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Acute type B aortic dissection: does aortic arch involvement affect management and outcomes? Insights from the International Registry of Acute Aortic Dissection (IRAD).
MedLine Citation:
PMID:  17846296     Owner:  NLM     Status:  MEDLINE    
Abstract/OtherAbstract:
BACKGROUND: Stanford Type B acute aortic dissection (TB-AAD) spares the ascending aorta and is optimally managed with medical therapy in the absence of complications. However, the treatment of TB-AAD with aortic arch involvement (AAI) remains an unresolved issue. METHODS AND RESULTS: We examined 498 patients with TB-AAD enrolled in the International Registry of Acute Aortic Dissection (IRAD) between 1996 and 2003. Kaplan-Meier mortality curves were constructed and multivariate regression models were performed to identify independent predictors of AAI and to evaluate whether AAI was an independent predictor of follow-up mortality. We found that 371 (74.5%) patients with TB-AAD did not have AAI versus 127 (25.5%) with AAI. Independent predictors of AAI were a history of previous aortic surgery (OR 3.4; 95% CI, 1.6 to 7.6; P=0.002), absence of back pain (OR 1.6; 95% CI, 1.1 to 2.5; P=0.05), and any pulse deficit (1.9; 95% CI, 1.1 to 3.3, P=0.03). Mortality for patients without AAI was 9.4%+/-4.3% and 21.0%+/-6.9% at 1 and 3 years versus 9.2%+/-7.7% and 19.9%+/-11.1% with AAI, respectively (mean follow-up overall, 2.3 years, log rank P=0.82). AAI was not an independent predictor of long-term mortality. CONCLUSIONS: Patients with TB-AAD and aortic arch involvement do not differ with regards to mortality at 3 years. Whether or not AAI involvement impacts other measures of morbidity such as freedom from operation or endovascular intervention deserves further study.
Authors:
Thomas T Tsai; Eric M Isselbacher; Santi Trimarchi; Eduardo Bossone; Linda Pape; James L Januzzi; Arturo Evangelista; Jae K Oh; Alfredo Llovet; Joshua Beckman; Jeanna V Cooper; Dean E Smith; James B Froehlich; Rossella Fattori; Kim A Eagle; Christoph A Nienaber;
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Publication Detail:
Type:  Comparative Study; Journal Article; Multicenter Study; Research Support, N.I.H., Extramural; Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't    
Journal Detail:
Title:  Circulation     Volume:  116     ISSN:  1524-4539     ISO Abbreviation:  Circulation     Publication Date:  2007 Sep 
Date Detail:
Created Date:  2007-09-11     Completed Date:  2007-10-11     Revised Date:  2007-12-03    
Medline Journal Info:
Nlm Unique ID:  0147763     Medline TA:  Circulation     Country:  United States    
Other Details:
Languages:  eng     Pagination:  I150-6     Citation Subset:  AIM; IM    
Affiliation:
University of Michigan Cardiovascular Center, 1500 E. Medical Center Dr, Ann Arbor, MI 48109-5853, USA. hsianshi@umich.edu
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MeSH Terms
Descriptor/Qualifier:
Acute Disease
Aged
Aneurysm, Dissecting / epidemiology*,  therapy*
Aorta, Thoracic / pathology*
Aortic Aneurysm / epidemiology*,  therapy*
Cohort Studies
Disease Management
Female
Follow-Up Studies
Humans
Internationality
Male
Middle Aged
Registries*
Treatment Outcome
Grant Support
ID/Acronym/Agency:
5T32HL007853-08/HL/NHLBI NIH HHS

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