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MORPHOLOGICAL PREDICTORS OF ADVERSE OUTCOME
Publication
Predictor
Early
Late
Overall
events
events
events
Event definition
(<2wks)
Kunishige
Patent FL
Significant
2006 [70]
Sakakura
Dissection-related event
(p=0.018)
Patent FL
2007 [77]
Non-
In-hospital events: death,
Significant
need for
(p=0.14)
emergent surgery for
(impending) rupture, organ
malperfusion
Kitada 2008
[12]
Patent FL
Non-
Dissection-related aortic
Significant
events:
(p=0.537)
deaths from aortic rupture,
perioperative death, death
from organ ischemia, aortic
(impending) rupture,
recurrence of dissection,
aortic expansion ≥60mm,
expansion of dissected
aorta ≥ 10mm/yr,
visceral/limb ischemia
Publication
Predictor
Early
Late
Overall
events
events
events
Event definition
(<2wks)
Takahashi
Patent FL
Non-
2008 [71]
Significant
(p=0.22)
Dissection-related event:
need for
aortic surgery, aortic
rupture,
dissection-related death,
mean
aortic enlargement >5mm
in
diameter/year
Suyeoshi
Patent FL
Non-
2009 [72]
Increased diameter
Significant
(p=0.6486)
Stanley 2011
Patent FL
[78]
Significant
Smaller expansion of true
(p=0.02)
lumen volume after stentgraft
Mani 2012
Patent FL
[63 ]
significant
Significant
Smaller Remodeling (>0.5
(p=0.01)
cm reduction in maximum
descending Ø)
Tsai 2007
[73]
Partial FL
Significant
Thrombosed
(p=0.002)
Death
Publication
Predictor
Early
Late
Overall
events
events
events
Event definition
(<2wks)
Song 2007
[74]
FL Ø ≥22mm at
Significant
upper
(p<0.005)
Late aneurysm change
descending
Winnerkwist
Max aorta
Significant
2006
Ø≥ 40mm
(p=0.02)
Aortic events: Dissection
related
[7]
death, rupture, new Type A
aortic
dissection, aneurysm
formation
Hata 2007
Max aorta
Significant
[8]
Ø≥ 40mm
(p=0.0003)
Kitada 2008
Max aorta
Non-
[12]
Ø≥ 40mm
Significant
Elective Surgery
See Kitada
(p=0.068)
Takahashi
Max aorta
Significant
2008 [71]
Ø≥ 40mm
(p=0.032)
Kunishige
Max aorta
Significant
2006
Ø≥ 45mm
(p=0.004)
See Takahashi
Dissection-related event
[70]
Sakakura
Max aorta
Significant
See Sakakura
Publication
Predictor
Early
Late
Overall
events
events
events
Event definition
(<2wks)
2007
Ø≥ 60mm
(p=0.03)
[77]
Song 2007
Large aorta Ø at
[74]
upper
Significant
See Song
(p<0.05)
descending
thoracic aorta
Chang 2008
Max aortic Ø
[75]
Non-
In-hospital complications:
Significant
Compromised renal artery,
(p=UNK)
limb/mesenteric ischemia,
(impending)
rupture/progression of
dissection
Kitai 2010
[76]
Max aortic Ø
Significant
Aorta-related events:
(per 10 mm
(p<0.001)
rupture,
increment)
lower limb/visceral
ischemia,
aortic enlargement ≥ 60
mm
Andache
Dissection
Non
2012
extended to
significant
Aortic volume (p=0.81)
and diameter p=0.18)
Publication
Predictor
Early
Late
Overall
events
events
events
Event definition
(<2wks)
[62]
Chang 2008
[75]
Winnerkvist
2006
infrarenal aorta
increase at 1 year
Max FL Area
Significant
≥ 922 mm2
(p=0.02)
See Chang
Development
Significant
ULPs
(p=0.005)
See Winnerkvist
[7]
Kunishige
2006
Development
Non-
ULPs
significant
[70]
Kitai 2010
See Kunishige
(p=0.387)
Development
Significant
ULPs
(p=0.001)
Miyahara
Development of
Significant
rupture and expansion or
2011 [18]
ULPs/ Patent FL
(p=0.009)
malperfusion with need for
[76]
See Kitai
open surgery or thoracic
endovascular repair
(p=0.009)
Sueyoshi
Location of
Significant
2009
entry site in arch
(p=0.0431)
See Sueyoshi
[72]
Mani 2012
Aortic
significant
Significant
Mid term survival
Publication
Predictor
Early
Late
Overall
events
events
events
Event definition
(<2wks)
[63 ]
remodeling
(>0.5mm
reduction Ø
descending)
FL: False lumen; ULP: Ulcer like projections
(p=0.005)
(p=0.005)