Acta Aorta publishes the state-of-the-art reports and critical evaluations of the findings from basic and clinical research into aortic medicine and all organs directly or indirectly connected to the aorta, like the heart, brain, extremities and visceral organs. It also presents expert consensus, up-to-date reviews, editorial commentaries on significant developments in the field of aortic and cardiac medicine. Specifically, it focuses on the latest advances in basic, clinical, and translational research into (1) aortic medicine; (2) cardiac medicine; (3) all other specialties related to the aorta, like neurology and neurosurgery, etc.