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Percutaneous interventions for treating ischemic complications of aortic dissection
Ajay Chavan1, Herbert Rosenthal, Lars Luthe
1Department of Diagnostic and Interventional Radiology, Klinikum Oldenburg, Rahel Straus Str. 10, 26133 Oldenburg, Germany. chavan.ajay@klinikum-oldenburg.de
European Radiology
|August 12, 2008
Summary
Percutaneous interventions effectively treat ischemia from aortic dissection, showing good outcomes. This approach improved symptoms for mesenteric, renal, limb, and spinal ischemia in patients.
Area of Science:
- Cardiovascular Surgery
- Interventional Cardiology
- Vascular Medicine
Background:
- Aortic dissection frequently leads to ischemic complications affecting various organs.
- Traditional management of these ischemic complications can be challenging.
Purpose of the Study:
- To assess the efficacy of percutaneous interventions in managing ischemia secondary to aortic dissection.
- To evaluate the early and mid-term outcomes of these minimally invasive treatments.
Main Methods:
- A cohort of 45 patients with aortic dissection-related ischemia underwent percutaneous treatments including balloon fenestration, stenting, angioplasty, and thrombolysis.
- Patients were monitored through clinical and laboratory assessments pre-intervention, post-intervention, and at a median 37-month follow-up.
Main Results:
- Significant resolution rates were observed for mesenteric (16/18), renal (creatinine reduction: p=0.007), limb (3/4), and spinal ischemia (6/8).
- Improvements in lactate (p=0.006) and SGOT (p=0.034) levels were noted. Claudicant walking distance increased significantly (p=0.001).
- Overall 30-day mortality was 6.7%, with higher rates in acute dissections (16.7%).
Conclusions:
- Percutaneous interventions offer an effective treatment strategy for ischemia complicating aortic dissection.
- These minimally invasive techniques yield favorable early and mid-term clinical outcomes.
- Adjunctive surgical management was required in a small subset of patients.
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