TY - JOUR
T1 - Natural history of the distal aorta following elective root replacement in patients with Marfan syndrome
AU - Dhanekula, Arjune S.
AU - Flodin, Rachel
AU - Shibale, Palcah
AU - Volk, Joseph
AU - Benyakorn, Thoetphum
AU - DeRoo, Scott
AU - Shalhub, Sherene
AU - Burke, Christopher R.
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
© 2023 The American Association for Thoracic Surgery
PY - 2023
Y1 - 2023
N2 - Objective: It is unclear if the addition of a prophylactic arch operation is beneficial at the time of root replacement in patients with Marfan syndrome (MFS). This project aims to understand the fate of the distal aorta following elective root replacement in patients with MFS. Methods: Between 2000 and 2019, 124 adult patients with MFS were identified as having undergone elective aortic root replacement with a clamped distal aortic anastomosis during their lifetime. Serial axial imaging was analyzed. The primary outcome was a composite of subsequent type B aortic dissection (TBAD), aneurysmal degeneration (>4 cm), and aortic reintervention. Secondary outcomes included subsequent TBAD and mortality. Results: Mean age at root replacement was 33.3 years. Median follow-up was 11.3 years. Thirty-one patients (25%) experienced the primary outcome, with no survival difference (P = .9). The crossclamp and aortic cannulation sites were stable (growth rate, 0.33 mm/year), and 2 patients (1.6%) required reintervention there. Twenty-three patients (19.8%) experienced subsequent TBAD. Patients with TBAD had a higher rate of distal degeneration (P < .001), but no significant change in survival (P = .2). Preoperative hypertension (odds ratio, 3.96; P < .05) and younger age at root replacement (odds ratio, 1.05; P < .05) increased the risk of TBAD, based on regression analysis. Conclusions: The distal aorta (including the clamp and cannulation site) overall appears stable in patients with MFS following elective root replacement without prophylactic arch operation. Development of TBAD seems to be the primary driver of distal degeneration. Factors associated with TBAD development included hypertension, underscoring the importance of strict blood pressure control in these patients.
AB - Objective: It is unclear if the addition of a prophylactic arch operation is beneficial at the time of root replacement in patients with Marfan syndrome (MFS). This project aims to understand the fate of the distal aorta following elective root replacement in patients with MFS. Methods: Between 2000 and 2019, 124 adult patients with MFS were identified as having undergone elective aortic root replacement with a clamped distal aortic anastomosis during their lifetime. Serial axial imaging was analyzed. The primary outcome was a composite of subsequent type B aortic dissection (TBAD), aneurysmal degeneration (>4 cm), and aortic reintervention. Secondary outcomes included subsequent TBAD and mortality. Results: Mean age at root replacement was 33.3 years. Median follow-up was 11.3 years. Thirty-one patients (25%) experienced the primary outcome, with no survival difference (P = .9). The crossclamp and aortic cannulation sites were stable (growth rate, 0.33 mm/year), and 2 patients (1.6%) required reintervention there. Twenty-three patients (19.8%) experienced subsequent TBAD. Patients with TBAD had a higher rate of distal degeneration (P < .001), but no significant change in survival (P = .2). Preoperative hypertension (odds ratio, 3.96; P < .05) and younger age at root replacement (odds ratio, 1.05; P < .05) increased the risk of TBAD, based on regression analysis. Conclusions: The distal aorta (including the clamp and cannulation site) overall appears stable in patients with MFS following elective root replacement without prophylactic arch operation. Development of TBAD seems to be the primary driver of distal degeneration. Factors associated with TBAD development included hypertension, underscoring the importance of strict blood pressure control in these patients.
KW - Marfan syndrome
KW - arch replacement
KW - hemiarch
KW - root replacement
KW - type B aortic dissection
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U2 - 10.1016/j.jtcvs.2023.10.061
DO - 10.1016/j.jtcvs.2023.10.061
M3 - Article
C2 - 37931796
AN - SCOPUS:85179500206
SN - 0022-5223
JO - Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery
JF - Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery
ER -