Innovations in Thoracic Aortic Aneurysm Surgery

Conservative management versus endovascular or open surgery in the spectrum of type B aortic dissection

How can genetic diagnosis inform the decision of when to operate?

Aortic valve insufficiency in aortic root aneurysms: consider every valve for repair

Coarctation repair—redo challenges in the adults: what to do?

State-of the-art review on the renal and visceral protection during open thoracoabdominal aortic aneurysm repair

Hybrid thoracoabdominal aortic aneurysm repair: is the future here?

Thoracic endovascular aortic repair for the ascending aorta: experience and pitfalls

The changing surgical approach to acute type A aortic dissection

The changing surgical approach to proximal aortic aneurysm disease

Aberrant subclavian: new face of an old disease

“Getting beyond diameter”: when to replace the aorta?

Aortic cannulation in complex aortic disease: playing or planning on fear

Valve sparing aortic root surgery: from revolution to evolution?

Chronic type B “residual” after type A: what I would do?

Simple retrograde cerebral perfusion is as good as complex antegrade cerebral perfusion for hemiarch replacement

The best of both worlds—repair of acute Stanford type A aortic dissections in the hybrid operating room?

Pro: “Debate: does every ascending aorta repair require at least an open distal anastomosis at the innominate, Or not?”

Con: “Debate: does every ascending aorta repair require at least an open distal anastomosis at the innominate? Or not?”

The proximalization of the arch anastomosis

Con—debate: short circulatory arrest times in arch reconstructive surgery: is simple retrograde cerebral perfusion or hypothermic circulatory arrest as good or better than complex antegrade cerebral perfusion for open distal involvement or hemi-arch?

Thoracic endovascular aortic repair (TEVAR) versus open versus medical management of type B dissection