The Valley Hospital is now open at 4 Valley Health Plaza in Paramus. (You may need to use 650 Winters Avenue for GPS.) All emergency care is now being provided at this location. Emergency care is no longer available at our Ridgewood campus.
Valley’s vascular and heart surgeons are highly skilled in complex endovascular repair procedures for abdominal and thoracic (chest) aortic aneurysms.
We specialize in minimally invasive techniques that protect function and lower the risk of complications. We’ll customize your care, using techniques and devices specific to your condition.
Watch: At Valley, we know one size does not fit all when it comes to aortic aneurysm repair. Learn how our team works together and with you to personalize your care plan, from surveillance to surgical repairs.
The aorta is an important blood vessel that brings blood from the heart to the rest of your body. An aortic aneurysm occurs when parts of the aorta weaken and begin to bulge. Aortic aneurysms can develop anywhere in your abdomen or chest (thoracic aneurysms).
Endovascular aortic aneurysm repair procedures involve strengthening or re-lining the aorta with devices called stent grafts.
Stent grafts, also called endografts, are flexible tubes made from fabric and metal mesh. They hold the aorta open to allow blood to pass through. Eventually, without the constant force of blood, the aneurysm shrinks.
During endovascular aneurysm repair, Valley surgeons place the stent grafts using catheters (small, flexible tubes). They insert the catheter through an artery in the groin to the aorta to place the stent.
This minimally invasive method can mean an easier recovery than traditional, open approaches. You may have less pain and spend less time in the hospital.
Depending on the location and size of your abdominal aortic aneurysm, we may perform an abdominal endovascular aneurysm repair (EVAR).
EVAR is a minimally invasive procedure. Your heart surgeon will make small incisions to access and repair the aneurysm through blood vessels in your groin.
After the procedure, you will recover in a private hospital room for one to two days. You can expect to get back to normal activity within one to two weeks.
If an aortic aneurysm is close to the branches serving your kidneys, liver or intestines, EVAR may not be possible. In those cases, we may use fenestrated endovascular repair (FEVAR).
FEVAR involves stent grafts that have custom-designed holes (called fenestrations) that line up to the blood vessels serving the organs.
During the procedure, your heart surgeon will insert stent grafts through the holes to repair the aneurysm without affecting blood flow.
Valley’s team has unique expertise in customizing fenestrated stent grafts to align with each patient’s unique anatomy.
If you have an aneurysm in the chest, we may use a procedure called thoracic endovascular aneurysm repair (TEVAR). TEVAR is a minimally invasive approach that involves only a few small incisions in the groin.
Thoracic aortic aneurysms are rare and can be complex. They can occur at the aortic arch close to the base of the heart. Aortic aneurysms can also happen where the aorta passes through the chest and abdomen (called a thoracoabdominal aortic aneurysm).
Valley’s heart surgeons have advanced expertise treating even the most complicated thoracic aneurysms with minimally invasive techniques. We use hybrid approaches and design branched stent grafts to bypass important blood vessels.
