Aortic Aneurysms Dilshan Udayasiri. Some Anatomy ascending aorta arch of the aorta descending aorta...

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Aortic Aneurysms Dilshan Udayasiri

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Aortic AneurysmsDilshan Udayasiri

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Some Anatomyascending aorta

arch of the aorta

descending aorta

abdominal aorta

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Layers of the aorta

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Types of aneurysmsShape

Saccular Fusiform

Ruptured

Causes

Degenerative

Dissecting

LocationThoracic (25%)•Ascending (60%)•Aortic Arch - includes brachiocephalic arteries (10%•Descending (40%)•Thoracoabdominal (10%)Abdominal (75%)

Percentage 60% 10-15 % 25-30 %

Type DeBakey I DeBakey II DeBakey III

Stanford A Stanford B

  Proximal Distal

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Risk Factors•Hypertension

•Hypercholesterolaemia

•Smoking

•Age (rare before 60)

•Genetic (Marfans, Ehlers-Danlos syndrome)

•Bicuspid Aortic Valve

• Inflammatory/infectious - eg Giant Cell Arteritis

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Symptoms• Incidental

• Pain - tearing, radiating to back

• Heart failure - due to AR

• Thromboembolic (stroke, painful/parathesia of limbs)

• Hoarseness of voice (compression of recurrent laryngeal nerve )

• Can mimic other acute disorders (AMI, renal colic, pancreatitis)

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Signs

• obs

• lack of peripheral pulses

• Pulsatile mass and tender abdomen

• Murmur

• Decreased BS and dullness to percussion

• Signs of heart failure

• Neurologic signs (Horner’s Syndrome - compression of cervical sympathetic ganglion)

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Investigations

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Treatment

•Watchful Waiting + medical

•Percutaneous or open intervention

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Watchful Waiting• Tight blood pressure control (MAP between 60 -

75)

• beta blocker favourable unless contraindicated

• persistent hypertension, check kidneys

• cease smoking

• treat hypercholesterolaemia

• Screening

• 6 months after initial scan then every 12 months unless symptomatic or increased rate of expansion or if size is 4.5cm - 5.5cm.

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Indications for surgery

•HD unstable

•symptomatic

•diameter ≥ 5.5cm

•rate of growth ≥ 1.0cm/year

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Endovascular repairIndications

High perioperative risk pt’s

Other Benefitsshorter ICU stayShorter Hospital StayQuicker return to normal functionIncreased surviability in the short term

ComplicationsEndoleak (Type 1-4)Device MigrationInfectionHaematomaStrokeAMIDeath

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Surgery• Incision depends on location

• Median sternotomy - arch

• left thoracomtomy - descending

• left thoracotomy extending across costal margin for retroperitoneal approach - thoracoabdominal

• Abdominal incision - AAA

ConsiderationsDistal perfusioncerebral protectionRenal DysfunctionStaged procedure