Watch-and-wait strategy for type A intramural haematoma and acute aortic dissection with thrombosed false lumen of the ascending aorta: a Japanese single-centre experience
- 3 April 2020
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Oxford University Press (OUP) in European Journal of Cardio-Thoracic Surgery
- Vol. 58 (3), 590-597
- https://doi.org/10.1093/ejcts/ezaa080
Abstract
OBJECTIVES In this study, we investigated the early and midterm outcomes of initial watch-and-wait strategy for Stanford type A intramural haematoma and acute aortic dissection with thrombosed false lumen of the ascending aorta in patients with a maximum aortic diameter of ≤50 mm, pain score of ≤3/10 and no ulcer-like projection in the ascending aorta. METHODS Inpatient and outpatient records were retrospectively reviewed. RESULTS Of the 81 patients with type A intramural haematoma and acute aortic dissection with the thrombosed false lumen of the ascending aorta between April 2011 and April 2019, a watch-and-wait strategy was selected in 46 patients. The mean age of the patients was 68 years, and 22 (48%) patients were female. Ten patients underwent emergency pericardial drainage for cardiac tamponade at the time of presentation and 8 patients underwent aortic repair during hospitalization for new ulcer-like projection, re-dissection or rupture. In-hospital mortality occurred in 2 (4%) patients. During follow-up, survival at 1 and 2 years was 95% and 92%, respectively. There was no significant difference in survival or aortic events between patients in whom the watch-and-wait strategy and emergency surgical treatment were indicated. CONCLUSIONS The early and midterm outcomes of the initial watch-and-wait strategy were favourable for type A intramural haematoma and acute aortic dissection with the thrombosed false lumen of the ascending aorta in Japanese patients with a maximum aortic diameter of ≤50 mm, pain score of ≤3/10 and no ulcer-like projection. Further study is required to show the safety of this strategy.This publication has 17 references indexed in Scilit:
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