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Early Management ofPAU
Initial management is directed at reducing radial, longitudinal and shear stresses on
the aortic wall with medical therapy aimed at lowering systolic blood pressures and
pulse pressures. In acute cases, with progression of a PAU towards intramural
hematoma (IMH) or aortic dissection, the patient may present with unstable hemodynamics and urgent management is required. Medical management consists of
using intravenous beta-blockers to target a heart rate of 60–80 beats per minute, a
systolic pressure of 100–120mmHg and attempts to preserve end-organ perfusion
[14, 15]. The main intravenous beta-blocking agents used in this setting are labetalol and esmolol. Esmolol is preferred by many physicians, because of its short
duration of action. Additionally, effective pain control should be instituted to aid
blood pressure management. In hemodynamically unstable patients, or patients
with radiographic evidence of (contained) rupture, emergent surgical repair should
be performed.
Treatment Options forType APAU
Since there is a higher risk of complications of PAU in the ascending thoracic aorta,
and it is often associated with IMH, the management usually consists of surgical
intervention (Fig.3). Open surgical repair is the mainstay of therapy [15, 16], similar to that seen in typical double barrel Type A dissection treatment.
Recently, there is an increasing interest in using thoracic endovascular aortic
repair (TEVAR) as an alternative treatment paradigm. Several centers have reported
successful endovascular treatment of aortic pathology, such as aneurysm and dissection, in the ascending aorta and transverse arch [17, 18]. Tsilimparis et al.
reported on 10 patients undergoing ascending endograft placement. Four underwent
cervical debranching, one received a fenestrated and one a branched endograft [17].
The technical success was 100%, the 30-day mortality was 10% and the stroke rate
was 10%. Roselli etal. reported on 39 endovascular procedures with 35 stents having proximal and distal landing in Ishimaru zone 0, three occluder devices placed
for pseudoaneurysms and one total arch endovascular procedure with an innominate
side branch after cervical debranching [18]. Conversion to open surgery was performed in 10%, with the survival at 30days of 81% and the observed stroke rate of
10%. All patients had signicant associated comorbidities and were too high-risk
for open surgery. This likely led to the relatively poor reported outcomes when compared to reports of open surgical repair. As only small cohorts of patients have been
treated with this approach, and signicant complications are reported, endovascular
treatment of the ascending aorta should be restricted to high risk patients who are
deemed unsuitable for open surgical repair.
After successful repair of the aorta, imaging surveillance is mandatory to
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remote aortic segments, particularly if endovascular therapy has been performed.
Regular CT surveillance for endovascular procedures is performed at 1month,
3 months, 6 months, 12 months and annually after. Medical therapy is also
required and typically consists of blood pressure management and control
of lipids.
I. B. Houben et al.
Treatment Options forType B PAU
In patients with Type B PAU there are several options for management of the PAU
(Fig.1). If a patient is hemodynamically stable, but symptomatic, medical therapy
with intravenous beta-blocker and pain management is indicated. If the pain is
recurrent or refractory, or there are other signs of impending rupture, repair should
be performed urgently. If the patient can be stabilized and transitioned to oral antihypertensive medication and becomes asymptomatic, pre-operative planning can
take place and the patient should be planned for early repair within 3months in
select circumstances such as development of saccular aneurysms, or rapid expansion of aortic dimension.
TEVAR is an effective therapy for type B PAU and has evolved into the rst line
strategy. The rate of endoleak and re-interventions are similar to those reported for
TEVAR for other indications, and range from 0 to 13% and 0 to 20% respectively
[14]. PAUs in patients with progressive disease are usually in more proximal aortic
segments with the proximal descending thoracic aorta being the most common site
[7]. In many cases, TEVAR needs to be performed in proximal landing is zone 2,
and adjunctive left subclavian artery (LSA) management performed as per local
practices.
Long-term follow-up on PAU post TEVAR is sparse. The current two longest
reported clinical series had a mean follow-up of 51 and 53months. Demers etal.
included 26 descending TEVARs and showed relatively low aortic event related
mortality of 4% and an equally low aortic reintervention rate of 4% [19]. Mestres
etal. included 22 PAUs and showed a similar aortic event related mortality rate 5%
and a higher aortic reintervention rate of 14% [20]. The overall range of follow-up,
mortality and reintervention rate ranged from 9–53 months, 0–13% and 0–20%
respectively (Table1). These numbers suggest that at least in the rst 2 years after
repair, TEVAR compares well to open repair mortality and that attention is needed
on the durability of TEVAR.Patel etal. performed a comparison between descending thoracic open repair and TEVAR and found excellent results with the endovascular approach [35]. Early outcomes from descending TEVAR case series over the
last two decades can be found in Table2. Similar to those patients who presented
with type A PAU, statin therapy, in addition to blood pressure control and long term
imaging surveillance is indicated for the long-term management of these patients
(Fig.4).

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Table 1 Late outcomes of contemporary clinical series (n>5) of descending endovascular repair
of penetrating aortic ulcers
References Year N Endoleak Reintervention
Schoder etal. [
Kos etal. [
Eggebrecht etal.
[23]
Demers etal. [
Brinster etal. [24] 2005 21 0 0 0 14
Eggebrecht etal.
[25]
Dalainas etal. [
Pauls etal. [27] 2007 12 8% 0 0 28
Geisbüsch etal.
[28]
Botta etal. [
Girn etal. [30] 2009 11 9% – 18% 32
D’Souza etal. [31] 2009 20 15% 5% 0 24
Patel etal. [13] 2010 37 11% 16% 8% 33
Czerny etal. [32] 2011 72 4% 1% 1% 42
Palombo etal. [33] 2012 16 6% 0 13% 16
Mestres etal. [20] 2012 22 14% 14% 5% 53
Jánosi etal. [34] 2016 63 6% 19% 0 45
21] 2002 8 13% 0 13% 14
22] 2002 10 20% – 10% 9
2003 10 10% 20% 0 24
19] 2004 26 14% 4% 4% 51
2006 22 5% 9% 0 27
26] 2007 18 6% 0 0 41
2008 48 23% 8% – 31
29] 2008 18 17% 11% 0 22
Related
mortality
Follow-up
(months)
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Follow Up
Patients with a history of PAU and atherosclerotic aorta should be kept under lifelong CT-surveillance. The guidelines for the rst period after surgery or diagnosis
are CT angiography at 1, 3, 6 and 12months and hereafter annually [12, 15, 16]. If
the patient remains asymptomatic and the aorta does not grow more than 5 millimeters per year the interval can be increased. It should be noted that aggressive blood
pressure control and lifestyle management are critically important to prevent complications during follow-up. PAU should be considered a chronic disease that necessitates lifelong treatment and surveillance.
Conclusion
PAU is a disease of the arterial wall and is mostly asymptomatic. If a patient develops symptoms, they largely overlap with the other causes of AAS (AD and IMH).
The management of PAU closely resembles the two other pathologies in acute aortic
syndrome. Initial control consists of blood pressure management and pain

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Table 2 Early outcomes of contemporary clinical series (n > 5) of descending thoracic
endovascular repair of penetrating aortic ulcers
PAU location
References Year N
Schoder
etal. [
Kos etal.
[
22]
Eggebrecht
etal. [
Demers
etal. [
Brinster
etal. [
Eggebrecht
etal. [
Dalainas
etal. [
Pauls etal.
[
27]
Geisbüsch
etal. [
Botta etal.
29]
[
Girn etal.
[
30]
D’Souza
etal. [
Patel etal.
[
13]
Czerny
etal. [
Palombo
etal. [33]
Mestres
etal. [20]
Jánosi etal.
[34]
PAU penetrating atherosclerotic ulcer, SCI spinal cord ischemia
a
In-hospital or 30-day mortality
2002 8 100% 0 0 0 0 0 13%
21]
2002 10 100% 0 0 – 0 0 10%
2003 10 80% 20% 0 0 0 0 0
23]
2004 26 100% 0 0 4% 12% 4% 0
19]
2005 21 100% 0 0 0 0 0 0
24]
2006 22 73% 9% 18% 0 0 5% 0
25]
2007 18 89% 11% 0 0 0 0 0
26]
2007 12 100% 0 0 0 0 0 0
2008 48 71% 25% 4% – 6% 4% 0
28]
2008 18 100% 0 0 5% 11% 0 0
2009 11 100% 0 0 0 18% 0 9%
2009 20 100% 0 0 5% 0 0 0
31]
2010 37 100% 0 0 27% 5% 5% 5%
2011 72 96% 1% 3% 35% 4% 3% 1%
32]
2012 16 81% 19% 0 25% 6% 0 6%
2012 22 100% 0 0 27% 5% 0 5%
2016 63 86% 0 14% 5% 8% 0 0
Adjunctive
debranching
Early
mortality
a
Stroke SCIThoracic Abdominal Both
management. Type A PAU necessitates urgent or early elective repair, depending on
the hemodynamic stability and symptoms of the patient. Type B lesions are preferably medically managed when asymptomatic and are managed by endovascular
repair when symptoms or complications are present. Future advances in endovascular technology may extend the patient population who benets from the less invasive approach.

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PAU on imaging
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Type A
open repair
Yes
BP management + pain
control (if present)
e.g. Saccular aneurysm,
Refractory pain, Extensive IMH
Yes
-Unsuitable
anatomy for
TEVAR
open repair
BP management and surveillance at 1 month, 3 months, 6 months, 12 months and annually
-Suitable anatomy
for TEVAR
Hemodynamically
stable?
Type B
Symptoms?
No
BP management and
CT surveillance at 3
months, 6 months, 12
months and annually
TEVAR
No
IV BP management
<120 mmHg systolic with end-organ
perfusion + IV pain control
Type A
Emergent/Urgent
open repair
Emergent/Urgent
open repair
Type
Emergent/
Urgent
TEVAR
Fig. 4 Flowchart for treatment decision-making in a patient with penetrating aortic ulcer
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MaximilianKreibich andFriedhelmBeyersdorf
Abbreviation
TEVAR Thoracic endovascular aortic repair
Introduction
Patients with acute type A aortic dissection require an immediate surgical intervention to survive [1, 2]. Yet survival after such surgery remains unacceptably low in
patients with severe organ malperfusion and/or shock [2, 3], despite considerably
improved surgical techniques [3], individualized organ protection and cannulation
strategies [4] and integrated, standardized surgical management strategies [5]. In
fact, while the predicted mortality of patients with acute type A aortic dissection
without shock or malperfusion remains well below 10% even in the elderly, outcomes in older patients presenting shock and malperfusion are dismal, with predicted mortality rates exceeding 50% [2]. Moreover, even in specialized high-volume
centers, up to 8% of all patients with an acute type A aortic dissection are deemed
inoperable [6].
Thoracic endovascular aortic repair (TEVAR) has signicantly improved the
perioperative results in the treatment of acute complicated dissections of the
descending aorta compared to conventional open surgery [7]. Yet TEVAR’s use in
the more proximal aortic segments, specically the ascending aorta, remains experimental and is limited to high-volume aortic centers with specialized aortic teams. In
fact, although TEVAR in the ascending aorta remains the subject of only case
reports and small case series [8], the rising numbers of successful TEVARs in the
ascending aorta highlight this therapy’s feasibility. In patients with acute type A
aortic dissection and a dismal perioperative risk, TEVAR may help to signicantly
improve peri- und postoperative outcomes [2, 8, 9]. Nevertheless, four frontiers
M. Kreibich (*) · F. Beyersdorf
Department of Cardiovascular Surgery, Heart Centre Freiburg University, Freiburg, Germany
Faculty of Medicine, University of Freiburg, Freiburg, Germany
e-mail: maximilian.kreibich@universitaets-herzzentrum.de
J. S. Coselli et al. (eds.), Aortic Dissection and Acute Aortic Syndromes,
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currently restrict the routine application of ascending aortic TEVAR to treat acute
type A aortic dissection, namely, a physiologic, anatomic, medical, and technical
frontier.
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Physiologic Frontier
The ascending aorta’s motion pattern is uniquely different from the more distal
aortic segments such as the tubular, straight descending aorta. In fact, the ascending
aorta’s ow and motion are signicantly inuenced by its non-planar curvature,
specic inlet ow conditions from the aortic valve, radial expansion-contraction,
and transational movement secondary to being attached to the beating heart [10]—
effects that result in its substantial deformation, rotation, and craniocaudal movement [11]. The precise implantation of the stent-graft may be perioperatively
feasible through rapid over-pacing, halting the heart’s ejection and the movement
within the ascending aorta. However, when returning to a normal cardiac cycle, the
interaction between a dissected, exible, and highly mobile ascending aorta and
stiff tubular stent-graft remains unclear and the potential risk for stent-graft dislocation and other stent-graft induced complications is very high.
Stable xation to prevent stent-graft dislocation or migration can be ensured by
oversizing the stent-graft in comparison to the native aorta. However, particularly in
a dissected aorta, oversizing also signicantly increases the risk for stent-graft
induced new entries and aortic rupture [12]. If we consider a stent-graft’s potentially
unequal pressure distribution in the ascending aorta’s small and large curvature, the
risk for stent-graft-induced complications may even be higher in the ascending aorta
than in the straight, tubular aortic segments.
Lastly, two small studies, have recently suggested negative aortic remodeling
entailing reduced biventricular function following the use of TEVAR in the descending aorta [13, 14]. The impact of stiff endovascular grafts in more proximal aortic
segments, particularly the ascending aorta compared with the native exible aortic
wall, and elimination of the Windkessel effect need to be considered when performing ascending aortic TEVAR.
Anatomic Frontier
The length of any stent-graft is dened as the distance between the proximal and
distal landing zone. When using short stent-grafts, the landing zone should at least
comprise 20mm to ensure the stent-graft’s durable xation and stabilization [15].
In addition, there must be no entry tear in either of the two landing zones [15]. In
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for proximal and distal landing zons, each measuring at least 20mm, as well as by
the short distance between the aortic sinus with the coronary arteries’ offspring and
the brachiocephalic trunk with the cerebral arteries’offspring. Because of these preconditions, high quality feasibility studies addressing the application of ascending
aortic TEVAR with a straight stent-graft in patients with type A aortic dissection
have identied just 32–46% of all patients as being potential candidates suitable for
a conventional straight endovascular tube graft because the entry tear would need to
be average length of 30–40mm in the mid ascending aorta for a straight stent-graft
to adequately cover it [9, 16, 17]. Therefore, to treat more patients with ascending
aortic TEVAR, shorter stent-graft landing zones seem inevitable, yet without additional stent-graft anchorage, the risk for stent-graft-induced complications such as
its migration would increase considerably. In addition, a perpendicular angle
between the sinotubular junction and distal ascending aorta can further compromise
the precise implantation of a straight stent-graft [18].
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Medical Frontier
A substantial number of patients with type A aortic dissection develop cardiac tamponade and/or moderate to severe aortic regurgitation [19]. The latter can be a major
limitation for isolated ascending aortic TEVAR, while cardiac tamponade may be
alleviated by simultaneous pericardial drainage or by transapical, antegrade stentgraft implantation. Antegrade implantation would both remove any pericardial effusion and simplify stent-graft implantation: true lumen wire placement would be
simpler, the aortic arch’s steep curvature would be avoided, the risk for dissection
membrane perforation would be reduced, and accurate and precise stent-graft
deployment would be easier because of the shorter distance to the ascending aorta.
Technical Frontier
Currently and commercially available stent-grafts may not be ideal for deployment
within a dissected ascending aorta, because most patients presenting an acute type
A aortic dissection would require tapered stent-grafts because of signicantly different sizes between the proximal and distal landing zones [9]. Moreover, stentgraft dislocation due to the jump phenomenon remains an issue during TEVAR
deployment, and even slight displacements of the stent-graft in the short ascending
aorta can have devastating consequences because of the high risk for coronary or
cerebral malperfusion [20]. The stent-graft’s wedge apposition in the ascending
aorta is another potential factor limiting durable stent-graft deployment within the
ascending aorta as it can also raise the risk for stent-graft-induced complications.
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