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J. P. Bloom et al.
Not infrequently, multiple guidelines on the same topic will be produced by medical and surgical subspecialty groups with disturbingly frequent disagreements and discrepancies. Moreover, the language used and the process employed in creat­ing these guidelines, including issues as fundamental as the specic level of evi­dence acceptable is not standardized and the processes used to develop them varies signicantly from one society to another. With numerous organizations of multina­tional origin and multidisciplinary composition writing about complex topics each from its own perspective, both inconsistencies in specic recommendations and glaring gaps are inevitable [3]. Shaneyfelt etal. conducted a structured review of 279 guidelines focused on the process whereby they were constructed. They con­cluded that guidelines published in the peer-reviewed medical literature do not adhere well to established methodological standards. They went on to say that the greatest improvement is needed in the identication, evaluation and synthesis of the scientic evidence [4].
In response to this chaos, guidelines for guidelines have been established. The Institute of Medicine (Clinical Practice Guidelines We Can Trust. Report Brief
2011) has published standards [5]. They state specically that practice guidelines must be based on a systematic review of the evidence, be developed by a multidis­ciplinary panel of experts, consider important patient subgroups, be based on a transparent process that minimizes biases and conicts of interest, explain clearly alternative care options and be revised as appropriate. In particular, there is a focus on the composition of the writing group and management of conicts of interest. As adopted by the American College of Cardiology, this includes a requirement that the chairperson and at least 51% of the members have no relationships with industry. Attention to the importance of including methodologists is also increasing.
One of the major problems guideline writing groups face is the paucity of “high quality” evidence. Accordingly, an explicit system of grading evidence is employed by the American Heart Association and American College of Cardiology Task Force on Clinical Practice Guidelines. The classication of recommendations and level of evidence is shown in Table1. The class represents the strength of recommendation and ranges from Class I (strong) to Class III (harm), with many recommendations being IIa (“it is reasonable to consider”) and IIb (“may be considered”). The level of evidence is based not on the strength of opinion of the authors, but on the quality of evidence ranging from level A (multiple high quality randomized clinical trials) to level C-EO (consensus based on expert opinion). In this way, there is transpar­ency about the evidence base for the recommendation. It should be apparent that there should be few Class I recommendations based on Level C evidence.
A nal note should be made regarding the application of guideline recommenda­tions to individual patients in the clinical setting. Since the data on which the recom­mendations are based are, of necessity, derived from application of statistical methodologies to populations of patients, the statistical probabilities are informa­tive for the population as a whole but not directly for individuals [3]. The guidelines cannot account for all of the comorbidities and risk factors of the individual patient.
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Table 1 Denitions of classication of recommendations and level of evidence
Classication of recommendation
Class I Conditions for which there is evidence and/or general agreement that a given treatment
is useful or effective
Class IIConditions for which there is conicting evidence and/or a divergence of opinion about
the usefulness/efcacy of a procedure or treatment IIa: Weight of evidence is in favor of usefulness/efcacy IIb: Usefulness/efcacy is less well established by evidence/opinion
Class
Conditions for which there is evidence and/or general agreement that the procedure
III
treatment is not useful/effective, and in some cases may be harmful Level of evidence LOE AData derived from multiple randomixed clinical trials
LOE BData derived from a single randomized trial or non-randomized studies
LOE CConsensus opinion of experts
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Accordingly, guideline recommendations can only be considered a foundation upon which a patient specic recommendation can be made. They are the beginning of the conversation, not the end.
Societal Guidelines
Acute aortic syndromes consist of three related conditions with similar clinical characteristics and include aortic dissection, intramural hematoma and penetrating aortic ulcer. Current societal guidelines pertaining to these entities include the 2010 US ACCF/AHA/AATS/ACR/ASA/SCA/SCAI/SIR/STS/SVM [6], the 2011 Japanese Circulation Society (JCS) [7], the 2014 European Society of Cardiology (ESC) [8] and the 2016 Canadian CCS/CSCS/CSVS guidelines [9]. All of these guidelines dene Acute AD as occurring within 14days.
The ACCF/AHA, JCS and ESC guidelines are categorized by the Class of Recommendation (COR) and Level of Evidence (LOE) (Table 1). While COR reects the magnitude of benet over risk and corresponds to the strength of the recommendation, the LOE denotes the condence in or certainty of the evidence supporting the recommendation based on quality of pertinent research ndings. Therefore, COR and LOE are assessed independently. When a recommendation is designated as LOE C, that does not imply that the recommendation itself is weak. In some cases, clinical benet is self-evident and the intervention is unlikely to undergo randomized study [10].
The guidelines from the Canadian panel were developed using Grading of Recommendations Assessment, Development and Evaluation (GRADE) methodol­ogy, with “Values and Preferences” to provide context to the recommendations [11].
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Acute Type AAortic Dissection (AAD), Intramural Hematoma (IMH) andPenetrating Aortic Ulcer (PAU)
The most widely utilized classication scheme for acute aortic dissection (AAD) is the Stanford classication system in which any aortic dissection involving the ascending aorta is an AAD [12, 13]. The alternative DeBakey scheme subdivides those AAD involving the ascending and descending aorta as Type I and a dissection involving only the ascending aorta as Type II [12, 13].
The recommendations for initial management of AAD are fairly uniform across society guidelines (Table2). All societies advocate for therapeutic reduction in wall stress to limit the extension of the dissection and reduce the risk of developing end­organ damage and rupture. Both the US and European guidelines specically recommend titrating intravenous beta-blockers as rst-line agents (Class I LOE C)
Table 2 Summary table of guidelines for the management of acute aortic syndromes from the discussed international societies
Recommendations
Any thoracic aortic dissection regardless of anatomic location
Type A acute dissection
Type A IMH, PAU
Urgent surgical consultation recommended
Initial management with medical therapy including pain relief and blood pressure control is recommended
Denitive management with urgent surgery recommended
With organ malperfusion—a hybrid approach should be considered
Urgent treatment recommended is
ACCF/ AHA 2010 JCS 2011
Class I, LOE C
Class I, LOE C (vasodilator therapy should not be initiated prior to rate control: Class III, LOE C)
Class I, LOE B
Class I, LOE C
b
Surgery Class IIa, LOE C
No specic recommendation
No specic recommendation
Class I, LOE C Class I,
Class IIa, LOE CClass
c
Medical, Class I, LOE C
ESC 2014 CCS 2016
Class I, LOE C
Class I, LOE C
LOE C
IIa, LOE B
Surgery Class I, LOE C
No specic recommendation
No specic recommendation
Strong Recommendation, Low-Quality Evidence
(continued)
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Table 2 (continued)
Recommendations
Uncomplicated type B aortic dissection
Medical therapy is always recommended
ACCF/ AHA 2010 JCS 2011
Class I,
Class I, LOE C Class I,
LOE B
ESC 2014 CCS 2016
Strong
LOE C
Recommendation, Medium Quality Evidence
Consider TEVAR
n/a Class IIb, LOE
C Surgery: Class III, LOE C
Class IIa, LOE B
First-line Strong Recommendation, Medium Quality Evidence
Complicated type B aortic dissection
TEVAR is recommended
Surgery is recommended
n/a Class I, LOE C Class I,
LOE C
n/a Class I, LOE C
d
Class IIb,
n/a
n/a
LOE C
Uncomplicated type B IMH, PAU
Initial approach is medical treatment
Repetitive imaging (MRI/
n/a n/a Class I,
LOE C
n/a n/a Class I,
LOE C
n/a
n/a
CT) is indicated
Complicated type B IMH/ PAU
TEVAR should be considered
Surgery may be considered
n/a n/a Class
IIa, LOE C
n/a n/a Class
IIb,
n/a
n/a
LOE C
a
Extended distal arch repair, if presenting with primary intimal tear or signicant aneurys-
mal disease
b
Hybrid approach—Ascending aorta and/or arch replacement associated with any percutaneous
aortic or branch artery procedure
c
For patients with ascending thoracic aortic dissection, all of the aneurysmal aorta and the proximal extent of the dissection should be resected. A partially dissected aortic root may be repaired with aortic valve resuspension. Extensive dissection of the aortic root should be treated with aortic root replacement with a composite graft or with a valve sparing root replacement. If a Debakey Type II dissection is present, the entire dissected aorta should be replaced
d
With severe complications directly related to aortic dissection where surgery is expected to achieve improvement or stop progression
and non-dihydropyridine calcium channel-blocking agents as second line (Class I, LOE C) to a heart rate of 60 beats per minute or less. Both societies suggest adding additional agents such as other vasodilators or angiotensin-converting enzyme inhibitors if necessary, to reduce systolic blood pressure less than 120mm Hg (Class I, LOE C). Both societies warn that beta blockers should be used cautiously in the setting of acute aortic regurgitation because they will block the compensatory tachycardia (Class I, LOE C).
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The recommendations for denitive management of AAD are also similar across the society guidelines. The US guidelines recommend urgent surgical consultation for all patients diagnosed with thoracic aortic dissection regardless of the anatomic location (ascending versus descending) as soon as the diagnosis is made or highly suspected (Class I, LOE C). All three societies recommend emergency surgical intervention for acute thoracic aortic dissection involving the ascending aorta because of the high risk of associated life-threatening complications such as rupture (Class I, LOE B). The Canadian guidelines specically recommend replacement of the ascending aorta during systemic circulatory arrest with an open distal anastomo­sis to be used routinely for repair of acute type A dissections (Strong Recommendation, Low-Quality Evidence). They go on to recommend that an extended distal arch repair technique be considered for patients who present with acute type A dissection and one of the following:
(a) Primary intimal entry tear in the arch or descending aorta (b) Signicant aneurysmal disease of the arch (Strong Recommendation, Low-
Quality Evidence).
According to the US guidelines, in patients with ascending thoracic aortic dis­section all of the aneurysmal aorta and the proximal extent of the dissection should be resected. A partially dissected aortic root may be repaired with aortic valve resus­pension. Extensive dissection of the aortic root should be treated with aortic root replacement with a composite graft or with a valve sparing root replacement. If a DeBakey Type II dissection is present, the entire dissected aorta should be replaced. (Class I, LOE C).
There are certain scenarios where non-operative management of AAD is recom­mended. The JCS guidelines suggest medical treatment to be started under certain conditions for type A dissection without complications or persistent pain where the false lumen of the ascending aorta is thrombosed (Class IIa, LOE C). The European guidelines suggest that a ‘wait-and-watch’ strategy (optimal blood pressure and pain control with serial imaging) may be an option to be considered on an individual patient basis, particularly in the case of substantial surgery risk (advanced age and severe co-morbidities), smaller aortic dimensions (<50mm), and decreased IMH thickness (<11mm) (Class I, LOE C).
Type AIntramural Hematoma andPenetrating Aortic Ulcers
ACC and ESC recognize IMH as separate but related conditions, however JCS does not use the term IMH, and instead considers it to be a non-communicating aortic dissection and apply those treatment guidelines to IMH.
The ACC and ESC guidelines conclude that the guidelines for treatment of Type A IMH and PAU correspond to the treatment guidelines described for Type A AAD.Therefore, emergency surgery is indicated in complicated cases of with peri­cardial effusion, periaortic hematoma, or large aneurysms and urgent surgery (<24h after diagnosis) is required in most Type A IMHs (Class I, LOE C). It is worth
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noting that PAUs are less frequently located in the aortic arch and involvement of the ascending aorta is rare. Surgical intervention is recommended in case of Type A PAU (Class IIa, LOE C).
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Acute Type B Aortic Dissection (AAD), Intramural Hematoma (IMH) andPenetrating Aortic Ulcer (PAU)
Aortic dissection isolated to the descending aorta is classied as Type B according to the Stanford system, or Type III according to the Debakey system [14]. Ascending aortic dissections are almost twice as common as descending dissections. Aortic IMHs more commonly involve the descending aorta [15]. Most penetrating ulcers are also located in the descending thoracic aorta (85–95%) [16]. This section will discuss management and treatment guidelines for Type B dissections, intramural hematomas and penetrating aortic ulcers.
Initial Management
As with Type A dissections, the ACCF guidelines recommend that Type B aortic dissections are also initially managed medically with the goal of decreasing aortic wall stress and controlling pain (Class I, LOE B). While the ACCF guidelines do not offer detailed recommendations for management of TBAD, the ESC and JCS offer more detailed guidelines regarding endovascular and surgical repair. An urgent sur­gical consult is recommended as soon as the diagnosis is made or suspected (Class I, LOE C).
Contrary to Type A AD, surgical intervention is typically reserved for patients with dissection associated complications—including end-organ malperfusion, recurrent and refractory pain or refractory hypertension, rapid expansion of the false lumen found during imaging surveillance, or dissection expansion and impending rupture (Class II, LOE C). Broadly, the recommendations for treatment overlap across the guidelines with minor differences in the level of evidence.
Uncomplicated Type B AD
Medical therapy is unequivocally recommended for all uncomplicated TBAD (Class I, LOE B by ACC, Class I, LOE C by JSC and ESC, Strong Recommendation, Medium Quality Evidence by CCS).
There remains some controversy with regard to the benecial role of early Thoracic endovascular aortic repair (TEVAR) in uncomplicated TBAD compared to medical therapy alone (Class IIa, LOE B by ESC and Class II, LOE C by JCS). The CCS suggests that TEVAR may be considered for patients with uncomplicated dis­ease to improve aorta-specic endpoints (Weak Recommendation, Low Quality
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Evidence). Two trials have been conducted to assess the benet of elective TEVAR in uncomplicated TBAD.
The INSTEAD trial randomized 140 patients with sub-acute (>14days) type B AD.Two year follow up indicated that TEVAR is effective in aortic remodel­ing (91.3 vs. 19.4% with medical therapy, P<0.001), however, no survival ben­et was observed [17]. The INSTEAD-XL trial included extended follow up of the INSTEAD trial, and showed that aorta related mortality (6.9 vs. 19.3%, respectively; P= 0.04) and disease progression (27.0 vs. 46.1%, respectively; P=0.04) were lower after 5years in TEVAR patients compared to those receiv­ing medical therapy. As with the initial trial, no difference was found in overall mortality [18].
The ADSORB trial compared medical therapy alone vs. medical therapy + TEVAR in acute complicated TBAD and showed that TEVAR conferred benets in terms of aortic remodeling and lower rates of incomplete false lumen thrombosis. This trial was underpowered to draw conclusions regarding survival benet [19]. Further studies are required to determine predictors of complications in patients presenting with uncomplicated TBAD.
Complicated Type B AD
Based on IRAD data, a signicant one-third of patients with acute TBAD present with complications such as malperfusion or hemodynamic instability. ESC and JCS recommend TEVAR for complicated Type B AD (Class I, LOE C). The CCS also recommends that endovascular repair be rst-line therapy for these patients (Strong Recommendation, Medium Quality Evidence). TEVAR helps to close the primary entry tear and perforation sites in the descending aorta, redirecting blood ow into the true lumen. This leads to improved distal perfusion by decompres­sion. It also helps resolve malperfusion of visceral or peripheral arteries and pro­motes thrombosis of the false lumen, which is the initiation for aortic remodeling and stabilization.
There are no RCTs comparing TEVAR with open surgery in patients with acute complicated TBAD.In a propensity analysis from IRAD, open surgical repair was associated with an independent increased risk of in-hospital mortality (OR: 3.41, 95% CI, 1.00–11.67, P = 0.05) [14]. In-hospital complications occurred in 20% of patients subjected to endovascular techniques, and in 40% after open surgical repair. In-hospital mortality was signicantly higher after open surgery (33.9%) than after endovascular treatment (10.6%, P=0.002) [15]. Additionally, in the IRAD series, endovascular treatment seems to offer better short term outcomes in terms of mortality and associated complications com­pared to open repair [16].
Results from the single arm, STABLE trial suggests that TEVAR therapy is asso­ciated with increased true lumen size, and favorable clinical and anatomic results [20]. Subsequently, 1 year follow up from STABLE II demonstrated that
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TEVAR+medical therapy is associated with favorable clinical and anatomical out­comes for rupture and malperfusion in acute complicated TBAD [21]. TEVAR might therefore offer better outcomes compared with open surgical approaches in complicated cases.
Indications for open surgery in acute complicated TBAD include—lower extrem­ity artery disease, severe tortuosity of iliac arteries, sharp angulation of the aortic arch, and the absence of a proximal landing zone for the stent graft (Class IIb, LOE C).
The aim of open surgical repair is to replace the descending aorta with a Dacron prosthesis and redirect the ow into the true lumen of the downstream aorta by clos­ing the false lumen at the distal anastomotic site, thereby improving perfusion and TL decompression, which may resolve malperfusion [22].
Although the results of open surgical repair have improved over the last decades, they still have an in-hospital mortality rate of about 25–50%. Predictors of poor prognosis include patient age>70, hypotension/shock, severe visceral malperfu­sion and spinal cord ischemia preoperatively. In addition, extensive co-morbidity, such as end stage malignant disease and severe chronic obstructive pulmonary dis­ease are considered contraindications for surgical aortic repair.
Type B Intramural Hematoma andPenetrating Aortic Ulcers
As with TBAD, the initial approach to Type B IMH and PAU is medical treatment (Class I, LOE C). The recommendations for endovascular therapy (Class IIa, LOE C) and surgery (Class IIb, LOE C) are similar to those for Type B ADs as well. The subgroup of patients with aortic dilation or ulcer-like projection (ULP) should be followed up closely and treated more aggressively if symptoms persist or reappear, or if progressive aortic dilation is observed [23] (Class I, LOE C). For patients pre­senting with expansion of the IMH despite medical therapy, or disruption of intimal tear on CT with contrast enhancement in the acute phase, the recommended inter­vention is TEVAR rather than surgery.
The most common location of PAU is the middle and lower descending thoracic aorta. The aim of treatment for PAU is to prevent propagation of the ulcerative pro­cess, leading to IMH, pseudoaneurysm or aortic rupture and progression to acute AD.Studies have suggested that indications for intervention include refractory or recurrent symptoms, penetration of the lesion through the aortic wall, expansion of aortic diameter and PAU diameter> 20 mm and depth > 10 mm [24, 25]. While unrelenting pain and rupture are clear indications for repair, the other indications are not as absolute [26].
As for IMH, there are no RCTs directly comparing TEVAR vs. open surgery in patients with acute PAU.Since these patients are more likely to be older and with comorbidities, TEVAR is increasingly being used, with encouraging results [27, 28].
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Future Directions
Further studies are required to clarify the association of aortic remodeling with improved mid and long-term outcomes. Newer therapy such as proximal covered stents and distal bare metal stents as used in the STABLE trial, as well as adjunctive techniques like fenestration or branched graft stenting are in development. Consensus regarding optimal timing for endovascular therapy in uncomplicated dis­section in terms of patient selection and timing is required.
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