Six-Month Angiographic Follow-Up of the PAS-Port II Clinical Trial Jan F. Gummert, MD, Stefanos Demertzis, MD, Klaus Matschke, MD, Utz Kappert, MD, Marcel Anssar, MD, Francesco Siclari, MD, Volkmar Falk, MD, Edwin L. Alderman, MD, Wolfgang Harringer, MD The Annals of Thoracic Surgery Volume 81, Issue 1, Pages 90-96 (January 2006) DOI: 10.1016/j.athoracsur.2005.06.035 Copyright © 2006 The Society of Thoracic Surgeons Terms and Conditions
Fig 1 Schematic view of PAS-Port anastomosis in aortic wall. The Annals of Thoracic Surgery 2006 81, 90-96DOI: (10.1016/j.athoracsur.2005.06.035) Copyright © 2006 The Society of Thoracic Surgeons Terms and Conditions
Fig 2 Cross-sectional view of PAS-Port anastomosis in aortic wall. The Annals of Thoracic Surgery 2006 81, 90-96DOI: (10.1016/j.athoracsur.2005.06.035) Copyright © 2006 The Society of Thoracic Surgeons Terms and Conditions
Fig 3 Intraluminal view of a deployed Symmetry first generation (left) and a PAS-Port implant (right) in cadaveric human tissue. No foreign material is in the graft vessel using the PAS-Port. The Annals of Thoracic Surgery 2006 81, 90-96DOI: (10.1016/j.athoracsur.2005.06.035) Copyright © 2006 The Society of Thoracic Surgeons Terms and Conditions
Fig 4 (A–F) Drawing illustrating the single steps of deployment of the PAS-Port device. The Annals of Thoracic Surgery 2006 81, 90-96DOI: (10.1016/j.athoracsur.2005.06.035) Copyright © 2006 The Society of Thoracic Surgeons Terms and Conditions
Fig 5 Flow chart illustrating patient follow-up. (Angio = angiography; ARDS = adult respiratory distress syndrome; CT = computed tomography; ECG = electrocardiography.) The Annals of Thoracic Surgery 2006 81, 90-96DOI: (10.1016/j.athoracsur.2005.06.035) Copyright © 2006 The Society of Thoracic Surgeons Terms and Conditions