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Frozen elephant trunk in total arch replacement: A systematic review and meta‐analysis of outcomes and aortic proximalization

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The frozen elephant trunk (FET) procedure became a popular entity for utilization in aortic arch aneurysm disease. However, its proper mortality and morbidities as well as the predictors of outcomes… Click to show full abstract

The frozen elephant trunk (FET) procedure became a popular entity for utilization in aortic arch aneurysm disease. However, its proper mortality and morbidities as well as the predictors of outcomes are poorly identified. This systematic review and meta‐analysis explore FET outcomes and its predictors with a focus on zone aortic proximalization.

Keywords: elephant trunk; review meta; systematic review; aortic proximalization; frozen elephant; meta analysis

Journal Title: Journal of Cardiac Surgery
Year Published: 2021

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