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Recent practices involve deploying the FET prosthesis more proximally in the aorta (Zone 0) to reduce complications, leading to questions about its impact on long-term aortic remodeling compared to traditional Zone 2 deployment. Methods: This retrospective analysis utilized 3D segmentation software to assess the volumetric changes in aortic remodeling after acute Type A aortic dissections, comparing FET stent graft deployment in Zone 0 and Zone 2. The study included 27 patients operated on between 2020 and 2022, with volumetric measurements taken from postoperative and 6-month follow-up CT scans. Statistical analyses were performed to evaluate the differences in the aortic true lumen (TL) and the perfused false lumen (PFL) between the two groups. Results: Both Zone 0 and Zone 2 deployments resulted in significant true lumen (TL) increases (Z0 p = 0.001, Z2 p &lt; 0.001) and perfused false lumen (PFL) decreases (Z0 p = 0.02, Z2 p = 0.04), with no significant differences in volumetric changes between the groups (p = 0.7 post op and p = 0.9 after 6 months). The distal anastomosis in Zone 0 did not compromise the aortic remodeling outcomes and was associated with reduced distal ischemia and cerebral perfusion times (p = 0.041). The angle measurements in Zone 0 did not show any significant changes after the 6-month control (p = 0.2). However, in Zone 2, a significant change was detected. (p = 0.022). The part comparison analyses did not indicate significant differences in aortic deviation between the groups (p = 0.62), suggesting comparable effectiveness in aortic remodeling. Conclusions: Performing the distal anastomosis more proximally in Zone 0 offers technical advantages without compromising the effectiveness of aortic remodeling compared to the traditional Zone 2 deployment. This finding supports the continued recommendation of Zone 0 deployment in the management of acute Type A aortic dissections, with ongoing studies being needed to confirm the long-term outcomes and survival benefits.<\/jats:p>","DOI":"10.3390\/jcm13092677","type":"journal-article","created":{"date-parts":[[2024,5,2]],"date-time":"2024-05-02T07:04:14Z","timestamp":1714633454000},"page":"2677","update-policy":"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.3390\/mdpi_crossmark_policy","source":"Crossref","is-referenced-by-count":2,"title":["Three-Dimensional-Evaluation of Aortic Changes after Frozen Elephant Trunk (FET) in Zone 0 vs. Zone 2 in Acute Type A Aortic Dissection"],"prefix":"10.3390","volume":"13","author":[{"given":"Ahmed","family":"Ghazy","sequence":"first","affiliation":[{"name":"Department of Cardiac and Vascular Surgery, University of Mainz, Faculty of Medicine and University Hospital Mainz, 55131 Mainz, Germany"}],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]},{"given":"Ryan","family":"Chaban","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Department of Cardiac and Vascular Surgery, University of Mainz, Faculty of Medicine and University Hospital Mainz, 55131 Mainz, Germany"}],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]},{"given":"Philipp","family":"Pfeiffer","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Department of Cardiac and Vascular Surgery, University of Mainz, Faculty of Medicine and University Hospital Mainz, 55131 Mainz, Germany"}],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]},{"given":"Chris","family":"Probst","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Department of Cardiac and Vascular Surgery, University of Mainz, Faculty of Medicine and University Hospital Mainz, 55131 Mainz, Germany"}],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]},{"given":"Daniel-Sebastian","family":"Dohle","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Department of Cardiac and Vascular Surgery, University of Mainz, Faculty of Medicine and University Hospital Mainz, 55131 Mainz, Germany"}],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]},{"given":"Hendrik","family":"Treede","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Department of Cardiac and Vascular Surgery, University of Mainz, Faculty of Medicine and University Hospital Mainz, 55131 Mainz, Germany"}],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]},{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0002-8262-8381","authenticated-orcid":false,"given":"Bernhard","family":"Dorweiler","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Department of Vascular and Endovascular Surgery, University of Cologne, Faculty of Medicine and University Hospital Cologne, 50937 Cologne, Germany"}],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]}],"member":"1968","published-online":{"date-parts":[[2024,5,2]]},"reference":[{"key":"ref_1","doi-asserted-by":"crossref","first-page":"1","DOI":"10.5090\/kjtcs.2017.50.1.1","article-title":"The Frozen Elephant Trunk Technique: European Association for Cardio-Thoracic Surgery Position and Bologna Experience","volume":"50","author":"Pantaleo","year":"2017","journal-title":"Korean J. 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