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Analysis of Stroke after TEVAR Involving the Aortic Arch.
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PMID:  22240331     Owner:  NLM     Status:  Publisher    
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OBJECTIVE: To analyse the incidence of stroke after thoracic endovascular aortic repair (TEVAR) for aortic arch disease. METHODS: In the last decade, 393 patients received TEVAR at our Institution; in 143 cases the aortic arch was involved (32 zones '0', 35 zones '1' and 76 zone '2'). The left subclavian artery (LSA) was revascularised selectively in 75 cases; the proximal LSA was ligated or occluded with a plug in 55 cases before endograft (EG) deployment. RESULTS: Initial clinical success, perioperative mortality, spinal cord ischaemia and stroke in TEVAR patients with or without arch involvement were, respectively, 86.7% vs. 94.4%, 4.2% vs. 2.4%, 2.1% vs. 3.6% and 2.8% vs. 1.2%. The stroke rate was 9.4% (P < 0.02) in 'zone 0', 0% in 'zone 1' and 1.3% in 'zone 2' with scans showing severe atheroma and/or thrombus in all cases. Stroke was observed in patients with 2.6% or without 2.9% LSA revascularisation; however, it was never observed in patients in whom the LSA was occluded before EG deployment and in 4.5% of patients in whom it was patent at the time of EG deployment. CONCLUSIONS: Stroke after TEVAR is not infrequent especially when the arch is involved. Careful patient selection together with a strategy to reduce embolisation such as occlusion of supra-aortic trunks before EG deployment may play a beneficial role.
Authors:
G Melissano; Y Tshomba; L Bertoglio; E Rinaldi; R Chiesa
Publication Detail:
Type:  JOURNAL ARTICLE     Date:  2012-1-10
Journal Detail:
Title:  European journal of vascular and endovascular surgery : the official journal of the European Society for Vascular Surgery     Volume:  -     ISSN:  1532-2165     ISO Abbreviation:  -     Publication Date:  2012 Jan 
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Created Date:  2012-1-13     Completed Date:  -     Revised Date:  -    
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Nlm Unique ID:  9512728     Medline TA:  Eur J Vasc Endovasc Surg     Country:  -    
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Languages:  ENG     Pagination:  -     Citation Subset:  -    
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Copyright © 2011 European Society for Vascular Surgery. Published by Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.
Affiliation:
Department of Vascular Surgery, Università "Vita-Salute", Scientific Institute H. San Raffaele, Via Olgettina 60, 20132 Milano, Italy.
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