How did the surgery go? My dad is 88 and his only hope is open chest repair as the endovascular repair for his ascending aortic aneurysm was unsuccessful. He’s at UCSF now and I came across your post. I know this is a shot in the dark but looking for some advice/inspiration as I navigate the difficult decision to push for open chest repair as his chance of survival is low but so is his current prognosis because of an endoleak.