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Surgical treatment for aortic arch aneurysms
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Surgical Treatment for Aortic
Arch Aneurysms
Konstadinos A Plestis, MD
Associate Professor
Director of Aortic Surgery
Department of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery
Lenox Hill Hospital, NY
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Types of Cerebral Injury
during Arch Surgery
Focal embolic
Diffuse ischemic
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METHODS OF CEREBRAL PROTECTION
Deep hypothermic circulatory arrest HCA
Griepp 1975
Retrograde cerebral perfusion RCP
Ueda 1990, Takamoto 1992, Safi 1993
Antegrade cerebral perfusion ACP
Debakey 1957, Frist 1986, Bachet 1991, Kazui 1992
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Griepp, et. al. JTCVS, 1975
Deep Hypothermic Circulatory
Arrest
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Suppression of Metabolism with HCA
at Different Temperatures
Mezrow et al, JTCVS 1994
McCullough et. al. Ann Thorac Surg, 1999
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% CMRO2
SAFE HCA
Duration of HCA
Min
%CMRO2
Temperature °C
Actual Q10 directly calculated in 37 Adult patients during DHCA
What is the LIMIT of “SAFE” HCA?
McCullough et. al. Ann Thorac Surg, 1999
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Temporary Dysfunction Duration
Grade 1 simple confusion short
Grade 2 confusion + lethargy short
Grade 3 confusion + agitation short
Grade 4 overt psychosis long
Grade 5 psychosis, parkinsonism long
Cognitive Function and Temporary Neurological
Dysfunction
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DHCA > 25 minutes
Advanced age
Neuropsychological impairment in fine
motor and memory functions
Temporary Neurologic Dysfunction
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Selective Antegrade Cerebral
Perfusion
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Neurological Outcome after Thoracic Aortic Surgery
Effect of Cerebral Protection Method on Stroke,
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HCA HCA+ACP
Transient
Permanent
Stroke [%]
Transient
Permanent
Hagl et. al. JTCVS, 2001
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Neurological Outcome after Thoracic Aortic Surgery
TND by Cerebral Protection Method
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HCA HCA+ACP
TND
[%]
*
* p = 0.05
OR 0.33
Hagl et. Al. JTCVS, 2001
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Srategies to Minimize Cerebral Injury
in Arch Surgery
Minimize particulate embolization
Axillary cannulation
Avoid manipulation of diseased vessels
Trifurcation graft
Aspirate cerebral vessels prior to resuming cerebral
perfusion
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Srategies to Minimize Cerebral Injury
during Aortic Arch Surgery
Optimize implementation of HCA
Trifurcation graft (arch first technique)
EEG, SSEP
INVUS
Head packed in ice
Antegrade selective cerebral perfusion
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OPTIMAL PARAMETERS FOR SELECTIVE
CEREBRAL PERFUSION
Temperature: 10º-15ºC
Pressure: 50-70 torr
pH management: alpha stat
Hematocrit: 30%
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Re-Operative Complex
Aortic Arch Repair
Konstadinos A Plestis, MD
Director, Aortic Surgery
Lenox Hill Hospital
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Case presentation
53 yr male
s/p AVR (bioprosthesis)- 2006
s/p Type A Aortic Dissection – 2007
Aortic Root Replacement
bioprosthetic composite valve graft
reimplantation of the right and left
main coronary arteries (Cabrol)
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Bovine
Aortic Arch
L Main
Cabrol
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True Lumen
False
Lumen
Left
Subclavian
Right
Cabrol Left Cabrol
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True Lumen Thrombus
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Celiac
axis
SMA
True
lumen
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• Right subclavian artery and right femoral vein
cannulation
• Re-redo median sternotomy on bypass
• Deep Hypothermic Circulatory Arrest at 20° C
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Surgical Strategy
• Trifurcation graft to innominate, left carotid
and left subclavian arteries
• Antegrade selective cerebral perfusion
• Fenestration of the descending aorta
• Elephant trunk (Stage I)
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Supraceliac
Aorta
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Abdominal
Aorta
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Ascending Aorta
Abdominal
Aorta
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Thoracoabdominal
Aneurysm
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• Aortic Valve Repair
• Replacement of Ascending/ Arch Aorta
•(Stage I – Elephant Trunk)
• Reimplantation of Brachiocephalic, left Carotid
and left Subclavian
•(Trifurcation graft)
•DHCA, ACP, SSEP, EEG
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Elephant
Trunk
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Elephant
Trunk Graft
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•Replacement of type I TAAA (stage II ET)
•Reimplantation of Celiac, SMA, Left Renal Artery
(trifurcation graft)
•Perfusion of Celiac, SMA, and Left Renal with cold blood
•DAP, CSF drainage, SSEP, MEP
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Trifurcation
graft
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Celiac
SMA
Left Renal
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Distal
Anastomosis
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• 70 yo Female
• S/P Type A - Aortic dissection repair (‘96)
• Severe retrosternal chest pain
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CT Angiogram:
Ascending Aorta = 5.0 cm.
Aortic Arch = 6.0 cm.
Descending Aorta = 3.4 cm.
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Brachiocephalic Artery
Left Common Carotid Artery
Left Subclavian Artery
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False Lumen
of
Dissection
Brachiocephalic Artery
Left Subclavian Artery
Left Common Carotid Artery
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False Lumen
Brachiocephalic Artery
Left Subclavian Artery
Left Common Carotid Artery
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False Lumen
True Lumen
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False lumen
True Lumen
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Ascending Aorta
False LumenTrue Lumen
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False Lumen
True Lumen
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True Lumen
False Lumen False Lumen
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•Bilateral Anterior Thoracotomy
•Replacement of Ascending/ Arch/ Descending
with a 22 mm Dacron graft.
•Reimplantation of Brachiochephalic, Left Carotid,
Left Subclavian with a trifurcation graft.
•DHCA, ACP, EEG,SSEP
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Trifurcation Graft
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Descending
Aortic Graft
Ascending
Aortic Graft
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Trifurcation
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Trifurcation
Graft Origin
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Ascending
Aortic Graft
Brachiocephalic
branch of graft
Left Carotid
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Aortic Graft
Arch
Trifurcation Branches:
• Brachiocephalic
• Left CCA
• Left Subclavian
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False
Lumen
Graft
Distal End
of GraftGraft
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Arch Replacement
9/05-9/11
N=157 Pts
Hemiarch 100
Total Arch 57
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Etiology
Acute Dissection 17 17% 8 14%
Chronic Dissection 19 19% 18 32%
Medial degeneration 48 48% 24 42%
Atherosclerosis 6 6% 7 17%
Hemiarch Total Arch
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Demographics
HTN 80 80% 47 82%
ASHD 1 9 19% 15 26%
COPD 24 24% 9 16%
Cerebrovascular 12 12% 10 18%
disease
Hemiarch Total Arch
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Operative Variables
Root 57 57% 13 23%
Redo 33 33% 21 37%
Elective 60 60% 31 54%
Hemiarch Total Arch
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Operative variables
Right Axillary 33 33% 50 88%
cannulation
RCP 44 44% 4 7%
ACP 15 15% 44 77%
Hemiarch Total Arch
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Trifurcated Graft Arch Replacement
Mortality 8 8% 2 4%
Stroke 5 5% 2 4%
TIA 1 1% 2 4%
TND 4 4% 4 7%
Hemiarch Total Arch
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Conclusions
Total Aortic Arch replacement with the trifurcation
graft has led to simplification of the technical aspects
of the operation
The technique is very versatile and can be used in all
the anatomical circumstances
The mortality and neurologic morbidity of arch
replacement have improved significantly with the aid
of antegrade and retrograde cerebral perfusion
techniques