As the bottleneck of endovascular aortic arch repair, early postoperative stroke remains a
devastating complication in high-risk patients and a critical concern for the development of …

Aortic arch pathology is relatively rare but potentially highly fatal and associated with
considerable comorbidity. Operative mortality and complication rates have improved over …

Disease of the aortic arch, descending thoracic, or thoracoabdominal aorta necessitates
dedicated expertise across medical, endovascular, and surgical specialties. Cardiologists …

The gold standard for aneurysmal repair of the ascending aorta and the aortic arch has been
open surgery with an established track record of good results in suitable patients. In recent …

Background Accurate benchmarking of outcomes after elective open total arch replacement
is important for surgical decision making and for comparisons with emerging endovascular …

Objective The objective is to describe the initial Canadian experience using novel aortic
arch branched endograft technologies. Methods We performed a retrospective consecutive …

Purpose Comparison of hybrid and total endovascular aortic arch repair at two tertiary
vascular surgery centers. Materials and Methods Consecutive patients undergoing hybrid …

Surgery of the aortic arch remains a complex procedure, with neurological events such as
stroke remaining its most dreaded complications. Changes in surgical technique and the …

Objective: This study aimed to present the early and mid-term outcomes of
fenestrated/branched thoracic endovascular aortic repair (f/bTEVAR) for aortic arch …

Thoracic aorta pathologies, especially those of the ascending aorta and aortic arch, were
traditionally approached via open surgical repair. This carries risk of ischemic end-organ …