Objective Endovascular repair of the ascending aorta is currently limited to patients at high
surgical risk with aortic diseases originating above the sinotubular junction. A number of …

Objective Conventional open surgery encompassing cardiopulmonary bypass has been
traditionally used for the treatment of ascending aorta diseases. However, more than one in …

Objectives Standard treatment of ascending aortic pathology is open repair, but some
patients are too high risk. Thoracic endovascular aortic repair (TEVAR) of the ascending …

Background: Operative mortality for type A aortic dissection is still 10–20% at centers of
excellence. Additionally, 10–20% are not considered as viable candidates for open surgical …

Objective Endovascular stent-grafting provides an alternative treatment option for high-risk
patients with ascending aortic disease. The feasibility of this approach has been …

Objective Although endovascular repair has been widely adopted for treatment of
descending thoracic aortic pathologies, its role in ascending aortic pathologies remains …

OBJECTIVES The objectives are to (i) report characteristics and outcomes of patients with
inoperable acute type A aortic dissection,(ii) describe proximal aortic morphology and (iii) …

Objective The study objective was to screen patients with acute type A aortic dissection for
anatomic feasibility of ascending aortic endovascular treatment with a valve-carrying …

Surgical techniques and organ protection strategies for acute type A aortic dissection
(ATAAD) have evolved considerably over the years. Nonetheless, open surgical repair …

Different pathologies of the ascending aorta (AA), including aneurysms, acute and chronic
dissections, and pseudoaneurysms, have been treated with open surgical repair with very …