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Patient-specific ascending aortic intervention criteria.

Paris D Kalogerakos¹, Mohammad A Zafar¹, Yupeng Li²

¹Department of Surgery, Division of Cardiac Surgery, Aortic Institute at Yale-New Haven Hospital, Yale University School of Medicine, New Haven, CT, USA.

European Journal of Cardio-Thoracic Surgery : Official Journal of the European Association for Cardio-Thoracic Surgery

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Summary

Personalized risk stratification for ascending aortic aneurysms is now possible. New risk curves, based on patient demographics and aneurysm size, identify individuals at higher risk for adverse events.

Keywords:

Ascending aortic aneurysm Calculator Patient specific Risk prediction Surgical threshold z score

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Area of Science:

Cardiovascular Medicine
Medical Statistics
Aortic Disease Research

Background:

Ascending aortic aneurysms present variable risks to patients.
Current risk stratification may not be sufficiently personalized.

Purpose of the Study:

To develop personalized risk stratification for ascending aortic aneurysms.
To identify risk based on sex, age, body surface area, and aneurysm location.

Main Methods:

Analyzed diameters and adverse events in 1162 ascending thoracic aortic aneurysm patients.
Converted aortic diameters to z-scores relative to population norms.
Correlated z-scores with adverse events to create risk curves for root and ascending aorta.

Main Results:

Established generalized risk thresholds: z=4 for aortic root, z=5 for mid-ascending aorta.
Individualized thresholds are often below the standard 5.5 cm criterion.
An automated calculator is available for high-risk patient identification.

Conclusions:

This study provides tailored risk thresholds for ascending aortic aneurysms.
Utilizes a large patient cohort, population demographics, and statistical analysis.
Enables personalized risk assessment for improved patient management.