Treatment of Thoraco-Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm: Open, Endovascular, or Hybrid Repair?

What is the most effective approach for the treatment of thoraco-abdominal aortic aneurysm? An international panel of experts discusses the merits and pitfalls of open, endovascular, and hybrid repair options, and addresses clinical scenarios. Mohamad Bashir of Barts Heart Centre, London, United Kingdom moderates the lively debate with Ali Azzizadeh of the Memorial Hermann Heart and Vascular Institute, Houston, Texas; Joseph Bavaria of the University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania; Roberto Chiesa of IRCC Ospedale San Raffaele, Milano, Italy; Joseph Coselli of the Texas Heart Institute, Houston Texas; Christian Etz of the Herzzentrum Leipzig, Leipzig, Germany; Leonard Giradi of New York Weill Cornell Medical Center, New York, New York; Luigi Lovato of S. Orsola Hospital, Bologna, Italy; Aung Oo of the Liverpool Heart and Chest Hospital, Liverpool, United Kingdom; Davide Pacini of S. Orsola-Malpighi Hospital, Bologna, Italy; Marc Schepens of AZ St. Jan, Brugge, Belgium; and Andrea Stella of S. Orsola Hospital, Bologna, Italy.