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Multicenter Study
. 2017 Dec 1;52(6):1104-1110.
doi: 10.1093/ejcts/ezx214.

Extended versus limited arch replacement in acute Type A aortic dissection

Magnus Larsen  1   2 , Santi Trimarchi  3 , Himanshu J Patel  4 , Marco Di Eusanio  5 , Kevin L Greason  6 , Mark D Peterson  7 , Rossella Fattori  8 , Stuart Hutchison  9 , Nimesh D Desai  10 , Amit Korach  11 , Daniel G Montgomery  12 , Eric M Isselbacher  13 , Christoph A Nienaber  14 , Kim A Eagle  12 , Kristian Bartnes  1   2 , Truls Myrmel  1   2
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Multicenter Study

Extended versus limited arch replacement in acute Type A aortic dissection

Magnus Larsen et al. Eur J Cardiothorac Surg. .

Abstract

Objectives: The recommended extent of surgical resection and reconstruction of the arch in acute DeBakey Type I aortic dissection is an ongoing controversy. However, several recent reports indicate a trend towards a more extensive arch operation in several institutions. We have analysed the recent data from the International Registry of Acute Aortic Dissection to assess the choice of procedure over time and to evaluate the surgical outcome in a 'real-world' database. Our aim was to compare short- and mid-term outcomes of limited repairs versus complete arch surgery.

Methods: Of the 1241 patients included in the 'Interventional Cohort' of the International Registry of Acute Aortic Dissection from March 1996 to March 2015, 907 underwent ascending aortic or hemiarch replacement (Group A) and 334 had extended arch replacement (Group B). An extended resection was a surgeon's 'judgement call'. Logistic regression analysis, propensity-adjusted multivariable comparisons and Kaplan-Meier curves were used for analyses.

Results: Overall in-hospital mortality was 14.2% with no difference between groups (Group A 13.1%, Group B 17.1%). Coma/altered consciousness (odds ratio 3.16, 95% confidence interval 1.60-6.25, P = 0.001), hypotension, tamponade or shock (2.03, 1.11-3.73, P = 0.022) and any pulse deficit (1.92, 1.04-3.54, P = 0.038) were predictors of in-hospital mortality in a propensity score-adjusted multivariable analysis. Overall 5-year survival was 69.4% in the ascending group and 73.1% in the total arch group (P = 0.83 by Kaplan-Meier analysis). For survivors of the index hospitalization, the 5-year freedom from death, aortic rupture and reintervention were 71.1% in Group A and 76.4% in Group B (P = 0.54 by Kaplan-Meier analysis).

Conclusions: Selective, or 'surgeon's choice', extended arch replacement had no discernible acute downside compared with less extensive surgery. Whether extended arch replacement improves the prognosis beyond 5 years remains to be settled.

Keywords: Aortic arch; Aortic dissection; Aortic operation; Outcomes.

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