Autor: |
Siavash Zamirpour, Yue Xuan, Zhongjie Wang, Axel Gomez, Joseph R. Leach, Dimitrios Mitsouras, David A. Saloner, Julius M. Guccione, Liang Ge, Elaine E. Tseng |
Jazyk: |
angličtina |
Rok vydání: |
2024 |
Předmět: |
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Zdroj: |
International Journal of Cardiology: Heart & Vasculature, Vol 51, Iss , Pp 101375- (2024) |
Druh dokumentu: |
article |
ISSN: |
2352-9067 |
DOI: |
10.1016/j.ijcha.2024.101375 |
Popis: |
Objectives: Current diameter-based guidelines for ascending thoracic aortic aneurysms (aTAA) do not consistently predict risk of dissection/rupture. ATAA wall stresses may enhance risk stratification independent of diameter. The relation of wall stresses and diameter indexed to height and body surface area (BSA) is unknown. Our objective was to compare aTAA wall stresses with indexed diameters in relation to all-cause mortality at 3.75 years follow-up. Methods: Finite element analyses were performed in a veteran population with aortas ≥ 4.0 cm. Three-dimensional geometries were reconstructed from computed tomography with models accounting for pre-stress geometries. A fiber-embedded hyperelastic material model was applied to obtain wall stress distributions under systolic pressure. Peak wall stresses were compared across guideline thresholds for diameter/BSA and diameter/height. Hazard ratios for all-cause mortality and surgical aneurysm repair were estimated using cause-specific Cox proportional hazards models. Results: Of 253 veterans, 54 (21 %) had aneurysm repair at 3.75 years. Indexed diameter alone would have prompted repair at baseline in 17/253 (6.7 %) patients, including only 4/230 (1.7 %) with diameter |
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