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Octogenarians with uncomplicated acute type a aortic dissection benefit from emergency operation
Alessandro Piccardo1, Alexandre Le Guyader, Tommaso Regesta
1Dupuytren University Hospital, Limoges, France. alessandropiccardo@gmail.com
The Annals of Thoracic Surgery
|August 7, 2013
Summary
Emergency surgery for uncomplicated acute type A aortic dissection (aTAAD) in octogenarians yields good outcomes. Complicated aTAAD cases should receive medical management due to higher mortality risks.
Area of Science:
- Cardiovascular Surgery
- Geriatric Medicine
- Aortic Diseases
Background:
- Management of acute type A aortic dissection (aTAAD) in octogenarians remains controversial.
- This study investigates surgical outcomes in octogenarian aTAAD patients to guide treatment decisions.
Purpose of the Study:
- To analyze surgical outcomes in octogenarian patients with acute type A aortic dissection.
- To identify specific patient subgroups who benefit from surgical intervention.
Main Methods:
- A registry of 79 octogenarian patients (median age 81.6 years) undergoing surgery for aTAAD from 2000-2010 was analyzed.
- Patients were categorized based on complications (neurologic deficit, mesenteric ischemia, CPR).
- Follow-up data was 95% complete, with a mean duration of 4.6 years.
Main Results:
- Overall in-hospital mortality was 44.3%, but 33.3% for uncomplicated aTAAD.
- Complicated aTAAD was the sole predictor of in-hospital mortality (p<0.0001).
- Overall survival was 53% at 1 year and 32% at 5 years; for uncomplicated aTAAD, survival was 63% at 1 year and 38% at 5 years.
Conclusions:
- Octogenarians with uncomplicated aTAAD benefit significantly from emergency surgical repair.
- Early and midterm outcomes for uncomplicated aTAAD in octogenarians are comparable to younger patient cohorts.
- Medically managing complicated aTAAD in octogenarians is recommended due to poor surgical outcomes.
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