Preservation of the Aortic Root During Type A Aortic Dissection Surgery: An Effective Strategy?

Abstract: Background Management of the aortic root during acute Type A aortic dissection (TAAD) repair remains controversial in term of long-term evolution and reoperation. The aim of this study was to assess the long-term outcomes of the aortic root after conservative management during primary surgery. Methods One hundred sixty-four consecutive patients were included in this monocentric retrospective study. The primary endpoint was reoperation on the aortic root during long-term follow-up. Forty-six patients had aortic root replacement (ARR) and 118 had supracoronary aortic replacement (SCR). The 10-year survival, occurrence of significant aortic regurgitation, and radiologic aortic root dilatation in each group were assessed during follow-up. Results Patients from ARR group were younger than those from SCR group (p < 0.0001). Median follow-ups of ARR group and SCR group are 4.4 (interquartile range [IR]: 2.6–8.3) and 6.15 (IR: 2.8–10.53) years, respectively. Reoperation of the aortic root during long-term follow-up was similar in both groups (ARR group: 5.1%, SCR group: 3.3%, p = 0.636). The 10-year survivals of ARR and SCR groups were 64.8 ± 12.3% and 46.3 ± 5.8% (p = 0.012), respectively. Long-term significant aortic regurgitation occurred in one patient (1.7%) and seven patients (7.6%) of the ARR and SCR groups (p = 0.176), respectively. Radiologic aortic root diameters in the SCR group were similar between postoperative period and follow-up studies (p = 0.58). Reoperation on the distal aorta (p = 0.012) and patent radiologic false lumen of the descending aorta (p = 0.043) were independent risk factors of late death. Conclusion SCR is an effective technique for primary TAAD surgery and does not increase the rate of late reoperation on the aortic root.

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Englisch

Bibliographic citation
Preservation of the Aortic Root During Type A Aortic Dissection Surgery: An Effective Strategy? ; volume:09 ; number:02 ; year:2021 ; pages:067-075
AORTA ; 09, Heft 02 (2021), 067-075

Contributor
Dang Van, Simon
Laribi, Jihed
Pinaud, Frédéric
Binuani, Patrice
Willoteaux, Serge
Baufreton, Christophe
Fouquet, Olivier

DOI
10.1055/s-0041-1725074
URN
urn:nbn:de:101:1-2021120211435553153887
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  • Dang Van, Simon
  • Laribi, Jihed
  • Pinaud, Frédéric
  • Binuani, Patrice
  • Willoteaux, Serge
  • Baufreton, Christophe
  • Fouquet, Olivier

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