Your Partner in Aortic Aneurysm Treatment
The aorta is your body’s main blood vessel. It carries oxygen-rich blood from your heart to the rest of your body. If you have a weak spot in your aorta—an aortic aneurysm—you need medical care.
The cardiovascular experts at Emory Heart & Vascular offer a wide range of treatments for aortic aneurysms. We will work with you to find the right therapy that meets your needs.
Why Choose Emory Heart & Vascular
Emory Heart & Vascular is one of the nation’s top referral centers for aortic aneurysm care. As an academic medical center, we provide the latest treatments. We were the first center in Georgia to implant the minimally invasive, FDA-approved fenestrated endovascular graft to treat aortic aneurysms that affect the kidneys.
Emory aortic surgeons perform more than 700 open and endovascular aortic procedures annually and perform more aortic dissections than any other medical center in Georgia. In addition to performing surgeries for a high volume of patients, our physicians also treat patients who simply need medical management alongside those who need more complex treatments.
Our pioneering surgeons are also involved in many clinical trials that look at new aortic devices and treatments. This research gives you access to therapies that may not be available anywhere else.
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Aortic Aneurysm Treatments
Your aorta has five segments. An aneurysm can develop in any section.
The five parts of your aorta are:
- Aortic root
- Ascending aorta
- Aortic Arch
- Descending (thoracic) aorta
- Abdominal aorta
Our specialists may first try to treat and control your aneurysm with medication. Medications to lower your blood pressure and cholesterol can help. But you still may need surgery. In those cases, our experts offer a variety of traditional, endovascular and minimally invasive procedures to fix your aortic aneurysm. These include:
Aortic Root
- Mechanical Composite Root Replacement
- Reimplantation Valve Sparing Root Replacement
- Tissue Valved Conduit Repair
- Ross Procedure
Ascending Aorta and Arch
- Aortic Valve and Ascending Aorta Replacement (with Hemiarch Replacement)
- Aortic Valve Resuspension with Ascending Aorta Replacement (with Hemiarch Replacement)
- Mechanical Composite Root Replacement (with Hemiarch Replacement)
- Porcine BioRoot Replacement (with Hemiarch Replacement)
- Total Arch Replacement with Reimplantation of the Great Vessels
- Tissue Valved Conduit Repair (with Hemiarch Replacement)
- Total Arch Replacement with Reimplantation of the Great Vessels
- Type A Aortic Dissection Hybrid Repair with Frozen Elephant Trunk (with Aortic Valve Resuspension, Hemiarch Reconstruction and Descending Stent Graft)
Descending and Thoracic Aorta
- Descending Aortic Stent Graft (TEVAR): Extent A
- Descending Aortic Stent Graft (TEVAR): Extent B
- Descending Aortic Stent Graft (TEVAR): Extent C
- Thoracoabdominal Aortic Aneurysm (TAAA)-Extent I
- Thoracoabdominal Aortic Aneurysm (TAAA)-Extent II
Abdominal Aorta
- Endovascular Infrarenal Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm Repair
- Endovascular Repair of AAA and Iliac Artery Aneurysm Repair with Iliac Branched Device
- Fenestrated Endovascular Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm Repair
- Thoracoabdominal Aortic Aneurysm (TAAA)-Extent III
- Thoracoabdominal Aortic Aneurysm (TAAA)-Extent IV
Aortic Aneurysm
An aortic aneurysm is a weak spot anywhere along your aorta. It causes the wall of your aorta to break down and bulge out like a balloon.
Learn more about aortic aneurysms
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