Clinical Outcomes of Medical Therapy and Timely Operation in Initially Diagnosed Type A Aortic Intramural Hematoma
- 15 September 2009
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Ovid Technologies (Wolters Kluwer Health) in Circulation
- Vol. 120 (11_suppl_1), S292-8
- https://doi.org/10.1161/circulationaha.108.843615
Abstract
Background— The management of aortic intramural hematoma (IMH) involving the ascending aorta (type A) has not been well-established. The purpose of this study was to clarify the long-term clinical outcomes of patients with type A IMH who were treated with medical therapy and timely operation. Methods and Results— Clinical data including operative mortality, IMH-related events, and long-term survival were retrospectively reviewed in 66 patients with type A IMH, who were admitted to our institution from 1986 to 2006. Emergent surgical repair was performed in 16 (24%) patients because of severe complications, whereas 50 patients were treated with initial medical therapy. In medically treated patients, 15 (30%) patients who demonstrated progression to classic dissection or increase in hematoma size within 30 days underwent surgical repair except for 2 patients who refused surgery. The 30-day mortality rate was 6% with emergent surgery and 4% with supportive medial therapy. There were 7 late deaths and the actuarial survival rates of all patients were 96±3%, 94±3%, and 89±5% at 1, 5, and 10 years, respectively. In medically treated patients, maximum aortic diameter was the only predictor of early and late progression of ascending IMH (hazard ratio, 4.43; 95% CI, 2.04–9.64; P Conclusions— Combination of medical therapy and timely operation resulted in favorable long-term clinical outcomes in patients with type A IMH.Keywords
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