New Technique to Repair Complex Aortic Aneurysms

Hartford Hospital delivered another first in the state of Connecticut in May 2017 when a team of vascular surgeons, cardiac surgeons, and cardiovascular anesthesiologists successfully repaired a complex thoracic aortic aneurysm using a novel Thoracic Branched Endograft as part of an exclusive research trial.

The operating team was led by Dr. Thomas Divinagracia, Chief of Vascular Surgery at Hartford Hospital and Institutional Principal Investigator for this trial. Hartford Hospital is one of only three institutions in New England that have been accepted into the Thoracic Branched Endograft Trial.

This is the first device that allows surgeons to repair life-threatening aortic aneurysms in the upper chest using a 100% minimally-invasive approach.