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4.2.1.5 Gender Specic Differences intheManagement ofTAA
Gender-specic differences in 30-day mortality, length of hospital stay, and adverse neurological events following repair of intact degenerative descending thoracic aor­tic aneurysms (TAAs), by either thoracic endovascular (TEVAR) or open repair were assessed by Ulug et al. [10] in a systematic review and meta-analysis. For TEVAR, six studies were eligible for the primary outcome of 30-day mortality, including 1756 women and 2619 men. Pooled 30-day mortality was 5% in women and 3% in men. No reasons for this difference were identied. Age did not account for the difference. The hospital stay was longer in women; the two sexes did not differ in the post-interventional stroke rate. Only one study was found for open repair; it reported similar mortality in men and women.
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4.2.2 Registry Data/Studies
4.2.2.1 Thoracic Aortic Aneurysm Growth
The UK National Health Service (NHS) ETTAA (Effective Treatments For Thoracic Aortic Aneurysms) study recruited 886 patients with a descending thoracic aortic aneurysm of ≥4cm in the arch or in the descending thoracic aorta [11]. The maxi­mum aneurysm diameter was in the descending aorta in 725 (82%) patients, grow­ing at 0.2 (0.17–0.24) cm per year. Aneurysms of ≥4cm in the arch increased by
0.07 (0.02 to 0.12) cm per year. During follow-up, 129 patients died (8.6% per
patient-year). Of these deaths, 64 (49.4%) were aneurysm-related. Of 307 patients with aneurysms ≥6cm, 76 (23.1% per patient-year) died. In this group, 42 deaths (12.7% per patient-year) were aneurysm-related deaths. The 1- and 3-year survival rates were 92.4% (90.2–94.1) and 77.6% (73.4–81.2), respectively. Patients with aneurysms of maximum diameter 4–6 cm had predicted 1-year mortality below 10%, which increases to 12.4% and 22.2% for 7cm and 8cm aneurysms, respec­tively. The authors concluded that large aneurysms should be treated with minimum delay since 3-year probability of death jumps from just under 12% for “average” patients with 5cm aneurysms to over 35% if the aneurysm increases to 7cm. These increases will be greater for women and older patients. Similarly, the 3-year risk of aneurysm-related death increases from approximately 5% for 5cm aneurysms to over 20% for aneurysms of 7cm.
4.2.2.2 Long-Term Outcome After Endovascular andOpen
Repair ofTAA
To analyse the outcome after endovascular and open repair of descending thoracic aortic aneurysms, Chiu etal. [12] performed a propensity score matching on patients with intact descending thoracic aortic aneurysms who underwent TEVAR (n=2470)
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or open surgical repair (n=1235). The Medicare database between 1999 and 2010 with follow-up through 2014 was used. The median duration of follow-up in the matched groups was 5.6 years for open surgical repair and 4.7 years for TEVAR. Mortality at 180days was greater among open surgical repair patients,
23.8%, compared with TEVAR, 10.2%. The interaction between open surgical
repair and hospital volume was signicant: odds ratio for high-volume open surgi­cal centers with respect to TEVAR: 1.97 (95% CI: 1.53 to 2.61) and for low volume open surgical centers: 3.62 (95% CI: 2.88 to 4.51), p value for interaction=0.002. The restricted mean survival time difference favored TEVAR at 9years, −209.2days (95% CI: −298.7 to −119.7days; p<0.001) for open surgical repair. Risk of rein­tervention was lower for open surgical repair, hazard ratio: 0.40; p<0.001. In con­clusion, open surgical repair was associated with increased odds of early postoperative mortality but reduced late hazard of death. Despite the late advantage of open repair, mean survival was superior for TEVAR.TEVAR should be consid­ered the rst line for repair of intact descending thoracic aortic aneurysms in Medicare beneciaries.
This conclusion was conrmed by the long-term results (median follow-up
102.8months) of a single centre treating 946 patients with thoracoabdominal aortic
aneurysms (TAAA, 79%) and descending thoracic aortic aneurysms (dTAA, 21%) [13]. Acute patients undergoing open repair had signicantly higher 30-day mortal­ity compared with endovascular (21.5% vs 4.4%; P<.01). However, there were no differences in 30-day mortality between open and endovascular repair in the non­acute cases (3.7% vs 0%; P = .06). Endovascular repair was associated with decreased perioperative mortality and signicantly increased long-term survival in acute patients. Overall mortality rate at 10years was 51.0% (n=482), which was signicantly higher than the expected 10-year mortality rate for the general age­matched United States population (29.2%) (P<.01). Once patients undergo repair of their aneurysm, aortic-related mortality remains low (aortic-related mortality was
2.1% over the study period). From January 2000 to January 2010, 457 patients underwent open, and 596
patients underwent endovascular repair of descending TAA or TAAA at the Cleveland Clinic [14]. Propensity score matching was performed, yielding 278 well-matched pairs. In matched patients, compared with endovascular stenting, open repair achieved similar in-hospital death (8.3% vs 7.6%, P=.80) and occur­rence of paralysis and stroke (3.6% vs 2.2%, P=.30), despite a longer postoperative stay (median 11 vs 6days), more dialysis-dependent acute renal failure (8.6% vs
3.3%, P=.008), and prolonged ventilation (46% vs 6.3%, P< .0001). However,
open repair resulted in better 10-year survival than endovascular repair (52% vs 33%, P<.0001), and aortic reintervention was less frequent (4% vs 21%, P<.0001). Despite a decrease in the rst postoperative year, average aneurysm size did not recover to normal range after endovascular stenting. The authors concluded that because of the perioperative safety prole and lower perioperative morbidity, TEVAR is probably the method of choice in patients with TAA.However, in patients with an unfavourable landing zone or young patients with low comorbidity, the open approach should still be preferred due to better long-term outcomes.
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Midterm and long-term outcomes (median follow-up 2.1years) of TEVAR for
isolated descending thoracic aortic aneurysms (n=219), emphasizing postoperative aortic remodeling and need for reintervention were reported by Tanious etal. [15]. 30-day mortality was 10% for the cohort overall. Life-table analysis revealed an overall survival of 78% at median follow-up. At 3 years, survival was 88% (80%–93%) for those with aneurysm sac stability or regression, whereas it was 70% (49%–84%) for those with aneurysm sac growth (P=.0402). Perioperative neuro­logic complications occurred in 16% of patients. Signicant predictors of sac growth were endoleak (odds ratio [OR], 65; P < .001), preoperative carotid­subclavian bypass (OR, 8; P=.003), and graft oversizing <20% (OR, 15; P=.046). Cox proportional hazards model showed that the only protective factor for mortality was percentage oversizing, with every 1% of oversizing having a hazard ratio (HR) of <.001 (P= .032). This was counterbalanced by the fact that patients with graft oversizing >30% had an increased odds of mortality with HR >10 (P= .049). In summary, the majority of patients (80%) experienced sac stability or regression after TEVAR, which offers a clear survival advantage. Endoleaks are predictive of sac growth, conferring increased mortality. Rigorous surveillance is necessary to prevent future aortic events through reintervention.
4.2.2.3 Open TAA Repair inPatients withSplanchnic Occlusive Disease
The inuence of splanchnic occlusive disease (SOD) on outcomes after descending thoracic aneurysm (DTA) and thoracoabdominal aortic aneurysm (TAAA) open repair was reported by Gambardella etal. [16]. The occlusions were related to celiac artery, superior and inferior mesenteric arteries, and renal arteries. SOD was absent in 712 patients and present in 157 patients. Patients with SOD showed higher opera­tive mortality (12.1% vs. 4.2%; p< 0.001), higher rates of SCI (6.4% vs. 2.2%; p=0.004), tracheotomies (10.8% vs. 6.3%; p=0.047), dialysis (12.1% vs. 3.7%: p < 0.001) and major complications (32.5% vs. 12.6%; p < 0.001). Survival of patients with SOD was signicantly lower over 1 to 10years after surgery. Propensity score matching led to 144 pairs each, with SOD signicantly associated with SCI (6.9% vs 1.4%; P=.03) and MAE (32.6% vs 15%; P<.01). Ten-year survival was reduced in those with SOD (31.5% vs 45.2%; P<.01). The results have shown that SOD is a signicant predictor of SCI in patients undergoing open DTA/TAAA repair.
4.2.2.4 Open Surgical Repair inPatients withMarfan
andLoeys-Dietz Syndromes
A single centre retrospective study of 58 consecutive patients with Marfan syn­dromes (MS) (n=51) or Loeys-Dietz syndromes (LDS) was presented by Adam etal. [17]. The median aortic diameter was 60 (55–74) mm. 21 patients underwent open surgical replacement of the descending thoracic aortic and 37 patients under­went open thoracoabdominal aortic replacement. The 30-day mortality was 5.2%,
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permanent spinal cord injury was observed twice, permanent stroke once. The median follow-up time was 81 months. The estimated 5-year survival rate was 85%±5%, and freedom from distal reintervention was 94%±3% at 5years. The results demonstrate that descending thoracic and thoracoabdominal aortic replace­ment in patients with heritable thoracic aortic disease can be performed with low perioperative morbidity and mortality, satisfactory long-term survival, and low requirement for distal reintervention. The prerequisite for these excellent results is the provision of care in specialized centres.
The largest European series to date of open thoracic and thoraco-abdominal aor-
tic repair in patients with connective tissue disease (CTD) was presented by Keschenau etal. [18]. There were 72 procedures in 65 patients, 56 of whom had Marfan syndrome. 64 procedures (89%) were elective procedures, 8 (11%) emer­gency procedures. The in- hospital mortality was 14% (n=9). Paraplegia and para­paresis were observed in 2% and 5%, respectively. Major complications were revision surgery for bleeding or haematoma (n=20/65), sepsis (n=10/65), myocar­dial infarction/severe cardiac arrhythmia (n = 2/65), and stroke (n = 2/65). Multivariate analysis identied an operating time of more than 7h (p=0.006) as an independent predictor of increased mortality. Median follow-up was 42 months. Freedom from re-intervention was 85%, 1year survival was 80%, and overall sur­vival was 75%. Open TAA(A) repair is a durable therapy for patients with CTD.It can be associated with relevant risks and should therefore be reserved for special­ised centres. Staged procedures and thus reducing operating time, if applicable, should be preferred.
4.2.2.5 Risk Factors forTEVAR
Naazie et al. [19] developed a risk calculator to predict 30-day mortality after TEVAR for DTAA repair based on 2141 patients of the Vascular Quality Initiative (VQI) database. In this series, 30-day mortality was 4.2% (90 patients). Clinically relevant independent variables associated with 30-day mortality included age 75years or older (odds ratio 2.27), coronary artery disease (odds ratio 1.60), ASA class IV/V (odds ratio 2.39), urgent vs elective procedure (odds ratio 3.47), emer­gent vs elective procedure (odds ratio 5.27), prior carotid revascularisation (odds ratio 3.24), and proximal landing zone <3 (odds ratio 2.51). Internal validation dem­onstrated a bias-corrected area under the receiver operating characteristic curve of
0.73 (95% CI, 0.66–0.79) and a calibration slope of 1.00 with a corresponding inter-
cept of 0.00. This means a satisfactory discrimination between events and non­events. The risk calculator should be used primarily in patient information and consultation and is easy to use. It can be accessed at https://qxcalc.app.link/tevar.
Harris et al. [20] also developed a procedure-specic risk score for patients
undergoing elective TEVAR for DTAA.Their calculation was based on NSQIP data from 2005 to 2016 (n=1784 patients). The post-interventional 30-day mortality in this cohort was 4% for all patients. Signicant independent risk factors for major adverse postoperative events included patient functional dependence (odds ratio
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2.9), prior pulmonary disease (OR 1.6), thoracoabdominal aneurysm extent (OR
2.2), need for iliac access (OR 2.1) and stent graft placement in zone I or II (OR
1.7). According to their respective beta coefcients, each variable was assigned a
single point. Based on total points, patients were stratied as low- (0 points), inter­mediate- (1 point), or high-risk (≥2 points), with stepwise increases in mortality (0%, 4%, and 9%) and major complications (7%, 11%, and 23%) between strata. While TEVAR is safe in low-risk patients, intermediate-risk patients warrant careful discussion of the risks and benets of aortic intervention; under certain circum­stances, high-risk patients may not benet.
Perioperative risk factors for TEVAR may include patient obesity. Naazie etal.
[21] reviewed data from 3423 patients in the VQI registry from 2014 to 2020 who had been treated with TEVAR for DTAA or type B aortic dissection (TBAD). A distinction was made between underweight (BMI <18.5 kg/m2), obesity (BMI ≥30kg/m2) and normal weight (BMI ≥18.5 to <30kg/m2). Underweight and nor- mal weight patients did not differ in 30-day mortality. The adjusted hazard of 1-year mortality was two-fold higher in underweight patients compared with normal weight (hazard ratio, 2.15; P<.001), driven by a higher risk of mortality among patients with thoracic aortic aneurysm (OR, 2.62; P<.001). In this study, obese patients who underwent TEVAR for DTAA had comparable 30-day and 1-year mor­tality risk as normal weight individuals. Obese patients who underwent TEVAR for TBAD demonstrated a 2.7-fold increase in the odds of 30-day mortality, but equiva­lent mortality risk as normal weight patients at 1year. TEVAR represents a safe minimally invasive option for treatment of DTAA in obese patients.
Another risk factor might be an older age of the patient. Dakour-Aridi etal. [22]
compared the outcomes of TEVAR in octogenarians vs nonoctogenarians in the treatment of thoracic aortic aneurysms and dissection. A total of 2042 patients were identied in the VQI database, including 390 octogenarians (19.1%). Compared with nonoctogenarians, octogenarians had higher percentages of females (49.5% vs
40.4%; P<.01) and white patients (75.9% vs 68.6%; P<.01) and were more likely
to present with thoracic aneurysms (86.2% vs 64.3%; P < .001). They also had larger aortic diameters (maximum diameter, 60.3±15.8mm vs 53.4±17.4mm). No association was observed between octogenarians and in-hospital mortality after TEVAR for aneurysms (5.1% vs 3.3%; P = .33) or dissection (5.6% vs 4.9%; P = .63). However, for thoracic aneurysm repair, octogenarians had 44% higher adjusted odds of in-hospital complications (27.4% vs 20.7%; P= .03) compared with their younger counterparts. Octogenarians also had increased hazard of 1-year mortality. The ndings suggest that elderly patients should not be denied TEVAR based on age if they are medically and anatomically t for this procedure.
In a retrospective cohort study based on the Society for Vascular Surgery Vascular
Quality Initiative (VQI) data, Deery etal. [23] identied 2574 patients who under­went TEVAR for an intact DTAA between 2011 and 2015. The goal of this study was to evaluate the association between sex and morbidity and mortality after TEVAR. 40% (n = 1038) of patients were women, and their aortic diameter was smaller (5.8cm) compared to men (6.0cm) (p=0.02). However, after accounting for body size, females had larger aortic size indices. Women were more likely than
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men to have COPD (33% vs. 28%; P=.01), more likely to be symptomatic (16% vs. 10%) at presentation and subsequently were less likely to have an elective pro­cedure (79% vs. 85%). Postoperatively, the rate of major adverse events was signi­cantly higher in women (7.6%) than in men (4.3%). Unadjusted mortality was higher in female patients at 30days (5.4% vs 3.3%; P < .01) and 1year (12% vs
8.1%; P<.01). Even after adjusting for differences in age and comorbidities, female
patients had higher perioperative mortality and lower long-term survival after TEVAR.These ndings, along with the rupture risk by sex, should be considered by clinicians in determining the timing of intervention.
4.2.2.6 Ruptured Thoracic Aortic Aneurysms
Patel etal. [24] identied in the VQI registry 3039 patients with a thoracic aortic aneurysm, 2806 (92%) had undergone repair for an intact aneurysm and 233 (8%) had undergone repair for a ruptured aneurysm (complex aneurysms excluded). Preoperative systolic blood pressure was less than 70mmHg in 40 (17%) patients, 70–100mmHg in 92 (40%) and>100mmHg in 82 (35%) patients. Compared to patients without rupture, patients with rupture were signicantly less likely to have a spinal drainage placed preoperatively (17% vs. 46%; p<0.001). EVAR for rup­tured thoracic aortic aneurysms was associated with higher perioperative mortality (rupture vs intact, 27% vs 4.6%; OR, 6.6; P < .001). Patients with rupture also required more new dialysis (5.2% vs. 1.2%; p<0.001) and had more postoperative paralysis (6.1% vs. 2.0%; p<0.001) and stroke (8.3% vs. 4.7%: p=0.016) com­pared to patients without rupture. Increasing age (per decade), increasing aortic diameter, chronic kidney disease and previous stroke were associated with higher odds of postoperative mortality. Five-year survival was lower after TEVAR for rup­tured TAA than after TEVAR for intact TAA (50% vs. 76%; p<0.001). TEVAR for ruptured thoracic aortic aneurysms resulted in increased perioperative mortality and morbidity and lower 5-year survival compared with TEVAR for intact aneurysms.
Patients admitted with a ruptured TAA (rTAA) between 1993 and 2012 were
identied from the National Inpatient Sample by Ultee etal. [25]. A total of 12,399 patients were included, with 1622 (13%) undergoing TEVAR, 2808 (23%) undergo­ing open repair, and 7969 (64%) not undergoing surgical treatment. TEVAR has been increasingly used from 2% of total admissions in 2003–2004 to 43% in 2011–2012 (P<.001). Concurrently, there was a decline in the proportion of patients undergoing open repair (29% to 12%; P<.001) and nonoperative treatment (69% to 45%; P< .001). Overall mortality after rTAA admission decreased from 55% to 42% (P<.001). Since 2005, mortality for open repair was 33% and 22% for TEVAR (P<.001). The study demonstrates that since its introduction, endovascular repair has rapidly increased in use for the treatment of rTAA and is currently the primary mode of treatment. Aside from replacing open repair, TEVAR has led to an increase in the proportion of rTAA patients being treated surgically. TEVAR was associated with favorable outcomes compared with open repair, despite TEVAR patients being older and having more comorbidities. Because of the shift from open repair to
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Table 4.3 Perioperative outcomes of patients admitted with ruptured thoracic aortic aneurysm between 2005 and 2012. National Inpatient Sample (NIS) database (according to Ultee etal. [25])
Variable
Death (%) 21.6 33.2 59.9 < .001 Cardiac complications (%) 16.6 31.2 17.0 < .001 Paraplegia (%) 3.7 5.6 0.6 .031 Stroke complication (%) 3.7 5.0 0.8 .165 Acute renal failure (%) 21.8 25.1 9.6 .072 Respiratory complications (%) 33.4 43.0 10.6 < .001 Wound dehiscence (%) 0.9 3.7 0.2 < .001 Postoperative infection (5) 0.6 3.8 0.2 < .001 Bleeding complication (%) 14.3 18.2 1.2 .015 Length of inpatient stay among those
who did not die during hospitalisation (days)
Discharge to home (%) 27.2 21.1 9.3 .002
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TEVAR n=1549
13.7 17.2 5.2 < .001
Open repair n=765
Nonoperative n=2511
P OR vs. TEVAR
TEVAR and the shift from nonoperative treatment to TEVAR, overall mortality after rTAA admission declined during the study period. The perioperative outcomes after TEVAR and open repair, and the outcome of non-operative treatment of rup­tured TAA for the years 2005 to 2012 are shown in Table4.3.
4.2.3 Specic Issues withTAAA
4.2.3.1 Staged Hybrid Repair ofExtent II TAAA
Hawkins etal. [26] compared morbidity, mortality, cost, and value for staged hybrid vs open repair of extent II TAAAs. Of 113 consecutive patients who underwent Crawford extent II TAAA repair, 25 (22.1%) had a staged hybrid approach with TEVAR of the proximal aorta, followed by open surgical repair of the distal aorta with a median of 129days between procedures. The hybrid group had shorter opera­tive time (255 vs 306min; P=.01), shorter postoperative length of stay (10.1 vs
13.3days; P=.02), and reduced blood loss (1300 vs 2600mL; P=.01) at the time
of open operation. Despite higher rates of acute kidney injury in the hybrid group (76.0% vs 51.1%; P=.03), there was no difference in renal failure (8.0% vs 4.5%; P=.84). The incidence of MAEs was lower in the staged hybrid group (20.0% vs
48.9%; P=.01), without a difference in hospital mortality (4.0% vs 3.4%; P=.89).
The two-stage was more expensive but resulted in lower combined risk of spinal cord ischemia, renal failure, or death than standard one-stage open repair. The authors suggested two-stage hybrid repair of type II thoracoabdominal aneurysms over standard one-stage open repair.
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4.2.3.2 F/BEVAR Procedures forExtensive TAAAs
299 fenestrated/branched endovascular (F/BEVAR) procedures were performed for 87 extensive TAAAs (29%) and 212 nonextensive TAAAs (71%) by Diamond etal. [27]. Between the two groups, no perioperative differences were observed in myo­cardial infarction, stroke, acute kidney injury, dialysis, target artery occlusion, access site complication, or type I or III endoleak (P>.05 for all). The incidence of perioperative paraparesis was greater in the extensive TAAA group (8.1% vs 0.5%; P=.001). However, the incidence of long-term paralysis was equivalent (2.3% vs
0.5%; P=.20), with nearly all patients with paraparesis regaining ambulatory func-
tion. On Kaplan-Meier analysis, there were no signicant differences between the two groups in 1-year mortality (15.1% vs. 11.4%) and 3-year survival (61.9% vs.
62.5%). Unlike open TAAA repair, the F/BEVAR outcomes were similar for exten-
sive and nonextensive TAAAs. The differences in perioperative paraparesis, branch instability, and type I or III endoleak likely resulted from the increasing length of aortic coverage and number of target arteries involved.
The SPIDER-graft for TAAA hybrid repair [28] was developed to minimize
operative trauma, to avoid extracorporeal circulation (ECC) with related increased perioperative risk factors, to further reduce ischemic time of visceral organs, and to reduce the risk of spinal cord ischemia (SCI). The SPIDER-graft uses a combined endovascular thoracic and open abdominal aortic approach for TAAA repair in a single-stage operation, thereby avoiding the need for thoracotomy and ECC while enabling reimplantation of visceral, renal, and lumbar arteries. This device consists of a proximal stent graft for transabdominal retrograde delivery to the descending aorta combined with a distal six branched abdominal device for open abdominal aortic repair. The device has limitations, as it is not applicable to all thoraco­abdominal aortic aneurysms (TAAA) and type B acute aortic dissections (TBAD). Its indication is seen predominantly in patients with type III and IV TAAA, espe­cially in patients with unsuitable anatomy for total endovascular repair [29].
4.2.3.3 Open TAAA Repair inHigh Volume Centres
From October 1986 to December 2014, 3309 consecutive open TAAA repairs were performed on Baylor College of Medicine (Crawford extent I n=914; extent II n=1066; extent III n=660; extent IV n=669) [30]. 723 (21.8%) were urgent or emergency procedures. Repairs were performed to treat degenerative aneurysm (64.2%) or aortic dissection (35.8%). There were 249 operative deaths (7.5%). Permanent paraplegia and paraparesis occurred after 97 (2.9%) and 81 (2.4%) repairs, respectively. Of 189 patients (5.7%) with permanent renal failure, 107 died in the hospital. Permanent stroke was relatively uncommon (n= 74; 2.2%). The aortic diameter was approximately 1 cm larger in emergency/urgent procedures (6.9cm) than in elective procedures (6.1cm there). There were 1864 late deaths, with an estimated postoperative survival of 83.5% at 1year, 63.6% at 5years, 36.8%
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at 10years and 18.3% at 15years. Patients who underwent surgery for dissection showed a signicant survival advantage over patients with degenerative TAAA.
descending thoracic (DTAA) or TAAA in 1795 patients. Mean age was 64.2±13.8, and 702 (37%) were women. Of 1896 operations, 646 (34.1%) were DTAA, 316 (16.7%) TAAA extent I, 310 (16.4%) TAAA extent II, 187 (9.9%) TAAA extent III, 348 (18.4%) TAAA extent IV, and 112 (5.9%) TAAA extent V.Adjunct [cerebrospi­nal uid drainage (CSFD) + distal aortic perfusion (DAP)] was used in 78.4%. Postoperative stroke was 95/1896 (5%). Early mortality was 302/1896 (15.9%). Moreover, renal failure requiring dialysis occurred in 316 (16.6%). For nonemer­gent procedures among patients with poor baseline renal function (lowest GFR quartile <48.3), early mortality was 27% (96/356) versus 5.2% (21/405) among those with good baseline renal function (highest GFR quartile >95.3), P<0.0001. For emergent procedures among patients with poor baseline renal function (lowest GFR quartile <48.3), early mortality was 51.9% (28/54) versus 16.7% (4/24) among those with good baseline renal function (highest GFR quartile >95.3), P=0.003. Moreover, for patients with normal renal function, nonemergent, and nonextent II or III TAAA, the early mortality was 3.7%. Overall survival for the entire cohort at 5, 10, 15, and 20years was 57.7%, 42.9%, 34.8%, and 31.6%, respectively.
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Between January 1991 and December 2014, Estrera et al. [31] repaired 1896
4.3 Conclusions forClinical Practice
1. In patients who can undergo both methods (open repair, OR or TEVAR), TEVAR
is recommended as the preferred approach for elective repair of aneurysms of the descending thoracic aorta. The same applies to ruptured TAA.
2. There are no such clear recommendations for the repair of TAAA. OR and
TEVAR are considered equivalent in patients with low and moderate surgical risk. Nevertheless, hybrid techniques and the use of (F/B) endografts make open repair increasingly rare.
3. CSF drainage plays a role in the prevention of paraplegia and paraparesis and
should be considered for open repair of extensive TAAs. The same applies to TEVAR patients with planned extensive thoracic aortic coverage (> 200mm) or previous abdominal aortic aneurysm (AAA) repair.
4. The experience of the surgeon and the centre is crucial for the results of TAAA
repair—this applies to both OR and TEVAR—which makes it absolutely neces­sary to concentrate care of these patients in high volume centres.
4.4 Perioperative Management
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4.4.1 Diagnostic Methods inDescending Thoracic
Aortic Disease
4.4.1.1 Guideline Recommendations
European Society for Vascular Surgery (ESVS) Clinical Practice Guidelines [1]
• All patients with clinical suspicion of thoracic aortic disease and abnormal chest radiograph should undergo computed tomographic angiography for diagnosis conrmation. (Class I recommendation/Level of evidence C).
• Multidetector computed tomography angiography from thoracic inlet to com­mon femoral arteries should be considered as the rst line diagnostic modality for descending thoracic aortic pathology. (Class IIa recommendation/Level of evidence C).
• For the diagnosis of descending thoracic aortic disease, transoesophageal echo­cardiography should be considered as a second line imaging when CT is unavail­able, contraindicated or inconclusive. (Class IIa recommendation/Evidence level C).
• For patients at increased risk of contrast induced nephropathy, volume expansion with either isotonic sodium chloride or sodium bicarbonate solutions should be considered before contrast administration. (Class IIa recommendation/Level of evidence C).
4.4.2 Preoperative Statin Therapy andSurvival After TEVAR
Allar etal. [32] investigated the association between statin use and survival after thoracic endovascular aortic repair (TEVAR). Of 6266 patients who had undergone TEVAR and met the inclusion criteria, 3331 (53%) patients had been taking a statin preoperatively (VQI database). After propensity score matching, 1875 patients were in each cohort. Preoperative statin use was associated with lower rates of any peri­operative complication (16.7% vs. 19.6%; p=.022) and also with 5-year mortality (18.8% vs. 24.5%; p=0.001). When stratied by urgency of procedure, preopera­tive statin use was associated with lower 5-year mortality after elective TEVAR (14.9% vs. 22.4%), but not after urgent or emergent TEVAR (27.4% vs. 29.1%; p=0.37). When stratied by pathology, preoperative statin use was associated with signicantly lower 5-year mortality for patients with aneurysms but not for patients with dissections. (Although the mortality was also lower for patients with dissection and “other” pathology). A signicant increase in statin use was observed in patients with elective TEVAR between 2014 to 2019, from 56% to 64% (p = 0.007). The data suggest that all patients with known thoracic aortic pathology should receive statin therapy unless contraindications for the drug are present. For patients