Aortic Surgery Glossary

A lesion or condition that causes measurable impairment of blood flow sufficient to affect organ perfusion or cardiac fu...

A combined surgical and endovascular approach for treating complex aortic arch pathology.

Bleeding within the aortic wall without communication between true and false lumens.

International Registry of Acute Aortic Dissection, a multinational database tracking acute aortic dissection outcomes.

The anatomical segment of healthy aorta where an endovascular stent graft seals, critical for preventing endoleaks.

Organ dysfunction resulting from compromised blood flow due to aortic dissection or other aortic pathology.

A connective tissue disorder frequently associated with aortic root dilatation and risk of dissection.

An atherosclerotic plaque that ulcerates through the internal elastic lamina into the media.

Acronym for Physician Modified Endograft, a custom stent graft modified by the surgeon to fit specific patient anatomy.

The anatomical region where the proximal end of an endovascular graft achieves fixation and sealing against the aortic w...

A contained rupture of the arterial wall with blood flow contained by surrounding tissue rather than vessel wall layers.

Technique providing blood flow to the brain through venous circulation during aortic arch surgery when antegrade flow is...

Aortic valve replacement using the patient's own pulmonary valve as an autograft, with pulmonary valve replacement using...

Acronym for Spinal Ischemic Neurologic Event, a complication of thoracoabdominal aortic surgery affecting spinal cord fu...

The anatomical boundary between the sinuses of Valsalva and the tubular portion of the ascending aorta, marking the uppe...

Inadequate blood supply to the spinal cord, a serious complication of thoracoabdominal aortic surgery causing potential...

A two-type system for classifying aortic dissections based on ascending aorta involvement.

Acronym for Thoracoabdominal Aortic Aneurysm, aneurysmal dilatation involving both thoracic and abdominal aortic segment...

Thoracic endovascular aortic repair, a minimally invasive procedure using stent grafts to treat thoracic aortic patholog...

An aortic dissection involving the ascending aorta according to Stanford classification, requiring emergent surgical rep...

Aortic dissection that does not involve the ascending aorta, typically beginning distal to the left subclavian artery.

Blood flow into the aneurysm sac through a defect in the stent graft fabric.

Endoleak caused by fabric tears, suture holes, or graft porosity in endovascular aortic repair devices.

Surgical bypass of visceral arteries prior to endovascular repair to create adequate landing zones for stent graft deplo...