become an acceptable alternative to open surgery for the treatment of thoracic and
abdominal aortic aneurysms and other aortic pathologies such as the acute aortic
syndromes (eg, penetrating aortic ulcer, intramural hematoma, dissection). Available data
suggest that endovascular repair is associated with lower perioperative 30-day all-cause
mortality as well as a significant reduction in perioperative morbidity when compared to …