经胸超声心动图对急性Stanford A型主动脉夹层的临床诊断价值

目的探讨经胸超声心动图(TTE)在诊断Stanford A型主动脉夹层中的准确性。方法收集Stanford A型主动脉夹层患者共35例,回顾性分析经胸超声心动图的检查结果;并与增强CT血管造影(CTA)检查结果进行比较。结果 TTE、CTA对Stanford A型主动脉夹层的诊断率分别为91.3%、100%。TTE还能观察主动脉瓣损害、心包积液、心脏功能等情况。结论 TTE是诊断Stanford A型主动脉夹层的可靠方法,为临床急救提供有效依据。     

床旁经胸超声心动图在急性主动脉夹层Stanford细化分型中的应用价值

目的:本文旨在评价床旁经胸超声心动图在急性主动脉夹层(aortic dissection,AD)Stan-ford细化分型中的应用价值。方法:回顾分析经手术证实的52例急性主动脉夹层患者,男性35例,女性17例;年龄18～71岁,平均(52±11)岁的手术结果和经胸超声心动图表现及主动脉夹层采用Stanford细化分型方法。超声心动图分析的内容包括:内膜片、破口、主动脉瓣反流程度、冠状动脉、主动脉弓部3血管分支及窦管交界形态,主动脉窦部、弓部及胸腹主动脉内径。结果:52例AD Stanford细化分型如下:A1S型2例,A1C型1例,A2S型2例;A2C型9例,A3S型2例,A3C型14例,B1S型3例,B2S型5例,B2C型2例,B3S型10例,B3C型2例。经胸超声心动图结果:除3例漏诊外其余49例分型如下:A1S型4例,A1C型1例,A2S型1例;A2C型4例,A3S型5例,A3C型15例,B1S型3例,B1C型1例,B2S型4例,B2C型1例,B3S型8例,B3C型2例。结论:经胸超声心动图有助于诊断AD Stanford细化分型,具有重要的临床应用价值。     

An atypical case of Stanford type‐A chronic aortic dissection managed conservatively

Stanford type‐A aortic dissection is a clinical emergency; mortality is high, and surgery is urgently required in most cases. Chronic forms of type‐A dissection are rare and have a poor prognosis if not treated surgically. We present an unusual case of chronic type‐A aortic dissection, with silent onset, in an oncologic patient without risk factors, which was managed conservatively and remained substantially stable during follow‐up.     

Stanford A型主动脉夹层的外科治疗

目的 总结A型主动脉夹层外科治疗经验,探讨治疗A型主动脉夹层安全有效的术式和方法.方法 我院2008年1月至2013年11月对40例A型主动脉夹层患者予以外科治疗.Bentall（带瓣人造血管替代升主动脉根部和主动脉瓣膜,并移植左右冠状动脉）手术17例,其中10例同期行主动脉弓部替换＋降主动脉象鼻支架置入术;单纯升主动脉人工血管置换术8例;窦部成形＋主动脉瓣交界悬吊术6例,窦部替换＋主动脉瓣成形＋升主动脉半弓替换5例;升主动脉人工血管置换术＋主动脉全弓替换4例.采用深低温停循环技术（DHCA）12例,其余为浅中低温体外循环.采用冷血心脏停搏液灌注12例,组氨酸-色氨酸-酮戊二酸（HTK）停搏液灌注7例,冷晶体心脏停搏液21例.采用改良超滤技术19例.结果 手术死亡1例,围术期死亡4例,死亡率12.5％（5/40）,余均痊愈出院.结论 细化A型主动脉夹层的分型有利于制订个体化手术方案.术中止血彻底及心肌、脑保护确切可提高手术成功率.     

Rapid diagnosis and management of thoracic aortic dissection and intramural haematoma: a prospective study of advantages of multiplane vs. biplane transoesophageal echocardiography.

AIMS: The purposes of this study were to compare the accuracy of multiplane vs. biplane transoesophageal echocardiography (TEE) in the diagnosis of aortic dissection and aortic intramural haematoma, and to test whether these techniques provide all the diagnostic information required to make management decisions. METHODS AND RESULTS: Fifty-eight consecutive patients with clinically suspected aortic dissection were studied with multiplane TEE; all cases who required surgery underwent intraoperative monitoring with multiplane TEE. The following multiplane TEE data were analysed: the angle between current and 0 degrees plane at which each view was obtained; the success rate in the evaluation of true and false lumen, entry tear, coronary artery involvement, aortic regurgitation, pericardial effusion. Advantages of multiplane over biplane TEE have been evaluated by the demonstration of usefulness of views obtained in planes other than 0 degrees-20 degrees or 70 degrees-110 degrees, assuming that with manipulation of a biplane probe a 20 degrees arc could be added to the conventional horizontal and vertical planes. On the basis of TEE findings, aortic dissection was confirmed in 36 cases (18 type A, 12 type B, six intramural haematoma). The specificity and sensitivity of TEE in terms of the presence or absence of aortic dissection or intramural haematoma were 100%. An additional clinical value of multiplane over biplane TEE in the evaluation of ascending aorta, aortic arch, entry tears and coronary artery involvement was demonstrated. All cases with type A aortic dissection or intramural haematoma involving the ascending aorta had an operation that was performed immediately after the diagnosis (hospital mortality, 13%). Patients with type B aortic dissection were treated medically; 25% of these cases were operated later (hospital mortality, 0%). CONCLUSIONS: Multiplane and biplane TEE have excellent and similar accuracies in the evaluation of aortic dissection and intramural haematoma. Multiplane TEE improves the visualization of coronary arteries, aortic arch and entry tears; it appears to be an ideal method as the sole diagnostic approach before surgery in type A aortic dissection.     

主动脉夹层腔内修复术后逆行性A型主动脉夹层4例临床分析

【摘要】 目的 分析造成逆行性A型主动脉夹层的原因，为临床预防提供参考。方法 回顾性分析我院2005年1月至2017年6月收治的234例B型主动脉夹层腔内治疗的临床资料。结果 4例发生逆行性A型主动脉夹层，1例死亡，1例2017年3月行胸腹主动脉置换术，存活2例均采用保守治疗，并定期复查，目前病情无进展。结论 主动脉血管自身病变、近端锚定区不足、支架头端裸支架对血管壁的损伤是发生逆行性A型主动脉夹层的高危因素，值得我们关注     

Use of real-time three-dimensional transesophageal echocardiography in type A aortic dissections: Advantages of 3D TEE illustrated in three cases

Stanford type A aortic dissections often present to the hospital requiring emergent surgical intervention. Initial diagnosis is usually made by computed tomography; however transesophageal echocardiography (TEE) can further characterize aortic dissections with specific advantages: It may be performed on an unstable patient, it can be used intra-operatively, and it has the ability to provide continuous real-time information. Three-dimensional (3D) TEE has become more accessible over recent years allowing it to serve as an additional tool in the operating room. We present a case series of three patients presenting with type A aortic dissections and the advantages of intra-operative 3D TEE to diagnose the extent of dissection in each case. Prior case reports have demonstrated the use of 3D TEE in type A aortic dissections to characterize the extent of dissection and involvement of neighboring structures. In our three cases described, 3D TEE provided additional understanding of spatial relationships between the dissection flap and neighboring structures such as the aortic valve and coronary orifices that were not fully appreciated with two-dimensional TEE, which affected surgical decisions in the operating room. This case series demonstrates the utility and benefit of real-time 3D TEE during intra-operative management of a type A aortic dissection.     

Diagnosis and management of acute type A aortic dissection

Acute aortic dissection (AAD) is the most common aortic catastrophe. The mortality rate of type A dissection approaches 40% to 50% in 48 hours. Causes of death include rupture, aortic insufficiency, or malperfusion involving the coronary arteries, head vessels, visceral arteries, and lower extremities. Other acute aortic conditions can be confused with AAD. Emergent surgery is usually recommended, although there are some situations in which initial management of malperfusion or conservative therapy can be considered prior to proximal aortic repair. Various surgical techniques are employed to manage AAD. This article reviews the etiology, clinical presentations, and management of patients with type A AAD.     

Retrograde type A dissection after endovascular stent grafting of type B dissection

Acute aortic dissection is a disease with high mortality. Whereas acute dissection of the ascending aorta (Standford type A) is treated surgically, acute dissection of Stanford type B (descending aorta) is principally treated conservatively, but surgically in case of complications. Recently, another therapeutical option for the treatment of type B dissection has been developed using endovascular stent-grafts. We report on a 64-year-old woman with typical signs of acute aortic dissection. Computer tomography and transesophageal echocardiography demonstrated Stanford type B dissection. The patient was treated with an endovascular stent-graft, because of malperfusion of the right leg and chest pain. After successful closure of the entry by the stent, the patient developed acute right-sided hemiplegia one day after the intervention due to retrograde dissection into the aortic arch and ascending aorta. Upon immediate operation, the origin of the initially type B dissection was still sufficiently occluded by the endovascular stent-graft; however, there was another entry between the innominate artery and the left carotic artery near one proximal end of the stent's strut. Using deep hypothermia and selective antegrade cerebral perfusion, the ascending aorta and proximal arch were replaced with a 28 mm Dacron-Velour tube and the aortic root was remodelled with a tongue-shaped Dacron graft preserving the valve cusps according to a modified Yacoub procedure. After the operation, neurological symptoms diminished and the patient could walk on the ward on day eleven. This case demonstrates retrograde type A dissection as a complication after interventional treatment of type B dissection using an endovascular stent-graft. The reason for this delayed complication is speculative. Aortic wall damage during stent inserting could be a possible cause. It is also likely that the patient initially had type B dissection with retrograde dissection of the distal part of the aortic arch. Therefore, one of the straight struts of the proximal end of the stent may have caused additional damage to the vulnerable dissected aortic wall in the arch, leading to retrograde type A dissection. Careful patient selection, detailed diagnosis of the aortic arch, improved stent designs and materials, especially regarding the stent's ends and careful insertion of the stent into the aortic arch, could contribute to prevention of the described problems.     

急性A型主动脉夹层合并肾脏灌注不良的研究进展

急性A型主动脉夹层起病急,病情凶险,尽管手术技术不断提高,手术并发症及死亡率仍然居高不下。急性A型主动脉夹层常常会累及分支动脉,导致重要的组织器官缺血和功能损害,引起器官灌注不良,其中术前肾脏灌注不良发生率较高,目前很少有研究关注急性A型主动脉夹层合并术前肾脏灌注不良,本文就急性A型主动脉夹层合并术前肾脏灌注不良的发病机制、发病率、危险因素、临床表现、辅助检查、诊断、治疗策略及预后进行综述。     

Type A aortic dissection: the role of angiography in identifying morphologic features in comparison with autopsy and surgical findings

To evaluate the reliability of cineangiography in identifying some morphologic characteristics of type A aortic dissection, the angiograms of 36 consecutive patients were retrospectively revised and compared with the surgical of necropsy findings. The following features were examined: site and extension of intimal tear (s); extension of the wall dissection; coronary and brachiocephalic arteries involvement; coexisting anuloaortic ectasia; aortic valve state. The angiographic diagnosis of site and extension of the intimal tear was correct in 97 (35/36) and 100% of cases respectively. In one case the presence of an intimal tear at the level of the aortic arch was missed because of the superimposition of the innominate artery. The extension of the wall dissection was correctly identified in 24 out of 25 patients. In one case the presence of distal false lumen thrombosis made the correct diagnosis impossible. The brachiocephalic arteries involvement was always correctly stated while the coronary involvement was suspected in 6 and confirmed in 5 (1 false positive). Anuloectasia was suspected in 12 and confirmed in 10 (2 false positives). In our experience the most challenging diagnosed were the presence of aortic arch tears and the aortic arch and coronary arteries involvement in the dissection. This study confirms that many morphologic features of type A aortic dissection can be adequately assessed by cineangiography.     

主动脉弓置换加"象鼻"支架手术治疗Stanford A型主动脉夹层

目的 探讨采用升主动脉及全弓置换加“象鼻”支架手术治疗StanfordA型主动脉夹层的临床意义。方法2010年5月至2011年10月,应用升主动脉及全弓置换加“象鼻”支架手术治疗StanfordA型主动脉夹层患者16例,男性12例,女性4例,平均年龄47（30-67）岁;其中急性主动脉夹层12例、慢性夹层4例,均在深低温停循环、低流量选择性脑灌注下手术。结果急诊手术12例,择期手术4例。行主动脉弓置换及“象鼻”支架术2例,升主动脉及全主动脉弓置换1例,升主动脉及全主动脉弓置换加“象鼻”支架手术13例,其中同期行Bentall术2例、主动脉根部成形术8例。心肌阻断时间59-137（104-31）min,选择性脑灌注时间17-57（29-11）min。术后肾功能衰竭2例,1例经血液透析治疗后肾功能恢复,另1例因多器官功能衰竭死亡。15例患者出院,随访1个月至1．5年,1例患者于术后约1个月双下肢肌肉坏死,在外院施行了截肢手术,8例患者不同程度恢复工作,无晚期死亡或再次手术病例。结论升主动脉及全弓置换加“象鼻”支架手术是治疗StanfordA型主动脉夹层安全、有效的方法。     

主动脉夹层患者神经系统症状的临床分析

 目的 总结主动脉夹层患者神经系统症状的特点。方法 对865例临床诊断为主动脉夹层的患者进行回顾性分析,包括临床症状、体征以及影像学资料。结果 225例（26.0%）患者出现神经系统症状,最常见症状为头晕（56例,6.5%）,其次为晕厥（49例,5.7%）,一侧下肢感觉障碍47例（5.4%）,单一下肢瘫27例（3.1%）,昏迷22例（2.5%）,截瘫19例（2.2%）,头痛13例（1.5%）,偏瘫9例（1.0%）。其中5例以神经系统症状为首发表现,包括晕厥2例,眩晕1例,头痛2例。A型主动脉夹层患者更易出现神经系统表现（34.6%比14.7%）,其中晕厥、昏迷、偏瘫、截瘫、下肢感觉障碍等症状的发生显著高于B型主动脉夹层。结论 主动脉夹层患者合并神经系统症状常见,A型主动脉夹层患者更常见。     

新型三分支主动脉弓覆膜支架在急性Stanford A型主动脉夹层中的应用

目的总结新型三分支主动脉弓覆膜支架治疗急性Stanford A型主动脉夹层的临床应用经验,并评价其安全性和疗效。方法选择2009年12月—2010年10月,在我科接受新型三分支主动脉弓覆膜支架手术治疗地6例急性Stanford A型主动脉夹层患者。结果 6例手术全部成功,无死亡。手术时间（252.4±50.3）min、体外循环时间（133.6±26.1）min、心肌血运阻断时间（82.8±10.9）min、深低温停循环选择性脑灌注时间（17.9±8.1）min。患者术后及时清醒、循环稳定、无严重并发症。6例患者随访3～14个月,主动脉血管成像（CTA）显示患者主动脉弓部及分支动脉内支架扩张贴壁满意、相应部位假腔消失、远端假腔内血栓填充、无与覆膜支架相关的并发症发生。结论采用新型三分支主动脉弓覆膜支架治疗急性Stanford A型主动脉夹层,可以简化主动脉弓部操作步骤、降低手术风险、提高手术成功率,值得临床推广应用。     

Accuracy of M-mode and two-dimensional echocardiography in the diagnosis of aortic dissection: an experience with 128 cases

The accuracy of combined M-mode and two-dimensional echocardiography in the diagnosis of aortic dissection was evaluated in 673 patients with a clinical suspicion of aortic dissection, over a six-year period. In 128 cases, the diagnosis of aortic dissection was confirmed by angiographic, tomographic (CT scan), or autopsy findings, or during surgery. Two echocardiographic features were found to support a diagnosis of aortic dissection: a dilation of at least one segment of the aorta (sensitivity 95%, specificity 51%) and a typical abnormal linear intraluminal echo corresponding to the intimal flap (sensitivity 67%, specificity 100%). This pathognomonic intimal flap was observed in 86 cases, of which three types could be distinguished: (1) a long oscillating flap (n = 15), (2) a long but minimally mobile linear echo which was duplicated and parallel to one or two aortic walls (n = 64), (3) a short, double linear image with a rapid systolic motion and high frequency oscillations. These features were found to have a high sensitivity in type I aortic dissection (88%), although in types II and III the sensitivity was much lower. In some cases, a fourth type of abnormal image could be detected: a small intraluminal echo moving in parallel to the aortic wall. This feature should be interpreted with caution since its predictive value for a positive examination was low (48%). Out of 23 cases in which the diagnosis of aortic dissection was suspected on the basis of this doubtful abnormal echo, it was confirmed in only 11 patients. The results in these 128 cases of aortic dissection indicate that two-dimensional echocardiography, which is easily performed at the patient's bedside, could take priority in investigations of this condition. It is extremely sensitive in the diagnosis of ascending aortic dissection, but much less so in the diagnosis of descending aortic dissection.     

Current treatment of acute type A aortic dissection. Surgical treatment and treatment of malperfusion syndrome

Acute type A aortic dissection is a surgical emergency. Treatment is based on dissected ascending aortic replacement and correction of an associated aortic insufficiency. Catheterization of the axillary artery, open distal anastomosis and systematic resection of the intimal tear are the main surgical evolutions of the last years. They allowed to significantly reduce intraoperative mortality rate particularly due to bleeding. Thirty days mortality rate of operated aortic dissection is about 20 to 30%. Visceral malperfusion syndromes induced by aortic dissection represent an important cause of postoperative death. An early diagnosis and treatment appears necessary. Thoracoabdominal CT scan allows understanding mechanisms inducing malperfusion. Aortography and an emergency endovascular procedure allow restoring arterial blood flow before renal or mesenteric irreversible ischemia. Collaboration between radiologist, anesthesiologist and surgeon is necessary to optimize survival of acute type A aortic dissection.     

Open Repair of Acute Type A Intramural Hematoma in 3 Patients

Acute aortic syndrome encompasses classic aortic dissection and less common aortic phenomena, including intramural hematoma (IMH), a hemorrhage within the aortic media that occurs without a discrete intimal tear. We reviewed our experience with treating acute type A IMH to better understand this acute aortic syndrome. A review of our clinical database identified 1,902 proximal aortic repairs that were performed from January 2006 through December 2018; of these, 266 were for acute aortic syndrome, including 3 (1.1%) for acute type A IMH. Operative technique varied considerably. All IMH repairs involved hemiarch or total arch replacement. In all 3 patients, the IMH extended distally into the descending thoracic aorta. There were no operative deaths or major adverse events (stroke, paraplegia, paraparesis, or renal failure necessitating dialysis) that persisted to hospital discharge. Length of hospitalization ranged from 5 to 20 days. All 3 patients were alive at follow-up (range, 2–6 yr) and needed no aortic reintervention after their index or staged repairs. In our experience, repair of acute type A IMH was infrequent and could be either simple or complex. Despite our limited experience with this disease, we found that it can be repaired successfully in urgent and emergency cases. Following treatment guidelines for aortic dissection appears to be a reasonable strategy for treating IMH.     

Acute aortic dissection during pregnancy

We review the cases of two women with acute aortic dissection during their last trimester of pregnancy who underwent aortic root replacement. One patient with type A dissection had to undergo surgical intervention immediately, and required extracorporal membrane oxygenation for four days. The other patient with a pre-diagnosed Marfan's disease had suffered a type B dissection and had to undergo emergency operation after developing a type A dissection nine days later.     

Ⅰ型主动脉夹层合并冠状动脉病变的外科治疗

目的 通过对Ⅰ型主动脉夹层外科治疗的回顾性研究,探讨对合并冠状动脉病变Ⅰ型主动脉夹层的外科治疗经验,以提高此类疾病的治疗效果.方法 2002年9月至2011年2月共治疗Ⅰ型主动脉夹层207例,其中73例合并冠状动脉病变,并需同期处理.冠状动脉搭桥20例,冠状动脉整合45例,冠状动脉成形8例.结果 73例合并冠状动脉病变的Ⅰ型主动脉夹层,2例死亡,死亡率2.74%.远期随访效果满意.结论 对Ⅰ型主动脉夹层合并冠状动脉病变的患者,术前完善检查,明确冠脉病变,术中注意探查冠状动脉情况,制订合适的外科治疗方案,可以显著提高Ⅰ型主动脉夹层的治疗效果.     

Value of echocardiography in patient follow-up after surgically corrected type A aortic dissection.

BACKGROUND: To identify patients (pts) at risk of late complications, follow-up after surgery for type A aortic dissection is essential. We assessed the value of echocardiography to monitor patients after surgery for type A aortic dissection. METHODS: 80 out of 108 pts operated between 1989 and 1999 for type A aortic dissection survived surgery. 62 pts with at least one TEE, CT or MRI examinations during follow-up were included in this study. All pts had transthoracic echocardiography (TTE), 53 transesophageal echocardiography (TEE), 51 had CT, and 39 had MRI. RESULTS: At the first follow-up, 12 of 48 pts with aortic valve sparing surgery presented with aortic insufficiency >I degrees detected using echocardiography. 16 pts evolved a distal aortic aneurysm of over 5 cm, all seen in TEE, CT and MRI. A distal intimal flap was present in 39 pts and could be seen in TEE, CT and MRI in all patients. A new proximal aortic root dissection took place in 5 pts. Progressive aortic pathology led to reoperation in 9 pts. TEE was especially useful in 2 pts to confirm redissection, in 1 pt to rule out redissection assumed by CT, and in 1 with paraprosthetic blood flow after ascending aortic replacement. MRI led to additional information in 1 patient with false aneurysm of the distal anastomosis and 1 with redissection not seen in TEE 6 month before. CT and MRI were superior to TEE in demonstrating aortic arch pathology, whereas TEE was more effective in showing the flow pattern and residual entry sites. CONCLUSIONS: Echocardiography is an effective and cost-saving diagnostic tool to monitor pts after surgery for type A aortic dissection, and should be the method of choice to ascertain aortic pathology initially after surgery. Follow-up intervals and need for additional CT or MRI should be determined afterwards according to specific pathologies.