Outcome and quality of life after surgical and endovascular treatment of descending aortic lesions

Dick, Florian; Hinder, Dominik; Immer, Franz F; Hirzel, Cédric; Do, Dai Do; Carrel, Thierry P; Schmidli, Juerg (2008). Outcome and quality of life after surgical and endovascular treatment of descending aortic lesions. Annals of thoracic surgery, 85(5), pp. 1605-12. New York, N.Y.: Elsevier 10.1016/j.athoracsur.2008.01.027

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BACKGROUND: Thoracic endovascular aortic repair (TEVAR) represents an attractive alternative to open aortic repair (OAR). The aim of this study was to assess outcome and quality of life in patients treated either by TEVAR or OAR for diseased descending thoracic aorta. METHODS: A post hoc analysis of a prospectively collected consecutive series of 136 patients presenting with surgical diseases of the descending aorta between January 2001 and December 2005 was conducted. Fourteen patients were excluded because of involvement of the ascending aorta. Assessed treatment cohorts were TEVAR (n = 52) and OAR (n = 70). Mean follow-up was 34 +/- 18 months. End points were perioperative and late mortality rates and long-term quality of life as assessed by the Short Form Health Survey (SF-36) and Hospital Anxiety and Depression Score questionnaires. RESULTS: Mean age was significantly higher in TEVAR patients (69 +/- 10 years versus 62 +/- 15 years; p = 0.002). Perioperative mortality rates were 9% (OAR) and 8% (TEVAR), respectively (p = 0.254). Accordingly, cumulative long-term mortality rates were similar in both cohorts. Overall quality-of-life scores were 93 (63-110, OAR) and 83 (60-112, TEVAR), respectively. Normal quality-of-life scores range from 85 to 115. Anxiety and depression scores were not increased after open surgery. CONCLUSIONS: Thoracic endovascular aortic repair and OAR both provide excellent long-term results in treatment of thoracic aortic disease. Long-term quality of life, however, is reduced after thoracic aortic repair. Interestingly, TEVAR patients did not score higher in overall quality of life despite all advantages of minimized access trauma. Similarly, anxiety and depression scores are not reduced by TEVAR, possibly reflecting a certain caution against the new technology.

Item Type:

Journal Article (Original Article)

Division/Institute:

04 Faculty of Medicine > Department of Cardiovascular Disorders (DHGE) > Clinic of Heart Surgery
04 Faculty of Medicine > Department of Cardiovascular Disorders (DHGE) > Clinic of Angiology

UniBE Contributor:

Dick, Florian, Immer, Franz Ferdinand, Do, Dai-Do, Carrel, Thierry, Schmidli, Jürg

ISSN:

0003-4975

ISBN:

18442547

Publisher:

Elsevier

Language:

English

Submitter:

Factscience Import

Date Deposited:

04 Oct 2013 15:05

Last Modified:

27 Feb 2024 14:29

Publisher DOI:

10.1016/j.athoracsur.2008.01.027

PubMed ID:

18442547

Web of Science ID:

000255319900015

URI:

https://boris.unibe.ch/id/eprint/28277 (FactScience: 119526)

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