Risk Factors of Neurologic Deficit After Thoracic Aortic Endografting Ali Khoynezhad, MD, Carlos E. Donayre, MD, Hao Bui, MD, George E. Kopchok, BS, Irwin Walot, MD, Rodney A. White, MD The Annals of Thoracic Surgery Volume 83, Issue 2, Pages S882-S889 (February 2007) DOI: 10.1016/j.athoracsur.2006.10.090 Copyright © 2007 The Society of Thoracic Surgeons Terms and Conditions
Fig 1 Distribution of landing zones for thoracic endovascular aneurysm repair. Zone 0 = repair involving the innominate artery; Zone 1 = involving the left carotid artery; Zone 2 = involving the subclavian artery; Zone 3 = involving proximal one third of the descending thoracic aorta; and Zone 4 = involving the distal two thirds of the descending thoracic aorta. The Annals of Thoracic Surgery 2007 83, S882-S889DOI: (10.1016/j.athoracsur.2006.10.090) Copyright © 2007 The Society of Thoracic Surgeons Terms and Conditions
Fig 2 Kaplan-Meier survival curve comparing aortic-related (solid line) and overall mortality (gray line). Tick marks indicate at least one censored patient due to the length of follow-up. The Annals of Thoracic Surgery 2007 83, S882-S889DOI: (10.1016/j.athoracsur.2006.10.090) Copyright © 2007 The Society of Thoracic Surgeons Terms and Conditions