Foreword
Innovations in aortic surgical devices have received significant attention and application worldwide. The link between industry and precision healthcare has enabled device technology to play a more prominent role in products, manufacturing processes, and modes of practice that are all relevant to patient care. This Special Issue highlights current trends and practices among international surgeons. Its objectives and scope are well thought out to educate readers and support evidence-based practice where innovation is aligned with scientific research and outcome reporting. Endovascular stent grafts used to treat areas of the aorta involving side branches (e.g. thoracoabdominal, juxtarenal, and suprarenal aneurysms) and aortic arch repair have spurred innovations in upgrading and improving existing devices for better care and focused outcomes. The topics also cover custom-made devices, such as endografts tailored to an individual patient’s anatomy, which have impacted morbidity and mortality in current trends and practices in aortic surgery.