Section I General Principles

1 Historical Overview Angelo Argenteri. 2 Definitions and Classifications Darrell Wu, Scott A. LeMaire and Joseph S. Coselli. 3 Epidemiology and Natural History of Thoraco-Abdominal Aortic Aneurysms Louis H. Stein and John A. Elefteriades. 4 Peculiarities and Natural History of Type B Aortic Dissection Christoph A. Nienaber. 5 Pathology of the Thoraco-Abdominal Aorta Cristina Basso, Stefania Rizzo and Gaetano Thiene. 6 Pathophysiology of Aortic Cross-clamping Leslie M. Cuzick, Alfredo R. Lopez and John R. Cooper Jr. 7 Clinical Presentation and Evidence-based Indications to Treatment Attilio Odero, Vittorio Arici and Antonio Bozzani.-

Section II Imaging

8 Diagnostic Imaging of the Aortic Arch and Thoraco-Abdominal Aorta Giovanni Simonetti, Giovanni Gandini, Gian Paolo Cornalba and Maria Carla Cassinis. 9 Magnetic Resonance Imaging of the Aorta Antonio Esposito, Silvia Ravelli, Maurizio Papa and Alessandro Del Maschio. 10 Transesophageal Echocardiography of the Aorta Michele Oppizzi and Eustachio Agricola. 11 Preoperative Planning and Sizing for Aortic Endovascular Procedures Germano Melissano, Efrem Civilini and Roberto Chiesa. 12 Assessment of the Spinal Cord Vasculature with Computed Tomography Germano Melissano, Luca Bertoglio and Roberto Chiesa. 13 Assessment of the Spinal Cord Vasculature with Magnetic Resonance Angiography Robbert J. Nijenhuis, Michael J. Jacobs and Walter H. Backes. 14 Role of Cardiac CT in Assessment of Patients with Thoraco-Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm Pietro Spagnolo and Manuela Giglio.-

Section III Anesthetic Management

15 Preoperative Care of Patients with Thoraco-Abdominal Aortic Aneurysms Fabio Guarracino and Rubia Baldassarri. 16 Cardiovascular Evaluation, Risk Stratification, and Management of Postoperative Myocardial Infarction Federico Pappalardo and Giulio Melisurgo. 17 Perioperative Pharmacological Cardiac Protection Giovanni Landoni and Elena Bignami. 18 Prevention and Treatment of Renal Insufficiency Tiziana Bove and Fabrizio Monaco. 19 Prevention and Treatment of Respiratory Insufficiency Roberta Mennella and Alberto Zangrillo. 20 Anesthetic Management of Open Thoraco-Abdominal Aortic Procedures - The Texas Heart Institute Experience John R. Cooper Jr. 21 Anesthetic Management of Thoraco-Abdominal Open Procedures - The Mount Sinai Experience Javier G. Castillo, George Silvay and Gregory W. Fischer. 22 Perioperative Cardiac Monitoring with Transesophageal Echocardiography Brian Barrick, Susan M. Martinelli and Madhav Swaminathan. 23 Hemostasis, Bleeding, Blood-sparing Strategies, and Allogeneic Transfusions in Thoraco-Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm Surgery Valter Casati and Armando D'Angelo. 24 Left Heart Bypass Monica De Luca and Francesco De Simone. 25 Management of Postoperative Complications Remo Daniel Covello and Alberto Zangrillo.-

Section IV Treatment Strategies and Techniques

26 Surgical Technique for Extent I, II, and III Thoraco-Abdominal Aortic Aneurysms - The Texas Heart Institute Experience Joseph S. Coselli and Scott A. LeMaire. 27 Surgical Technique for Extent I, II, and III Thoraco-Abdominal Aortic Aneurysms - The San Raffaele Experience Roberto Chiesa, Germano Melissano and Efrem Civilini. 28 Surgical Technique for Extent IV Thoraco-Abdominal Aortic Aneurysms Laurent Chiche, Yannick Le Manach and Edouard Kieffer. 29 Surgical Replacement of the Entire Aorta LiZhong Sun, JunMing Zhu and RuiDong Qi. 30 The Frozen Elephant Trunk Technique Roberto Di Bartolomeo, Marco Di Eusanio, Luca Di Marco and Davide Pacini. 31 Deep Hypothermic Circulatory Arrest for Thoracic Aneurysmectomy through the Left Chest Edouard Kieffer and Laurent Chiche. 32 Neurological Monitorin