This issue is Guest Edited by Drs. Roberto Di Bartolomeo, Davide Pacini and Mohamad Bashir in collaboration with JOVS. The aim of this focused issue is to discuss the open, hybrid, transcatheter and endovascular techniques employed during operations on the thoracic aorta.
Preface on Cardiac Surgery
Special Edition on The Ninth Postgraduate Course on “Surgery of The Thoracic Aorta” in Bologna
Original Article on Cardiac Surgery
The evidence in a Bentall procedure with Valsalva graft: is this standard of care?
Review Article on Cardiac Surgery
Ten-year experience with the Perceval S sutureless prosthesis: lessons learned and future perspectives
Thoracoabdominal aortic aneurysm surgery: a different perspective on stent grafts failure
Viewpoint on Cardiac Surgery
Why to be cautious with the use of the frozen elephant trunk in acute type A aortic dissection
Commissural repositioning in bicuspid aortic valve repair with Valsalva graft
Surgical Technique on Cardiac Surgery
Thoracoabdominal aortic aneurysms open repair: a multimodal approach
Perspective on Cardiac Surgery
The endovascular repair of the aortic arch using a double branched prosthesis