Since the introduction of aortic stent grafting for the treatment of thoracic aortic aneurysms, thoracic endoascular aortic repair (TEVAR) has gained rapid clinical doption as a less invasive technique compared to open urgical repair. Nevertheless, open thoracic aneurysm reair remains the gold standard for thoracic aneurysm reatment but is associated with significant morbidity and ortality resulting in relatively poor long-term survival nd prolonged hospitalization.1 Compared with open re-