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J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg Beghi, Pietro Larini and Tiziano Gherli Andrea Agostinelli, Stefano Saccani, Alessandro M. Budillon, Francesco Nicolini, Cesare endovascular and open surgical procedure with visceral vessel relocation Repair of coexistent infrarenal and thoracoabdominal aortic aneurysm: Combined http://jtcs.ctsnetjournals.org/cgi/content/full/124/1/184 on the World Wide Web at: The online version of this article, along with updated information and services, is located

Objective The study's objectives were to evaluate results and identify predictors of hospital and mid-term mortality after primary isolated aortic valve replacement; compare early and mid-term survival of patients aged more than 80 years or less than 80 years; and assess the effectiveness of the logistic European System for Cardiac Operative Risk Evaluation in predicting the risk for hospital mortality in octogenarians with a logistic European System for Cardiac Operative Risk Evaluation greater than 15% who are undergoing aortic valve replacement. Methods Data from 2256 patients undergoing primary isolated aortic valve replacement between January 2003 and December 2007 were prospectively collected in a Regional Registry (Regione Emilia Romagna Interventi Cardiochirurgia) and analyzed to estimate hospital and mid-term results. Results Overall hospital mortality was 2.2%. By multivariate analysis, New York Heart Association III and IV, Canadian Cardiovascular Society III and IV, pulmonary artery pressure greater than 60 mm Hg, dialysis, central neurologic dysfunction, and severe chronic obstructive pulmonary disease emerged as independent predictors of hospital mortality. At 3 years, the survival was 89.3%. The same predictors of hospital mortality plus ejection fraction of 30% to 50% and age more than 80 years emerged as independent risk factors for 3-year mortality. Compared with younger patients, octogenarians had a higher hospital mortality rate (3.72% vs 1.81%; P = . 0143) and a reduced 3-year survival (82.3% vs 91.3%; P 001). Three-year survival of octogenarians was comparable to the expected survival of an age- and gender-matched regional population ( P = . 157). The observed mortality rate in octogenarians with a logistic European System for Cardiac Operative Risk Evaluation greater than 15% (mean: 22.4%) was 7% ( P 001). Conclusions This study provides contemporary data on the characteristics and outcome of patients undergoing first-time isolated aortic valve replacement.

Background Posttraumatic aortic rupture is a potentially lethal injury. Endovascular procedure has recently proved to be a valid option. Timing of the treatment, however, is still a debated issue. We evaluated the feasibility and safety of immediate stent-graft repair of acute posttraumatic aortic injury. Methods From 1998 to 2005, 15 patients (11 men and 4 women, mean age 42.3 years) with blunt aortic injury were treated with immediate stent-graft positioning. In patients with clinical and radiologic signs of impending rupture, endovascular treatment was performed in an emergency setting (11 cases). In the 4 remaining patients the aortic lesion was treated after clinical management. When present, immediate life-threatening nonaortic lesions were treated before endovascular stenting (6 cases). In 1 case emergency laparotomy and endovascular procedure were performed simultaneously. Stent positioning was monitored by intraoperative transesophageal echocardiography in all cases. Results Endovascular procedure was successful in 100% of the patients. Two patients died perioperatively as a consequence of a multiorgan failure. Both patients were in American Society of Anesthetists class V and were in severe intractable hemorrhagic shock before the procedure. Computed tomography scan performed before discharge showed correct positioning of the stent graft and absence of endoleaks in all cases. At a mean follow-up of 29 months (range 1-79) all patients were alive but 1, who died of unrelated cause, and no intervention-related complication had occurred. Conclusions Immediate stent-graft repair of posttraumatic aortic injury is a feasible and safe procedure. It allows us to minimize the surgical risks and to treat stable and unstable lesions even when associated lesions would contraindicate traditional surgical intervention.