date

2-1-2026

Abstract

ObjectivesWe aim to evaluate the safety and effectiveness of the Zenith Dissection Endovascular System (ZDES; Zenith TX2 Dissection Endovascular Graft with Pro-Form and Zenith Dissection Endovascular Stent), which uses a proximal stent graft along with a distal bare metal stent compared to traditional stent grafts in the repair of acute, complicated Type B Aortic Dissection (AcTBAD).MethodsThis retrospective study reviews the medical charts of 32 patients with AcTBAD repaired at a single urban academic medical center. 16 of these AcTBAD cases were repaired with the ZDES (87.5% male; mean age, 63.1 years), and 16 were repaired with stent grafts (62.5% male; mean age, 60.6 years). Outcomes include 30-day morbidity, false lumen thrombosis and aneurysmal degeneration at 6 months and 1 year, thirty-day and three-year mortality, and freedom from secondary surgical intervention.ResultsTwelve total postoperative adverse events occurred in the ZDES group compared to 37 in the stent graft group (

Volume

34

Issue

1

First Page

24

Last Page

33

ISSN

1708-539X

Disciplines

Business Administration, Management, and Operations | Health and Medical Administration | Management Sciences and Quantitative Methods

PubMedID

39760704

Department(s)

Administration and Leadership

Document Type

Article

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