Endovascular repair of type B aortic dissection: Long-term results of the randomized investigation of stent grafts in aortic dissection trial

Christoph A. Nienaber*, Stephan Kische, Hervé Rousseau, Holger Eggebrecht, Tim C. Rehders, Guenther Kundt, Aenne Glass, Dierk Scheinert, Martin Czerny, Tilo Kleinfeldt, Burkhart Zipfel, Louis Labrousse, Rossella Fattori, Hüseyin Ince, Hans-Hinrich Sievers

*Korrespondierende/r Autor/-in für diese Arbeit
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Abstract

Background-Thoracic endovascular aortic repair (TEVAR) represents a therapeutic concept for type B aortic dissection. Long-term outcomes and morphology after TEVAR for uncomplicated dissection are unknown. Methods and Results-A total of 140 patients with stable type B aortic dissection previously randomized to optimal medical treatment and TEVAR (n=72) versus optimal medical treatment alone (n=68) were analyzed retrospectively for aortaspecific, all-cause outcomes, and disease progression using landmark statistical analysis of years 2 to 5 after index procedure. Cox regression was used to compare outcomes between groups; all analyses are based on intention to treat. The risk of all-cause mortality (11.1% versus 19.3%; P=0.13), aorta-specific mortality (6.9% versus 19.3%; P=0.04), and progression (27.0% versus 46.1%; P=0.04) after 5 years was lower with TEVAR than with optimal medical treatment alone. Landmark analysis suggested a benefit of TEVAR for all end points between 2 and 5 years; for example, for allcause mortality (0% versus 16.9%; P=0.0003), aorta-specific mortality (0% versus 16.9%; P=0.0005), and for progression (4.1% versus 28.1%; P=0.004); Landmarking at 1 year and 1 month revealed consistent findings. Both improved survival and less progression of disease at 5 years after elective TEVAR were associated with stent graft induced false lumen thrombosis in 90.6% of cases (P<0.0001). Conclusions-In this study of survivors of type B aortic dissection, TEVAR in addition to optimal medical treatment is associated with improved 5-year aorta-specific survival and delayed disease progression. In stable type B dissection with suitable anatomy, preemptive TEVAR should be considered to improve late outcome.

OriginalspracheEnglisch
ZeitschriftCirculation: Cardiovascular Interventions
Jahrgang6
Ausgabenummer4
Seiten (von - bis)407-416
Seitenumfang10
ISSN1941-7640
DOIs
PublikationsstatusVeröffentlicht - 01.08.2013

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