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C H A P T E R  5 B
EndovascularManagementoftheAscending AortaandtheAorticArch
CamiloA.VelasquezMD
YoungErbenMD
MohammadA.ZafarMD
ChandniPatelMD
AymanSaeyeldinMD
AntonA.Gryaznov
BulatZiganshinMD,PhD
JohnA.ElefteriadesMD,PhD(hon)
KeyPoints
Thoracicaorticaneurysmsareusuallyasymptomaticandnoteasilydetectableuntilanacute
andoftencatastrophiccomplicationoccurs.
Diameters greater than 6 cm increase the risk of death and complication threatening to
producedeath.Recently,evidencehasshownhingepointsat5.25cmand5.75cm,suggesting aleftwardshiftintheaorticdiameteratwhichinterventionshouldberecommended.
Theimagingmodalitiesusedfordiagnosingpathologyoftheascendingaortaarecomputed
tomography,magneticresonanceimaging,andechocardiography.
TypeAacuteaorticdissectionisasurgicalemergencyrequiringimmediateconsultationand
intervention.
Open surgical intervention withthe replacementofthe ascendingaortaor the aortic arch
withagraftisthegoldstandardforthetreatmentofthoracicaorticpathology.
High-riskpatientswhoareunabletoundergoopensurgicalrepair mayfairlybemanaged
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withmedicaltherapywithadequateoutcomes.
Endovascular management of aortic pathology is an alternative for high-risk patients in
whomtheopenapproachisprohibited.
Therearenospecificapproveddevicesfortheendovascularmanagementoftheascending
aortaandtheaorticarch.
I.Introduction
A.Thoracicaorticdiseasesarevirulent,oftencapableofleadingtodeathofthepatient.
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Generally,the
thoracicaortaisasilentorganthatonlybecomessymptomaticwhenacatastrophiceventsuchasdeathor a major complicationthat threatens toproducedeath occurs.1According to datafrom theCenters for DiseaseControlandPrevention,fromtheyears1999to2015,aorticaneurysmwasthe19thleadingcause ofdeathinallagesandthe16thcauseofdeathinpatientsolderthan65years.3Approximately,10,000 aorticdeaths peryearhave beenreported,withadecreaseinincidencefrom15,807deathsin1999to 9988deathsby2015.
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B.Theaortaitselfisconsideredanactiveorganwithmechanicalpropertiesandanintrinsicandcomplex
biology.Diseasesoftheaortaarecategorizedbasedonlocation:aorticroot,ascendingaorta,aorticarch, anddescendingaorta.Thediseasesaffectingtheaortaareseparatedintwodistinctentitiesatthelevelof the ligamentum arteriosum: above the ligament (ascending aorta and aortic arch), the disease is nonarteriosclerotic in nature, whereas below the ligament (descending aorta and abdominal aorta), arteriosclerosisisabundant.
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C.Thoracic endovascularaorticrepair(TEVAR)hasbeenshown to reduceperioperative mortality
and morbidity with a sustained benefit during follow-up. However, recent studies of endovascular approaches to aneurysmsinthe abdominal and thoracic aorta show a seriously disturbingtendency to endoleak by 5 years.
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In recent years, TEVAR has become an accepted treatment for patients with
suitableanatomyinthedescendingthoracicaorta.
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a. However,anendovascularapproachforrepairoftheascendingaortaandaorticarchpathologyis
troublesome.Anatomicandphysiologicchallengesareformidablefortheadequatedeploymentof endovascularsystems.Fundamentalproblemsabound.Proximalgraftfixationclosetoboththeaortic valveandthecoronaryostiaisdifficultanddangerous.Distallandingzonesmayimpingeonthe innominateartery.Theseareexamplesofthecomplexityofendovasculartechniquesappliedinthe “high-rent”regionproximaltotheligamentumarteriosum.1Additionally,thehemodynamicforces experiencedintheascendingaortacanbeanobstacleforaccurategraftdeployment.
D.Therearenocurrentsocietalguidelinesforendovascularmanagementofascendingaorticaneurysm.
Infact,severalcasereportsconstitutethebulkofthecurrentliterature.9Therefore,thischapteraimsto providethereaderwiththecurrentstateoftheartintheemergingendovasculartreatmentoftheascending aorta andthe aortic arch. The pathologies amenable tointervention will be discussed, andthe current devicesandtechniquesavailablefortheascendingandarchsegmentswillbedescribed.
II.AorticPathologyfortheEndovascularTreatmentofthe AscendingAorta
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A.CurrentManagementandTreatments
In recent years, interest in the management of aortic diseases with endovascular devices has seen an expansion beyond the treatment of the abdominal aorta to an increased attention to more proximal segmentsofthethoracicaorta.Theascendingaortaandtheaorticarchbecametheultimatefrontiersfor utilizationofendovasculartechniques.
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Additionally,withtheincreasedsafetyofopenaorticsurgery,
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theendovascular approachhasbeenreserved forpatientswho posea prohibitiveriskforanopen
procedure,orasalastresortinemergentconditionsinwhichanopensurgicalapproachisnotfeasible andsolemedicalmanagementcanbeexpectedtoleadtodecreasedsurvival.10Endovascularmanagement oftheascendingaortaandaorticarchcanbeappliedinhigh-riskpatientswiththefollowingconditions: type A aortic dissection, aortic pseudoaneurysm,penetrating aortic ulcer (PAU), intramural hematoma (IMH),ascendingaorticaneurysm,andascendingaorticrupture.
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B.ThoracicAorticDissection
1. Comorbidities that are associated with an increase in the wall stress (hypertension, weightlifting,
coarctation,cocaineuse) or aortic media abnormalities (Marfan disease, Loeys-Dietz, Ehlers-Danlos, bicuspidaorticvalve,familialaorticaneurysm,steroidtreatment)canpredisposetothedevelopmentof aorticdissection(Table5B.1).
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TABLE5B.1
RiskFactorsAssociatedWiththeDevelopmentofAorticDissection
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ConditionsAssociatedWithIncrease dAorticWallStress
Uncontrolledhypertension
Pheochromocytoma
Cocaineandotherstimulants
WeightliftingandValsalvamaneuvers
Trauma
Decelerationortorsionalinjury
Coarctationoftheaorta
ConditionsAssociatedWithAorticMe diaAbnormalities
Genetic
Marfansyndrome
Ehlers-Danlossyndrome,vascularform(typeIV)
Bicuspidaorticvalve
Turnersyndrome
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Loeys-Dietzsyndrome
Familialthoracicaorticaneurysmanddissectionsyndrome
InflammatoryVasculitis
Takayasuarteritis
Giantcellarteritis
Bechetarteritis
Others
Pregnancy
Polycystickidneydisease
Chroniccorticosteroidandimmunosuppressionagentadministration
Infectionsinvolvingtheaorticwall
2.Dependingontheseverityanddegreeofdissection,multipleorgansystemscanbeaffected,including
cardiovascular,pulmonary,renal,neurologic,gastrointestinal,andperipheralvascular(Table5B.2).
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TABLE5B.2
ComplicationbyOrganSysteminPatientsWithAorticDissection
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Cardiovascular
Cardiacarrest Syncope Aorticregurgitation Congestiveheartfailure Coronaryischemia Myocardialinfarction Cardiactamponade Pericarditis
Pulmonary
Pleuraleffusion Hemothorax Hemoptysis(aortotrachealorbronchialfistula)
Renal
Acuterenalfailure Renovascularhypertension Renalischemiaorinfarction
Neurologic
Stroke Transientischemicattack
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Paraparesisorparaplegia Encephalopathy Coma Spinalcordsyndrome Ischemicneuropathy
Gastrointestinal
Mesentericischemiaorinfarction Pancreatitis Hemorrhage(aortoentericfistula)
Peripheralvascular
Upperorlowerextremityischemia
Systemic
Fever
3.Overall,typeAdissectionsaretreatedemergentlywithoperativerepair.Thisisincontrasttopatients
withtypeBdissections,whoareinitiallytreatedconservativelywithanti-impulsetherapy,withsurgery being reserved for patients with complications.
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The indications for surgical, endovascular, and
medicaltherapyareasfollows(Table5B.3):
TABLE5B.3
IndicationsforSurgicalInterventioninPatientsWithAorticDissection
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SurgicalTherapy
AcutetypeAdissection
Retrogradedissectionintotheascendingaorta
Endovascularand/orSurgicalTherapy
EndovasculartherapyinacutetypeAdissectionforpatientswithprohibitiveriskforsurgicaltherapy
AcutetypeBdissectioncomplicatedby
Visceralischemia
Limbischemia
Ruptureorimpendingrupture
Aneurysmaldilatation
Refractorypain
Me dicalTherapy
UncomplicatedtypeBaorticdissection
Uncomplicatedisolatedarchdissection
a. AcutetypeAaorticdissectionsposesubstantialriskofaorticrupture,aorticregurgitationwithheart
failure,stroke,cardiactamponade,andvisceralischemia.
b. IntheIRADregistry,patientswithtypeAaorticdissectionwhoweremedicallymanagedhada
mortalityrateof58%comparedwith26%inthosewhounderwentsurgery.
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c. Thegoalofrepairistoexcise/obliteratetheproximalentrytear,preventpericardialrupture,prevent
ortreatcoronaryostialdissection,correctaorticvalveregurgitation,restoreflowintothetrue lumen,correctmalperfusion,and,ifpossible,obliteratethedistalfalsechannel.
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4.Iftheaorticvalveisunabletoberepaired,aorticvalvereplacementisoftenrequired.Therefore,the
emergenttreatmentoftypeAdissectionconsistsinthereplacementoftheascendingaorta,oftentogether withreplacementoftheaorticvalveandthedissectedaorticarch.1Inpatientsinwhomopenrepairisnot feasible, endovascular techniques have been applied. These involve placement of an endograft in the ascendingaortaandthe aorticarch.However,such applicationsare investigational in nature andoften carriedoutonacompassionateusebasis.
C.ThoracicAorticAneurysm
1.Thoracicaorticaneurysms(TAAs)aredefinedasenlargementsoftheaortagreaterthan1.5timesits
normal size.1 We often use a diameter greater than 4 cm as the definition for TAA. True aneurysms involvethethree layersoftheaortic wallwithoutlosingcontinuity;however,inherentweaknessofthe aorticwallpredisposestodiameterexpansionandrupture.
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Ontheotherhand,falseaneurysms,or
pseudoaneurysms,occurwhenthereisalossofcontinuityintheaorticwallitself,withbleedingthatis containedbythe adventitiaorthesurroundingperivascular tissues. Pseudoaneurysmsgenerallyposean increasedriskofrupturecomparedwithtrueaneurysms.
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2. The pathophysiology of aortic dilatation is generally attributed to cystic medial degeneration and
inflammatorychangeswithintheaorticwall.Incysticmedialdegeneration,thereisadisruptionandloss ofelastic fibers with increased depositionofproteoglycansinthe medial layers.During inflammatory changes,thereisashifttowardexcessivedegradationoftheextracellularmatrix,overridingitssynthesis, thusadverselyaffectingthedelicatehomeostasisthatnormallyexistsbetweenthevascularsmoothmuscle cellsandtheextracellularproteinsinthemediallayeroftheaorta.
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Theactivityoftheproteolytic
enzymes such as matrix metalloproteinases (MMPs) plays a major pathophysiologic role in aortic aneurysmformation. MMPs, especiallythe MMP-2andMMP-9 subtypes, degradetheelastin, fibrillin, andcollagen in themedial layeroftheaorticwall. Normally,MMPs areregulatedby thepresenceof tissueinhibitorsofmetalloproteinases(TIMPs),butinaneurysmalpatients,thebalancebetweenMMPs andTIMPsisshifted towardanincrease inproteolysis, correlating withthe observed degradation and thinning seen in the aortic wall.
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Additionally, inflammatory conditions such as Takayasu arteritis,
rheumatoidarthritis,andgiantcellarteritis,amongothers,canleadtothedevelopmentofTAAs,further exemplifyingtheinflammatoryroleinaneurysmformation.
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1.AnatomicalCategorizationofAscendingThoracicAorticAneurysms:
TAAscanbecategorizedinthreegeneralclassesaccordingtothepatternofaorticrootinvolvement(see
Fig.5B.1).
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a. Supracoronaryaneurysm: Theaorticannulusandtheshortsegmentofaortabetweentheannulus
andthecoronaryorificesareofnormalsize,withsupracoronarydilatationoftheascendingaorta.
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FIGURE5B.1 Threecommonpatternsofascendingaorticaneurysmdisease:supracoronary,annulo-aortic
ectasia,andtubular(seetextfordiscussion).
Reproducedwithpermissionfrom
ElefteriadesJA.Thoracicaorticaneurysm:readingtheenemy’splaybook.CurrProblCardiol.2008;33(5):203-277.
b. Marfanoidaneurysm:Alsotermedannuloaorticectasia,thistypeofaneurysminvolvesadilatation
oftheaorticannulusandtheproximalportionoftheaorta.
c. Tubularaneurysm:Inthiscategory,theaorticannulusandtheproximalaortaaresomewhatbutnot
markedly dilated, with a uniform caliber throughout the ascending aorta conferring a “tubular” appearance.
i. Onrareoccasions,onemayalsoseeasaccularaneurysm,whichprotrudeslikeasackfromthe
aorticlumen,involvingonlyasmallportionoftheaorticwalllengthandcircumference.
ii. Thesepatternsofanatomicenlargementareimportantbecausesurgicaltherapyispredicatedon
theprecisepatternofenlargement.
2.Long-termComplicationsofThoracicAorticAneurysms
a. GrowthofTAAspredisposesthepatientinthelongtermtosufferaorticdissectionorrupture.
Intheascendingaorta,rupturerarelyoccurswithoutaorticdissection.
i.Workdonetounveilthenaturalhistoryofascendingaorticaneurysmshasrevealed diameter“hingepoints”atwhichriskofruptureanddissectionincreasesdramatically.
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ii.Traditionally,inthecaseofascendingaorticaneurysms,thehingepointhasbeen6cm, where31%ofthepatientswillhavesufferedadissectionorrupturebythetimetheaneurysm reachesthispoint
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(seeFig.5B.2).
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FIGURE5B.2 Notethe“hingepoint”at6cmdiameter,atwhichthenaturalriskofanascending
aneurysmincreasesdramatically.
Reproducedwithpermissionfrom
ElefteriadesJA.Naturalhistoryofthoracicaorticaneurysms:indicationsforsurgery,andsurgicalversusnonsurgicalrisks.Ann
ThoracSurg.2002;74(5):S1877-S1880;discussionS1892-S1898.
iii.Currentdata,moregranularasthenumberofstudiedpatientshasgrown,haveshown hingepointsat5.75cmandagainat5.25cmsuggestingthatcriteriaforinterventionshouldbe movedleftwardtosmallersizes.
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b.Clinicalfeaturesofanacuteaorticevent(ruptureordissection)dependonthelocationof thepathology.Generally,ascendingaorticdissectionsproducetearing,severe,substernal pain.Generally,descendingaorticaneurysmsproducesevereinterscapularpain,whichoften radiatesandprogressescaudallydownthebody.
3.CriteriaforSurgicalIntervention
a. The generally accepted criterion for intervention in patients with chronic ascending thoracic
aneurysms is a diameter of the ascending aorta greater than 5.5 cm. For institutions with large experience,whichcandeliveroperationatlow risk,5.0cmisanacceptedcriterion. However,a criticalpointforemphasisisthatdimensionalcriteriaapplyforasymptomaticaneurysmsonly.
b. Symptomatic aneurysms require operation regardless of size, as pain in an aneurysm portends
rupture.Itissaidthatrapidgrowthofthethoracicaorta,atorabove0.5cm/y,requiresoperation.In matteroffact,suchrapidgrowthisextremelyrareinthethoracicaorta.
c. Putative growth at this rate is usually due to measurement error (oblique measurements or
comparison on noncorresponding aortic segments). Furthermore, connective tissue diseases and familialTAAsmayrequireamoreaggressivesurgicalapproach,becausedissections canoccurat quitesmallsizes.
d. Weoftenoperateevenbefore5cmforpatientswithMarfansyndrome,Loeys-Dietz,Ehlers-Danlos,
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andotherinheritedaortopathies(seeFig.5B.3).26InTurnersyndrome,wheredissectioncanoccur suddenly at small sizes, surgery canbe considered when the ascending aorta reaches 3.5 cm or greater
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(Table5B.4).
FIGURE5B.3 Simplifiedschematicillustrationofascendingaortadimensionsforprophylacticsurgicalintervention
dividedbygenecategory:ECMgenes,SMCcontractileunitandmetabolismgenes,andTGF-βsignalingpathway
genes.ECM,extracellularmatrix;LDS,Loeys-Dietzsyndrome;MFS,Marfansyndrome;SMC,smoothmusclecell;
EDS,Ehlers-Danlossyndrome.
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BrownsteinAJ,ZiganshinBA,KuivaniemiH,BodySC,BaleAE,ElefteriadesJA.Genesassociatedwiththoracicaorticaneurysmanddissection:an
updateandclinicalimplications.Aorta(Stamford).2017;5(1):11-20.
Table5B.4
IndicationsforSurgeryAccordingtoAscendingAorticDiameter
Asce ndingaorticdiameteratwhichsurgeryisrecommended
TAA(noothercoe xistingconditions) 5.5cm BAV,Marfan,familialTAA 5cm Loe ys-Die tz 4.4-4.6cmbyCTorMRI;4.2cmbyTEE Turnersyndrome >3.5cm
4.SurgicalProcedures
a. Surgicaltreatmentforascendingaorticaneurysmsusuallyinvolvesresectionandgrafting+/−aortic
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