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Stenting an Ascending Aortic Aneurysm under 5

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Hi,
You mentioned doing a non-invasive stent implant which for abdomen and thoracic descending aneurysms has been around for some time. That procedure is entered via the groin. But how does a stent enter the ascending aorta without being invasive?
That is going to raise the hopes of hundreds of people who dread, as I do, the present procedure which is tearing open the entire chest and frequently open heart surgery. A friend of mine just had the procedure and it is no picnic, even though it was successful. Hope that is not just someone who got the location or type of aneurysm confused.

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@dew88 Hi... I'm wondering exactly the same thing. A stent, or a sleeve, would be soooo much better than the standard chest-cracking surgery. How I hope it's a real alternative!