Paul C Tang1, Paul D DiMusto2, Nilto C De Oliveira3, Brooks L Rademacher4, Jennifer L Philip4, Shahab A Akhter5, Charles W Acher2. 1. Department of Cardiac Surgery, University of Michigan Frankel Cardiovascular Center, Ann Arbor, Mich. Electronic address: tangpaul@med.umich.edu. 2. Division of Vascular Surgery, Department of Surgery, University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health, Madison, Wisc. 3. Division of Cardiothoracic Surgery, University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health, Madison, Wisc. 4. Division of General Surgery, University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health, Madison, Wisc. 5. Division of Cardiac Surgery, Department of Cardiovascular Sciences, East Carolina Heart Institute at East Carolina University, Greenville, NC.
Abstract
OBJECTIVE: This study investigated the growth and behavior of the ascending aorta in patients with descending thoracic aortic disease. METHODS: We examined 200 patients with descending thoracic aortic disease including acute type B dissection (n = 95), chronic type B dissection (n = 38), intramural hematoma (n = 23), and thoracoabdominal aortic aneurysms (n = 44). Images from computed tomography and magnetic resonance imaging were evaluated after three-dimensional reconstruction to examine the growth rate in those with >1 year of imaging follow-up (n = 108). Survival data were derived from all 200 patients in this study. RESULTS: Average proximal aortic dimensions at the index image were relatively small, measuring 3.65 ± 0.51 cm in the root, 3.67 ± 0.48 cm in the ascending aorta, and 3.50 ± 0.44 cm in the proximal arch. Average growth rate was low for the aortic root, ascending aorta, and proximal arch at 0.36 ± 0.64 mm/y, 0.26 ± 0.44 mm/y, and 0.25 ± 0.44 mm/y, respectively. There was no difference in baseline proximal aortic dimensions and growth rate between the four subgroups. An index aortic diameter ≥4.1 cm grew faster than those <4.1 cm at the ascending aorta (P = .028) and proximal arch (P = .019). There was no difference in aortic growth rates at the aortic root (P = .887). After the index scan, five patients underwent six ascending aortic replacement procedures, leading to a 3% ascending aortic intervention rate. Overall median life expectancy was 86.15 years. CONCLUSIONS: Native ascending aortic growth in patients with descending thoracic aortic disease is slow. We suggest regular follow-up for index ascending aorta ≥4.1 cm because of its larger initial size and more rapid growth. Published by Elsevier Inc.
OBJECTIVE: This study investigated the growth and behavior of the ascending aorta in patients with descending thoracic aortic disease. METHODS: We examined 200 patients with descending thoracic aortic disease including acute type B dissection (n = 95), chronic type B dissection (n = 38), intramural hematoma (n = 23), and thoracoabdominal aortic aneurysms (n = 44). Images from computed tomography and magnetic resonance imaging were evaluated after three-dimensional reconstruction to examine the growth rate in those with >1 year of imaging follow-up (n = 108). Survival data were derived from all 200 patients in this study. RESULTS: Average proximal aortic dimensions at the index image were relatively small, measuring 3.65 ± 0.51 cm in the root, 3.67 ± 0.48 cm in the ascending aorta, and 3.50 ± 0.44 cm in the proximal arch. Average growth rate was low for the aortic root, ascending aorta, and proximal arch at 0.36 ± 0.64 mm/y, 0.26 ± 0.44 mm/y, and 0.25 ± 0.44 mm/y, respectively. There was no difference in baseline proximal aortic dimensions and growth rate between the four subgroups. An index aortic diameter ≥4.1 cm grew faster than those <4.1 cm at the ascending aorta (P = .028) and proximal arch (P = .019). There was no difference in aortic growth rates at the aortic root (P = .887). After the index scan, five patients underwent six ascending aortic replacement procedures, leading to a 3% ascending aortic intervention rate. Overall median life expectancy was 86.15 years. CONCLUSIONS: Native ascending aortic growth in patients with descending thoracic aortic disease is slow. We suggest regular follow-up for index ascending aorta ≥4.1 cm because of its larger initial size and more rapid growth. Published by Elsevier Inc.
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