We appreciate the attention Ouriel et al. have dedicated to reviewing our work.
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However, their complete dismissal of our findings raises significant concerns for
conscious or unconscious bias on their part, given their extensive industry ties,
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and furthermore runs counter to ongoing efforts to improve medical device safety.
Specifically, we would like to address the following points.To read this article in full you will need to make a payment
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Published online: February 14, 2023
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- PreviewEndoleaks following thoracic endovascular aortic repair (TEVAR) can lead to the need for re-intervention and aortic rupture. Given the recent recall of a specific thoracic stent graft type due to concerns about type IIIb endoleak (T3bE), in which blood leaks through the stent graft fabric, the aim was to characterise patterns of T3bEs among available TEVAR devices.
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- PreviewFabric defects causing type IIIb endoleaks (ELs) were first described > 20 years ago, and this issue has recently been found at a high rate in the Medtronic (MDT; Santa Rosa, CA) Valiant Navion (Navion) device.1–3 Reporting device failures is important, and we applaud Weissler et al. for their attempt to bring further scrutiny to Navion device failures.4 However, we are concerned that they have missed much of the important nuance required in this type of study.
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