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Review of frozen elephant trunk repair with the Thoraflex Hybrid device.

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The frozen elephant trunk technique has revolutionized aortic arch repair to enable more extensive arch and descending thoracic aortic treatment in a single setting. We review the current evidence supporting… Click to show full abstract

The frozen elephant trunk technique has revolutionized aortic arch repair to enable more extensive arch and descending thoracic aortic treatment in a single setting. We review the current evidence supporting the use of the Thoraflex Hybrid (Terumo Aortic, FL, USA) device and discuss advantages, pitfalls and future design considerations.

Keywords: elephant trunk; review; thoraflex hybrid; frozen elephant; repair

Journal Title: Future cardiology
Year Published: 2021

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