Real-world Outcomes of Endovascular Repair of Descending Thoracic Aortic Aneurysms – A Report from the Global Registry for Endovascular Aortic Treatment (Great)

Introduction: Although no randomized trials comparing endovascular and open repair for descending thoracic aortic aneurysms (DTAAs) have been performed, thoracic endovascular aortic repair (TEVAR) has become first line therapy for DTAA owing to significantly reduced perioperative morbidity and mortality rates. Although even early outcomes have been reported to be better with TEVAR, patients selected for TEVAR have been reported to have worse...