On Friday 24 May 2019, Tal Golesworthy celebrated the 15th anniversary of receiving his ExoVasc® Personalised External Aortic Root Support.
His aorta remains dimensionally stable and fully functional without aortic regurgitation, aortic dissection, aortic rupture, or the need for any form of drug intervention.
Since Tal’s implant in 2004, PEARS has successfully treated asymptomatic aortic dilation in 210 patients with Marfan Syndrome, Loeys-Dietz Syndrome, Bicuspid Aortic Valve Disease and various other idiopathic diseases. There are 657 patient-years’ post-operative experience and four female patients have had five uneventful pregnancies and deliveries. PEARS surgery is offered by 23 surgical centres in Ireland, UK, Belgium, The Netherlands, Czech Republic, Malaysia, Australia and New Zealand.
Tal marked the occasion with a lunch with some of the medical professionals involved in the PEARS project as well as members of the support team.
