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Reyes Valdivia A, Oikonomou K, Milner R, Kasprzak P, Reijnen MMPJ, Pitoulias G, Torsello GB, Pfister K, de Vries JPPM, Chaudhuri A. The Effect of EndoAnchors on Aneurysm Sac Regression for Patients Treated With Infrarenal Endovascular Repair With Hostile Neck Anatomies: A Propensity Scored Analysis. J Endovasc Ther 2024; 31:438-449. [PMID: 36214450 DOI: 10.1177/15266028221127839] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/17/2022]
Abstract
PURPOSE To analyze sac evolution patterns in matched patients with hostile neck anatomy (HNA) treated with standard endovascular aneurysm repair (sEVAR) and endosutured aneurysm repair (ESAR). METHODS Observational retrospective study using prospectively collected data between June 2010 and December 2019. ESAR group data were extracted from the primary arm of the PERU registry with an assigned identifier (NCT04100499) at 8 centers and those from the sEVAR came from 4 centers. Suitability for inclusion required: no proximal endograft adjuncts (besides EndoAnchor use), ≤15 mm neck length and minimum of 12-months follow-up imaging. Bubble-shaped neck (noncylindrical short neck with discontinuous seal) aspect was analyzed. Both groups were analyzed using propensity score matching (PSM) for aortic neck length, width, angulation, and device fixation type. Main outcome assessed was sac evolution patterns (sac expansion and regression were defined as >5mm increase or decrease, of the maximum sac diameter respectively; all AAAs within this ±5 mm range in diameter change were considered stable) and secondary outcomes were type-Ia endoleaks; other endoleaks and mortality. A power analysis calculation >80% was confirmed for sac regression evaluation. RESULTS After exclusions, PSM resulted in 96 ESAR and 96 sEVAR patients. Mean imaging follow-up (months) was 44.4±21.3 versus 43.0±19.6 (p=0.643), respectively. The overall number of patients achieving sac regression was higher in the ESAR group (n=57, 59.4% vs n=31, 32.3%; p<0.001) and the cumulative sac regression achieved at 5 years was 65% versus 38% (p=0.003) in favor of the ESAR group. There were no statistically significant differences in type-Ia endoleak and/or other endoleaks. Univariate analysis for sac regression patients in the sEVAR and ESAR group individually showed the bubble-shape neck as a predictor of sac regression failure. There were no statistical differences in overall and aneurysm-related mortality. CONCLUSION Endosutured aneurysm repair provided improved rates of sac regression for patients with AAA and HNA when compared with sEVAR at midterm and up to 5 years, despite similar rates of type-Ia endoleaks, and the need to consider some important limitations. The presence of bubble-shaped neck was a predictor of sac regression failure for both groups equally. CLINICAL IMPACT The use of EndoAnchors aids and improves EVAR treatment in hostile neck anatomies by an increased rate of sac regression when compared to EVAR treatment alone in up to 5 year analysis. Moreover, a trend to reduced number of type Ia endoleaks is also achieved, although not significant in the present study. This data, adds to current and growing evidence on the usefulness of EndoAnchors for AAA endovascular treatment.
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- Andrés Reyes Valdivia
- Department of Vascular and Endovascular Surgery, Ramón y Cajal's University Hospital, Madrid, Spain
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- Department of Vascular Surgery, University Medical Centre Regensburg, Regensburg, Germany
- Department of Vascular and Endovascular Surgery, Cardiovascular Surgery Clinic, University Hospital Frankfurt and Johann Wolfgang Goethe University Frankfurt, Frankfurt, Germany
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- Section of Vascular Surgery and Endovascular Therapy, Department of Surgery, University of Chicago Medicine, Chicago, IL, USA
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- Department of Vascular Surgery, University Medical Centre Regensburg, Regensburg, Germany
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- Department of Surgery, Rijnstate, Arnhem, The Netherlands
- Multi-Modality Medical Imaging Group, TechMed Centre, University of Twente, Enschede, The Netherlands
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- Division of Vascular Surgery, 2nd Department of Surgery, Faculty of Medicine, "G. Gennimatas" Thessaloniki General Hospital, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, Thessaloniki, Greece
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- Department of Vascular Surgery, University Hospital Regensburg, Regensburg, Germany
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- Division of Vascular Surgery, Department of Surgery, University Medical Centre Groningen, Groningen, The Netherlands
- Department of Vascular Surgery, St. Antonius Hospital, Nieuwegein, The Netherlands
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- Bedfordshire-Milton Keynes Vascular Center, Bedfordshire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, Bedford, UK
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Khoury MK, Thornton MA, Weaver FA, Ramanan B, Tsai S, Timaran CH, Modrall JG. Selection criterion for endovascular aortic repair in those with chronic kidney disease. J Vasc Surg 2023; 77:1625-1635.e3. [PMID: 36731756 DOI: 10.1016/j.jvs.2023.01.185] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/12/2022] [Revised: 01/11/2023] [Accepted: 01/14/2023] [Indexed: 02/01/2023]
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OBJECTIVE Endovascular aortic repair (EVAR) is the preferred method of repair for abdominal aortic aneurysms (AAAs). However, patients with advanced chronic kidney disease (CKD) are a high-risk group, and it is unknown which patients with CKD benefit from EVAR vs continued surveillance. The purpose of this study was to identify which patients with advanced CKD may benefit from EVAR. METHODS The Vascular Quality Initiative Database was utilized to identify elective EVARs for AAAs. Patients were excluded if they underwent urgent or emergent repairs. CKD stages were categorized based on preoperative estimated glomular filtration rate (eGFR) and dialysis status. Predicted 1-year mortality of untreated AAAs was calculated by modifying a validated comorbidity score that predicts 1-year mortality (Gagne Index) without repair. The primary outcome was actual 1-year mortality, which was compared with the predicted 1-year mortality without repair. RESULTS A total of 34,926 patient met study criteria. There were differences in Gagne Indices among the varying classes of CKD. Patients with CKD 4 and CKD 5 had the highest 1-year mortality rates, followed by CKD 3b, which was significantly higher than those with CKD 1 and CKD 2. Patients with CKD 4 had no differences between actual 1-year mortality with EVAR and predicted 1-year survival without EVAR across all AAA sizes. Those with CKD 5 had worse actual 1-year survival with EVAR than predicted 1-year survival without EVAR for AAAs <5.5 cm. Patients with CKD 5 only experienced an actual mortality benefit with EVAR compared with predicted 1-year mortality without EVAR for AAAs ≥7.0 cm. CONCLUSION The current data suggest that patients with CKD 3b, 4, and 5 represent a high-risk group who may not benefit from elective EVAR utilizing traditional size criteria. Patients with CKD 4 and 5 with AAAs <5.5 cm do not benefit from elective EVAR. In patients with CKD 5, elective EVAR may need to be reserved for AAAs ≥7.0 cm unless there are other concerning anatomic characteristics.
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- Mitri K Khoury
- Division of Vascular and Endovascular Surgery, Department of Surgery, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, MA; Division of Vascular and Endovascular Surgery, Department of Surgery, University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, TX
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- Division of Vascular and Endovascular Surgery, Department of Surgery, University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, TX
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- Division of Vascular and Endovascular Therapy, Department of Surgery, Keck School of Medicine of the University of Southern California, Los Angeles, CA
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- Division of Vascular and Endovascular Surgery, Department of Surgery, University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, TX; Surgical Service, Dallas Veterans Affairs Medical Center, Dallas, TX
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- Division of Vascular and Endovascular Surgery, Department of Surgery, University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, TX; Surgical Service, Dallas Veterans Affairs Medical Center, Dallas, TX
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- Division of Vascular and Endovascular Surgery, Department of Surgery, University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, TX
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- Division of Vascular and Endovascular Surgery, Department of Surgery, University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, TX; Surgical Service, Dallas Veterans Affairs Medical Center, Dallas, TX.
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Shen Y, Qi Y, Zhao J, Huang B, Yuan D, Wang T, Wang J. Predictive factors for major adverse cardiac and cerebrovascular events in octogenarians after elective endovascular aneurysm repair. Ann Vasc Surg 2022; 88:363-372. [PMID: 36029948 DOI: 10.1016/j.avsg.2022.07.029] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/24/2022] [Revised: 07/03/2022] [Accepted: 07/24/2022] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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OBJECTIVES The aim of this study was to identify risk factors of major adverse cardiac and cerebrovascular events (MACCE) in octogenarians who received elective endovascular aneurysm repair (EVAR). METHODS Consecutive patients aged ≥ 80 years undergoing elective EVAR from 2009 to 2020 were retrospectively evaluated. The primary outcome was long-term MACCE. All independent risk factors for outcomes were determined by multivariate logistic analysis or Cox regression analysis. RESULTS A total of 163 patients were enrolled in this study. The median age was 81 (interquartile range, IQR, 80-84) years and 85.9% (140/163) of them were male. MACCE happened in 2.5% (4/163) patients within 30 days. With median follow-up of 28 (IQR, 15-46) months, the incidence of long-term MACCE was 26.4% (43/163). Arrythmia was significantly associated with long-term MACCE (hazard ratio, HR = 2.64, 95% confidence interval, CI, 1.16-6.03, P = .021). Carotid artery disease was found a significant association with 2-year MACCE (odd ratio, OR = 6.50, 95% CI, 1.07-39.51, P = .042). Besides, we found that arrythmia and congestive heart failure (CHF) were predictors for overall survival (arrythmia, HR = 2.56, 95% CI, 1.05-6.28, P = .039; CHF, HR = 8.96, 95% CI, 2.12-37.79, P = .003). CONCLUSIONS EVAR in octogenarians had acceptable perioperative risk and long-term outcome. Considering high risk of 2-year MACCE, intervention strategy should be more cautious for patients with carotid artery disease. Octogenarians with arrythmia and CHF should receive stricter postoperative management in case of MACCE.
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- Yinzhi Shen
- West China School of Medicine, Sichuan University, 37 Guoxue Alley, Wuhou District, Chengdu, 610041, Sichuan, People's Republic of China
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- Department of Vascular Surgery, West China Hospital, Sichuan University, Chengdu, 610041, Sichuan, People's Republic of China
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- Department of Vascular Surgery, West China Hospital, Sichuan University, Chengdu, 610041, Sichuan, People's Republic of China.
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- Department of Vascular Surgery, West China Hospital, Sichuan University, Chengdu, 610041, Sichuan, People's Republic of China
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- Department of Vascular Surgery, West China Hospital, Sichuan University, Chengdu, 610041, Sichuan, People's Republic of China
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- Department of Vascular Surgery, West China Hospital, Sichuan University, Chengdu, 610041, Sichuan, People's Republic of China.
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- Department of Vascular Surgery, West China Hospital, Sichuan University, Chengdu, 610041, Sichuan, People's Republic of China
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Khoury MK, Heid CA, Rectenwald JE, Acher CW, Tsai S, Ramanan B, Timaran CH, Modrall JG. Understanding who Benefits from Endovascular Aortic Repair in those Deemed Unfit for Open Repair. J Vasc Surg 2022; 76:419-427.e3. [DOI: 10.1016/j.jvs.2022.02.021] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/02/2021] [Accepted: 02/05/2022] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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