The Zenith® Dissection Clinical Trial is a clinical trial approved by US FDA to study the safety and effectiveness of the Zenith® Dissection Endovascular System in the treatment of patients with aortic dissection.
Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation
NA
Purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
NONE
Enrollment
26
Instead of making a large incision in the chest, the physician makes a small incision near each hip to insert, and guide the study device(s) into place in the aorta.
University of Florida
Gainesville, Florida, United States
Massachusetss General Hospital
Boston, Massachusetts, United States
Cooper University Hospital
Camden, New Jersey, United States
Cleveland Clinic
Cleveland, Ohio, United States
Number of Patients With Major Complications
Major complication is defined as: Retrograde dissection, cardiac events requiring surgical management, prolonged ventilation requiring tracheotomy, renal failure requiring dialysis (where not previously needed), aortic fistula, mesenteric ischemia requiring surgical management, paralysis or paraparesis unresolved after 30 days of therapy, pulmonary embolism, stroke, and multi-system organ failure, unless related to presenting condition.
Time frame: 30 days
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Thomas Jefferson University Hospital
Philadephia, Pennsylvania, United States