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Mesnard T, Vacirca A, Baghbani-Oskouei A, Sulzer TAL, Savadi S, Kanamori LR, Tenorio ER, Mirza A, Saqib N, Mendes BC, Huang Y, Oderich GS. Prospective evaluation of upper extremity access and total transfemoral approach during fenestrated and branched endovascular repair. J Vasc Surg 2024; 79:1013-1023.e3. [PMID: 38141739 DOI: 10.1016/j.jvs.2023.12.033] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/09/2023] [Revised: 12/08/2023] [Accepted: 12/15/2023] [Indexed: 12/25/2023]
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OBJECTIVE Total transfemoral (TF) access has been increasingly used during fenestrated-branched endovascular aortic repair (FB-EVAR). However, it is unclear whether the potential decrease in the risk of cerebrovascular events is offset by increased procedural difficulties and other complications. The aim of this study was to compare outcomes of FB-EVAR using a TF vs upper extremity (UE) approach for target artery incorporation. METHODS We analyzed the clinical data of consecutive patients enrolled in a prospective, nonrandomized clinical trial in two centers to investigate the use of FB-EVAR for treatment of complex abdominal aortic aneurysms (CAAA) and thoracoabdominal aortic aneurysms (TAAA) between 2013 and 2022. Patients were classified into TF or UE access group with a subset analysis of patients treated using designs with directional branches. End points were technical success, procedural metrics, 30-day cerebrovascular events defined as stroke or transient ischemic attack, and any major adverse events (MAEs). RESULTS There were 541 patients (70% males; mean age, 74 ± 8 years) treated by FB-EVAR with 2107 renal-mesenteric TAs incorporated. TF was used in175 patients (32%) and UE in 366 patients (68%) including 146 (83%) TF and 314 (86%) UE access patients who had four or more TAs incorporated. The use of a TF approach increased from 8% between 2013 and 2017 to 31% between 2018 and 2020 and 96% between 2021 and 2022. Compared with UE access patients, TF access patients were more likely to have CAAAs (37% vs 24%; P = .002) as opposed to TAAAs. Technical success rate was 96% in both groups (P = .96). The use of the TF approach was associated with reduced fluoroscopy time and procedural time (each P < .05). The 30-day mortality rate was 0.6% for TF and 1.4% for UE (P = .67). There was no early cerebrovascular event in the TF group, but the incidence was 2.7% for UE patients (P = .035). The incidence of MAEs was also lower in the TF group (9% vs 18%; P = .006). Among 237 patients treated using devices with directional branches, there were no significant differences in outcomes except for a reduced procedural time for TF compared with UE access patients (P < .001). CONCLUSIONS TF access was associated with a decreased incidence of early cerebrovascular events and MAEs compared with UE access for target artery incorporation. Procedural time was decreased in TF access patients irrespective of the type of stent graft design.
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- Thomas Mesnard
- Department of Cardiothoracic & Vascular Surgery, Advanced Aortic Research Program at the University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston, McGovern Medical School, Houston, TX
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- Department of Cardiothoracic & Vascular Surgery, Advanced Aortic Research Program at the University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston, McGovern Medical School, Houston, TX
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- Department of Cardiothoracic & Vascular Surgery, Advanced Aortic Research Program at the University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston, McGovern Medical School, Houston, TX
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- Department of Cardiothoracic & Vascular Surgery, Advanced Aortic Research Program at the University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston, McGovern Medical School, Houston, TX
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- Department of Cardiothoracic & Vascular Surgery, Advanced Aortic Research Program at the University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston, McGovern Medical School, Houston, TX
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- Department of Cardiothoracic & Vascular Surgery, Advanced Aortic Research Program at the University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston, McGovern Medical School, Houston, TX
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- Department of Cardiothoracic & Vascular Surgery, Advanced Aortic Research Program at the University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston, McGovern Medical School, Houston, TX
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- Department of Cardiothoracic & Vascular Surgery, Advanced Aortic Research Program at the University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston, McGovern Medical School, Houston, TX
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- Department of Cardiothoracic & Vascular Surgery, Advanced Aortic Research Program at the University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston, McGovern Medical School, Houston, TX
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- Division of Vascular and Endovascular Surgery, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN
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- Department of Cardiothoracic & Vascular Surgery, Advanced Aortic Research Program at the University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston, McGovern Medical School, Houston, TX
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- Department of Cardiothoracic & Vascular Surgery, Advanced Aortic Research Program at the University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston, McGovern Medical School, Houston, TX.
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Gallitto E, Faggioli G, Poliseno C, Cappiello A, Pini R, Vacirca A, Logiacco A, Gargiulo M. Pre-emptive False Lumen Embolization to Prevent Persistent Type II Endoleak in Fenestrated-Branched Endovascular Repair of Post-Dissection Thoracoabdominal Aortic Aneurysms. J Endovasc Ther 2024:15266028241246656. [PMID: 38659327 DOI: 10.1177/15266028241246656] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 04/26/2024]
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PURPOSE The purpose was to describe a technique to promote false lumen (FL) thrombosis in post-dissection thoracoabdominal aortic aneurysms (PD-TAAAs) managed by fenestrated/branched endografting (F/B-EVAR). TECHNIQUE A 5/6Fr-90 cm length sheath is advanced from the true lumen (TL) to FL through the most distal entry tear of the infrarenal aorta or iliac arteries. It is parked in the most cranial portion of the FL in the thoracic aorta. Aortic endografts are deployed in the TL excluding all the para-visceral/distal entry tears and target visceral vessels bridging stenting is performed. A selective FL angiography is performed through the 5/6Fr sheath to detect the origin of all segmentary arteries. Embolization of FL is performed from above to below by M-reye pushable coils, obtaining the packaging of FL. After completion angiography, the 5/6Fr sheath is retrieved in external iliac artery and molding ballooning of the distal segment of the aortic/iliac endograft is performed. Between 2019 and 2023, this technique was applied in 11cases with a median number of 73 (interquartile range [IQR=12) coils. Out of 8 (72%) patients with available radiological follow-up at 1 year, 7 exhibited complete FL thrombosis. CONCLUSIONS The FL coiling in PD-TAAAs managed by F/B-EVAR is feasible, safe, and effective to promote the complete FL thrombosis. CLINICAL IMPACT Preemptive false lumen embolization is a feasible, safe, and effective technique for preventing persistent type II endoleaks after fenestrated-branched endovascular repair of post-dissection thoracoabdominal aortic aneurysms. This technique may be routinely recommended to promote FL thrombosis and aortic remodeling after FB-EVAR in PD-TAAAs, thereby reducing the incidence of reinterventions during follow-up.
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- Enrico Gallitto
- Vascular Surgery, DIMEC, University of Bologna, Bologna, Italy
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- Vascular Surgery, DIMEC, University of Bologna, Bologna, Italy
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- Vascular Surgery, DIMEC, University of Bologna, Bologna, Italy
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- Vascular Surgery, DIMEC, University of Bologna, Bologna, Italy
- Vascular Surgery Unit, IRCCS, University Hospital Policlinico S. Orsola, Bologna, Italy
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Pini R, Faggioli G, Lodato M, Campana F, Vacirca A, Gallitto E, Gargiulo M. Medical and interventional outcome of dissection of the cervical arteries: systematic review and meta-analysis. J Vasc Surg 2024:S0741-5214(24)00999-6. [PMID: 38636608 DOI: 10.1016/j.jvs.2024.04.036] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/29/2023] [Revised: 03/29/2024] [Accepted: 04/10/2024] [Indexed: 04/20/2024]
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OBJECTIVE The management of cervical artery dissections (CADs) is poorly standardized given the scarce number of prospective studies comparing medical and interventional approach to CAD. The aim of the present study is to perform a systematic review and meta-analysis of studies on the treatments of CAD. METHODS Systematic review and meta-analysis (pre-registered on PROSPERO [CRD42022297512] are performed according to the Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic reviews and Meta-Analyses [PRISMA] guidelines searching in three different databases [PubMed, Embase and Cochrane Database]) of studies on medical or interventional approach to CAD. Only prospective studies were selected to reduce the risk of bias for the primary meta-analysis. Secondarily, retrospective studies were also included. The aim was to assess the rate of stroke and of stroke/death/bleeding (major or intracranial) by Der Simonian-Laird weights of random effects model. RESULTS After screening 456 articles, 6 prospective and 22 retrospective studies were identified. Two randomized controlled trials and five retrospective studies comparing antiplatelet (APT) vs oral anticoagulant therapy (OAC) for CAD were identified, as well as four prospective and 17 retrospective single-arm studies evaluating stenting for CAD. In the meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials comparing APT vs OAC, 444 patients were considered, and a borderline significant association was identified in terms of stroke/death in the APT vs OAC groups (odds ratio [OR], 5.6; 95% confidence interval [CI], 0.94-33.38; P = .06; I2 = 0%). No differences were found for the stroke/death/bleeding outcome (OR, 1.25; 95% CI, 0.19-8.18; P = .81; I2 = 0%) between the two treatments. In the meta-analysis including also retrospective studies, overall risk of bias was considered "serious," and 4104 patients were included with no differences in APT vs OAC for stroke (OR, 1.06; 95% CI, 0.53-2.11; P = .29; I2 = 18%); no other comparisons were possible. The pooled meta-analysis of prospective studies on stenting for CAD included four series, for a total of 68 patients, in whom stenting was adopted primarily after failed medical therapy or after traumatic dissection. The pooled rate of stroke/death was 7% (95% CI, 3%-17%; I2 = 0%). The analysis of moderators identified a significant inverse association between the percentage of traumatic dissection and a reduction in postoperative stroke (Y = -1.60-2.02X; P = .03). The pooled rate of the composite endpoint of stroke/death/ or major bleeding was 8% (95% CI, 3%-18%; I2 = 0%). Secondarily, the meta-analysis also included 17 retrospective studies with overall 457 patients and showed a 2.1% pooled rate of stroke/death (95% CI, 1.0%-3.3%; I2 = 0%) and 3.2% stroke/death/bleeding (95% CI, 1.8%-4.7%; I2 = 0%). CONCLUSIONS Few prospective studies on CAD treatment are present in literature. APT and OAC seem to have similar efficacy in reducing the recurrence of stroke after CAD. No definitive conclusion can be drawn for stenting, due to the low number of studies available. More prospective studies are necessary to evaluate its potential additional value over medical therapy alone in the early phase after CAD.
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- Rodolfo Pini
- Department of Vascular Surgery, DIMEC, University of Bologna, Policlinico Sant' Orsola Malpighi, Bologna, Italy
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- Department of Vascular Surgery, DIMEC, University of Bologna, Policlinico Sant' Orsola Malpighi, Bologna, Italy.
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- Department of Vascular Surgery, DIMEC, University of Bologna, Policlinico Sant' Orsola Malpighi, Bologna, Italy
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- Department of Vascular Surgery, DIMEC, University of Bologna, Policlinico Sant' Orsola Malpighi, Bologna, Italy
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- Department of Vascular Surgery, DIMEC, University of Bologna, Policlinico Sant' Orsola Malpighi, Bologna, Italy
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- Department of Vascular Surgery, DIMEC, University of Bologna, Policlinico Sant' Orsola Malpighi, Bologna, Italy
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- Department of Vascular Surgery, DIMEC, University of Bologna, Policlinico Sant' Orsola Malpighi, Bologna, Italy
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Spath P, Tsilimparis N, Gallitto E, Becker D, Vacirca A, Berekoven B, Panuccio G, Karelis A, Kahlberg A, Melissano G, Dias N, Kölbel T, Austermann M, Faggioli G, Oderich G, Gargiulo M. Endovascular Repair of One-hundred Urgent and Emergent free or Contained Thoraco-abdominal Aortic Aneurysms Ruptures. An International Multi-Center Trans-Atlantic experience. Ann Surg 2024:00000658-990000000-00770. [PMID: 38323417 DOI: 10.1097/sla.0000000000006231] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/08/2024]
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OBJECTIVE To analyze the outcomes of urgent/emergent endovascular aortic repair of patients with free/contained ruptured thoracoabdominal aortic aneurysms (rTAAA). BACKGROUND Endovascular repair of rTAAA has been scarcely described in emergent setting. METHODS An international multicenter retrospective observational study (ClinicalTrials.govID:NCT05956873) from January-2015 to January-2023 in 6 European and 1 United States Vascular Surgery Centers. Primary end-points were technical success, 30-day and/or in-hospital mortality and follow-up survival. RESULTS A total of 100 rTAAA patients were included (75 male; mean age 73 y). All patients (86 contained and 14 free ruptures) were symptomatic and treated within 24-hours from diagnosis: multi-branched off-the-shelf devices (Zenith t-branch,Cook Medical Inc.Bjaeverskov,Denmark) in 88 patients, physician-modified endografts in 8, patient-specific device or parallel grafts in two patients each. Primary technical success was achieved in 89 patients and 30-day and/or in-hospital mortality was 24%. Major adverse events (MAEs) occurred in 34% of patients (permanent dialysis and paraplegia in 4 and 8 patients, respectively). No statistical differences were detected in mortality rates between free and contained ruptured patients (43%vs.21%; P =0.075). Multivariate analysis revealed contained rupture favoring technical success (Odd-Ratio10.1;95%Confidence-Interval:3.0-33.6; P =<0.001). MAEs (OR9.4;95%C-I:2.8-30.5; P =<0.001) and pulmonary complications (OR11.3;95%CI:3.0-41.5; P =<0.001) were independent risk factors for 30-day and/or in-hospital mortality. Median follow-up time was 13 months (interquartile range 5-24); 1-year survival rate was 65%. Aneurysm diameter>80 mm (Hazard-Ratio:2.0;95%CI:1.0-30.5; P =0.037), technical failure (HR:2.6;95%CI:1.1-6.5; P =0.045) and pulmonary complications (HR:3.0;95%CI:1.2-7.9; P =0.021) were independent risk factors for follow-up mortality. CONCLUSION Endovascular repair of rTAAA shows high technical success; the presence of free rupture alone appear not to correlate with early mortality. Effective prevention/management of post-operative complications is crucial for survival.
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- Paolo Spath
- Vascular Surgery, Department of Medical and Surgical Sciences (DIMEC), University of Bologna, Bologna, Italy
- Department of Vascular Surgery, Ludwig-Maximillian University Hospital, Munich, Germany
- Department of Vascular Surgery, Hospital "Infermi" Rimini, AUSL Romagna, Rimini, Italy
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- Department of Vascular Surgery, Ludwig-Maximillian University Hospital, Munich, Germany
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- Vascular Surgery, Department of Medical and Surgical Sciences (DIMEC), University of Bologna, Bologna, Italy
- IRCCS University Hospital Policlinico S. Orsola Bologna, Italy
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- Department of Vascular Surgery, Ludwig-Maximillian University Hospital, Munich, Germany
- Department of Vascular Surgery, Inselspital, University Hospital Bern, Bern, Switzerland
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- Vascular Surgery, Department of Medical and Surgical Sciences (DIMEC), University of Bologna, Bologna, Italy
- IRCCS University Hospital Policlinico S. Orsola Bologna, Italy
- Department of Cardiothoracic and Vascular Surgery, University of Texas, Houston, USA
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- Clinic for Vascular Surgery, St. Franziskus Hospital GmbH, Münster, Germany
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- German Aortic Center, Department of Vascular Medicine, University Medical Center Eppendorf, Hamburg, Germany
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- Vascular Center Malmö, Skåne University Hospital and Department of Clinical Sciences Malmö, Lund University,Malmö, Sweden
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- Vascular Surgery, Vita-Salute University, San Raffaele Scientific Institute, Milan, Italy
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- Vascular Surgery, Vita-Salute University, San Raffaele Scientific Institute, Milan, Italy
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- Vascular Center Malmö, Skåne University Hospital and Department of Clinical Sciences Malmö, Lund University,Malmö, Sweden
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- German Aortic Center, Department of Vascular Medicine, University Medical Center Eppendorf, Hamburg, Germany
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- Clinic for Vascular Surgery, St. Franziskus Hospital GmbH, Münster, Germany
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- Vascular Surgery, Department of Medical and Surgical Sciences (DIMEC), University of Bologna, Bologna, Italy
- IRCCS University Hospital Policlinico S. Orsola Bologna, Italy
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- Department of Cardiothoracic and Vascular Surgery, University of Texas, Houston, USA
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- Vascular Surgery, Department of Medical and Surgical Sciences (DIMEC), University of Bologna, Bologna, Italy
- IRCCS University Hospital Policlinico S. Orsola Bologna, Italy
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Pini R, Faggioli G, Rocchi C, Fronterrè S, Lodato M, Vacirca A, Gallitto E, Gargiulo M. The mid-term results of the Carotid Asymptomatic Stenosis (CARAS) observational study. J Stroke Cerebrovasc Dis 2024; 33:107508. [PMID: 38176228 DOI: 10.1016/j.jstrokecerebrovasdis.2023.107508] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/18/2023] [Revised: 10/26/2023] [Accepted: 11/20/2023] [Indexed: 01/06/2024] Open
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INTRODUCTION Carotid endarterectomy (CEA) in patients with asymptomatic carotid stenosis (ACAS) remains a subject of debate. Current recommendations are based on randomized trials conducted over 20 years ago and improvements in medical therapies may have reduced the risk of cerebral ischemic events (CIE). This study presents a mid-term analysis of results from an ongoing prospective observational study of ACAS patients to assess their CIE risk in a real-world setting. METHODS This is a prospective observational cohort study of patients with ACAS >60 % (NASCET criteria) identified in a single duplex ultrasonography (DUS) vascular laboratory (trial registered: NCT04825080). Patients were not considered for CEA due to their short life expectancy (<3 year) or absence of signs of plaque vulnerability (ulceration, ipoechogenic core). Patient enrollment started in January 2019 and ended in March 2020 with a targeted sample size of 300 patients.A 5-year follow-up was scheduled. Clinical characteristics, risk factors, and medical therapies were documented, and, when necessary, the best medical therapy (BMT), involving antiplatelet agents, blood pressure control, and statins, was recommended during clinical visits. The primary endpoint was to asses CIEs (including strokes, transient ischemic attacks, amaurosis-fugax) ipsilateral to ACAS along with plaque progression rate and patients survival. Follow-up involved annual clinical visit and carotid DUS examination, complemented by telephone interviews at six-month intervals. RESULTS The study included 307 patients, with an average age of 80 ± 7 years, of whom 55 % were male. Contralateral stenosis exceeding 60 % was present in 61 (20 %) patients. Seventy-seven percent of patients were on BMT. At a mean follow-up of 41±9 months, 7 ispilateral strokes and 9 TIAs occurred, resulting in 14 CIEs (2 patients experienced both TIA and stroke). According to Kaplan-Meier analysis, the 4-year CIE rate was 6±2 %, with an annual CIE rate of 1.5 %. Fifty-eight (19 %) patients had a stenosis progression which was associated with a higher 4-year estimated CIE rate compared to patients with stable plaque (10.3 % vs 3.2 %, P=.01). Similarly, a contralateral carotid stenosis >60 % was associated with a higher 4-year estimated CIE rate: 11.7 % vs 2.9 %, P=.002. These factors were independently associated with high risk for CIE at the multivariate COX analysis: Hazard Ratio (HR): 3.2; 95 % Confidence Interval: 1.1-9.2 and HR: 3.6; 95 % CI: 1.2-10.5. CONCLUSION The mid-term results of this prospective study suggest that the incidence of CIE in ACAS patients should not be underestimated, with plaque progression and contralateral stenosis serving as primary predictors of CIEs.
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- Rodolfo Pini
- Vascular Surgery, University of Bologna "Alma Mater Studiorum", Policlinico S. Orsola Malpighi, IRCCS, Istituto di Ricovero e Cura a Carattere Scientifico, Bologna 40138, Italy.
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- Vascular Surgery, University of Bologna "Alma Mater Studiorum", Policlinico S. Orsola Malpighi, IRCCS, Istituto di Ricovero e Cura a Carattere Scientifico, Bologna 40138, Italy
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- Vascular Surgery, University of Bologna "Alma Mater Studiorum", Policlinico S. Orsola Malpighi, IRCCS, Istituto di Ricovero e Cura a Carattere Scientifico, Bologna 40138, Italy
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- Vascular Surgery, University of Bologna "Alma Mater Studiorum", Policlinico S. Orsola Malpighi, IRCCS, Istituto di Ricovero e Cura a Carattere Scientifico, Bologna 40138, Italy
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- Vascular Surgery, University of Bologna "Alma Mater Studiorum", Policlinico S. Orsola Malpighi, IRCCS, Istituto di Ricovero e Cura a Carattere Scientifico, Bologna 40138, Italy
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- Vascular Surgery, University of Bologna "Alma Mater Studiorum", Policlinico S. Orsola Malpighi, IRCCS, Istituto di Ricovero e Cura a Carattere Scientifico, Bologna 40138, Italy
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- Vascular Surgery, University of Bologna "Alma Mater Studiorum", Policlinico S. Orsola Malpighi, IRCCS, Istituto di Ricovero e Cura a Carattere Scientifico, Bologna 40138, Italy
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- Vascular Surgery, University of Bologna "Alma Mater Studiorum", Policlinico S. Orsola Malpighi, IRCCS, Istituto di Ricovero e Cura a Carattere Scientifico, Bologna 40138, Italy
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Sulzer TAL, Vacirca A, Mesnard T, Baghbani-Oskouei A, Savadi S, Kanamori LR, van Lier F, de Bruin JL, Verhagen HJM, Oderich GS. How We Would Treat Our Own Thoracoabdominal Aortic Aneurysm. J Cardiothorac Vasc Anesth 2024; 38:379-387. [PMID: 38042741 DOI: 10.1053/j.jvca.2023.10.034] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/10/2023] [Revised: 10/15/2023] [Accepted: 10/24/2023] [Indexed: 12/04/2023]
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This manuscript is intended to provide a comprehensive review of the current state of knowledge on endovascular repair of thoracoabdominal aortic aneurysms (TAAAs). The management of these complex aneurysms requires an interdisciplinary and patient-specific approach in high-volume centers. An index case is used to discuss the diagnosis and treatment of a patient undergoing fenestrated-branched endovascular aneurysm repair for a TAAA.
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- Titia A L Sulzer
- Department of Cardiothoracic & Vascular Surgery, Advanced Aortic Research Program at the University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston, McGovern Medical School, Houston, TX; Department of Vascular Surgery, Erasmus University Medical Center, Rotterdam, The Netherlands
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- Department of Cardiothoracic & Vascular Surgery, Advanced Aortic Research Program at the University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston, McGovern Medical School, Houston, TX
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- Department of Cardiothoracic & Vascular Surgery, Advanced Aortic Research Program at the University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston, McGovern Medical School, Houston, TX
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- Department of Cardiothoracic & Vascular Surgery, Advanced Aortic Research Program at the University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston, McGovern Medical School, Houston, TX
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- Department of Cardiothoracic & Vascular Surgery, Advanced Aortic Research Program at the University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston, McGovern Medical School, Houston, TX
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- Department of Cardiothoracic & Vascular Surgery, Advanced Aortic Research Program at the University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston, McGovern Medical School, Houston, TX
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- Department of Anesthesiology, Erasmus University Medical Center, Rotterdam, The Netherlands
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- Department of Vascular Surgery, Erasmus University Medical Center, Rotterdam, The Netherlands
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- Department of Vascular Surgery, Erasmus University Medical Center, Rotterdam, The Netherlands
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- Department of Cardiothoracic & Vascular Surgery, Advanced Aortic Research Program at the University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston, McGovern Medical School, Houston, TX.
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Vacirca A, Mirandola V, Faggioli G, Pini R, Gargiulo M. The efficacy of CO2 angiography in the endovascular treatment of an acute iliac pseudoaneurysm. J Cardiovasc Surg (Torino) 2023; 64:653-656. [PMID: 37526443 DOI: 10.23736/s0021-9509.23.12735-2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 08/02/2023]
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CO2 angiography has been used extensively for the endovascular treatment of aorto-iliac and femoral-popliteal-tibial pathologies, specifically in patients with chronic kidney disease or allergy to iodinated contrast medium (ICM). However, its use in urgent treatment of an acute pseudoaneurysm has never been described before. We report a case of a 39-year-old woman, allergic to iodine, with a recent kidney transplant, who presented in the emergency room with severe pain in the left iliac fossa. Angio CT-scan showed an acute pseudoaneurysm of the left common iliac artery. She was emergently treated with a stent-graft and CO2 was used as main contrast medium. The intraoperative angiographies performed with carbon dioxide showed very well the rupture site and the pseudoaneurysm; the latter were more clearly visible with CO2 compared with ICM. The reported case shows the efficacy of CO2 as contrast medium also in urgent settings and arterial ruptures. The lower viscosity of CO2 probably leads to an easier diffusion through the arterial lesion into the pseudoaneurysmal sac. Therefore, in this case the use of carbon dioxide not only guaranteed prevention of massive allergic reaction to iodine and preservation of postoperative renal function, but also resulted in higher image quality in the operating room.
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- Andrea Vacirca
- Vascular Surgery, Department of Medical and Surgical Sciences (DIMEC), University of Bologna, Bologna, Italy
- Vascular Surgery Unit, IRCCS Azienda Ospedaliero-Universitaria S. Orsola, Bologna, Italy
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- Vascular Surgery, Department of Medical and Surgical Sciences (DIMEC), University of Bologna, Bologna, Italy
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- Vascular Surgery, Department of Medical and Surgical Sciences (DIMEC), University of Bologna, Bologna, Italy -
- Vascular Surgery Unit, IRCCS Azienda Ospedaliero-Universitaria S. Orsola, Bologna, Italy
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- Vascular Surgery Unit, IRCCS Azienda Ospedaliero-Universitaria S. Orsola, Bologna, Italy
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- Vascular Surgery, Department of Medical and Surgical Sciences (DIMEC), University of Bologna, Bologna, Italy
- Vascular Surgery Unit, IRCCS Azienda Ospedaliero-Universitaria S. Orsola, Bologna, Italy
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Vacirca A, Sulzer TA, Mesnard T, Baghbani-Oskouei A, Ocasio L, Macedo TA, Verhagen HJ, Rhee R, Oderich GS. Technical pitfalls and proposed modifications of instructions for use for endovascular aortic aneurysm repair using the Gore Excluder conformable device in angulated and short landing zones. J Vasc Surg Cases Innov Tech 2023; 9:101339. [PMID: 37965112 PMCID: PMC10641676 DOI: 10.1016/j.jvscit.2023.101339] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/26/2023] [Accepted: 09/18/2023] [Indexed: 11/16/2023] Open
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We describe a case of an abdominal aortic aneurysm (AAA) and angulated proximal neck treated with a Gore Excluder conformable endoprosthesis and show relevant technical pitfalls in the deployment of the graft main body. An 82-year-old man presented with a 71-mm asymptomatic AAA with an angulated infrarenal proximal neck (75°) and was referred to our unit. The patient was treated with a 26-mm Gore Excluder conformable device, which was deployed slightly above the renal arteries after precatheterization of the lowest renal artery. The graft was then repositioned with support of the introducer sheath and a stiff guide wire. The proximal sealing zone was ballooned before the endograft delivery system was retrieved to avoid distal migration. Technical success was achieved. The patient was discharged with no complications. No type Ia endoleak was present on the 6-month computed tomography scan. Endovascular treatment of an AAA with a severe angulated proximal neck can be effective with a conformable stent graft if technical measures are used during deployment of the main body to optimize the seal.
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- Andrea Vacirca
- Department of Cardiothoracic and Vascular Surgery, Advanced Aortic Research Program, The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston, McGovern Medical School, Houston, TX
- Vascular Surgery, Department of Medical and Surgical Sciences (DIMEC), University of Bologna, Bologna, Italy
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- Department of Cardiothoracic and Vascular Surgery, Advanced Aortic Research Program, The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston, McGovern Medical School, Houston, TX
- Department of Vascular Surgery, Erasmus Medical Center, Rotterdam, The Netherlands
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- Department of Cardiothoracic and Vascular Surgery, Advanced Aortic Research Program, The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston, McGovern Medical School, Houston, TX
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- Department of Cardiothoracic and Vascular Surgery, Advanced Aortic Research Program, The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston, McGovern Medical School, Houston, TX
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- Department of Cardiothoracic and Vascular Surgery, Advanced Aortic Research Program, The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston, McGovern Medical School, Houston, TX
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- Department of Cardiothoracic and Vascular Surgery, Advanced Aortic Research Program, The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston, McGovern Medical School, Houston, TX
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- Department of Vascular Surgery, Erasmus Medical Center, Rotterdam, The Netherlands
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- Division of Vascular and Endovascular Surgery, Maimonides Medical Center, Brooklyn, NY
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- Department of Cardiothoracic and Vascular Surgery, Advanced Aortic Research Program, The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston, McGovern Medical School, Houston, TX
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Sulzer TAL, Macedo TA, Strissel N, Hesley GK, Lekah A, Tallarita T, Dias-Neto M, Huang Y, Tenorio ER, Vacirca A, Mesnard T, Baghbani-Oskouei A, Savadi S, de Bruin JL, Verhagen HJM, Mendes B, Oderich GS. Changes in renal-mesenteric duplex ultrasound velocities after fenestrated and branched endovascular aortic aneurysm repair. J Vasc Surg 2023; 78:1162-1169.e2. [PMID: 37453587 DOI: 10.1016/j.jvs.2023.06.106] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/04/2023] [Revised: 06/26/2023] [Accepted: 06/29/2023] [Indexed: 07/18/2023]
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OBJECTIVE Stenting of renal and mesenteric vessels may result in changes in velocity measurements due to arterial compliance, potentially giving rise to confusion about the presence of stenosis during follow-up. The aim of our study was to compare preoperative and postoperative changes in peak systolic velocity (PSV, cm/s) after placement of the celiac axis (CA), superior mesenteric artery (SMA) and renal artery (RAs) bridging stent grafts during fenestrated-branched endovascular aortic repair (FB-EVAR) for treatment of complex abdominal aortic aneurysms (AAA) and thoracoabdominal aortic aneurysms. METHODS Patients were enrolled in a prospective, nonrandomized single-center study to evaluate FB-EVAR for treatment of complex AAA and thoracoabdominal aortic aneurysms between 2013 and 2020. Duplex ultrasound examination of renal-mesenteric vessels were obtained prospectively preoperatively and at 6 to 8 weeks after the procedure. Duplex ultrasound examination was performed by a single vascular laboratory team using a predefined protocol including PSV measurements obtained with <60° angles. All renal-mesenteric vessels incorporated by bridging stent grafts using fenestrations or directional branches were analyzed. Target vessels with significant stenosis in the preoperative exam were excluded from the analysis. The end point was variations in PSV poststent placement at the origin, proximal, and mid segments of the target vessels for fenestrations and branches. RESULTS There were 419 patients (292 male; mean age, 74 ± 8 years) treated by FB-EVAR with 1411 renal-mesenteric targeted vessels, including 260 CAs, 409 SMAs, and 742 RAs. No significant variances in the mean PSVs of all segments of the CA, SMA, and RAs at 6 to 8 weeks after surgery were found as compared with the preoperative values (CA, 135 cm/s vs 141 cm/s [P = .06]; SMA, 128 cm/s vs 125 cm/s [P = .62]; RAs, 90 cm/s vs 83 cm/s [P = .65]). Compared with baseline preoperative values, the PSV of the targeted vessels showed no significant differences in the origin and proximal segment of all vessels. However, the PSV increased significantly in the mid segment of all target vessels after stent placement. CONCLUSIONS Stent placement in nonstenotic renal and mesenteric vessels during FB-EVAR is not associated with a significant increase in PSVs at the origin and proximal segments of the target vessels. Although there is a modest but significant increase in velocity measurements in the mid segment of the stented vessel, this difference is not clinically significant. Furthermore, PSVs in stented renal and mesenteric arteries were well below the threshold for significant stenosis in native vessels. These values provide a baseline or benchmark for expected PSVs after renal-mesenteric stenting during FB-EVAR.
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- Titia A L Sulzer
- Department of Cardiothoracic & Vascular Surgery, Advanced Aortic Research Program at the University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston, McGovern Medical School, Houston, TX; Department of Vascular Surgery, Erasmus University Medical Center, Rotterdam, The Netherlands
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- Department of Cardiothoracic & Vascular Surgery, Advanced Aortic Research Program at the University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston, McGovern Medical School, Houston, TX.
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- Department of Cardiothoracic & Vascular Surgery, Advanced Aortic Research Program at the University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston, McGovern Medical School, Houston, TX
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- Department of Cardiothoracic & Vascular Surgery, Advanced Aortic Research Program at the University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston, McGovern Medical School, Houston, TX
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- Department of Cardiothoracic & Vascular Surgery, Advanced Aortic Research Program at the University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston, McGovern Medical School, Houston, TX
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- Department of Cardiothoracic & Vascular Surgery, Advanced Aortic Research Program at the University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston, McGovern Medical School, Houston, TX
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- Department of Cardiothoracic & Vascular Surgery, Advanced Aortic Research Program at the University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston, McGovern Medical School, Houston, TX
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- Department of Cardiothoracic & Vascular Surgery, Advanced Aortic Research Program at the University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston, McGovern Medical School, Houston, TX
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- Department of Cardiothoracic & Vascular Surgery, Advanced Aortic Research Program at the University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston, McGovern Medical School, Houston, TX
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- Department of Vascular Surgery, Erasmus University Medical Center, Rotterdam, The Netherlands
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- Department of Vascular Surgery, Erasmus University Medical Center, Rotterdam, The Netherlands
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- Department of Vascular and Endovascular Surgery, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN
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- Department of Cardiothoracic & Vascular Surgery, Advanced Aortic Research Program at the University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston, McGovern Medical School, Houston, TX
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Pomatto S, Faggioli G, Pini R, Ficarelli I, Pini A, Angherà C, Rocchi C, Caputo S, Vacirca A, Ruotolo C, Gargiulo M. Limb salvage and survival after urgent surgical treatment of popliteal artery aneurysm. World J Emerg Surg 2023; 18:49. [PMID: 37838652 PMCID: PMC10576300 DOI: 10.1186/s13017-023-00514-7] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/07/2023] [Accepted: 08/21/2023] [Indexed: 10/16/2023] Open
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BACKGROUND Popliteal artery aneurysms (PAAs) need urgent treatment in case of acute thrombosis, distal embolization, or rupture. Few data are available in the literature about the treatment results in these scenarios. The aim of the present study was to evaluate an 11-year multicenter experience in the urgent treatment of PAAs. METHODS All symptomatic PAAs surgically treated in two vascular centers between 2010 and 2021 were retrospectively analyzed. In the postoperative period periodical clinical and Duplex-Ultrasound evaluation were performed. The evaluated endpoint was the outcome of urgent PAAs treatment according to their clinical presentation. Statistical analysis was performed by Kaplan-Meier log-rank evaluation and multivariable Cox regression tests. RESULTS Sixty-six PAAs needed an urgent repair. Twelve (18%) patients had a PAA rupture and 54 (82%) had an acute limb ischemia (ALI) due to either distal embolization or acute thrombosis. Patients with ALI underwent bypass surgery in 51 (95%) cases, which was associated with preoperative thrombolysis in 18 (31%) cases. A primary major amputation was performed in 3 (5%) cases. The mean follow-up was 52 ± 21 months with an overall 5-year limb salvage of 83 ± 6%. Limb salvage was influenced only by the number of patent tibial arteries (pTA) [5-years limb salvage 0%, 86 ± 10%, 92 ± 8% and 100% in case of 0, 1, 2 or 3 pTA, respectively (P = .001)]. An independent association of number of pTA and limb loss was found [hazard ratio (HR): 0.14 (95% confidence interval (CI) 0.03-0.6), P = .001]. Overall 5-year survival was 71 ± 7%. Ruptured PAAs were associated with lower 5-year survival compared with the ALI group (48 ± 2% vs. 79 ± 7%, P = .001). The number of pTA (33 ± 20%, 65 ± 10%, 84 ± 10% and 80 ± 10% for 0, 1, 2 and 3 pTA, respectively, P = .001) and the thrombolysis (94 ± 6% vs. 62 ± 10%, P = .03) were associated with higher survival in patients with ALI. There was an independent association of number of pTA and long-term survival [HR 0.15 (95% CI 0.03-0.8), P = .03]. CONCLUSIONS PAA rupture is the cause of urgent PAA treatment in almost one fifth of cases, and it is associated with lower long-term survival. ALI can benefit from thrombolysis, and long-term limb salvage and survival are associated with the number of pTA.
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- Sara Pomatto
- Vascular Surgery, Department of Medical and Surgical Sciences (DIMEC), University of Bologna "Alma Mater Studiorum" - DIMEC, Policlinico S. Orsola, Via Giuseppe Massarenti 9, 40138, Bologna, Italy.
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- Vascular Surgery, Department of Medical and Surgical Sciences (DIMEC), University of Bologna "Alma Mater Studiorum" - DIMEC, Policlinico S. Orsola, Via Giuseppe Massarenti 9, 40138, Bologna, Italy
- Vascular Surgery Unit, IRCCS Azienda Ospedaliero-Universitaria S. Orsola, Bologna, Italy
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- Vascular Surgery Unit, IRCCS Azienda Ospedaliero-Universitaria S. Orsola, Bologna, Italy
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- Division of Vascular Surgery, Cardarelli Hospital, 9 Via A. Cardarelli, 80131, Naples, Italy
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- Vascular Surgery, Department of Medical and Surgical Sciences (DIMEC), University of Bologna "Alma Mater Studiorum" - DIMEC, Policlinico S. Orsola, Via Giuseppe Massarenti 9, 40138, Bologna, Italy
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- Vascular Surgery, Department of Medical and Surgical Sciences (DIMEC), University of Bologna "Alma Mater Studiorum" - DIMEC, Policlinico S. Orsola, Via Giuseppe Massarenti 9, 40138, Bologna, Italy
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- Vascular Surgery, Department of Medical and Surgical Sciences (DIMEC), University of Bologna "Alma Mater Studiorum" - DIMEC, Policlinico S. Orsola, Via Giuseppe Massarenti 9, 40138, Bologna, Italy
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- Vascular Surgery, Department of Medical and Surgical Sciences (DIMEC), University of Bologna "Alma Mater Studiorum" - DIMEC, Policlinico S. Orsola, Via Giuseppe Massarenti 9, 40138, Bologna, Italy
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- Vascular Surgery, Department of Medical and Surgical Sciences (DIMEC), University of Bologna "Alma Mater Studiorum" - DIMEC, Policlinico S. Orsola, Via Giuseppe Massarenti 9, 40138, Bologna, Italy
- Vascular Surgery Unit, IRCCS Azienda Ospedaliero-Universitaria S. Orsola, Bologna, Italy
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- Division of Vascular Surgery, Cardarelli Hospital, 9 Via A. Cardarelli, 80131, Naples, Italy
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- Vascular Surgery, Department of Medical and Surgical Sciences (DIMEC), University of Bologna "Alma Mater Studiorum" - DIMEC, Policlinico S. Orsola, Via Giuseppe Massarenti 9, 40138, Bologna, Italy
- Vascular Surgery Unit, IRCCS Azienda Ospedaliero-Universitaria S. Orsola, Bologna, Italy
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Dias-Neto M, Vacirca A, Huang Y, Baghbani-Oskouei A, Jakimowicz T, Mendes BC, Kolbel T, Sobocinski J, Bertoglio L, Mees B, Gargiulo M, Dias N, Schanzer A, Gasper W, Beck AW, Farber MA, Mani K, Timaran C, Schneider DB, Pedro LM, Tsilimparis N, Haulon S, Sweet MP, Ferreira E, Eagleton M, Yeung KK, Khashram M, Jama K, Panuccio G, Rohlffs F, Mesnard T, Chiesa R, Kahlberg A, Schurink GW, Lemmens C, Gallitto E, Faggioli G, Karelis A, Parodi E, Gomes V, Wanhainen A, Habib M, Colon JP, Pavarino F, Baig MS, Gouveia E Melo RECD, Crawford S, Zettervall SL, Garcia R, Ribeiro T, Alves G, Gonçalves FB, Kappe KO, Mariko van Knippenberg SE, Tran BL, Gormley S, Oderich GS. Outcomes of Elective and Non-elective Fenestrated-branched Endovascular Aortic Repair for Treatment of Thoracoabdominal Aortic Aneurysms. Ann Surg 2023; 278:568-577. [PMID: 37395613 DOI: 10.1097/sla.0000000000005986] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 07/04/2023]
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OBJECTIVE To describe outcomes after elective and non-elective fenestrated-branched endovascular aortic repair (FB-EVAR) for thoracoabdominal aortic aneurysms (TAAAs). BACKGROUND FB-EVAR has been increasingly utilized to treat TAAAs; however, outcomes after non-elective versus elective repair are not well described. METHODS Clinical data of consecutive patients undergoing FB-EVAR for TAAAs at 24 centers (2006-2021) were reviewed. Endpoints including early mortality and major adverse events (MAEs), all-cause mortality, and aortic-related mortality (ARM), were analyzed and compared in patients who had non-elective versus elective repair. RESULTS A total of 2603 patients (69% males; mean age 72±10 year old) underwent FB-EVAR for TAAAs. Elective repair was performed in 2187 patients (84%) and non-elective repair in 416 patients [16%; 268 (64%) symptomatic, 148 (36%) ruptured]. Non-elective FB-EVAR was associated with higher early mortality (17% vs 5%, P <0.001) and rates of MAEs (34% vs 20%, P <0.001). Median follow-up was 15 months (interquartile range, 7-37 months). Survival and cumulative incidence of ARM at 3 years were both lower for non-elective versus elective patients (50±4% vs 70±1% and 21±3% vs 7±1%, P <0.001). On multivariable analysis, non-elective repair was associated with increased risk of all-cause mortality (hazard ratio, 1.92; 95% CI] 1.50-2.44; P <0.001) and ARM (hazard ratio, 2.43; 95% CI, 1.63-3.62; P <0.001). CONCLUSIONS Non-elective FB-EVAR of symptomatic or ruptured TAAAs is feasible, but carries higher incidence of early MAEs and increased all-cause mortality and ARM than elective repair. Long-term follow-up is warranted to justify the treatment.
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- Marina Dias-Neto
- Department of Cardiothoracic & Vascular Surgery, Advanced Aortic Research Program at the University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston, McGovern Medical School, Houston, TX
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- Department of Cardiothoracic & Vascular Surgery, Advanced Aortic Research Program at the University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston, McGovern Medical School, Houston, TX
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- Department of Cardiothoracic & Vascular Surgery, Advanced Aortic Research Program at the University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston, McGovern Medical School, Houston, TX
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- Department of Cardiothoracic & Vascular Surgery, Advanced Aortic Research Program at the University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston, McGovern Medical School, Houston, TX
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- Division of Vascular and Endovascular Surgery, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN
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- University Medical Center Eppendorf (UKE), Hamburg, Germany
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- Vascular Surgery, Aortic Centre, Université de Lille, CHU Lille, France; Université de Lille, INSERM U1008, CHU Lille, France
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- Department of Vascular Surgery, Vita Salute University, San Raffaele Scientific Institute, Milan, Italy; Department of Sperimental and Clinical Sciences (DSCS), University and ASST Spedali Civili Hospital of Brescia, Brescia, Italy
- Department of Sperimental and Clinical Sciences (DSCS), University and ASST Spedali Civili Hospital of Brescia, Brescia, Italy
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- Department of Vascular Surgery, Maastricht University Medical Center, Maastricht, Netherlands
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- Vascular Surgery, University of Bologna-DIMEC, Italy, and Vascular Surgery Unit, IRCCS University Hospital Policlinico S. Orsola, Bologna, Italy
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- Vascular Centre, Department of Thoracic Surgery and Vascular Diseases, Skåne University hospital and Department of Clinical Sciences Malmö, Lund University, Malmö, Sweden
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- University of California San Francisco, San Francisco, CA
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- University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, AL
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- Division of Vascular Surgery, Department of Surgery, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, NC
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- Department of Surgical Sciences, Division of Vascular Surgery, Uppsala University, Uppsala, Sweden
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- Clinical Heart and Vascular Center, University of Texas Southwestern, Dallas, TX
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- Division of Vascular Surgery and Endovascular Therapy, Perelman School of Medicine, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA
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- Department of Vascular Surgery, Centro Hospitalar Universitário Lisboa Norte; Faculdade de Medicina da Universidade de Lisboa; Centro Cardiovascular da Universidade de Lisboa (CCUL@RISE), Lisbon, Portugal
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- Aortic Centre, Hôpital Marie Lannelongue, Groupe Hospitalier Paris Saint-Joseph, Université Paris Saclay, Paris, France
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- Division of Vascular Surgery, Department of Surgery, University of Washington, Seattle, WA
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- Department of Angiology and Vascular Surgery, Hospital de Santa Marta, Centro Hospitalar Universitário de Lisboa Central, Lisbon; NOVA Medical School, Universidade NOVA de Lisboa, Portugal
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- Division of Vascular and Endovascular Surgery, Massachusetts General Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA
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- Department of Vascular Surgery, Amsterdam Cardiovascular Sciences, Amsterdam UMC, location VU medical center, Amsterdam, the Netherlands
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- Department of Vascular Surgery, Waikato Hospital, Hamilton, New Zealand; Department of Surgery, The University of Auckland, Auckland, New Zealand
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- University Medical Center Eppendorf (UKE), Hamburg, Germany
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- Vascular Surgery, Aortic Centre, Université de Lille, CHU Lille, France; Université de Lille, INSERM U1008, CHU Lille, France
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- Department of Vascular Surgery, Vita Salute University, San Raffaele Scientific Institute, Milan, Italy; Department of Sperimental and Clinical Sciences (DSCS), University and ASST Spedali Civili Hospital of Brescia, Brescia, Italy
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- Department of Vascular Surgery, Vita Salute University, San Raffaele Scientific Institute, Milan, Italy; Department of Sperimental and Clinical Sciences (DSCS), University and ASST Spedali Civili Hospital of Brescia, Brescia, Italy
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- Department of Vascular Surgery, Maastricht University Medical Center, Maastricht, Netherlands
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- Department of Vascular Surgery, Maastricht University Medical Center, Maastricht, Netherlands
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- Vascular Surgery, University of Bologna-DIMEC, Italy, and Vascular Surgery Unit, IRCCS University Hospital Policlinico S. Orsola, Bologna, Italy
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- Vascular Surgery, University of Bologna-DIMEC, Italy, and Vascular Surgery Unit, IRCCS University Hospital Policlinico S. Orsola, Bologna, Italy
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- Vascular Centre, Department of Thoracic Surgery and Vascular Diseases, Skåne University hospital and Department of Clinical Sciences Malmö, Lund University, Malmö, Sweden
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- Division of Vascular Surgery, Department of Surgery, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, NC
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- Division of Vascular Surgery, Department of Surgery, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, NC
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- Department of Surgical Sciences, Division of Vascular Surgery, Uppsala University, Uppsala, Sweden
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- Department of Surgical Sciences, Division of Vascular Surgery, Uppsala University, Uppsala, Sweden
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- Clinical Heart and Vascular Center, University of Texas Southwestern, Dallas, TX
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- Clinical Heart and Vascular Center, University of Texas Southwestern, Dallas, TX
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- Clinical Heart and Vascular Center, University of Texas Southwestern, Dallas, TX
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- Department of Vascular Surgery, Centro Hospitalar Universitário Lisboa Norte; Faculdade de Medicina da Universidade de Lisboa; Centro Cardiovascular da Universidade de Lisboa (CCUL@RISE), Lisbon, Portugal
- Department of Vascular Surgery, Ludwig-Maximilians-University Hospital, Munich
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- Aortic Centre, Hôpital Marie Lannelongue, Groupe Hospitalier Paris Saint-Joseph, Université Paris Saclay, Paris, France
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- Division of Vascular Surgery, Department of Surgery, University of Washington, Seattle, WA
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- Department of Angiology and Vascular Surgery, Hospital de Santa Marta, Centro Hospitalar Universitário de Lisboa Central, Lisbon; NOVA Medical School, Universidade NOVA de Lisboa, Portugal
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- Department of Angiology and Vascular Surgery, Hospital de Santa Marta, Centro Hospitalar Universitário de Lisboa Central, Lisbon; NOVA Medical School, Universidade NOVA de Lisboa, Portugal
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- Department of Angiology and Vascular Surgery, Hospital de Santa Marta, Centro Hospitalar Universitário de Lisboa Central, Lisbon; NOVA Medical School, Universidade NOVA de Lisboa, Portugal
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- Department of Angiology and Vascular Surgery, Hospital de Santa Marta, Centro Hospitalar Universitário de Lisboa Central, Lisbon; NOVA Medical School, Universidade NOVA de Lisboa, Portugal
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- Department of Vascular Surgery, Amsterdam Cardiovascular Sciences, Amsterdam UMC, location VU medical center, Amsterdam, the Netherlands
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- Department of Vascular Surgery, Amsterdam Cardiovascular Sciences, Amsterdam UMC, location VU medical center, Amsterdam, the Netherlands
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- Department of Vascular Surgery, Waikato Hospital, Hamilton, New Zealand; Department of Surgery, The University of Auckland, Auckland, New Zealand
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- Department of Cardiothoracic & Vascular Surgery, Advanced Aortic Research Program at the University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston, McGovern Medical School, Houston, TX
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Gallitto E, Faggioli G, Vacirca A, Lodato M, Cappiello A, Logiacco A, Feroldi F, Pini R, Gargiulo M. Superior mesenteric artery-related outcomes in fenestrated/branched endografting for complex aortic aneurysms. Front Cardiovasc Med 2023; 10:1252533. [PMID: 37771670 PMCID: PMC10526822 DOI: 10.3389/fcvm.2023.1252533] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/03/2023] [Accepted: 08/29/2023] [Indexed: 09/30/2023] Open
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Aim Early/follow-up durability of superior mesenteric artery (SMA) stent-grafts is crucial after fenestrated/branched endografting (FB-EVAR) in complex abdominal aortic aneurysms (CAAAs) and thoracoabdominal aortic aneurysms (TAAAs). The study aimed to report early/midterm outcomes of SMA incorporated during FB-EVAR procedures. Methods FB-EVAR procedures performed between 2016 and 2021 in a single institution were reviewed. Anatomical SMA characteristics were analyzed. The SMA configuration was classified into three types according to the angle between the SMA main trunk and the aorta: (A) perpendicular, (B) downward, and (C) upward. SMA-related technical success (SMA-TS: cannulation and stenting, patency at completion angiography without endoleak, stenosis/kinking, dissection, bleeding, and 24-h mortality) and SMA-adverse events (SMA-AEs: one among bowel ischemia, stenosis, occlusion, endoleak, reinterventions, or SMA-related mortality) were assessed. Results Two hundred FB-EVAR procedures with SMA as the target artery were performed. The indication for FB-EVAR was CAAAs and TAAAs in 99 (49%) and 101 (51%) cases, respectively. The SMA configuration was A, B, and C in 132 (66%), 63 (31%), and 5 (3%) cases, respectively. SMA was incorporated with fenestrations and branches in 131 (66%) and 69 (34%) cases, respectively. Directional branch (P < .001), aortic diameter ≥35 mm at the SMA level (P < .001), and ≥2 SMA bridging stent-grafts (P = .001) were more frequent in TAAAs. Relining of the SMA stent-graft with a bare metal stent was necessary in 41 (21%) cases to correct an acute angle between the stent-graft and native artery (39), stent-graft stenosis (1), or SMA dissection (1). Relining was associated with type A or C SMA configuration (OR: 17; 95% CI: 1.8-157.3; P = .01). SMA-TS was achieved in all cases. Overall, 15 (7.5%) patients had SMA-AEs [early: 9 (60%), follow-up: 6 (40%)] due to stenosis (2), endoleak (8), and bowel ischemia (5). Aortic diameter ≥35 mm at the SMA level was an independent risk factor for SMA-AEs (OR: 4; 95% CI: 1.4-13.8; P = .01). Fourteen (7%) patients died during hospitalization with 10 (5%) events within the 30-postoperative day. Emergency cases (OR: 33; 95% CI: 5.7-191.3; P = .001), peripheral arterial occlusive disease (OR: 14; 95% CI: 2.3-88.8; P = .004), and bowel ischemia (OR: 41; 95% CI: 1.9-87.9; P = .01) were risk factors for 30-day/in-hospital mortality. The mean follow-up was 32 ± 24 months; estimated 3-year survival was 81%, with no case of late SMA-related mortality or occlusion. The estimated 3-year freedom from overall and SMA-related reinterventions was 74% and 95%, respectively. Conclusion SMA orientation determines the necessity of stent-graft relining. Aortic diameter ≥35 mm at the SMA level is a predictor of SMA-AEs. Nevertheless, SMA-related outcomes of FB-EVAR are satisfactory, with excellent technical success and promising clinical outcomes during the follow-up.
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- E. Gallitto
- Vascular Surgery, University of Bologna—DIMEC, Bologna, Italy
- Vascular Surgery Unit, IRCCS, University Hospital Policlinico S. Orsola, Bologna, Italy
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- Vascular Surgery, University of Bologna—DIMEC, Bologna, Italy
- Vascular Surgery Unit, IRCCS, University Hospital Policlinico S. Orsola, Bologna, Italy
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- Vascular Surgery, University of Bologna—DIMEC, Bologna, Italy
- Vascular Surgery Unit, IRCCS, University Hospital Policlinico S. Orsola, Bologna, Italy
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- Vascular Surgery, University of Bologna—DIMEC, Bologna, Italy
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- Vascular Surgery, University of Bologna—DIMEC, Bologna, Italy
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- Vascular Surgery, University of Bologna—DIMEC, Bologna, Italy
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- Vascular Surgery, University of Bologna—DIMEC, Bologna, Italy
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- Vascular Surgery, University of Bologna—DIMEC, Bologna, Italy
- Vascular Surgery Unit, IRCCS, University Hospital Policlinico S. Orsola, Bologna, Italy
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- Vascular Surgery, University of Bologna—DIMEC, Bologna, Italy
- Vascular Surgery Unit, IRCCS, University Hospital Policlinico S. Orsola, Bologna, Italy
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Vacirca A, Wong J, Baghbani-Oskouei A, Tenorio ER, Huang Y, Mirza A, Saqib N, Sulzer T, Mesnard T, Mendes BC, Oderich GS. Outcomes of fenestrated-branched endovascular aortic repair in patients with or without prior history of abdominal endovascular or open surgical repair. J Vasc Surg 2023; 78:278-288.e3. [PMID: 37080442 DOI: 10.1016/j.jvs.2023.04.001] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/24/2023] [Revised: 03/21/2023] [Accepted: 04/02/2023] [Indexed: 04/22/2023]
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OBJECTIVE The aim of this study was to compare outcomes of fenestrated-branched endovascular aortic repair (FB-EVAR) of complex abdominal (CAAAs) and thoracoabdominal aortic aneurysms (TAAAs) in patients with or without prior history of abdominal open surgical (OSR) or endovascular aortic repair (EVAR). METHODS The clinical data of consecutive patients enrolled in a prospective, non-randomized study to evaluate FB-EVAR for treatment of CAAAs and TAAAs was reviewed. Clinical outcomes were analyzed in patients with no previous aortic repair (Controls), prior EVAR (Group 1), and prior abdominal OSR (Group 2), including 30-day mortality and major adverse events (MAEs), patient survival and freedom from aortic-related mortality (ARM), secondary interventions, any type II endoleak, sac enlargement (≥5 mm), and new-onset permanent dialysis. RESULTS There were 506 patients (69% male; mean age, 72 ± 9 years) treated by FB-EVAR, including 380 controls, 54 patients in Group 1 (EVAR), and 72 patients in Group 2 (abdominal OSR). FB-EVAR was performed on average 7 ± 4 and 12 ± 6 years after the index EVAR and abdominal OSR, respectively (P < .001). All three groups had similar clinical characteristics, except for less coronary artery disease in controls and more TAAAs and branch stent graft designs in Group 2 (P < .05). Aneurysm extent was CAAA in 144 patients (28%) and TAAA in 362 patients (72%). Overall technical success, mortality, and MAE rate were 96%, 1%, and 14%, respectively, with no difference between groups. Mean follow up was 30 ± 21 months. Patient survival was significantly lower in Group 2 (P = .03), but there was no difference in freedom from ARM and secondary interventions at 5 years between groups. Group 1 patients had lower freedom from any type II endoleak (P = .02) and sac enlargement (P < .001), whereas Group 2 patients had lower freedom from new-onset permanent dialysis (P = .03). CONCLUSIONS FB-EVAR was performed with high technical success, low mortality, and similar risk of MAEs, regardless of prior history of abdominal aortic repair. Patient survival was significantly lower in patients who had previous abdominal OSR, but freedom from ARM and secondary interventions were similar among groups. Patients with prior EVAR had lower freedom from type II endoleak and sac enlargement. Patients with prior OSR had lower freedom from new-onset dialysis.
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- Andrea Vacirca
- Department of Cardiothoracic and Vascular Surgery, Advanced Aortic Research Program at the University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston, McGovern Medical School, Houston, TX; Vascular Surgery, Department of Medical and Surgical Sciences (DIMEC), University of Bologna, Bologna, Italy
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- Department of Cardiothoracic and Vascular Surgery, Advanced Aortic Research Program at the University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston, McGovern Medical School, Houston, TX
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- Department of Cardiothoracic and Vascular Surgery, Advanced Aortic Research Program at the University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston, McGovern Medical School, Houston, TX
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- Department of Cardiothoracic and Vascular Surgery, Advanced Aortic Research Program at the University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston, McGovern Medical School, Houston, TX
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- Department of Cardiothoracic and Vascular Surgery, Advanced Aortic Research Program at the University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston, McGovern Medical School, Houston, TX
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- Department of Cardiothoracic and Vascular Surgery, Advanced Aortic Research Program at the University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston, McGovern Medical School, Houston, TX
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- Department of Cardiothoracic and Vascular Surgery, Advanced Aortic Research Program at the University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston, McGovern Medical School, Houston, TX
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- Department of Cardiothoracic and Vascular Surgery, Advanced Aortic Research Program at the University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston, McGovern Medical School, Houston, TX
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- Department of Cardiothoracic and Vascular Surgery, Advanced Aortic Research Program at the University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston, McGovern Medical School, Houston, TX
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- Division of Vascular and Endovascular Surgery, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN
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- Department of Cardiothoracic and Vascular Surgery, Advanced Aortic Research Program at the University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston, McGovern Medical School, Houston, TX.
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Sulzer T, Tenorio ER, Mesnard T, Vacirca A, Baghbani-Oskouei A, de Bruin JL, Verhagen HJM, Oderich GS. Intraoperative complications during standard and complex endovascular aortic repair. Semin Vasc Surg 2023; 36:189-201. [PMID: 37330233 DOI: 10.1053/j.semvascsurg.2023.04.002] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/17/2023] [Revised: 03/30/2023] [Accepted: 04/04/2023] [Indexed: 06/19/2023]
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This study aimed to provide a comprehensive overview of the most common intraoperative adverse events that occur during standard endovascular repair and fenestrated-branched endovascular repair to treat abdominal aortic aneurysms, thoracoabdominal aortic aneurysms, and aortic arch aneurysms. Despite advancements in endovascular techniques, sophisticated imaging and improved graft designs, intraoperative difficulties still occur, even in highly standardized procedures and high-volume centers. This study emphasized that with the increased adoption and complexity of endovascular aortic procedures, strategies to minimize intraoperative adverse events should be protocolized and standardized. There is a need for robust evidence on this topic, which could potentially optimize treatment outcomes and durability of the available techniques.
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- Titia Sulzer
- The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston, Houston, TX 77030; Department of Vascular Surgery, Erasmus University Medical Center, Rotterdam, the Netherlands.
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- The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston, Houston, TX 77030
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- The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston, Houston, TX 77030
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- The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston, Houston, TX 77030
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- Department of Vascular Surgery, Erasmus University Medical Center, Rotterdam, the Netherlands
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- Department of Vascular Surgery, Erasmus University Medical Center, Rotterdam, the Netherlands
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- The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston, Houston, TX 77030
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Vacirca A, Faggioli G, Pini A, Pini R, Abualhin M, Sonetto A, Spath P, Gargiulo M. Revascularisation of Chronic Limb Threatening Ischaemia in Patients with no Pedal Arteries Leads to Lower Midterm Limb Salvage. Eur J Vasc Endovasc Surg 2023; 65:878-886. [PMID: 37028588 DOI: 10.1016/j.ejvs.2023.03.043] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/09/2022] [Revised: 02/16/2023] [Accepted: 03/30/2023] [Indexed: 04/09/2023]
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OBJECTIVE Chronic limb threatening ischaemia (CLTI) involving the infragenicular arteries is treated by distal angioplasty or pedal bypass; however, this is not always possible, due to chronically occluded pedal arteries (no patent pedal artery, N-PPA). This pattern represents a hurdle to successful revascularisation, which must be limited to the proximal arteries. The aim of the study was to analyse the outcome of patients with CLTI and N-PPA after a proximal revascularisation. METHODS All patients with CLTI submitted to revascularisation in a single centre (2019 - 2020) were analysed. All angiograms were reviewed to identify N-PPA, defined as total obstruction of all pedal arteries. Revascularisation was performed with proximal surgical, endovascular, and hybrid procedures. Early and midterm survival, wound healing, limb salvage, and patency rates were compared between N-PPA and patients with one or more patent pedal artery (PPA). RESULTS Two hundred and eighteen procedures were performed. One hundred and forty of 218 (64.2%) patients were male, mean age 73.2 ± 10.6 years. The procedure was surgical in 64/218 (29.4%) cases, endovascular in 138/218 (63.3%), and hybrid in 16/218 (7.3%). N-PPA was present in 60/218 (27.5%) cases. Eleven of 60 (18.3%) cases were treated surgically, 43/60 (71.7%) by endovascular and 6/60 (10%) by hybrid procedures. Technical success was similar in the two groups (N-PPA 85% vs. PPA 82.3%, p = .42). At a mean follow up of 24.5 ± 10.2 months, survival (N-PPA 93.7 ± 3.5% vs. PPA 95.3 ± 2.1%, p = .22) and primary patency (N-PPA 53.1 ± 8.1% vs. PPA 55.2 ± 5%, p = .56) were similar. Limb salvage was significantly lower in N-PPA patients (N-PPA 71.4 ± 6.6% vs. PPA 81.5 ± 3.4%, p = .042); N-PPA was an independent predictor of major amputation (hazard ratio [HR] 2.02, 1.07 - 3.82, p = .038) together with age > 73 years (HR 2.32, 1.17 - 4.57, p = .012) and haemodialysis (2.84, 1.48 - 5.43, p = .002). CONCLUSION N-PPA is not uncommon in patients with CLTI. This condition does not hamper technical success, primary patency, and midterm survival; however, midterm limb salvage is significantly lower than in patients with PPA. This should be considered in the decision making process.
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- Andrea Vacirca
- Vascular Surgery, University of Bologna, DIMEC, Bologna, Italy.
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- Vascular Surgery, University of Bologna, DIMEC, Bologna, Italy
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- Vascular Surgery Unit, IRCCS Azienda Ospedaliero-Universitaria, Bologna, Italy
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- Vascular Surgery Unit, IRCCS Azienda Ospedaliero-Universitaria, Bologna, Italy
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- Vascular Surgery Unit, IRCCS Azienda Ospedaliero-Universitaria, Bologna, Italy
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- Vascular Surgery Unit, AUSL Romagna, Rimini, Italy
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- Vascular Surgery, University of Bologna, DIMEC, Bologna, Italy
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Busutti M, Sensoni A, Vacirca A, Abenavoli C, Donadei C, Croci Chiocchini AL, Righini M, Comai G, Pini A, Faggioli G, Gallitto E, La Manna G, Gargiulo M. Renal Benefits of CO2 as a Contrast Media for EVAR Procedures: New Perspectives on 1 Year Outcomes. J Endovasc Ther 2023:15266028231162258. [PMID: 37070632 DOI: 10.1177/15266028231162258] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 04/19/2023]
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BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVES Endovascular aneurism repair (EVAR) is a minimally invasive alternative to open surgery for the treatment of abdominal aortic aneurysm. Iodine contrast medium (ICM) is considered the gold standard, at the high price of related nephrotoxicity and allergic reactions. Carbon dioxide (CO2) has been suggested as an alternative non-nephrotoxic contrast media agent. We aimed to evaluate the safety and the renal impact of the administration of CO2, compared with ICM in EVAR procedures. DESIGN, SETTING, PARTICIPANTS, AND MEASUREMENTS We retrospectively reviewed data of patients who underwent EVAR at the Vascular Surgery Department of the Sant'Orsola Hospital in Bologna. Estimated glomerular filtration rate (eGFR) was evaluated before intervention, immediately after and at 12 months. RESULTS In total, 22 patients received CO2 and low-dose ICM (CO2 Group) and 22 received standard ICM (Control Group), matched for clinical characteristics and renal function at the time of procedure. Pre and post-operative renal function values (eGFR) were compared between the two groups: in the immediate post-operative the group treated with CO2 and low-dose ICM globally showed a slight improvement in renal function (mean eGFR +5.10%±3.2), meanwhile the group treated with standard dose of ICM presented a significant worsening of renal function compared with pre-procedure values (mean eGFR -9.65%±4). Incidence of post-contrast acute kidney injury (PC-AKI) was 9% in the CO2 group vs 27% in the Control group. At 12 months, the renal impairment was significantly greater in the ICM group than in the CO2 group (mean eGFR decrease -19.2%±11.1 and -7.40%±3.5, respectively). CONCLUSIONS Administration of either CO2 alone or along with low-dose ICM showed to be safer than full-dose ICM alone, lowering the incidence of PC-AKI in patients undergoing EVAR. Unexpectedly, our study revealed also a significant worsening of renal function in patients treated with standard dose of ICM in 1-year follow-up, introducing the concept that acute renal damage caused by ICM could elicit a chronic injury process that affect long-term renal outcomes. CLINICAL IMPACT Evaluating the safety and the renal impact of the administration of CO2, compared to Iodinate Contrast Medium, in EVAR procedures represents a first step in order to further tayloring medical procedures on patients characteristics. Our findings can guide the clinicians and surgeons in the procedures choice, not considering only the immediate effect of ICM on renal function but also the potential long-term effects.
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- Marco Busutti
- Nephrology, Dialysis and Renal Transplant Unit, IRCCS Azienda Ospedaliero-Universitaria di Bologna, Bologna, Italy
- Nephrology, Dialysis and Renal Transplant Unit, Department of Medical and Surgical Sciences (DIMEC), Alma Mater Studiorum - University of Bologna, Bologna, Italy
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- Nephrology, Dialysis and Renal Transplant Unit, Department of Medical and Surgical Sciences (DIMEC), Alma Mater Studiorum - University of Bologna, Bologna, Italy
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- Vascular Surgery Unit, Department of Medical and Surgical Sciences (DIMEC), Alma Mater Studiorum - University of Bologna, Bologna, Italy
- Vascular Surgery Unit, IRCCS Azienda Ospedaliero-Universitaria di Bologna, Bologna, Italy
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- Nephrology, Dialysis and Renal Transplant Unit, IRCCS Azienda Ospedaliero-Universitaria di Bologna, Bologna, Italy
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- Nephrology, Dialysis and Renal Transplant Unit, Department of Medical and Surgical Sciences (DIMEC), Alma Mater Studiorum - University of Bologna, Bologna, Italy
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- Nephrology, Dialysis and Renal Transplant Unit, IRCCS Azienda Ospedaliero-Universitaria di Bologna, Bologna, Italy
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- Nephrology and Dialysis Unit, Santa Maria delle Croci Hospital, Ravenna, Italy
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- Nephrology, Dialysis and Renal Transplant Unit, IRCCS Azienda Ospedaliero-Universitaria di Bologna, Bologna, Italy
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- Vascular Surgery Unit, Department of Medical and Surgical Sciences (DIMEC), Alma Mater Studiorum - University of Bologna, Bologna, Italy
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- Vascular Surgery Unit, Department of Medical and Surgical Sciences (DIMEC), Alma Mater Studiorum - University of Bologna, Bologna, Italy
- Vascular Surgery Unit, IRCCS Azienda Ospedaliero-Universitaria di Bologna, Bologna, Italy
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- Vascular Surgery Unit, Department of Medical and Surgical Sciences (DIMEC), Alma Mater Studiorum - University of Bologna, Bologna, Italy
- Vascular Surgery Unit, IRCCS Azienda Ospedaliero-Universitaria di Bologna, Bologna, Italy
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- Nephrology, Dialysis and Renal Transplant Unit, IRCCS Azienda Ospedaliero-Universitaria di Bologna, Bologna, Italy
- Nephrology, Dialysis and Renal Transplant Unit, Department of Medical and Surgical Sciences (DIMEC), Alma Mater Studiorum - University of Bologna, Bologna, Italy
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- Vascular Surgery Unit, Department of Medical and Surgical Sciences (DIMEC), Alma Mater Studiorum - University of Bologna, Bologna, Italy
- Vascular Surgery Unit, IRCCS Azienda Ospedaliero-Universitaria di Bologna, Bologna, Italy
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Baghbani-Oskouei A, Dias-Neto M, Vacirca A, Mirza AK, Saqib N, Mendes BC, Ocasio L, Macedo TA, Oderich GS. Fenestrated-Branched Endovascular Aortic Repair following Provisional Extension To Induce Complete Attachment Technique: Case Report and Technical Considerations. J Vasc Surg 2023. [DOI: 10.1016/j.jvs.2023.01.154] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 03/18/2023]
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Vacirca A, Dias-Neto M, Marcondes G, Tenorio ER, Barbosa Lima GB, Baghbani-Oskouei A, Mendes BC, Saqib N, Mirza AK, Oderich GS. Indications and Outcomes of Iliofemoral Conduits During Fenestrated-Branched Endovascular Repair of Complex Abdominal and Thoracoabdominal Aortic Aneurysms. J Vasc Surg 2023. [DOI: 10.1016/j.jvs.2023.01.168] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 03/18/2023]
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Baghbani-Oskouei A, Tenorio ER, Dias-Neto M, Vacirca A, Mirza AK, Saqib N, Mendes BC, Ocasio L, Macedo TA, Oderich GS. Technical Pitfalls for Fenestrated-Branched Endovascular Aortic Repair Following PETTICOAT. J Endovasc Ther 2023:15266028231163439. [PMID: 36995081 DOI: 10.1177/15266028231163439] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 03/31/2023]
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PURPOSE The Provisional Extension to Induce Complete Attachment Technique (PETTICOAT) uses a bare-metal stent to scaffold the true lumen in patients with acute or subacute aortic dissections. While it is designed to facilitate remodeling, some patients with chronic post-dissection thoracoabdominal aortic aneurysms (TAAAs) require repair. This study describes the technical pitfalls of fenestrated-branched endovascular aortic repair (FB-EVAR) in patients who underwent prior PETTICOAT repair. TECHNIQUE We report 3 patients with extent II TAAAs who had prior bare-metal dissection stents treated by FB-EVAR. Two patients required maneuvers to reroute the aortic guidewire, which was initially placed in-between stent struts. This was recognized before the deployment of the fenestrated-branched device. A third patient had difficult advancement of the celiac bridging stent due to a conflict of the tip of the stent delivery system into one of the stent struts, requiring to redo catheterization and pre-stenting with a balloon-expandable stent. There were no mortalities and target-related events after a follow-up of 12 to 27 months. CONCLUSION FB-EVAR following the PETTICOAT is infrequent, but technical difficulties should be recognized to prevent complications from the inadvertent deployment of the fenestrated-branched stent-graft component in-between stent struts. CLINICAL IMPACT The present study highlights a few maneuvers to prevent or overcome possible complications during endovascular repair of chronic post-dissection thoracoabdominal aortic aneurysm following PETTICOAT. The main problem to be recognized is the placement of the aortic wire beyond one of the struts of the existing bare-metal stent. Moreover, encroachment of catheters or the bridging stent delivery system into the stent struts may potentially cause difficulties.
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- Aidin Baghbani-Oskouei
- Advanced Aortic Research Program, Department of Cardiothoracic and Vascular Surgery, McGovern Medical School, University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston, Houston, TX, USA
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- Advanced Aortic Research Program, Department of Cardiothoracic and Vascular Surgery, McGovern Medical School, University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston, Houston, TX, USA
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- Advanced Aortic Research Program, Department of Cardiothoracic and Vascular Surgery, McGovern Medical School, University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston, Houston, TX, USA
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- Advanced Aortic Research Program, Department of Cardiothoracic and Vascular Surgery, McGovern Medical School, University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston, Houston, TX, USA
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- Advanced Aortic Research Program, Department of Cardiothoracic and Vascular Surgery, McGovern Medical School, University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston, Houston, TX, USA
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- Advanced Aortic Research Program, Department of Cardiothoracic and Vascular Surgery, McGovern Medical School, University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston, Houston, TX, USA
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- Division of Vascular and Endovascular Surgery, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN, USA
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- Department of Diagnostic and Interventional Imaging, McGovern Medical School, University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston, Houston, TX, USA
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- Department of Diagnostic and Interventional Imaging, McGovern Medical School, University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston, Houston, TX, USA
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- Advanced Aortic Research Program, Department of Cardiothoracic and Vascular Surgery, McGovern Medical School, University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston, Houston, TX, USA
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Vacirca A, Baghbani-Oskouei A, Tenorio ER, Huang Y, Mirza A, Saqib N, Mendes B, Oderich GS. Early and Midterm Outcomes of Fenestrated-branched Endovascular Aortic Repair in Patients with or without Prior History of Abdominal Endovascular or Open Surgical Repair. J Vasc Surg 2023. [DOI: 10.1016/j.jvs.2022.12.040] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/23/2023]
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Tenorio ER, Vacirca A, Mesnard T, Sulzer T, Baghbani-Oskouei A, Mirza AK, Huang Y, Oderich GS. Technical tips and clinical experience with the Cook Triple inner arch branch stent-graft. J Cardiovasc Surg (Torino) 2023; 64:9-17. [PMID: 36598743 DOI: 10.23736/s0021-9509.22.12569-3] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/05/2023]
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Open surgical repair remains the gold standard for treatment for aortic arch diseases, but these operations can be associated with wide heterogeneity in outcomes and significant morbidity and mortality, particularly in elderly patients with severe comorbidities or those who had prior arch procedures via median sternotomy. Endovascular repair has been introduced as a less invasive alternative to reduce morbidity and mortality associated with open surgical repair. The technique evolved with new device designs using up to three inner branches for incorporation of the supra-aortic trunks. This manuscript summarizes technical tips and clinical experience with the triple inner arch branch stent graft for total endovascular repair of aortic arch pathologies.
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- Emanuel R Tenorio
- Department of Cardiothoracic and Vascular Surgery, Advanced Aortic Research Program at the University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston, McGovern Medical School, Houston, TX, USA
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- Department of Cardiothoracic and Vascular Surgery, Advanced Aortic Research Program at the University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston, McGovern Medical School, Houston, TX, USA
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- Department of Cardiothoracic and Vascular Surgery, Advanced Aortic Research Program at the University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston, McGovern Medical School, Houston, TX, USA
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- Department of Cardiothoracic and Vascular Surgery, Advanced Aortic Research Program at the University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston, McGovern Medical School, Houston, TX, USA
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- Department of Cardiothoracic and Vascular Surgery, Advanced Aortic Research Program at the University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston, McGovern Medical School, Houston, TX, USA
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- Department of Cardiothoracic and Vascular Surgery, Advanced Aortic Research Program at the University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston, McGovern Medical School, Houston, TX, USA
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- Department of Cardiothoracic and Vascular Surgery, Advanced Aortic Research Program at the University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston, McGovern Medical School, Houston, TX, USA
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- Department of Cardiothoracic and Vascular Surgery, Advanced Aortic Research Program at the University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston, McGovern Medical School, Houston, TX, USA -
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Vacirca A, Tenorio ER, Mesnard T, Sulzer T, Baghbani-Oskouei A, Mirza AK, Huang Y, Oderich GS. Technical tips and clinical experience with the Gore Thoracic Branch Endoprosthesis®. J Cardiovasc Surg (Torino) 2023; 64:18-25. [PMID: 36534126 DOI: 10.23736/s0021-9509.22.12564-4] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/23/2022]
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Thoracic endovascular aortic repair (TEVAR) has been widely accepted as a treatment option in patients with thoracic aortic aneurysms and dissections who have suitable anatomy. It is estimated that up to 60% of patients treated by TEVAR require extension of the repair into the distal aortic arch across Ishimaru zone 2. In these patients, coverage of the left subclavian artery (LSA) without revascularization has been associated with increased risk of arm ischemia, stroke, and spinal cord injury. The Gore Thoracic Branch Endoprosthesis (TBE, WL Gore, Flagstaff, AZ, USA) is the first off-the-shelf thoracic branch stent-graft approved by the Federal Drug Administration for treatment of distal aortic arch lesions requiring extension of the proximal seal into zone 2. This article summarizes the technical pitfalls and clinical outcomes of the TBE® device in zone 2.
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- Andrea Vacirca
- Advanced Aortic Research Program, McGovern Medical School, Department of Cardiothoracic and Vascular Surgery, Memorial Hermann Medical Plaza, University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston, Houston, TX, USA
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- Advanced Aortic Research Program, McGovern Medical School, Department of Cardiothoracic and Vascular Surgery, Memorial Hermann Medical Plaza, University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston, Houston, TX, USA
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- Advanced Aortic Research Program, McGovern Medical School, Department of Cardiothoracic and Vascular Surgery, Memorial Hermann Medical Plaza, University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston, Houston, TX, USA
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- Advanced Aortic Research Program, McGovern Medical School, Department of Cardiothoracic and Vascular Surgery, Memorial Hermann Medical Plaza, University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston, Houston, TX, USA
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- Advanced Aortic Research Program, McGovern Medical School, Department of Cardiothoracic and Vascular Surgery, Memorial Hermann Medical Plaza, University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston, Houston, TX, USA
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- Advanced Aortic Research Program, McGovern Medical School, Department of Cardiothoracic and Vascular Surgery, Memorial Hermann Medical Plaza, University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston, Houston, TX, USA
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- Advanced Aortic Research Program, McGovern Medical School, Department of Cardiothoracic and Vascular Surgery, Memorial Hermann Medical Plaza, University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston, Houston, TX, USA
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- Advanced Aortic Research Program, McGovern Medical School, Department of Cardiothoracic and Vascular Surgery, Memorial Hermann Medical Plaza, University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston, Houston, TX, USA -
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Mesnard T, Vacirca A, Oderich GS, Haulon S. Patient selection and anatomical considerations for zone 0 endovascular aneurysm arch repair. J Cardiovasc Surg (Torino) 2023; 64:3-8. [PMID: 36763068 DOI: 10.23736/s0021-9509.22.12591-7] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/11/2023]
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Endovascular aortic arch repair has been widely used in select patients who are considered high risk for open surgical repair and have suitable anatomy. The anatomical challenges of placement of stent-grafts in the ascending aorta are many, including the curved configuration, short landing zone, proximity to the aortic valve and coronary arteries and need to incorporate the supra-aortic trunks. Stent-graft designs with fenestrations and/or directional branches are applicable to patients who have suitable landing zones in the aorta and supra-aortic trunks, adequate access and absence of significant atheromatous debris. These devices include single and multibranch concepts, which are used in combination or not with cervical debranching procedures. This article summarizes the most commonly used anatomical criterion with currently utilized arch branch stent-grafts.
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- Thomas Mesnard
- The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston, Houston, TX, USA
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- The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston, Houston, TX, USA
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- The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston, Houston, TX, USA
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- Aortic Center, Marie Lannelongue Hospital, Groupe Hospitalier Paris Saint Joseph, University Paris Saclay, Paris, France -
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Vacirca A, Faggioli G, Vaccarino R, Dias N, Austermann M, Usai MV, Oberhuber A, Schäfers JF, Bisdas T, Patelis N, Palermo S, Gargiulo M. The optimal operative protocol to accomplish CO 2-EVAR resulting from a prospective interventional multicenter study. J Vasc Surg 2023; 77:1405-1412.e1. [PMID: 36646335 DOI: 10.1016/j.jvs.2023.01.013] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/05/2022] [Revised: 01/02/2023] [Accepted: 01/09/2023] [Indexed: 01/15/2023]
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OBJECTIVES Carbon dioxide (CO2) angiography for endovascular aortic repair (CO2-EVAR) is used to treat abdominal aortic aneurysms (AAAs), especially in patients with chronic kidney disease or allergy to iodinated contrast medium (ICM). However, some technical issues regarding the visualization of the lowest renal artery (LoRA) and the best quality image through angiographies performed from pigtail or introducer sheath are still unsolved. The aim of this study was to analyze different steps of CO2-EVAR to create an operative standardized protocol. METHODS Patients undergoing CO2-EVAR were prospectively enrolled in five European centers from 2019 to 2021. CO2-EVAR was performed using an automated injector (pressure, 600 mmHg; volume, 100 cc); a small amount of ICM was injected in case of difficulty in LoRA visualization. LoRA visualization and image quality (1 = low, 2 = sufficient, 3 = good, 4 = excellent) were analyzed at different procedure steps: preoperative CO2 angiography from pigtail and femoral introducer sheath (first step), angiographies from pigtail at 0%, 50%, and 100% of proximal main body deployment (second step), contralateral hypogastric artery (CHA) visualization with CO2 injection from femoral introducer sheath (third step), and completion angiogram from pigtail and femoral introducer sheath (fourth step). Intraoperative and postoperative CO2-related adverse events were also evaluated. χ2 and Wilcoxon tests were used for statistical analysis. RESULTS In the considered period, 65 patients undergoing CO2-EVAR were enrolled (55/65 [84.5%] male; median age, 75 years [interquartile range (IQR), 11.5 years]). The median ICM injected was 17 cc (IQR, 51 cc); 19 (29.2%) of 65 procedures were performed with 0 cc ICM. Fifty-five (84.2%) of 65 patients underwent general anesthesia. In the first step, median image quality was significantly higher with CO2 injected from femoral introducer (pigtail, 2 [IQR, 3] vs introducer, 3 [IQR, 3]; P = .008). In the second step, LoRA was more frequently detected at 50% (93% vs 73.2%; P = .002) and 100% (94.1% vs 78.4%; P = .01) of proximal main body deployment compared with first angiography from pigtail; similarly, image quality was significantly higher at 50% (3 [IQR, 3] vs 2 [IQR, 3]; P ≤ .001) and 100% (4 [IQR, 3] vs 2 [IQR, 3]; P = .001) of proximal main body deployment. CHA was detected in 93% cases (third step). The mean image quality was significantly higher when final angiogram (fourth step) was performed from introducer (pigtail, 2.6 ± 1.1 vs introducer, 3.1 ± 0.9; P ≤ .001). The intraoperative (7.7%) and postoperative (12.5%) adverse events (pain, vomiting, diarrhea) were all transient and clinically mild. CONCLUSIONS Preimplant CO2 angiography should be performed from femoral introducer sheath. Gas flow impediment created by proximal main body deployment can improve image quality and LoRA visualization with CO2. CHA can be satisfactorily visualized with CO2 alone. Completion CO2 angiogram should be performed from femoral introducer sheath. This operative protocol allows performance of CO2-EVAR with 0 cc or minimal ICM, with a low rate of mild temporary complications.
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- Andrea Vacirca
- Vascular Surgery, Department of Medical and Surgical Sciences, University of Bologna, Bologna, Italy.
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- Vascular Surgery, Department of Medical and Surgical Sciences, University of Bologna, Bologna, Italy; Vascular Surgery Unit, IRCCS, University Hospital Policlinico Sant'Orsola, Bologna, Italy
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- Vascular Center Malmö, Skåne University Hospital and Department of Clinical Sciences Malmö, Lund University, Malmö, Sweden
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- Vascular Center Malmö, Skåne University Hospital and Department of Clinical Sciences Malmö, Lund University, Malmö, Sweden
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- Department of Vascular Surgery, St. Franziskus Hospital Münster, Münster, Germany
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- Department of Vascular Surgery, St. Franziskus Hospital Münster, Münster, Germany
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- Department of Vascular and Endovascular Surgery, University Hospital Münster, Münster, Germany
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- Department of Vascular Surgery, Athens Medical Center, Athens, Greece
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- Department of Vascular Surgery, Athens Medical Center, Athens, Greece
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- Vascular Surgery, Department of Medical and Surgical Sciences, University of Bologna, Bologna, Italy
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- Vascular Surgery, Department of Medical and Surgical Sciences, University of Bologna, Bologna, Italy; Vascular Surgery Unit, IRCCS, University Hospital Policlinico Sant'Orsola, Bologna, Italy
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Vacirca A, Dias Neto M, Baghbani-Oskouei A, Huang Y, Tenorio ER, Estrera A, Oderich GS. Timing of Intervention for Aortic Intramural Hematoma. Ann Vasc Surg 2022:S0890-5096(22)00614-8. [PMID: 36309166 DOI: 10.1016/j.avsg.2022.09.041] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/07/2022] [Accepted: 09/17/2022] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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Intramural hematoma (IMH) is one of the acute aortic syndromes along with acute aortic dissection and penetrating aortic ulcer. The three conditions can occur alone or in combination with overlapping presentation. Medical, open surgical, and endovascular treatment is tailored depending on clinical presentation, timing, and location within the aorta. Among patients who present with acute IMH affecting the ascending aorta (Type A), urgent open surgical repair is considered the primary line of treatment in patients who are suitable candidates and unstable. The management of IMH in the descending aorta and aortic arch (Type B) is similar to that applied to treat acute dissections in the same segment. Medical treatment with sequential imaging is recommended in patients with uncomplicated course, and endovascular repair is indicated in patients with rupture, persistent pain, end-organ ischemia, or rapid aortic enlargement. This review discusses the ideal timing for treatment of IMH.
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Lanza G, Orso M, Alba G, Bevilacqua S, Capoccia L, Cappelli A, Carrafiello G, Cernetti C, Diomedi M, Dorigo W, Faggioli G, Giannace V, Giannandrea D, Giannetta M, Lanza J, Lessiani G, Marone EM, Mazzaccaro D, Migliacci R, Nano G, Pagliariccio G, Petruzzellis M, Plutino A, Pomatto S, Pulli R, Reale N, Santalucia P, Sirignano P, Ticozzelli G, Vacirca A, Visco E. Guideline on carotid surgery for stroke prevention: updates from the Italian Society of Vascular and Endovascular Surgery. A trend towards personalized medicine. J Cardiovasc Surg (Torino) 2022; 63:471-491. [PMID: 35848869 DOI: 10.23736/s0021-9509.22.12368-2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/15/2023]
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BACKGROUND This guideline (GL) on carotid surgery as updating of "Stroke: Italian guidelines for Prevention and Treatment" of the ISO-SPREAD Italian Stroke Organization-Group, has recently been published in the National Guideline System and shared with the Italian Society of Vascular and Endovascular Surgery (SICVE) and other Scientific Societies and Patient's Association. METHODS GRADE-SIGN version, AGREE quality of reporting checklist. Clinical questions formulated according to the PICO model. Recommendations developed based on clinical questions by a multidisciplinary experts' panel and patients' representatives. Systematic reviews performed for each PICO question. Considered judgements filled by assessing the evidence level, direction, and strength of the recommendations. RESULTS The panel provided indications and recommendations for appropriate, comprehensive, and individualized management of patients with carotid stenosis. Diagnostic and therapeutic processes of the best medical therapy, carotid endarterectomy (CEA), carotid stenting (CAS) according to the evidences and the judged opinions were included. Symptomatic carotid stenosis in elective and emergency, asymptomatic carotid stenosis, association with ischemic heart disease, preoperative diagnostics, types of anesthesia, monitoring in case of CEA, CEA techniques, comparison between CEA and CAS, post-surgical carotid restenosis, and medical therapy are the main topics, even with analysis of uncertainty areas for risk-benefit assessments in the individual patient (personalized medicine [PM]). CONCLUSIONS This GL updates on the main recommendations for the most appropriate diagnostic and medical-surgical management of patients with atherosclerotic carotid artery stenosis to prevent ischemic stroke. This GL also provides useful elements for the application of PM in good clinical practice.
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- Gaetano Lanza
- Department of Vascular Surgery, IRCCS MultiMedica, Castellanza Hospital, Castellanza, Varese, Italy
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- Experimental Zooprophylactic Institute of Umbria and Marche, Perugia, Italy
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- Unit of Vascular Surgery, Department of Medicine, Surgery and Neuroscience, University of Siena, Siena, Italy
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- Department of Cardiac Anesthesia and Resuscitation, Careggi University Hospital, Florence, Italy
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- Department of Vascular and Endovascular Surgery, Umberto I Polyclinic Hospital, Sapienza University, Rome, Italy
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- Unit of Vascular Surgery, Department of Medicine, Surgery and Neuroscience, University of Siena, Siena, Italy
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- Department of Radiology, Fondazione IRCCS Ca' Granda Ospedale Maggiore Policlinico, University of Milan, Milan, Italy
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- Department of Cardiology and Hemodynamics, San Giacomo Apostolo Hospital, Castelfranco Veneto, Treviso, Italy
- Cardiology and Hemodynamics Unit, Ca' Foncello Hospital, Treviso, Italy
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- Stroke Unit, Tor Vergata Polyclinic Hospital, Tor Vergata University, Rome, Italy
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- Department of Vascular Surgery, Careggi Polyclinic Hospital, University of Florence, Florence, Italy
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- Department of Vascular Surgery, Alma Mater Studiorum University, Bologna, Italy
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- Unit of Vascular Surgery, Department of Medicine, Surgery and Neuroscience, University of Siena, Siena, Italy
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- Department of Neurology, USL Umbria 1, Hospitals of Gubbio, Gualdo Tadino and Città di Castello, Perugia, Italy
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- Department of Vascular Surgery, IRCCS San Donato Hospitals, San Donato Polyclinic Hospital, Milan, Italy
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- Department of Vascular Surgery, IRCCS San Martino Polyclinic Hospital, University of Genoa, Genoa, Italy -
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- Unit of Vascular Medicine and Diagnostics, Department of Internal Medicine, Villa Serena Hospital, Città Sant'Angelo, Pesaro, Italy
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- Vascular Surgery, Department of Clinical-Surgical, Diagnostic and Pediatric Sciences, University of Pavia, Pavia, Italy
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- Department of Vascular Surgery, IRCCS San Donato Hospitals, San Donato Polyclinic Hospital, Milan, Italy
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- Department of Internal Medicine, Valdichiana S. Margherita Hospital, USL Toscana Sud-Est, Cortona, Arezzo, Italy
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- Department of Vascular Surgery, IRCCS San Donato Hospitals, San Donato Polyclinic Hospital, Milan, Italy
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- Department of Emergency Vascular Surgery, Ospedali Riuniti University of Ancona, Ancona, Italy
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- Stroke Unit, Ospedali Riuniti Marche Nord, Ancona, Italy
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- Department of Vascular Surgery, Sant'Orsola Malpighi Polyclinic Hospital, University of Bologna, Bologna, Italy
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- Department of Vascular Surgery, University of Bari, Bari, Italy
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- Department of Vascular and Endovascular Surgery, Umberto I Polyclinic Hospital, Sapienza University, Rome, Italy
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- First Department of Anesthesia and Resuscitation, IRCCS Policlinico San Matteo Foundation, Pavia, Italy
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- Unit of Vascular Surgery, Department of Experimental, Diagnostic and Specialty Medicine (DIMES), IRCSS Sant'Orsola Polyclinic Hospital, University of Bologna, Bologna, Italy
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- Department of Cardiology and Hemodynamics, San Giacomo Apostolo Hospital, Castelfranco Veneto, Treviso, Italy
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Pini R, Faggioli G, Rocchi C, Fronterrè S, Lodato M, Vacirca A, Gallitto E, Gargiulo M. Cerebral ischemic events ipsilateral to carotid artery stenosis. The Carotid Asymptomatic Stenosis (CARAS) observational study: First year preliminary results. J Stroke Cerebrovasc Dis 2022; 31:106574. [PMID: 35753092 DOI: 10.1016/j.jstrokecerebrovasdis.2022.106574] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/10/2021] [Revised: 04/30/2022] [Accepted: 05/15/2022] [Indexed: 10/17/2022] Open
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OBJECTIVE To report the characteristics of the prospective observational cohort study "Carotid Asymptomatic Stenosis (CARAS)", including patients with asymptomatic carotid stenosis under medical treatment and their first year of follow-up, in order to estimate the risk of cerebral ischemic events. METHODS This is a prospective observational cohort study of CARAS>60% (Nascet criteria) patients, identified in a single duplex-ultrasonography (DUS) vascular laboratory (trail registration N: NCT04825080). Patient's enrollment started in January 2019 and ended in March 2020 with the follow-up conclusion scheduled in December 2025. The aimed sample size was calculated at 300 patients for a 5-year follow-up. The primary outcome were the incidence of ipsilateral neurologic ischemic events (stokes and transient ischemic attacks [TIA]), plaque progression rate, and survival. The follow-up was scheduled at six-month intervals for clinical visit and annually for DUS examination. RESULTS a total of 307 patients completed the first follow-up year. The mean age was 81±4 years, 55% were male. Contralateral stenosis >60% was present in 90 (29%) patients. Antiplatelet therapy and statins adherence was 80% and 88%, respectively. During the first year, 3 ispilateral strokes (1%) and 4 TIAs (1.3%) occurred, for a total of 2.3% ipsilateral ischemic events. During the first year, 43 (14%) plaques had a stenosis progression, which was correlated with the occurrence of neurological events (9.3% vs. 1.1%, P=.001, OR: 8.9; 95%CI: 1.9-41); 6 deaths (2%) occurred in the same period. CONCLUSION the preliminary one-year results of this prospective study suggest that the overall rate of any ipsilateral ischemic event, and specifically ipsilateral strokes, correlates with plaque progression.
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- Rodolfo Pini
- Vascular Surgery, University of Bologna "Alma Mater Studiorum", Policlinico S. Orsola Malpighi, IRCCS, Istituto di Ricovero e Cura a Carattere Scientifico, Bologna, Italy.
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- Vascular Surgery, University of Bologna "Alma Mater Studiorum", Policlinico S. Orsola Malpighi, IRCCS, Istituto di Ricovero e Cura a Carattere Scientifico, Bologna, Italy
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- Vascular Surgery, University of Bologna "Alma Mater Studiorum", Policlinico S. Orsola Malpighi, IRCCS, Istituto di Ricovero e Cura a Carattere Scientifico, Bologna, Italy
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- Vascular Surgery, University of Bologna "Alma Mater Studiorum", Policlinico S. Orsola Malpighi, IRCCS, Istituto di Ricovero e Cura a Carattere Scientifico, Bologna, Italy
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- Vascular Surgery, University of Bologna "Alma Mater Studiorum", Policlinico S. Orsola Malpighi, IRCCS, Istituto di Ricovero e Cura a Carattere Scientifico, Bologna, Italy
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- Vascular Surgery, University of Bologna "Alma Mater Studiorum", Policlinico S. Orsola Malpighi, IRCCS, Istituto di Ricovero e Cura a Carattere Scientifico, Bologna, Italy
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- Vascular Surgery, University of Bologna "Alma Mater Studiorum", Policlinico S. Orsola Malpighi, IRCCS, Istituto di Ricovero e Cura a Carattere Scientifico, Bologna, Italy
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- Vascular Surgery, University of Bologna "Alma Mater Studiorum", Policlinico S. Orsola Malpighi, IRCCS, Istituto di Ricovero e Cura a Carattere Scientifico, Bologna, Italy
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Bevilacqua S, Ticozzelli G, Orso M, Alba G, Capoccia L, Cappelli A, Cernetti C, Diomedi M, Dorigo W, Faggioli G, Giannace G, Giannandrea D, Giannetta M, Lessiani G, Marone EM, Mazzaccaro D, Migliacci R, Nano G, Pagliariccio G, Petruzzellis M, Plutino A, Pomatto S, Pulli R, Sirignano P, Vacirca A, Visco E, Moghadam SP, Lanza G, Lanza J. Anesthetic management of carotid endarterectomy: an update from Italian guidelines. J Anesth Analg Crit Care 2022; 2:24. [PMID: 37386522 PMCID: PMC10245611 DOI: 10.1186/s44158-022-00052-9] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/25/2022] [Accepted: 05/12/2022] [Indexed: 07/01/2023]
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BACKGROUND AND AIMS In order to systematically review the latest evidence on anesthesia, intraoperative neurologic monitoring, postoperative heparin reversal, and postoperative blood pressure management for carotid endarterectomy. The present review is based on a single chapter of the Italian Health Institute Guidelines for diagnosis and treatment of extracranial carotid stenosis and stroke prevention. METHODS AND RESULTS A systematic article review focused on the previously cited topics published between January 2016 and October 2020 has been performed; we looked for both primary and secondary studies in the extensive archive of Medline/PubMed and Cochrane library databases. We selected 14 systematic reviews and meta-analyses, 13 randomized controlled trials, 8 observational studies, and 1 narrative review. Based on this analysis, syntheses of the available evidence were shared and recommendations were indicated complying with the GRADE-SIGN version methodology. CONCLUSIONS From this up-to-date analysis, it has emerged that any type of anesthesia and neurological monitoring method is related to a better outcome after carotid endarterectomy. In addition, insufficient evidence was found to justify reversal or no-reversal of heparin at the end of surgery. Furthermore, despite a low evidence level, a suggestion for blood pressure monitoring in the postoperative period was formulated.
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- Sergio Bevilacqua
- Department of Anesthesia, Azienda Ospedaliera Universitaria Careggi, Firenze, Italy
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- Anesthesiology and Intensive Care Unit, Fondazione I.R.C.C.S. Policlinico San Matteo, Pavia, Italy.
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- Società Italiana di Chirurgia Vascolare ed Endovascolare (SICVE), Roma, Italy
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- Department of Vascular Surgery, University of Siena, Siena, Italy
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- Vascular and Endovascular Surgery Division, Policlinico Umberto I La Sapienza University of Rome, Rome, Italy
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- Vascular Surgery Unit, Policlinico Le Scotte Hospital University of Siena, Siena, Italy
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- Division of Cardiology and and Interventional Hemodynamics, Ca' Foncello Hospital, Azienda USLL2 Marca Trevigiana, Treviso, Italy
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- Stroke Unit, Department of Systems Medicine, Tor Vergata University Hospital, Rome, Italy
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- Vascular Surgery Unit, University of Florence, Florence, Italy
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- Vascular Surgery Unit, Policlinico Sant'Orsola, Alma Mater Studiorum University, Bologna, Italy
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- Vascular Surgery Unit, Arcispedale Snata Maria Nuova, Reggio Emilia, Italy
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- Stroke Unit, Neurology Department, USL Umbria 1, Cittá di Castello, Perugia, Italy
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- Vascular Surgery Unit, IRCCS Policlinico San Donato Hospital University, San Donato Milanese, Italy
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- Vascular Surgery Unit, Department of Policlinico Monaza, Monza, Italy
- Pavia University, Pavia, Italy
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- Vascular Surgery Unit, IRCCS Policlinico San Donato Hospital University, San Donato Milanese, Italy
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- Angiology and Internal Medicine, Valdichiana S.Margherita Hospital, Cortona, Italy
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- Vascular Surgery Unit, IRCCS Policlinico San Donato Hospital University, San Donato Milanese, Italy
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- Vascular Surgery Unit, Policlinico Sant'Orsola, Alma Mater Studiorum University, Bologna, Italy
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- Vascular Surgery Unit, Policlinico Careggi Hospital University, Florence, Italy
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- Vascular and Endovascular Surgery Division, Sant'andrea Hospital , "La sapienza" University of Rome, Rome, Italy
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- Vascular Surgery Unit, Policlinico San'Orsola-Alma Mater Studiorum University, Bologna, Italy
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- Division of Cardiology and Interventional Hemodynamic, San Giacomo Apostolo Hospital, Azienda ULSS2 Marca Trevigiana, Castelfranco Veneto, Italy
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- Vascular Surgery Department, Multimedica Hospital-IRCCS, Castellanza, Italy
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- Vascular Surgery Department, IRCSS Ospedale Policlinico, San Martino Genova, Italy
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Gallitto E, Faggioli G, Mascoli C, Goretti M, Pini R, Rocchi C, Logiacco A, Vacirca A, Caputo S, Feroldi F, Palermo S, Gargiulo M. Predictors of Early and Late Failure After Contemporary Standard EVAR Procedures. J Vasc Surg 2022. [DOI: 10.1016/j.jvs.2022.03.774] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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Pini R, Faggioli G, Cappiello A, Angherà C, Spath P, Abualhin M, Gallitto E, Pomatto S, Vacirca A, Gargiulo M. Critical Limb Ischemia Due to Aorto Iliac and Infrainguinal Artery Disease: Does Extensive Revascularization Warrant Limb Salvage? J Vasc Surg 2022. [DOI: 10.1016/j.jvs.2022.03.767] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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Vacirca A, Faggioli G, Palermo S, Mirandola V, Dias N, Vaccarino R, Austermann M, Oberhuber A, Schäfer JF, Bisdas T, Gargiulo M. The Ultimate Operative Protocol to Accomplish CO2-EVAR: Results From an Interventional Multicentric Study. J Vasc Surg 2022. [DOI: 10.1016/j.jvs.2022.03.768] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/18/2022]
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Mascoli C, Faggioli G, Goretti M, Gallitto E, Pini R, Logiacco AM, Vacirca A, Gargiulo Prof M. Endovascular Treatment of Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm With Severe Angulation of Infrarenal Aortic Neck by Gore Conformable Endograft. J Endovasc Ther 2022; 30:410-418. [PMID: 35321572 DOI: 10.1177/15266028221083461] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/17/2022]
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INTRODUCTION The aim of the study is to report a single-center experience with the Gore Excluder conformable endograft with active control system (CEXC Device, W.L. Gore and Associates, Flagstaff, AZ, USA) in abdominal aortic aneurysms (AAAs) with severe infrarenal neck angulation. METHODS All patients underwent EVAR with CEXC Device between September 2018 and 2020, were prospectively enrolled, and retrospectively analyzed. Anatomical details of the proximal aortic neck were evaluated. Early endpoints were the use of repositionability and angulation system, intraoperative unplanned cuff, technical success (TS), 30-day morbidity/mortality, and reintervention. Follow-up endpoints were type-I endoleaks, endograft migration, aortic neck dilatation, aneurismal sac shrinkage, survival (S), and freedom from reintervention (FFR). RESULTS Twenty-five patients were enrolled (median age: 80 [range = 60-90] years, median AAA diameter: 60 [range = 52-90] mm). All patients had severe infrarenal neck angulation (beta angle ≧ 60°), and 11 (44%) of those had neck beta angle ≧ 90°. Median infrarenal neck angle, length, and diameter were 70° (range = 60°-90°), 22 (range = 13-42) mm and 22 (range = 18-31) mm, respectively. Endograft repositioning system was employed in 15 (60%) cases and the median number of repositioning maneuvers was 1 (range:0-4). Active angulation system was used in 17 (68%) patients. The median proximal diameter of the main-body and oversize were 28 (range = 23-36) mm and 28% (range = 21%-38%), respectively. Proximal cuff was positioned in 1 (4%) patient. Technical success was achieved in all cases. Intraoperative and perioperative morbidity and mortality were 12% and 0%, respectively. Perioperative type-I/III and II endoleaks were observed in 0 and 4 (16%) patients, respectively. The median follow-up was 12 months (range: 3-30). One patient died at 12-month for AAA-unrelated causes. Abdominal aortic aneurysm-sac shrinkage and stability were observed in 9 (36%) and 15 (60%) cases, respectively. No type-I/III endoleak and reintervention occurred during the follow-up. One persistent type-II endoleak was observed. Estimated survival at 24 months was 92%. CONCLUSION According to the present data, the CEXC Device allows an excellent rate of TS in severe angulated aortic neck. This preliminary data, could increase the rate of patients eligible for EVAR.
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- Chiara Mascoli
- Vascular Surgery, Department of Experimental, Diagnostic and Specialty Medicine, University of Bologna, IRCCS Sant'Orsola-Malpighi Hospital, Bologna, Italy
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- Vascular Surgery, Department of Experimental, Diagnostic and Specialty Medicine, University of Bologna, IRCCS Sant'Orsola-Malpighi Hospital, Bologna, Italy
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- Vascular Surgery, Department of Experimental, Diagnostic and Specialty Medicine, University of Bologna, IRCCS Sant'Orsola-Malpighi Hospital, Bologna, Italy
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- Vascular Surgery, Department of Experimental, Diagnostic and Specialty Medicine, University of Bologna, IRCCS Sant'Orsola-Malpighi Hospital, Bologna, Italy
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- Vascular Surgery, Department of Experimental, Diagnostic and Specialty Medicine, University of Bologna, IRCCS Sant'Orsola-Malpighi Hospital, Bologna, Italy
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- Vascular Surgery, Department of Experimental, Diagnostic and Specialty Medicine, University of Bologna, IRCCS Sant'Orsola-Malpighi Hospital, Bologna, Italy
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- Vascular Surgery, Department of Experimental, Diagnostic and Specialty Medicine, University of Bologna, IRCCS Sant'Orsola-Malpighi Hospital, Bologna, Italy
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- Vascular Surgery, Department of Experimental, Diagnostic and Specialty Medicine, University of Bologna, IRCCS Sant'Orsola-Malpighi Hospital, Bologna, Italy
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Vasuri F, de Biase D, Vacirca A, Acquaviva G, Sanza V, Gargiulo M, Pasquinelli G. Gene polymorphism in tissue epidermal growth factor receptor (EGFR) influences clinical and histological vulnerability of carotid plaques. Pathol Res Pract 2022; 229:153721. [PMID: 34942514 DOI: 10.1016/j.prp.2021.153721] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/28/2021] [Revised: 11/23/2021] [Accepted: 11/25/2021] [Indexed: 02/08/2023]
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INTRODUCTION Different models have been proposed for the prediction of the risk/benefit ratio of surgery in patients with carotid atheromasic disease, mainly based on clinical patients' characteristics and risk factors, but no definite biological markers predictive of plaque instability and disease evolution have emerged so far, able to help the surgeon in the choice and timing of treatment. The main purpose of the present study was to assess the role of the polymorphism for genes commonly implicated in cell proliferation and neoangiogenesis in the clinical and histopathological carotid plaque vulnerability. MATERIALS AND METHODS We retrospectively studied 29 consecutive patients who underwent carotid endarterectomy in 6 months. All histological variables were collected, as well as patients' cardiovascular risk factors, clinical presentation, and brain computed tomography (CT) for the presence of ischemic lesions. Next-Generation Sequencing (NGS) was performed on 10-µm FFPE sections by means of a multi-gene panel used for sequencing 343 amplicons in 28 genes. RESULTS Among the gene variants observed, the polymorphism p.(Gln787=) in the EGFR gene was inversely correlated with intraplaque hemorrhage (p = 0.014), but also with the presence of ischemic brain lesions at CT (p = 0.001). Also p.(Gly105=) polymorphism in the IDH1 gene was inversely correlated with the presence of ischemic brain lesions (p = 0.038). CONCLUSIONS The variant p.(Gln787=) in the EGFR gene seems to play a role in plaque stability in patients with carotid atheromasic disease, on both histopathological and clinical grounds, probably acting on plaque matrix remodeling. This can open new scenarios on the pre-surgical management of these patients.
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- Francesco Vasuri
- Pathology Unit, IRCCS Azienda Ospedaliero-Universitaria di Bologna, Bologna, Italy.
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- Department of Pharmacy and Biotechnology, University of Bologna, Bologna, Italy
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- Vascular Surgery Unit, IRCCS Azienda Ospedaliero-Universitaria di Bologna, Bologna, Italy
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- Molecular Pathology Laboratory, IRCCS Azienda Ospedaliero-Universitaria di Bologna, Bologna, Italy; Department of Experimental, Diagnostic and Specialty Medicine (DIMES), University of Bologna, Bologna, Italy
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- Molecular Pathology Laboratory, AUSL Bologna, Bologna, Italy
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- Vascular Surgery Unit, IRCCS Azienda Ospedaliero-Universitaria di Bologna, Bologna, Italy
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- Pathology Unit, IRCCS Azienda Ospedaliero-Universitaria di Bologna, Bologna, Italy; Department of Experimental, Diagnostic and Specialty Medicine (DIMES), University of Bologna, Bologna, Italy
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Sonetto A, Faggioli G, Gallitto E, Pini R, Mascoli C, Abualhin M, Vacirca A, Gargiulo M. Predictors of Outcome in Urgent Endovascular Aneurysm Repair for Ruptured Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm in Octogenarian Patients. Eur J Vasc Endovasc Surg 2021. [DOI: 10.1016/j.ejvs.2021.10.011] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/19/2022]
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Pini R, Faggioli G, Gallitto E, Vacirca A, Mascoli C, Fronterré S, Pilato A, Taglialatela F, Isceri S, Simonetti L, Gargiulo M. Presentation, Outcome, and Evolution of Vertebral and Carotid Dissections: A Prospective Registry. Eur J Vasc Endovasc Surg 2021. [DOI: 10.1016/j.ejvs.2021.10.013] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/19/2022]
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Vacirca A, Faggioli G, Mascoli C, Gallitto E, Pini R, Spath P, Logiacco A, Palermo S, Gargiulo M. CO 2 Automated Angiography in Endovascular Aortic Repair Preserves Renal Function to a Greater Extent Compared with Iodinated Contrast Medium. Analysis of Technical and Anatomical Details. Ann Vasc Surg 2021; 81:79-88. [PMID: 34785338 DOI: 10.1016/j.avsg.2021.10.039] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/22/2021] [Revised: 10/15/2021] [Accepted: 10/15/2021] [Indexed: 11/01/2022]
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BACKGROUND Contrast induced nephropathy occurs in up to 7.5% of cases in endovascular aortic repair (EVAR). Carbon dioxide (CO2) has been proposed as an alternative agent to iodinated contrast medium (ICM); however, specific protocols are not universally adopted, and the visualization of the renal arteries may be suboptimal in some cases. The aim of this study was to analyze our CO2-EVAR experience with automatic injections, in order to identify the anatomical characteristics associated with the best visualization of all the aortic vessels, with particular attention to the lowest renal artery (LoRA). METHODS From 2016 to 2019, all EVAR performed with either CO2 or ICM were analyzed and compared. CO2-EVAR was performed using an automated injector (600 mm Hg pressure; 100 cc volume); a small amount of ICM was injected in case of difficulty in LoRA visualization or doubts at the completion angiogram. Clinical and CT-Scan preoperative characteristics were considered. The study endpoints were technical success, amount of ICM and radiation dose, postoperative renal function and possible CO2-related adverse events. Statistical analysis was by Fisher's exact, t-Student, Mann-Whitney tests and ROC curve. RESULTS In the considered period, 321 EVAR procedures, 72 (22.4%) with CO2 and 249 (77.6%) with ICM, were performed. The 2 groups were similar for clinical characteristics and preoperative renal function. ICM was injected in a significantly lower amount in the CO2-EVAR group (52.8 ± 6.1 vs. 88.1 ±9.2 cc, P < 0.001), which received a significantly higher mean radiation dose (Total DAP: 500,550.8 ± 377,394.6 mGy/cm2 CO2-EVAR vs. 332,301.8 ±230,139.3 mGy/cm2 ICM-EVAR, P = 0.001). Postoperative eGFR decreased significantly less in the CO2-EVAR (2.3 ± 1.1 mL/min) compared with the ICM-EVAR group (10.6 ±5.3 mL/min), P < 0.001. LoRA was correctly visualized in 50/72 (69.4%) cases of CO2-EVAR, which had a significantly longer proximal neck (Median [IQR]: 30 [14] vs. 18 [15] mm, P = 0.001). At ROC curve, a proximal neck length >24.5 mm was predictive of LoRA visualization (72.1% sensitivity, 73.8% specificity). Three CO2-EVAR cases had intraoperative transient hypotension with no consequences. Sixteen/72 (22.2%) CO2-EVAR procedures were performed using 0 cc of ICM. CONCLUSIONS CO2-EVAR by automated injections is safe and requires a lower amount of ICM if compared with ICM-EVAR, with a consequent significant benefit on postoperative renal function. If specific anatomical situations are present, ICM may be completely unnecessary. The radiation dose is however significantly higher, therefore procedural protocols need further refinements.
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- Andrea Vacirca
- Vascular Surgery, Department of Experimental, Diagnostic and Specialty Medicine, University of Bologna, IRCCS Policlinico di Sant'Orsola, Bologna, Italy
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- Vascular Surgery, Department of Experimental, Diagnostic and Specialty Medicine, University of Bologna, IRCCS Policlinico di Sant'Orsola, Bologna, Italy.
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- Vascular Surgery, Department of Experimental, Diagnostic and Specialty Medicine, University of Bologna, IRCCS Policlinico di Sant'Orsola, Bologna, Italy
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- Vascular Surgery, Department of Experimental, Diagnostic and Specialty Medicine, University of Bologna, IRCCS Policlinico di Sant'Orsola, Bologna, Italy
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- Vascular Surgery, Department of Experimental, Diagnostic and Specialty Medicine, University of Bologna, IRCCS Policlinico di Sant'Orsola, Bologna, Italy
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- Vascular Surgery, Department of Experimental, Diagnostic and Specialty Medicine, University of Bologna, IRCCS Policlinico di Sant'Orsola, Bologna, Italy
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- Vascular Surgery, Department of Experimental, Diagnostic and Specialty Medicine, University of Bologna, IRCCS Policlinico di Sant'Orsola, Bologna, Italy
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- Vascular Surgery, Department of Experimental, Diagnostic and Specialty Medicine, University of Bologna, IRCCS Policlinico di Sant'Orsola, Bologna, Italy
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- Vascular Surgery, Department of Experimental, Diagnostic and Specialty Medicine, University of Bologna, IRCCS Policlinico di Sant'Orsola, Bologna, Italy
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Pini R, Faggioli G, Palermo S, Fronterrè S, Alaidroos M, Vacirca A, Gallitto E, Gargiulo M. Clamped Carotid Dissection Can Reduce Postoperative Stroke After Carotid Endarterectomy. Vasc Endovascular Surg 2021; 56:138-143. [PMID: 34663108 DOI: 10.1177/15385744211052218] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/15/2022]
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Background: The outcomes of carotid endarterectomy (CEA) are constantly reported in a multitude of studies; however, the specific causes of perioperative stroke have been scarcely investigated. The aim of the present study was to analyze and categorize the causes of perioperative strokes after CEA. Methods: All CEAs performed from 2006 to 2019 in a single center were collected. CEA was routinely performed under general anesthesia, with routine shunting and patching, using cerebral near-infrared spectroscopy monitoring. Carotid exposure technique was classified as either clamped-dissection (CD) or preclamping-dissection (PCD) if the carotid bifurcation was dissected after or prior to carotid clamping. Perioperative and 30-day strokes and their possible mechanisms were evaluated according to preoperative symptoms and surgical technique adopted. Results: Among 1760 CEAs performed, 30 (1.7%) perioperative strokes occurred. 14 (47%) were identified upon emergence from general anesthesia, and 16 (53%) were noted in the first 30 days following intervention. Stroke etiology was categorized as follows: technical (acute thrombosis or intimal flap or due to intraoperative complications), embolic (no recognized technical defect), hemorrhagic, or contralateral. Symptomatic patients had a significantly higher rate of any type of stroke than asymptomatic patients (3.8% vs 0.9%, P = .0001). CD was protective for postoperative stroke (0.9% vs 3.1%, P = .001) in both symptomatic and asymptomatic patients (2.5% vs 5.9%, P = .05; 0.4% vs 1.9%, P = .005), particularly for the cohort in which symptomatic patients (0.7% vs 3.2%, P = .04) suffered postoperative embolic stroke. Conclusion: Perioperative stroke in CEA may be multifactorial in etiology, including a result of technical errors. A CD technique may help reduce the incidence of perioperative stroke.
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- Rodolfo Pini
- Department of Vascular Surgery, Diagnostic and Experimental Medicine, University of Bologna, Italy
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- Department of Vascular Surgery, Diagnostic and Experimental Medicine, University of Bologna, Italy
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- Department of Vascular Surgery, Diagnostic and Experimental Medicine, University of Bologna, Italy
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- Department of Vascular Surgery, Diagnostic and Experimental Medicine, University of Bologna, Italy
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- Department of Vascular Surgery, Diagnostic and Experimental Medicine, University of Bologna, Italy
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- Department of Vascular Surgery, Diagnostic and Experimental Medicine, University of Bologna, Italy
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- Department of Vascular Surgery, Diagnostic and Experimental Medicine, University of Bologna, Italy
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- Department of Vascular Surgery, Diagnostic and Experimental Medicine, University of Bologna, Italy
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Pini R, Faggioli G, Muscari A, Rocchi C, Palermo S, Vacirca A, Gallitto E, Gargiulo M. Carotid Endarterectomy is often not Possible after an Unheralded Stroke: Unheralded Stroke in Carotid Artery Stenosis. J Stroke Cerebrovasc Dis 2021; 30:105594. [PMID: 33429239 DOI: 10.1016/j.jstrokecerebrovasdis.2020.105594] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/27/2020] [Revised: 12/16/2020] [Accepted: 12/27/2020] [Indexed: 11/26/2022] Open
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OBJECTIVES The ongoing literature recommends carotid endarterectomy (CEA) primarily for patients with neurological symptoms, however CEA can be precluded by the onset of a severe stroke or a total carotid occlusion. The present study aims to evaluate the effect of unheralded strokes in patients with a previously asymptomatic carotid stenosis (ACS) possibly considered for CEA. MATERIALS AND METHODS From 2009 to 2019, patients with an unheralded stroke from an ACS were considered. By neurological examination, patients were divided in unfit-for-CEA (uCEA) - either for the severity of the stroke (according to modified Rankin-Scale - mRS) or the onset of a total carotid occlusion - and patients submitted to CEA. Predictors for uCEA and stroke severity were evaluated. RESULTS Over a total of 532 patients with symptomatic carotid stenosis, 277 (52%) with unheralded stroke were included in the study. One hundred and one (36%) were considered uCEA: 64(23%) due to their neurological conditions (mRS:5) and 37 (13%) because of the onset of carotid occlusion. One hundred seventy-six (64%) patients underwent CEA. The preoperative medical therapy was similar in uCEA vs CEA patients. Age≥80 years and female sex were independently associated with uCEA (OR:5.9, 95%CI:3.1-11.4, P<.01; OR:3.9, 95%CI:2.0-7.6, P<.01. respectively). Patients submitted to CEA had mRS: 0-2 in 102(37%) cases and mRS:3-4 in 74 (27%). The contralateral carotid occlusion (CCO) was independently associated with mRS:3-4 (OR:8.4, 95%CI 1.8-79, P=.01). Postoperative stroke rate after CEA was 2.9% (4/167); patients with preoperative mRS:3-4 had a higher risk for postoperative stroke compared to those with mRS:0-2 (5.9% vs. 0%. P=.02). CONCLUSIONS An unheralded stroke in patients with ACS leads to a severe neurological damage in more than half of cases, either precluding CEA (36%) or increasing the risk of postoperative complications (27%). Female sex, age≥80 and CCO are independent predictors of these occurrences and should be considered in ACS patients.
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- Rodolfo Pini
- Division of Vascular Surgery, IRCCS Azienda Ospedaliero-Universitaria di Bologna, Italy.
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- Division of Vascular Surgery, IRCCS Azienda Ospedaliero-Universitaria di Bologna, Italy
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- Department of Medical and Surgical Science, University of Bologna, Italy
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- Division of Vascular Surgery, IRCCS Azienda Ospedaliero-Universitaria di Bologna, Italy
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- Division of Vascular Surgery, IRCCS Azienda Ospedaliero-Universitaria di Bologna, Italy
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- Division of Vascular Surgery, IRCCS Azienda Ospedaliero-Universitaria di Bologna, Italy
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- Division of Vascular Surgery, IRCCS Azienda Ospedaliero-Universitaria di Bologna, Italy
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- Division of Vascular Surgery, IRCCS Azienda Ospedaliero-Universitaria di Bologna, Italy
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Gallitto E, Faggioli G, Vacirca A, Pini R, Mascoli C, Fenelli C, Logiacco A, Abualhin M, Gargiulo M. The benefit of combined carbon dioxide automated angiography and fusion imaging in preserving perioperative renal function in fenestrated endografting. J Vasc Surg 2020; 72:1906-1916. [DOI: 10.1016/j.jvs.2020.02.051] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/22/2019] [Accepted: 02/29/2020] [Indexed: 11/25/2022]
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Pini R, Vacirca A, Palermo S, Gallitto E, Mascoli C, Gargiulo M, Faggioli G. Impact of cerebral ischemic lesions on the outcome of carotid endarterectomy. Ann Transl Med 2020; 8:1264. [PMID: 33178796 PMCID: PMC7607094 DOI: 10.21037/atm-20-1098] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/25/2022]
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Patients with carotid artery stenosis (CAS) are commonly defined as asymptomatic or symptomatic according with their neurological conditions, however, emerging evidences suggest stratifying patients according also with the presence of cerebral ischemic lesions (CIL). In asymptomatic patients, the presence of CIL increases the risk of future neurologic event from 1% to 4% per year, leading to a stronger indication to carotid revascularization. In symptomatic patients, the presence of CIL does not seem to influence the outcome of the carotid revascularization if the volume of the lesion is small (<4,000 mm3); the benefit of the revascularization is also more significant if performed within 2 weeks from the index event. However, high volume (>4,000 mm3) CIL are associated in some experiences with a higher risk of carotid revascularization suggesting to delay the carotid revascularization for at least 4 weeks. As a matter of fact, the evaluation of CIL dimensions and characteristics in patients with CAS gives to the physician involved in the treatment a valuable adjunctive tool in the choice of the ideal treatment.
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- Rodolfo Pini
- Vascular Surgery, Department of Experimental, Diagnostic and Specialty Medicine, DIMES, University of Bologna, Bologna, Italy
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- Vascular Surgery, Department of Experimental, Diagnostic and Specialty Medicine, DIMES, University of Bologna, Bologna, Italy
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- Vascular Surgery, Department of Experimental, Diagnostic and Specialty Medicine, DIMES, University of Bologna, Bologna, Italy
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- Vascular Surgery, Department of Experimental, Diagnostic and Specialty Medicine, DIMES, University of Bologna, Bologna, Italy
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- Vascular Surgery, Department of Experimental, Diagnostic and Specialty Medicine, DIMES, University of Bologna, Bologna, Italy
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- Vascular Surgery, Department of Experimental, Diagnostic and Specialty Medicine, DIMES, University of Bologna, Bologna, Italy
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- Vascular Surgery, Department of Experimental, Diagnostic and Specialty Medicine, DIMES, University of Bologna, Bologna, Italy
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Pini R, Faggioli G, Fenelli C, Vacirca A, Gallitto E, Mascoli C, Abualhin M, Gargiulo M. Cervical artery dissection: presentation and treatment. Ital J Vasc Endovasc Surg 2020. [DOI: 10.23736/s1824-4777.20.01459-x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/08/2022]
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Vacirca A, Faggioli G, Pini R, Spath P, Gallitto E, Mascoli C, Abualhin M, Gargiulo M. The Efficacy of a Protocol of Iliac Artery and Limb Treatment During EVAR in Minimising Early and Late Iliac Occlusion. Eur J Vasc Endovasc Surg 2020; 60:663-670. [PMID: 32855029 DOI: 10.1016/j.ejvs.2020.07.066] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/28/2019] [Revised: 07/01/2020] [Accepted: 07/21/2020] [Indexed: 10/23/2022]
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OBJECTIVE Iliac limb occlusion (ILO) is a complication of endovascular aortic repair (EVAR) and requires re-intervention in most cases. Attention to any intra-operative defect of iliac limbs and arteries may prevent ILO. The study aimed to analyse the long term effect of an intra-operative protocol of iliac limb treatment during EVAR on ILO. METHODS Patients treated from 2012 to 2017 for abdominal aortic aneurysm (AAA) with standard EVAR were collected prospectively. Pre-operative computed tomography angiography anatomical characteristics were evaluated. The protocol for intra-operative iliac limb management was: a. pre-EVAR angioplasty of common/external iliac artery stenosis; b. precise contralateral iliac limb deployment at the same level of the flow divider; c. iliac limb kissing ballooning with high pressure non-compliant balloons; d. iliac limb stenting for residual tortuosity/kink and adjunctive external iliac stenting for residual stenosis/dissection after EVAR. ILO was evaluated at 30 days and at follow up, which was performed by duplex ultrasonography before discharge, at three, six, and 12 months and yearly thereafter. Kaplan-Meier and Cox linear regression were used. RESULTS Four hundred and forty-two patients and 884 iliac limbs were included in the study. Severe iliac tortuosity and calcification were present in 15% (132/884) and 8% (70/884), respectively. External iliac angioplasty and stenting of iliac limb were performed in 2% (18/884) and 9.5% (84/884) of limbs. The thirty day mortality was 1.6%, with no ILO. At a mean follow up of 33 ± 12 months, ILO occurred in 7/884 (0.8%) limbs of six patients. Five ILO were treated by endovascular relining, two surgically: one by femorofemoral bypass and one by surgical explant. On univariable analysis, sac shrinkage was significantly associated with ILO (HR 1, 95% CI 0.8-2.5, p = .043). CONCLUSION A protocol of aggressive iliac limb treatment in EVAR leads to a very low rate of late ILO. The role of sac shrinkage in ILO should be investigated further.
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- Andrea Vacirca
- Vascular Surgery, Department of Experimental, Diagnostic and Specialty Medicine, University of Bologna, Policlinico Sant'Orsola-Malpighi, Bologna, Italy.
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- Vascular Surgery, Department of Experimental, Diagnostic and Specialty Medicine, University of Bologna, Policlinico Sant'Orsola-Malpighi, Bologna, Italy
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- Vascular Surgery, Department of Experimental, Diagnostic and Specialty Medicine, University of Bologna, Policlinico Sant'Orsola-Malpighi, Bologna, Italy
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- Vascular Surgery, Department of Experimental, Diagnostic and Specialty Medicine, University of Bologna, Policlinico Sant'Orsola-Malpighi, Bologna, Italy
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- Vascular Surgery, Department of Experimental, Diagnostic and Specialty Medicine, University of Bologna, Policlinico Sant'Orsola-Malpighi, Bologna, Italy
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- Vascular Surgery, Department of Experimental, Diagnostic and Specialty Medicine, University of Bologna, Policlinico Sant'Orsola-Malpighi, Bologna, Italy
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- Vascular Surgery, Department of Experimental, Diagnostic and Specialty Medicine, University of Bologna, Policlinico Sant'Orsola-Malpighi, Bologna, Italy
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- Vascular Surgery, Department of Experimental, Diagnostic and Specialty Medicine, University of Bologna, Policlinico Sant'Orsola-Malpighi, Bologna, Italy
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Pini R, Faggioli G, Indelicato G, Palermo S, Vacirca A, Gallitto E, Mascoli C, Gargiulo M. Predictors and Consequences of Silent Brain Infarction in Patients with Asymptomatic Carotid Stenosis. J Stroke Cerebrovasc Dis 2020; 29:105108. [PMID: 32912519 DOI: 10.1016/j.jstrokecerebrovasdis.2020.105108] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/04/2020] [Revised: 06/24/2020] [Accepted: 06/26/2020] [Indexed: 10/23/2022] Open
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AIM Silent brain infarction (SBI) is associated with an increased risk of stroke in patients with asymptomatic carotid stenosis (ACS), and is therefore one of the criteria for performing carotid endarterectomy (CEA). Despite an extensive literature, this issue is still a matter of debate. Aim of the present work was to evaluate incidence and predictors of SBI in patients undergoing CEA for ACS, and to investigate its possible impact on CEA outcome. METHODS All patients submitted to CEA in a single academic center from 2005 to 2019 were prospectively inserted into a specific database. The presence of SBI was evaluated by preoperative computed tomography (CT), considering exclusively infarctions in the carotid territories from an athero-embolic source. Preoperative characteristics were investigated as possible risk factor for SBI at the uni- and multivariate analysis. The impact of SBI on stroke occurrence after CEA was also evaluated. RESULTS In the designated period, over a total of 1288 ACS considered and submitted to CEA, 105 (8.2%) were associated with SBI. Male sex, hypertension, dyslipidaemia, smoking, contralateral carotid occlusion and severity of carotid stenosis were associated with SBI at the univariate analysis; preoperative statin therapy showed to be a protective factor. At the multivariate analysis, contralateral carotid occlusion and severity of stenosis were independently associated with SBI (OR: 3.16, 95%CI 1.62-6.18, P=.001; OR: 1.04, 95%CI 1.01-1.07, P=.004, respectively), with statin therapy confirmed as a protective factor (OR: 0.60, 95%CI: 0.40-0.92, P=.002). Overall post-CEA stroke rate was 0.9%, with a higher post-operative risk independently predicted by the presence of SBI (OR:4.23, 95%CI: 1.40-12.73, P=.01). CONCLUSION SBI is present in 8% of patients with ACS, and is significantly associated with contralateral carotid occlusion and severity of the carotid stenosis. Statin therapy reduces the occurrence of this phenomenon. The presence of SBI should be carefully considered in indication to CEA since it significantly increases the surgical risk.
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- Rodolfo Pini
- Vascular Surgery, University of Bologna "Alma Mater Studiorum", Policlinico S. Orsola Malpighi, 40138 Bologna.
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- Vascular Surgery, University of Bologna "Alma Mater Studiorum", Policlinico S. Orsola Malpighi, 40138 Bologna.
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- Vascular Surgery, University of Bologna "Alma Mater Studiorum", Policlinico S. Orsola Malpighi, 40138 Bologna.
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- Vascular Surgery, University of Bologna "Alma Mater Studiorum", Policlinico S. Orsola Malpighi, 40138 Bologna.
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- Vascular Surgery, University of Bologna "Alma Mater Studiorum", Policlinico S. Orsola Malpighi, 40138 Bologna.
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- Vascular Surgery, University of Bologna "Alma Mater Studiorum", Policlinico S. Orsola Malpighi, 40138 Bologna.
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- Vascular Surgery, University of Bologna "Alma Mater Studiorum", Policlinico S. Orsola Malpighi, 40138 Bologna.
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- Vascular Surgery, University of Bologna "Alma Mater Studiorum", Policlinico S. Orsola Malpighi, 40138 Bologna.
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Vacirca A, Faggioli G, Mascoli C, Gallitto E, Pini R, Spath P, Logiacco A, Gargiulo M. Carbon Dioxide Angiography Allows Endovascular Aneurysm Repair to Be Performed With Zero Iodinated Contrast Medium Under Specific Anatomic Conditions. J Vasc Surg 2020. [DOI: 10.1016/j.jvs.2020.04.088] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/25/2022]
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Gallitto E, Faggioli G, Fenelli C, Mascoli C, Pini R, Vacirca A, Logiacco A, Gargiulo M. The Impact of Reinterventions on Survival After Fenestrated and Branched Endovascular Aneurysm Repair. J Vasc Surg 2020. [DOI: 10.1016/j.jvs.2020.04.089] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/24/2022]
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Gallitto E, Faggioli G, Pini R, Logiacco A, Giordano J, Mascoli C, Vacirca A, Gargiulo M. Aortic Coverage to Treat Juxtarenal, Pararenal, and Type IV Thoracoabdominal Aneurysms With Custom-made Fenestrated Endografts Is Greater Compared With Open Repair but Does Not Affect Results. J Vasc Surg 2020. [DOI: 10.1016/j.jvs.2020.04.091] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/24/2022]
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Pini R, Faggioli G, Vacirca A, Mascoli C, Gallitto E, Rocchi C, Goretti M, Gargiulo M. The Impact of First Stroke in Patients With Previously Asymptomatic Carotid Artery Stenosis. J Vasc Surg 2020. [DOI: 10.1016/j.jvs.2020.04.041] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/24/2022]
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Faggioli G, Abualhin M, Vacirca A, Gargiulo M. Commentary: Investigating and Predicting the Fate of Infrapopliteal Arterial Disease After Endovascular Treatment. J Endovasc Ther 2020; 27:581-583. [PMID: 32469295 DOI: 10.1177/1526602820928087] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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Vacirca A, Faggioli G, Pini R, Teutonico P, Pilato A, Gargiulo M. Unheralded Lower limb threatening ischemia in a COVID-19 patient. Int J Infect Dis 2020; 96:590-592. [PMID: 32447121 PMCID: PMC7242202 DOI: 10.1016/j.ijid.2020.05.060] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/02/2020] [Revised: 05/07/2020] [Accepted: 05/16/2020] [Indexed: 12/14/2022] Open
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Acute thromboembolic events appear to be frequent in patients with SARS-CoV-2 infection. We report a case of an intubated patient, who developed a threatening lower limb ischemia. Intra-arterial fibrinolysis and intravenous heparin infusion did not lead to complete recanalization of the tibial arteries, which were successfully treated by surgical embolectomy.
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- Andrea Vacirca
- Vascular Surgery, Department of Experimental, Diagnostic and Specialty Medicine, University of Bologna, Bologna, Italy
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- Vascular Surgery, Department of Experimental, Diagnostic and Specialty Medicine, University of Bologna, Bologna, Italy
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- Vascular Surgery, Department of Experimental, Diagnostic and Specialty Medicine, University of Bologna, Bologna, Italy
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- Vascular Surgery, Department of Experimental, Diagnostic and Specialty Medicine, University of Bologna, Bologna, Italy
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- Vascular Surgery, Department of Experimental, Diagnostic and Specialty Medicine, University of Bologna, Bologna, Italy
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- Vascular Surgery, Department of Experimental, Diagnostic and Specialty Medicine, University of Bologna, Bologna, Italy
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Pini R, Faggioli G, Vacirca A, Gallitto E, Mascoli C, Attard L, Viale P, Gargiulo M. Is it Possible to Safely Maintain a Regular Vascular Practice During the COVID-19 Pandemic? Eur J Vasc Endovasc Surg 2020; 60:127-134. [PMID: 32499169 PMCID: PMC7236703 DOI: 10.1016/j.ejvs.2020.05.024] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/19/2020] [Revised: 05/06/2020] [Accepted: 05/13/2020] [Indexed: 01/02/2023]
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Objective This study aimed to evaluate the protocol adopted during the emergency phase of the COVID-19 pandemic to maintain elective activity in a vascular surgery unit while minimising the risk of contamination to both patients and physicians, and the impact of this activity on the intensive care (IC) resources. Methods The activity of a vascular surgery unit was analysed from 8 March to 8 April 2020. Surgical activity was maintained only for acute or elective procedures obeying priority criteria. The preventive screening protocol consisted of nasopharyngeal swabs (NPS) for all patients and physicians with symptoms and for unprotected contact infected cases, and serological physician evaluations every 15 days. Patients treated in the acute setting were considered theoretically infected and the necessary protective devices were used. The number of patients and the possible infection of physicians were evaluated. The number and type of interventions and the need for post-operative IC during this period were compared with those in the same periods in 2018 and 2019. Results One hundred and fifty-one interventions were performed, of which 34 (23%) were acute/emergency. The total number of interventions was similar to those performed in the same periods in 2019 and 2018: 150 (33, of which 22% acute/emergency) and 117 (29, 25% acute/emergency), respectively. IC was necessary after 6% (17% in 2019 and 20% in 2018) of elective operations and 33% (11) of acute/emergency interventions. None of the patients treated electively were diagnosed with COVID-19 infection during hospitalisation. Of the 34 patients treated in acute/emergency interventions, five (15%) were diagnosed with COVID-19 infection. It was necessary to screen 14 (47%) vascular surgeons with NPS after contact with infected colleagues, but none for unprotected contact with patients; all were found to be negative on NPS and serological evaluation. Conclusion A dedicated protocol allowed maintenance of regular elective vascular surgery activity during the emergency phase of the COVID-19 pandemic, with no contamination of patients or physicians and minimal need for IC resources.
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- Rodolfo Pini
- Vascular Surgery Metropolitan Unit, University of Bologna, DIMES, Policlinico S. Orsola and Ospedale Maggiore, Bologna, Italy
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- Vascular Surgery Metropolitan Unit, University of Bologna, DIMES, Policlinico S. Orsola and Ospedale Maggiore, Bologna, Italy.
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- Vascular Surgery Metropolitan Unit, University of Bologna, DIMES, Policlinico S. Orsola and Ospedale Maggiore, Bologna, Italy
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- Vascular Surgery Metropolitan Unit, University of Bologna, DIMES, Policlinico S. Orsola and Ospedale Maggiore, Bologna, Italy
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- Vascular Surgery Metropolitan Unit, University of Bologna, DIMES, Policlinico S. Orsola and Ospedale Maggiore, Bologna, Italy
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- Infective Disease Unit, University of Bologna, DIMEC, Policlinico S.Orsola, Bologna, Italy
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- Infective Disease Unit, University of Bologna, DIMEC, Policlinico S.Orsola, Bologna, Italy
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- Vascular Surgery Metropolitan Unit, University of Bologna, DIMES, Policlinico S. Orsola and Ospedale Maggiore, Bologna, Italy
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