Korean J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg.  2013 Feb;46(1):33-40. 10.5090/kjtcs.2013.46.1.33.

Early and Mid-term Changes of the Distal Aorta after Total Arch Replacement for Acute Type A Aortic Dissection

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  • 1Department of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, Gachon University Gil Medical Center, Gachon University, Korea. cdgpch@gilhospital.com

Abstract

BACKGROUND
Total arch replacement (TAR) is being more widely performed due to recent advances in operative techniques and cerebral protective strategies. In this study, the authors reviewed the relationship between TAR and early- and mid-term changes of the false lumen after TAR in acute type A aortic dissection.
MATERIALS AND METHODS
Twenty-six patients (aged, 54.7+/-13.3 years) who underwent TAR for acute type A dissection between June 2004 and February 2012 were reviewed. The relationship between the percentage change in the aortic diameter and the false lumen patency status was assessed by examining the early and late postoperative computed tomography imaging studies.
RESULTS
There were two in-hospital mortalities, one late death, and three follow-up loses. The mean follow-up duration for the final 21 patients studied was 54+/-19.0 months (range, 20 to 82 months). The incidence of false lumen thrombosis within 2 weeks of surgery in the proximal, middle, and distal thoracic aorta, and the suprarenal and infrarenal abdominal aorta were 67%, 38%, 38%, 48%, and 33%, respectively, and 57%, 67%, 52%, 33%, and 33% for those examined at a mean of 49+/-18 months after surgery, respectively. The false lumen regressed in 11 patients (42.3%). The aortic diameters were larger in the patients with a patent false lumen than those with a thrombosed false lumen at all levels of the descending aorta (p<0.05).
CONCLUSION
TAR and a more complete primary tear-resection can be accomplished with a relatively low-risk of morbidity and mortality. Enlargement of the distal aorta significantly correlated with the false lumen patency status.

Keyword

Aorta; Aortic dissection; Aortic arch

MeSH Terms

Aorta
Aorta, Abdominal
Aorta, Thoracic
Follow-Up Studies
Hospital Mortality
Humans
Incidence
Thrombosis
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