Changes in aortic pulse wave velocity of four thoracic aortic stent grafts in an ex vivo porcine model

Hector W L de Beaufort, Margherita Coda, Michele Conti, Theodorus M J van Bakel, Foeke J H Nauta, Ettore Lanzarone, Frans L Moll, Joost A van Herwaarden, Ferdinando Auricchio and Santi Trimarchi

PLOS ONE, 2017, vol. 12, issue 10, 1-7

Abstract: Objectives: Thoracic endovascular aortic repair (TEVAR) has been shown to lead to increased aortic stiffness. The aim of this study was to investigate the effect of stent graft type and stent graft length on aortic stiffness in a controlled, experimental setting. Methods: Twenty porcine thoracic aortas were connected to a pulsatile mock loop system. Intraluminal pressure was recorded at two sites in order to measure pulse wave velocity (PWV) for each aorta: before stent graft deployment (t1); after deployment of a 100-mm long stent graft (t2); and after distal extension through deployment of a second 100-mm long stent graft (t3). Four different types of stent grafts (Conformable Gore® TAG® Device, Bolton Relay® Device, Cook Zenith Alpha™, and Medtronic Valiant®) were evaluated. Results: For the total cohort of 20 aortas, PWV increased by a mean 0.6 m/s or 8.9% of baseline PWV after deployment of a 100-mm proximal stent graft (P

Date: 2017
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