REVIEW  VASCULAR SECTION 

The Journal of Cardiovascular Surgery 2023 February;64(1):41-7

DOI: 10.23736/S0021-9509.22.12441-9

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Endovascular therapy for Stanford B aortic dissection for patients with Marfan Syndrome: systematic review and meta-analysis

Yujiro YOKOYAMA ¹, Junji TSUKAGOSHI ², Sean HAMLIN ¹, Hisato TAKAGI ³, Toshiki KUNO ⁴, Hiroo TAKAYAMA ⁵ ✉

¹ Department of Surgery, St. Luke’s University Health Network, Fountain Hill, PA, USA; ² Department of Surgery, University of Texas Medical Branch, Galveston, TX, USA; ³ Department of Cardiovascular Surgery, Shizuoka Medical Center, Shizuoka, Japan; ⁴ Department of Cardiology, Montefiore Medical Center, Albert Einstein College of Medicine, New York, NY, USA; ⁵ Department of Surgery, Columbia Medical Center, New Yourk, NY, USA

INTRODUCTION: The role of thoracic endovascular aortic repair (TEVAR) in patients with Marfan Syndrome with Stanford type B aortic dissection (TBAD) remains under debate.
EVIDENCE ACQUISITION: MEDLINE and EMBASE were searched through December 2021 to identify studies that investigated outcomes in MFS patients with TBAD who underwent TEVAR. Data regarding patient characteristics, perioperative and late outcomes were extracted.
EVIDENCE SYNTHESIS: Twelve studies were identified including 120 patients. The mean age was 40.2 years (95% confidence interval [CI], 36.8-43.6). 40.4% (95% CI: 10.8-70.0) of cases were performed emergently. 76.2% (95% CI: 64.6-87.8) of patients had a history of previous aortic surgery. In-hospital mortality was 3.7% (95% CI: 0.6-6.8). Primary endoleak occurred in 15.2% (95% CI: 8.6-21.8), which was comprised of type 1 (9.3% [95% CI: 3.9-14.6]) and type 2 (7.1% [95% CI: 2.3-12.0]) endoleaks. During mean follow-up period of 37.4 months (95% CI: 24.1-50.7), secondary endoleak was reported in 14.1% (95% CI: 7.1-21.1), which was comprised of type 1 (7.4% [95% CI: 2.4-12.5]) and type 2 (4.0% [95% CI: 0.3-7.7]) endoleak. Repeat TEVAR was performed in 15.5% (95% CI: 9.3-21.8) and open aortic surgery in 18.6% (95% CI: 9.6-27.5). Long-term mortality was 11.9% (95% CI: 6.5-17.3).
CONCLUSIONS: Our analysis showed that TEVAR for TBAD in patients with MFS has low perioperative morbidity and mortality but was associated with a high rate of late reintervention. This treatment option should be limited to emergent cases and to patients deemed unsuitable for open repair. Lifelong follow-up with imaging is mandatory in this population.

KEY WORDS: Marfan syndrome; Endovascular procedure; Review