IMR Press / RCM / Volume 23 / Issue 7 / DOI: 10.31083/j.rcm2307226
Open Access Original Research
Long-Term Outcomes of Endovascular Treatment for Type B Aortic Dissection with Simple Renal Cysts: A Multicenter Retrospective Study
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1 Department of Vascular Surgery, the First Affiliated Hospital of the Navy Medical University, 200433 Shanghai, China
2 Department of Vascular Surgery, Jiangmen Central Hospital, 529020 Jiangmen, Guangdong, China
3 Department of Vascular Surgery, the Affiliated Hospital of Qingdao University, 266042 Qingdao, Shandong, China
*Correspondence: jingzaiping_vasc@163.com (Zaiping Jing)
These authors contributed equally.
Academic Editors: Ichiro Wakabayashi and Klaus Groschner
Rev. Cardiovasc. Med. 2022, 23(7), 226; https://doi.org/10.31083/j.rcm2307226
Submitted: 9 March 2022 | Revised: 17 May 2022 | Accepted: 18 May 2022 | Published: 24 June 2022
(This article belongs to the Special Issue Risk Factors for Cardiovascular Diseases)
Copyright: © 2022 The Author(s). Published by IMR Press.
This is an open access article under the CC BY 4.0 license.
Abstract

Background: Few studies have investigated the characteristics and long-term outcomes of type B aortic dissection (BAD) patients with simple renal cysts (SRC) after thoracic endovascular aortic repair (TEVAR). Methods: A multi-center retrospective cohort study was performed, including 718 BAD patients undergoing TEVAR from 2003 to 2016. The prevalence of SRC was 34.5% (n = 248). After propensity score matching, 214 matched pairs were selected for further analysis. Primary outcomes were long-term aortic-related adverse events (ARAEs). The effects of SRC in each subgroup of interest and their interactions were analyzed. Results: BAD patients with SRC were older and had a greater prevalence of comorbidities, including hypertension, coronary artery disease and chronic occlusive pulmonary disease. In addition, the SRC group presented a greater proportion of pleural effusion and aortic calcification. Compared with the non-SRC group, a significantly higher maximal diameter of ascending aorta was observed in the SRC group. Apart from the timing of the operation, no differences were found in the medication regime or intra-operative parameters. In the matched population, patients with SRC were at a higher risk of ARAEs in the long term. The multivariable Cox model indicated that SRC was an independent predictor of long-term ARAEs (hazard ratio: 1.84, 95% confidence interval: 1.13–3.00). The interaction between SRC and hypertension on rupture after TEVAR was statistically significant (p = 0.023). Conclusions: Compared with the non-SRC group, BAD patients with SRC experienced a higher risk of long-term ARAEs after TEVAR. Among the SRC subgroup, hypertensive patients had the highest risk of rupture after TEVAR.

Keywords
type B aortic dissection
simple renal cysts
hypertension
thoracic endovascular aortic repair
Funding
81870366/National Natural Science Foundation of China
20JC1418700/Science and Technology Innovation Action Plan in Shanghai
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