ONE-WIRE-TECHNIQUE: FIRST EXPERIENCES WITH A NOVEL TECHNIQUE FOR ENDOVASCULAR REPAIR OF THE ASCENDING AORTA IN ACUTE TYPE A AORTIC DISSECTIONS USING A COMBINED TRANSAPICAL AND TRANSFEMORAL APPROACH

We aimed to develop an operative method for safe and reliable deployment of endovascular stent prostheses in the ascending aorta for high-risk patients with acute type A aortic dissection who are deemed inoperable using conventional surgery. We developed a combined transapical and transfemoral