Aortic diameter remodeling after frozen elephant trunk as a predictor of early outcomes in thoracoabdominal aortic repair

Patients who underwent previous frozen elephant trunk implantation for Stanford type A aortic dissection remain at risk for secondary intervention due to unsuccessful distal aortic remodeling. We aimed to investigate the impact of distal aortic remodeling on early outcomes in patients who underwent 2-stage thoracoabdominal aortic repair.