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Jánosi RA, Gorla R, Tsagakis K, Kahlert P, Horacek M, Bruckschen F, Dohle DS, Jakob H, Schlosser T, Eggebrecht H, Bossone E, Erbel R. Thoracic Endovascular Repair of Complicated Penetrating Aortic Ulcer. J Endovasc Ther 2015; 23:150-9. [PMID: 26511894 DOI: 10.1177/1526602815613790] [Citation(s) in RCA: 28] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/16/2023]
Abstract
Purpose: To analyze an 11-year single-center experience of treating complicated penetrating aortic ulcer (PAU) using thoracic endovascular aortic repair (TEVAR). Methods: This study included 63 consecutive patients (mean age 69.1±11.5 years; 40 men) with complicated PAU (42 symptomatic, 22 with rupture) who underwent TEVAR between 2002 and 2013. The PAUs were located in the aortic arch (n=11), the descending thoracic aorta (n=43), and the thoracoabdominal aorta (n=9). Results: TEVAR was performed within 14 days of diagnosis in 33 (52.3%) cases (19 ruptures treated immediately); the other 30 (47.6%) patients had an average interval between diagnosis and intervention of 40±39 days. Technical success was 98.4% (62/63). One patient had a type I endoleak after stent-graft repair of a PAU in the aortic arch without great vessel transposition; another procedure was required for carotid-subclavian bypass and proximal stent-graft extension. No patient experienced spinal cord ischemia after TEVAR. Five (7.9%) patients died in-hospital; 3 had severe cardiac complications, 1 died from complications of aortic rupture, and the other succumbed to septic shock. Mean follow-up was 45.6±47.2 months, during which 12 (19.0%) patients needed a secondary intervention because of late endoleaks (n=4, 6.3%) or new complications due to disease progression. Multivariate analysis indicated that a PAU depth >15 mm was an independent predictor of mortality (hazard ratio 6.92, p=0.03). In the biomarker analysis, symptomatic patients had significantly higher D-dimer and troponin levels compared to asymptomatic patients [559.5±460.7 vs 283.2±85.2 µg/L (p=0.016) and 0.22±0.61 vs 0.02±0.03 ng/mL (p=0.04), respectively]. Conclusion: Patients with PAU suffer from underlying severe atherosclerotic disease and have a significant number of cardiovascular comorbidities that lead to relevant mortality and morbidity after TEVAR. As a PAU diameter >15 mm represented high risk for disease progression, these patients may be candidates for early intervention. D-dimer levels may help identify patients at risk and with progression of PAU.
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Affiliation(s)
- Rolf Alexander Jánosi
- Department of Cardiology, West-German Heart and Vascular Center Essen and University Duisburg-Essen, Essen, Germany
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- Department of Cardiology, West-German Heart and Vascular Center Essen and University Duisburg-Essen, Essen, Germany
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- Department of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, West-German Heart and Vascular Center Essen and University Duisburg-Essen, Essen, Germany
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- Department of Cardiology, West-German Heart and Vascular Center Essen and University Duisburg-Essen, Essen, Germany
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- Department of Cardiology, West-German Heart and Vascular Center Essen and University Duisburg-Essen, Essen, Germany
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- Department of Cardiology, West-German Heart and Vascular Center Essen and University Duisburg-Essen, Essen, Germany
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- Department of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, West-German Heart and Vascular Center Essen and University Duisburg-Essen, Essen, Germany
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- Department of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, West-German Heart and Vascular Center Essen and University Duisburg-Essen, Essen, Germany
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- Department of Diagnostic and Interventional Radiology and Neuroradiology, University Hospital Essen, University Duisburg-Essen, Essen, Germany
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- Institute of Medical Informatics, Biometry and Epidemiology (IMIBE), University Hospital Essen, University Duisburg-Essen, Essen, Germany
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Jánosi RA, Gorla R, Rogmann K, Kahlert P, Tsagakis K, Dohle DS, Wendt D, Jakob H, Schlosser T, Bossone E, Erbel R. Validation of intravascular ultrasound for measurement of aortic diameters: Comparison with multi-detector computed tomography. MINIM INVASIV THER 2015; 24:289-95. [DOI: 10.3109/13645706.2015.1051053] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/16/2023]
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