Novel Insights into Aortic Arch Repair. Is a new era dawning?

Since the pioneering work of DeBakey and Cooley 60 years ago, aortic arch repair has been always considered a challenge for cardiac surgeons.On one side, it can be considered a nightmare due to its invasiveness, technical complexity, highly demanding procedures, and high mortality and morbidity rates. On the other side, the desire to be capable of treating such complex conditions pushes forward the boundaries of surgery and endovascular procedure, therefore, leading to new treatment methods attracting also innovative technologies.