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Contemporary management strategies include open hemi\/total arch replacement, hybrid approaches such as frozen elephant trunk (FET) or debranching with thoracic endovascular aortic repair (TEVAR), and fully endovascular repair using branched or fenestrated devices. Updated guidelines (American College of Cardiology\/American Heart Association [ACC\/AHA] 2022; European Society of Cardiology [ESC] 2024) emphasize multidisciplinary, patient-specific decision-making grounded in standardized imaging, genetics, and lifelong surveillance. Procedurally, selective antegrade cerebral perfusion with moderate-to-low hypothermia has replaced routine deep hypothermic circulatory arrest for most open arch operations. Zone-based planning using Ishimaru\u2019s map, complemented by the Modified Arch Landing Areas Nomenclature (MALAN), improves feasibility assessment and risk stratification, while entry-focused schemas like TEM (Type, Entry, Malperfusion) further refine management. Emerging data indicate that open repair remains the durability benchmark in younger populations and those with connective tissue disease, and FET enables single-stage treatment capability with acceptable early outcomes but requires vigilant neurologic protection and reintervention surveillance. An integrated, zone-driven approach guided by center expertise optimizes patient selection for open, hybrid, or endovascular options to maximize safety and durability.<\/jats:p>","DOI":"10.3390\/jcm15114137","type":"journal-article","created":{"date-parts":[[2026,5,27]],"date-time":"2026-05-27T12:31:56Z","timestamp":1779885116000},"page":"4137","update-policy":"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.3390\/mdpi_crossmark_policy","source":"Crossref","is-referenced-by-count":0,"title":["Contemporary Management of the Aortic Arch: A Narrative Review"],"prefix":"10.3390","volume":"15","author":[{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0009-0000-6272-925X","authenticated-orcid":false,"given":"Nafiye Busra","family":"Celik","sequence":"first","affiliation":[{"name":"Division of Cardiac Surgery, Department of Surgery, Yale School of Medicine, New Haven, CT 06519, USA"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Danial","family":"Ahmad","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Division of Cardiac Surgery, Department of Surgery, Yale School of Medicine, New Haven, CT 06519, USA"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0002-4869-0683","authenticated-orcid":false,"given":"Asad S.","family":"Fatimi","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Division of Cardiac Surgery, Department of Surgery, Yale School of Medicine, New Haven, CT 06519, USA"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Sriharsha","family":"Talapaneni","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Division of Cardiac Surgery, Department of Surgery, Yale School of Medicine, New Haven, CT 06519, USA"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Mahid","family":"Qureshi","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Division of Cardiac Surgery, Department of Surgery, Yale School of Medicine, New Haven, CT 06519, USA"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0003-4954-4685","authenticated-orcid":false,"given":"Irbaz","family":"Hameed","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Division of Cardiac Surgery, Department of Surgery, Yale School of Medicine, New Haven, CT 06519, USA"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Prashanth","family":"Vallabhajosyula","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Division of Cardiac Surgery, Department of Surgery, Yale School of Medicine, New Haven, CT 06519, USA"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]}],"member":"1968","published-online":{"date-parts":[[2026,5,27]]},"reference":[{"key":"ref_1","doi-asserted-by":"crossref","first-page":"e334","DOI":"10.1161\/CIR.0000000000001106","article-title":"2022 ACC\/AHA Guideline for the Diagnosis and Management of Aortic Disease: A Report of the American Heart Association\/American College of Cardiology Joint Committee on Clinical Practice Guidelines","volume":"146","author":"Isselbacher","year":"2022","journal-title":"Circulation"},{"key":"ref_2","doi-asserted-by":"crossref","first-page":"3538","DOI":"10.1093\/eurheartj\/ehae179","article-title":"2024 ESC Guidelines for the Management of Peripheral Arterial and Aortic Diseases","volume":"45","author":"Mazzolai","year":"2024","journal-title":"Eur. 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