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THORACIC AORTIC DISEASE
ADULT CARDIAC SURGERY

UAB performs complex thoracic aortic procedures for acute and chronic disease of the thoracic aorta. Open
and endovascular techniques are utilized to treat patients with diseases involving all segments of the aorta,
from the aortic root to the thoracoabdominal aorta. Cardiothoracic surgeons partner with interventional vascular
surgeons to perform those procedures that require an endovascular approach for treatment. UAB is one of the
few medical centers that offers minimally invasive ascending aortic repair/replacement.

OUTCOMES
Distribution of Thoracic Aortic Procedures Performed: 2009 – 2015
N=100
100%
90%
80%
70%

N=96

7%

5%

12%

13%

N=113
19%

N=96
3%

13%

1%

56%

4%

6%

42%

50%

4%
50%

26%

25%

N=101
1%

5%
9%

N=102
3%

N=99
1%

5%

4%
69%

71%

4%
51%

2%
3%

60%
50%
40%
30%

35%

20%

31%

29%

24%
19%

10%
0%
2009

2010
n Aortic Root

2011
n Ascending Arch

2012
n Distal Arch + TAA

2013
n Descending

2014

2015

n TAAA

UAB cardiothoracic surgeons have performed more than 700 thoracic aortic procedures from 2009 through
2015 for the treatment of aortic dissections/transections, aneurysms, and other diseases of the thoracic aorta.

9.4%

Thoracic Aortic Disease Treated:
2013 – 2015 (N= 307)
n Aortic Aneurysm
n Aortic Dissection

27.7%

n Other

62.9%

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