Introduction and aims: Up to 25% of EVAR present type II leak. We evaluated if it is possible: 1) to identify preoperative risk factors potentially predicting type II endoleak occurrence and 2) the role and effectiveness of intraprocedural sac embolization

Introduction: Abdominal aortic aneurysms (AAAs) lack pharmacological treatment. Recent large genetic analyses have shown several loci associated with the presence of AAA but have not explored associations to AAA growth. This study aims to investigate plasma protein expression in patients with AAA in association to prospective follow-up and AAA risk factor profiles.

Introduction: A 60 year-old male was admitted because of recurrent hemoptysis 2years after urgent TEVAR and ascending aorta replacement because of a large symptomatic aortic arch aneurysm.

Objective: One in five cases of thoracic aortic aneurysm and dissection (TAAD) are familial. Although more than 60 genes (with varying degrees of evidence) have been implicated in causing TAAD, suspicious variants are found in only one-third of patients. Via exome sequencing of DNA samples from patients with thoracic aortic disease, we applied advanced gene searching techniques in an effort to identify additional causative genes for TAAD.

Introduction: The optimal management of ascending aortic aneurysms is a matter of debate, with various surgical techniques advocated by different teams. This study compares short, medium, and long-term outcomes of supracoronary tube replacement and wrapping techniques, aiming to evaluate their efficacy, safety, and hemodynamic parameters.

Introduction: Several techniques have been reported to address different endovascular device failures. We report the case of a stentgraft delivery system tip fracture during an endovascular aorto-iliac aneurysm repair.

Keywords Abdominal aortic aneurysm - growth rate - progression rate - medication - smoking - diabetes mellitus

We describe the case of a 66-year-old gentleman with a previous replacement of the ascending aorta for an acute Type A aortic dissection who did not attend any scheduled follow-up visit. Seventeen years later, he presented to our institution with severe aortic regurgitation and with a giant aneurysmal dilation of the abdominal aorta.

Although open surgery is standard of care for ascending aortic pathology, endovascular approaches can be viable options. We report the case of a 77-year-old man with a 5.7-cm ascending aorta penetrating ulcer. Given his age and clinical profile, the patient underwent Zone 0 thoracic endovascular aortic repair.