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In 65% of cases of dissection, the intimal tears occur in the ascending aorta, 20% in the descending aorta, 10% in the arch, with 5% starting in the abdominal aorta. There is a male:female ratio of 5:1 with a peak incidence of 50–60years for proxi­mal dissections, and 60–70years for distal dissection [37].
14.8.2 Intra-mural Haematoma (IMH) (Class 2 Dissection)
IMH typically occurs in patients with extensive atherosclerotic disease and makes up 5–20% of AAS cases. Several papers have reported that IMH may spontaneously regress (<10%), however a signicant proportion progress to true dissection (16–47%) [38]. Occurring in greater prevalence in Asian populations, IMH makes
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up 30–40% of AAS in Asian series [39]. It is dened as a circular or crescent­shaped thickening >5mm of the aortic wall with the absence of dissecting mem­brane, intimal disruption or false lumen ow [5] (Fig.14.2).
IMH is usually visualised on CT as a crescent-shaped or concentric thickening of the aortic wall, with attenuation consistent with haematoma. It may involve a longer segment of aorta than classical dissection. It appears as a “dissection without inti­mal tear”, and was previously described as such—however it is now recognised that there may be small atherosclerotic plaque ruptures in the wall of the vessel that are related to the proximal extent of the IMH [40]. It has also been suggested that there may be focal rupture of vasa vasorum in the aortic wall which causes IMH, however with the advent of newer multi-detector CT arrays, previously invisible intimal defects are now being recognised [40]. This leads to the proposition that a ruptured vasa vasorum leads to increased focal transmural pressure and consequent “retro­grade” rupture of a pre-existing aortic plaque and intimal disruption [41].
Anatomically, IMH presents as Type A (Ascending aorta or arch, in 30% and 10% of cases respectively), or Type B (distal to the subclavian, 60% of cases). Type A presentations are more common in Asian series [39]. Symptomatic Type A IMH is associated with a high mortality when managed medically (55%), and the argu­ment can probably be made that surgical intervention is appropriate in this cohort. The answer is not so clear in asymptomatic lesions, where mortality with medical management is lower (in-hospital mortality rates of 7% and 5year survival of 90%). Unfortunately a signicant proportion (45%) of cases go on and develop complica­tions over 5years [42].
Two subtypes of IMH are recognised;
1. Type I showing a smooth aortic intima, with an aortic diameter <3.5cm and a
wall thickness <0.5cm. The mean longitudinal extent of these lesions is less
than 11cm.
2. Type II lesions occur in the setting of thoracic aortic atherosclerosis and are
associated with calcium deposits, rough aortic luminal margins and aortic dilata-
tion to >3.5cm. The aortic wall thickness is substantially greater than Type I at
>1.3cm with a range of 0.6–4cm.
IMH seems to be associated with a lower risk of malperfusion syndromes than classical TAD, although complications are common. Between 28 and 47% of IMH progress to overt false luminal dissection. Early aneurysm formation or contained rupture develops in 20–45% of patients [
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Predictors of progression to TAD include recurrent or persisting pain and pres­ence of PAU.Some IMH may improve spontaneously with medical management only (particularly in Asian series). Younger ages, smaller aortic diameter (<4–4.5cm) and thinner haematoma (<1cm) confer better prognosis [33, 44] and may allow non operative treatment with close observation. In one series, a 30-fold increase in pro­gression to rupture was demonstrated if the aortic diameter was greater than 40mm, and wall thickness >1cm was associated with a nine-fold risk of progression [45]. IMH has been shown to progress and develop new lesions in a short space of time (24–48h) so that diligent clinical assessment and repeat imaging is required [4].
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The location of the IMH is also prognostic, with IMH in the ascending aorta having a high risk of progression to frank dissection. This usually mandates repair. Exceptions to this seem to be Japanese and Korean series where there is a more benign course with Type A IMH treated with BP control, bed rest and serial imag­ing [46].
Recent advances in understanding of the contribution of genetic inuences on matrix metalloproteinase (MMP) concentrations, elastin and collagen turnover and risk of syndromal AAS, suggest that the genotypic differences between Asian and European groups explains the differences in prognosis, progression and preva­lence in IMH.
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14.8.3 Penetrating Aortic Ulcer (Class 4 Aortic Dissection)
Penetrating aortic ulcer is dened as ulceration of an aortic atherosclerotic plaque penetrating through the internal elastic lamina into the aortic media. It is also clas­sied as Class 4 Aortic Dissection [5]. PAUs are predominantly distributed in the descending thoracic aorta (62%) and abdominal aorta (31%), with only around 7% in the arch [47, 48]. Ascending aortic PAU are less common but are occasionally seen in association with a Type A IMH.It appears that for a given aortic diameter, the presence of symptomatic PAU confers a worse prognosis than for classical TAD [49].
PAU comprises around 2.3–7.6% of acute aortic syndromes. In a series of 15 patients, 40% suffered aortic rupture, compared to a rate of 7.3% for Type A dis­section and <4% for Type B. PAU is consequently considered to be a morbid pathology when present [49]. Approximately 18% of PAU patients present with symptoms consistent with AAS [47] and rupture rates in symptomatic PAU are around 38% [39, 49].
A recent paper by Gabel etal. [50] identied a large number of asymptomatic PAU patients found incidentally on contrast enhanced imaging. The disease pro­gression to symptomatic PAU, or rupture in this previously asymptomatic cohort was only 30%, with 10% undergoing late surgical intervention. They also found that early referral of asymptomatic incidentally discovered PAU for intervention led to better long-term outcomes. This aligns with another study by Nathan [47] which demonstrated a low rupture rate of 4.1% for PAU, and a long term operative inter­vention rate of 13%. There is radiological progression in approximately 17% of asymptomatic patients, and 43% of symptomatic patients. Thirty-six percent of symptomatic PAU in this series progressed to needing repair. This suggests that incidentally discovered, asymptomatic PAU can safely be monitored and managed medically, with diligent radiological and clinical follow up.
PAU tends to occur in patients with extensive aortic atherosclerotic disease and in an older population than those affected by Type 1 dissection (a mean age of 77years compared to 54 Type A dissection and 67 for Type B) [49]. Other risk fac­tors include the presence of aortic aneurysm, smoking, chronic obstructive
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pulmonary disease, and coronary artery disease [4]. It appears that the pathological lesion (haemorrhage through an atherosclerotic plaque) is limited in its extent around the aorta by the transmural inammation of extensive surrounding athero­sclerosis. Penetration through and dissection towards the adventitia can occur in the setting of medial penetration of the localised plaque haemorrhage.
Both IMH and PAU are recognised to be endpoints of a degenerative aortic pathology, and largely occur in the descending thoracic aorta. In one series [51], 90% of IMH and PAU were conned to the descending aorta. Their presence in the ascending aorta however has the same implications as any other Type A dissection, with commensurately higher morbidity and mortality.
Although such focal pathology as IMH and PAU seem ideally suited to treatment by endovascular means, it is probable that most patients in these groups with pathol­ogy in the descending aorta do not require intervention, unless they full criteria that would categorise them in a treatment group for classical TAD (rupture/aneurysm etc.). The presence of aneurysmal dilatation is a strong predictor of the requirement for intervention in the future. A recent interdisciplinary consensus document [52] has laid out an approach to both IMH and PAU, including imaging and treatment options.
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14.9 Prognosis ofAAS
Data from IRAD demonstrates approximately 25% of medically managed stable type B dissection patients will die within 3 years, with a substantial proportion (30–60%) being aortic related deaths [53]. Overall, 5year mortality of Type B TAD is 30–40% [54]. This includes death related to complications from aortic surgery in a delayed fashion. The group most likely to suffer complications leading to death were patients over 66years of age and those with an initial presenting aortic diam­eter over 40mm [55]. False lumen diameters of >22mm have been shown to indi­cate a poorer long term prognosis, as well as echocardiographic or intra-vascular ultrasound (IVUS) demonstration of entry tears >10mm in diameter [56]. There has been a recent cohort study that also suggested that left ventricular hypertrophy may be an independent indicator of increased risk of all-cause mortality in uncompli­cated type B aortic dissection (TBAD) [57].
Refractory hypertension in patients with TBAD has been shown to denote a worse long-term outcome, with mortality rates of 35.6% in poorly controlled versus 1.5% in well controlled cohort of medically managed patients [58]. This difference did not however seem to be signicant in patients treated with TEVAR (3.7 versus 9.1%).
In-hospital mortality of complicated versus uncomplicated TBAD is signi­cantly different, with complicated cases having a mortality of 50% compared to 10% of uncomplicated cases [26]. Age greater than 70years and hypotension or shock on presentation have been shown to be signicant independent predictors of mortality in TAD.As many as 40% of initially uncomplicated TAD managed medi­cally will proceed to develop complications or aneurysm formation over time [59]. Once aortic diameter reaches 60mm, rupture rates approximate 30% perannum [29].
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STABLE-1 [60] reported acceptable 5 years mortality (comparable with that seen in IRAD) and low paraplegia rates in treatment of complicated TAD (either acute or non-acute) with TEVAR, with high rates of thoracic segment false lumen thrombosis and positive remodeling both within and beyond the stented segment. Abdominal aortic false lumen thrombosis was not as common as in the thoracic aorta, however positive remodeling was still seen in the abdominal aorta. Nonetheless thoracic aortic growth was still seen in 35% of chronic TBAD (cTBAD) cohort, and 19% of the non-acute group during post-intervention follow-up. Abdominal aortic growth was seen in 52% and 24% respectively during post intervention follow up. The authors propose that this is related to inammatory changes occurring in the acute group. Along with many longer term TAD studies, there was a 20% dropout rate, and this leads to inherent aws in data interpretation, however the data overall suggests that prognosis can be improved by the use of TEVAR in cTBAD in both the acute and non-acute phases out to 5years.
It is also important to realise there is a signicantly increased risk of non-aortic cardiovascular death and morbidity in the AAS cohort, with a 2.4 increased risk of fatal cardiac events, and a 3 times risk of developing a rst time non-fatal cardiac event compared to non AAS matched controls [61]. This is presumably due to the baseline higher cardiovascular morbidity and disease burden of these patients.
14.10 Diagnostic Imaging
14.10.1 Computed Tomography
The rapid acquisition times, ECG gating and post-processing of high resolution CT angiography has made it the imaging modality of choice [62]. It allows excellent spatial anatomical visualisation of the aorta and planning for intervention with sen­sitivity and specicity approaching 100% [62]. There are also some CT features which may suggest an increased risk of later aneurysmal degeneration or complica­tions [63], including features of the false lumen, diameter, entry tear, multiple false
Table 14.3 Comparative diagnostic ability of imaging techniques for aortic dissection
TOE CT MRI Aortography
Sensitivity ++ ++ +++ ++ Specicity +++ ++ +++ ++ Classication +++ ++ ++ + Intimal ap +++ ++ + Aortic regurgitation +++ ++ ++ Pericardial effusion +++ ++ ++ – Branch vessel involvement + ++ ++ +++ Coronary artery involvement ++ + + +++
TOE Trans-oesophageal echocardiogram
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lumens and visceral vessels perfused from the false lumen. The main concerns are the relatively high radiation dose, the use of iodinated contrast, and radiation risks in pregnant women. In non ECG-gated CTA there is the possibility of false positive scans due to pulsation artefact, particularly in the ascending aorta (Table14.3) [64].
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14.10.2 Trans Oesophageal Echocardiography (TOE)/Trans
Thoracic Echocardiography (TTE)
There has been extensive interest in the utilisation of echocardiography for initial assessment, and ongoing surveillance of AAS [65]. TTE has the advantage of being rapid and being able to be performed at the bedside. This may have signicant util­ity in patients who are too unstable to transfer to CT [66]. It offers excellent imaging of the ascending aorta and root via the right parasternal and suprasternal views and in well trained hands is able to view IMH and dissection. In the modern era of con­trast enhanced harmonic echocardiography, sensitivity and specicity for Type A dissection is 93 and 97% respectively with TTE.It is, however, limited in its views of the descending aorta (sensitivity and specicity of 84 and 94%) [67], and TOE offers superior imaging of the ascending, descending aorta and the arch. However, it is not straightforward to use TOE in the awake patient. The sizing of the aorta is accurate and reproducible (more so than IVUS) [68], and false and true lumens may be dened and ow assessed [69]. It is also useful in the intra-operative setting, allowing modications in procedure with greater sensitivity than aortography alone [68]. There is evidence that low ow endoleaks are more apparent on TOE than on angiography alone, and that when used along with IVUS it plays an important role in ensuring appropriate true luminal placement of wires and catheters.
There is also an ongoing role for TTE and TOE in surveillance and assessment of aortopathies such as MFS [70] and Turner Syndrome, where it can be utilised to assess size, wall compliance and elasticity, and aid in prediction of long-term risk of complications [71, 72]. Limitations of the use of TOE include some difculty visu­alising the carotid and innominate origins on occasion and the inability of ultra­sound to penetrate PTFE stent grafts due to the relative impermeability of this material to ultrasound waves. Also, TTE is not able to reliably image the descending thoracic aorta (although it may demonstrate an abdominal aortic dissection ap, particularly in TTE windows achieved from the abdomen).
14.10.3 Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI)
There is currently no role for the routine utilisation of MRI in the diagnosis or inves­tigation of AAS in unstable or hyperacute patients [73]. There have been improve­ments in 4D and contrast enhanced Magnetic Resonance Angiography (MRA) which allow imaging of complex TAD [74] and may be predictive of degeneration
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of aortic anatomy. Analogous to TOE, time resolved (4D) MRA can demonstrate ow in each lumen and may be useful for surveillance for this reason.
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14.10.4 Intravascular Ultrasound (IVUS)
IVUS can display both true and false lumen anatomy, particularly the relationship of visceral or arch branches to the site of dissection. It has been utilised to assist in the placement of grafts in multi-channel aortic dissections [75], and can demon­strate dynamic or static malperfusion syndromes [69], along with assisting in assessment of dissection ap mobility (and hence likelihood of improved remodel­ing after treatment) [27]. The adjunctive intraoperative use of IVUS may reduce the procedural dose of radiation and iodinated contrast [76]. It has been shown to be able to guide stent graft size selection, particularly in the setting of AAS, where shocked patients may have signicant alterations in aortic diameter with resuscita­tion, and hence alterations in landing zone diameter [77]. Limitations of IVUS include that eccentric placement of the IVUS catheter within the aorta limits visu­alisation of the distant wall of the aorta. Also, the relatively high cost of IVUS units and their consumables reduces their cost-effectiveness when compared with TOE.
14.10.5 Biochemical Markers
D-Dimer [78] has been shown to be elevated in AAS, with levels over 500 ng/mL being associated with increased severity and extent of AAS [39] and possibly may have some prognostic implications [79]. D-dimer levels <500ng/mL can reliably rule out classical TAD within 6h of symptom onset, however this marker cannot reliably exclude IMH or PAU, or indeed TAD where the false lumen is not fenestrated [64]. There has been some concern about the high rate of false negatives with D-Dimer (9/113) [80] in IMH and it should not be solely relied upon to exclude TAD.C-Reactive Protein (CRP) elevation is seen in TAD [56] and there is some suggestion that the peak CRP level may be predictive of increased risk of complications of TAD [81].
Interleukin-11 (IL-11), MMP-9 and Platelet-derived Growth factor (PDGF) have all been demonstrated to be upregulated in AAS [7, 82, 83], however the only biomark- ers that are routinely available for diagnosis or exclusion of AAS are D-dimer and CRP.
14.11 Principles ofTreatment ofAAS
The basic principles of treatment for AAS remain appropriate rst line medical therapy in all instances. This includes adequate analgesia, provision of beta blockers and addition of further supplemental antihypertensives. Recent data suggests that
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medical therapy may not in itself be enough to reduce long term mortality, however delayed TEVAR for TAD is still safe and feasible [66]. Unfortunately best medical therapy does not always result in optimal management of blood pressure and heart rate, and refractory hypertension has been shown in the IRAD data to be associated with a worse long-term outcome [58]. Optimal blood pressure targets are still debated, but it is accepted that a target in the range of 130–140mmHg systolic is reasonable [5]. Lower limits (<130mmHg) have been shown to reduce 90day aortic related adverse events in some studies [84], and in the absence of a contraindication, these lower limits are probably optimal.
Multiple agents may be considered appropriate for initial medical therapy. A reasonable approach to the initial medical management of AAS is shown in Table14.4 [85]. Longer term medical management of AAS patients is also impor­tant, given the increased risk of non-aortic events such as myocardial infarction, stroke, heart failure and cardiac death in this cohort [61].
The traditional indications for surgical/endovascular treatment of dissection remain—Type A TAD, either classical, IMH or PAU requires surgery in otherwise t candidates. Persistently symptomatic or ruptured TBAD, IMH or PAU require surgical/interventional treatment, as do those patients who are unable to be man­aged optimally with medical treatment. There is suggestion from IRAD that patients with refractory hypertension may be more appropriately dealt with by TEVAR than medical management due to lower all-cause mortality when stented versus medi­cally managed [58].
However, it is apparent that TBAD in its different variations now requires a more tailored approach to consideration of intervention, particularly in light of recent evidence that endovascular treatment of the uncomplicated but high-risk Type B dissection may be benecial. The INSTEAD [66], INSTEAD-XL [86] and ADSORB [87] trials have all shown to some degree either an improvement in aortic remodel- ing [66] or a decrease in aortic-related mortality (INSTEAD-XL, ADSORB) in the
Table 14.4 Medical therapies commonly used in aortic dissection (analgesia, heart rate control, blood pressure control) (based on (Strayer, 2017 #85)
Drug Dose
Fentanyl 1–2mcg/kg bolus (may need to be repeated), then 0.5–2mcg/kg/h (titrate
Labetolol 10–50mg bolus, then 0.5–4mg/min infusion Metoprolol 0.1mg/kg titrated every 5–10min (1–2mg/min), up to three doses Esmolol 500mcg/kg bolus, then 50–200 mcg/kg/min (can repeat bolus if titrating up
Clonidine 75–300mcg 3–6h up to max 750mcg/day (useful in very anxious patient) Hydralazine 5–10mg IV slow injection. Repeat after 20min if desired BP not achieved.
Morphine 0.1mg/kg bolus (may need to be repeated), then 0.1mg/kg/h Nitroprusside 0.3mcg/kg/min, maximum of 10mcg/kg/min (risk of reex tachycardia and
loading dose and infusion to pain/ sedation levels
infusion)
Infusion rate 200–300mcg/min (e.g. useful addition to beta-blocker if further reduction in HR undesirable)
metabolic complications with cumulative dose)
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longer term compared to best medical therapy. It is now therefore reasonable to consider TEVAR for patients with asymptomatic non-ruptured but “high risk” TAD.
Decision making around these high-risk features is not entirely clear. A number of perceived high risk features are laid out in a review of current management of TAD by Alfson etal. [88]. These include features such as large entry tear, aortic diameter >40mm, patent false lumen with partial thrombosis, false lumen diameter >22 mm (at upper descending aorta), number of intercostal arteries and visceral perfusion from the false lumen. Rapid aortic expansion or increase in size of IMH or PAU are also high-risk features.
Best medical therapy, surveillance and follow-up in congenital and genetic aortic diseases is well codied in an article by Bradley etal. [89]—this is useful for the vascular surgeon who may also be involved in the care of the paediatric patient with syndromal aortic disease.
14.12 Summary
Acute aortic syndrome is associated with high morbidity and mortality. There are a number of discrete but interlinked pathological processes that predispose individu­als to AAS, and the prevalence of AAS is much higher in particular populations such as those with congenital aortic or valvular disease, and connective tissue disor­ders such as Marfan or Loeys-Deitz syndromes.
Early aggressive medical management, and decision-making regarding interven­tion based on well validated classication systems and guidelines improves out­comes, and there is emerging evidence that suggests that even stable patients with uncomplicated thoracic aortic dissection may benet from endovascular manage­ment of their dissection to improve long term outcomes.
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