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Inclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria

Thoracic aortic aneurysm >50 mm wide

<20 years old

Aneurysm enlarged by ≥5 mm in <12 months

Pregnancy

Saccular aneurysm >10 mm in the maximum transverse direction

Estimated life expectancy <12 months

Failure to indicate their intention to participate

New York Heart Association Class IV

Myocardial infarction within previous 3 months

Cerebral vascular accident with previous 3 months

Connective tissue disease (e.g. Marfans and Ehlers-Danlos syndrome)

History of bleeding diathesis (including a DIC score > 6, caused by aneurysm, without palliative therapy), coagulopathy or refusal to get blood transfusions

Sensitivity or allergy to stainless steel, ePTFE, PVDF, contrast media or heparin

Unclear cerebellar arteries or Circle of Willis, requiring a stent-graft repair of the sub-clavian artery but without prior bilateral sub-clavian artery bypass

No planned blockage of the LSA, with a <10-mm proximal LZ from the LSA to the aneurysm

No planned blockage of the left carotid artery, with a <10-mm proximal LZ from the left carotid artery to the aneurysm

No planned blockage of the brachiocephalic trunk, with <10 mm proximal LZ from the brachiocephalic trunk to the aneurysm

Planned blockage of the celiac trunk, with an unclear connection between the SMA to the celiac trunk via the pancreaticoduodenal arcade

Planned blockage of the celiac trunk, with a <15-mm proximal LZ from the SMA to the aneurysm

No planned blockage of the celiac trunk, with a <15-mm proximal LZ from the celiac trunk to the aneurysm

Unfavourable access route with calcification, stenosis and tortuous iliac

Unfavourable LZ with calcification, mural haematoma and atheroma

Significant formation of atheroma in the access route, with risk of atherothrombosis

Thoracic aneurysm with a contained rupture

Aortic diameter of <18 or >43 mm in the proximal LZ

Active systemic infection

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Key inclusion and exclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria	Exclusion criteria
Thoracic aortic aneurysm >50 mm wide	<20 years old
Aneurysm enlarged by ≥5 mm in <12 months	Pregnancy
Saccular aneurysm >10 mm in the maximum transverse direction	Estimated life expectancy <12 months
	Failure to indicate their intention to participate
	New York Heart Association Class IV
	Myocardial infarction within previous 3 months
	Cerebral vascular accident with previous 3 months
	Connective tissue disease (e.g. Marfans and Ehlers-Danlos syndrome)
	History of bleeding diathesis (including a DIC score > 6, caused by aneurysm, without palliative therapy), coagulopathy or refusal to get blood transfusions
	Sensitivity or allergy to stainless steel, ePTFE, PVDF, contrast media or heparin
	Unclear cerebellar arteries or Circle of Willis, requiring a stent-graft repair of the sub-clavian artery but without prior bilateral sub-clavian artery bypass
	No planned blockage of the LSA, with a <10-mm proximal LZ from the LSA to the aneurysm
	No planned blockage of the left carotid artery, with a <10-mm proximal LZ from the left carotid artery to the aneurysm
	No planned blockage of the brachiocephalic trunk, with <10 mm proximal LZ from the brachiocephalic trunk to the aneurysm
	Planned blockage of the celiac trunk, with an unclear connection between the SMA to the celiac trunk via the pancreaticoduodenal arcade
	Planned blockage of the celiac trunk, with a <15-mm proximal LZ from the SMA to the aneurysm
	No planned blockage of the celiac trunk, with a <15-mm proximal LZ from the celiac trunk to the aneurysm
	Unfavourable access route with calcification, stenosis and tortuous iliac
	Unfavourable LZ with calcification, mural haematoma and atheroma
	Significant formation of atheroma in the access route, with risk of atherothrombosis
	Thoracic aneurysm with a contained rupture
	Aortic diameter of <18 or >43 mm in the proximal LZ
	Active systemic infection

Inclusion criteria	Exclusion criteria
Thoracic aortic aneurysm >50 mm wide	<20 years old
Aneurysm enlarged by ≥5 mm in <12 months	Pregnancy
Saccular aneurysm >10 mm in the maximum transverse direction	Estimated life expectancy <12 months
	Failure to indicate their intention to participate
	New York Heart Association Class IV
	Myocardial infarction within previous 3 months
	Cerebral vascular accident with previous 3 months
	Connective tissue disease (e.g. Marfans and Ehlers-Danlos syndrome)
	History of bleeding diathesis (including a DIC score > 6, caused by aneurysm, without palliative therapy), coagulopathy or refusal to get blood transfusions
	Sensitivity or allergy to stainless steel, ePTFE, PVDF, contrast media or heparin
	Unclear cerebellar arteries or Circle of Willis, requiring a stent-graft repair of the sub-clavian artery but without prior bilateral sub-clavian artery bypass
	No planned blockage of the LSA, with a <10-mm proximal LZ from the LSA to the aneurysm
	No planned blockage of the left carotid artery, with a <10-mm proximal LZ from the left carotid artery to the aneurysm
	No planned blockage of the brachiocephalic trunk, with <10 mm proximal LZ from the brachiocephalic trunk to the aneurysm
	Planned blockage of the celiac trunk, with an unclear connection between the SMA to the celiac trunk via the pancreaticoduodenal arcade
	Planned blockage of the celiac trunk, with a <15-mm proximal LZ from the SMA to the aneurysm
	No planned blockage of the celiac trunk, with a <15-mm proximal LZ from the celiac trunk to the aneurysm
	Unfavourable access route with calcification, stenosis and tortuous iliac
	Unfavourable LZ with calcification, mural haematoma and atheroma
	Significant formation of atheroma in the access route, with risk of atherothrombosis
	Thoracic aneurysm with a contained rupture
	Aortic diameter of <18 or >43 mm in the proximal LZ
	Active systemic infection

LZ: landing zone; SMA: superior mesenteric artery; DIC: disseminated intravascular coagulation; ePTFE: expanded polytetrafluoroethylene; PVDF: polyvinylidene fluoride.

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