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The pivotal approval study was limited to zone 2 deployment in cases of aortic aneurysm, but its use in aortic dissections and deployment in zones 0 and 1 remain investigational. We describe early results of Gore TBE device deployment in real-world patients and in a variety of clinical settings including off-label indications.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Methods<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>Patient characteristics, procedural details, and postoperative outcomes were assessed in this retrospective single-centre cohort study. Twenty-one patients (38.2%) were not open surgical candidates due to comorbidities. Follow-up evaluations included computed tomography angiography imaging of the device and its branches in addition to out<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Patient<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>evaluation at discharge, 3 and 12 months, and then annually thereafter. The rate of endoleaks and re-interventions were assessed over the course of follow-up.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Results<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>Between September 2022 and September 2024, 55 consecutive patients underwent aortic repair using the Gore TBE endoprosthesis at our institution. Ten (18.2%) cases were performed in an urgent\/emergency setting. Indication for TBE repair was arch, descending and\/or thoraco-abdominal aortic aneurysm (N\u2009=\u200926 [47.3%]), dissection (N\u2009=\u200927 [49.1%], 6 acute\/subacute), intramural haematoma (N\u2009=\u20091 [1.8%]), or aortic coarctation (N\u2009=\u20091 [1.8%)]. Device deployment was performed in aortic zone 0 (N\u2009=\u200916 [29.1%]), zone 1 (N\u2009=\u20095 [9.1%]), or zone 2 (N\u2009=\u200934 [61.8%]). Twenty-four (43.6%) underwent an aortic arch debranching procedure prior to TEVAR, and 23 (41.8%) had preoperative spinal drain placement. Technical success was 100.0% following the index operation. Operative mortality was 3.6% (N\u2009=\u20092). There were no cases of stroke or paralysis and one case of renal failure requiring dialysis. One patient experienced paraparesis treated with spinal drain placement with immediate resolution. Median follow-up was 366 (interquartile range [IQR]: 189, 444) days. The rate of endoleak over the follow-up period was 16.4% (N\u2009=\u20099). Three cases were treated medically with ongoing surveillance, and the remaining 6 underwent intervention: 5 endovascular, 1 open. The linearized all-cause mortality rate was 11.0% per patient-year.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Conclusions<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>Real-world use of the Gore TBE device demonstrates its safety and versatility in addressing various aortic pathologies and deployment zones. Further follow-up is necessary to assess the durability of repair, and novel investigational devices may improve outcomes.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>","DOI":"10.1093\/ejcts\/ezaf452","type":"journal-article","created":{"date-parts":[[2025,12,16]],"date-time":"2025-12-16T12:40:14Z","timestamp":1765888814000},"source":"Crossref","is-referenced-by-count":4,"title":["Initial Post-Commercialization Experience Using a Thoracic Branch Endoprosthesis: Broad Application to Real-World Patients"],"prefix":"10.1093","volume":"68","author":[{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0003-4847-5649","authenticated-orcid":false,"given":"Xiaoying","family":"Lou","sequence":"first","affiliation":[{"name":"Aorta Center, Heart, Vascular, and Thoracic Institute, Cleveland Clinic , Cleveland, OH 44195,","place":["United States"]},{"name":"Department of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, Heart, Vascular, and Thoracic Institute, Cleveland Clinic , Cleveland, OH 44195,","place":["United 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