The ExoVasc®️ is designed to manage aortic dilation in people with Marfan syndrome and related genetic conditions. The ExoVasc is placed around the ascending aorta where it provides support to the patient’s own aorta and aortic valve and is designed to prevent enlargement and rupture. Note: This is a Custom-made Medical Device and is not TGA approved.
The new approach: the ExoVasc®️ Personalised External Aortic Root Support – retaining the aorta and valve.
The ExoVasc®️ Personalised External Aortic Root Support provides an alternative to aortic root replacement. A custom-made external support is made to exactly match the patient’s aorta. This is placed around the ascending aorta, which remains intact. Since the vessel and the valve remain intact, the surgery is more straightforward and there is no need for the patient to take anticoagulant drugs.
What is the experience to date?
More than 1,000 patients have already received this external support to their aorta. The first patient received their support over 19 years ago, the total patient experience has now exceeded 3,000 post-operative patient-years, and the ExoVasc®️ support has proven successful in every case in which it has been implanted. In addition to patients with Marfan syndrome, the PEARS operation has been used to treat aortic dilatation in other conditions including Bicuspid Aortic Valve disease and patients with Ehlers-Danlos and Loeys-Dietz syndromes. It has also been successfully used to prevent dilatation in patients undergoing a Ross procedure.
The ExoVasc®️ is designed to manage aortic dilation in people with Marfan syndrome and related genetic conditions. The ExoVasc is placed around the ascending aorta where it provides support to the patient’s own aorta and aortic valve and is designed to prevent enlargement and rupture. Note: This is a Custom-made Medical Device and is not TGA approved.
The new approach: the ExoVasc®️ Personalised External Aortic Root Support – retaining the aorta and valve.
The ExoVasc®️ Personalised External Aortic Root Support provides an alternative to aortic root replacement. A custom-made external support is made to exactly match the patient’s aorta. This is placed around the ascending aorta, which remains intact. Since the vessel and the valve remain intact, the surgery is more straightforward and there is no need for the patient to take anticoagulant drugs.
What is the experience to date?
More than 1,000 patients have already received this external support to their aorta. The first patient received their support over 19 years ago, the total patient experience has now exceeded 3,000 post-operative patient-years, and the ExoVasc®️ support has proven successful in every case in which it has been implanted. In addition to patients with Marfan syndrome, the PEARS operation has been used to treat aortic dilatation in other conditions including Bicuspid Aortic Valve disease and patients with Ehlers-Danlos and Loeys-Dietz syndromes. It has also been successfully used to prevent dilatation in patients undergoing a Ross procedure.
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