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The complex interplay among atherosclerosis, inflammation, and degeneration in ascending thoracic aortic aneurysms

Leone, O; Corsini, A; Pacini, D; Corti, B; Lorenzini, M; Laus, V; Foà, A; ... Rapezzi, C; + view all (2019) The complex interplay among atherosclerosis, inflammation, and degeneration in ascending thoracic aortic aneurysms. The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery 10.1016/j.jtcvs.2019.08.108. (In press). Green open access

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Abstract

OBJECTIVE: To assess the histopathological findings of a large series of ascending thoracic aortic aneurysm (TAA) surgical specimens applying the updated classification on noninflammatory degenerative and inflammatory aortic diseases proposed by the Association for European Cardiovascular Pathology and the Society for Cardiovascular Pathology clinicopathological correlations. METHODS: A total of 255 patients surgically treated for ascending TAA were enrolled. Surgical ascending aorta specimens were examined. RESULTS: The histopathological substrate of ascending TAAs was mainly degenerative (67.5%), but with a remarkable prevalence of atherosclerotic lesions (18.8%) and aortitis (13.7%). Degenerative patients more frequently had bicuspid aortic valve (37.2%; P = .002). Patients in the atherosclerotic group were older (median age, 69 years; P < .001), more often with a history of hypertension (87.5%; P = .059), hypercholesterolemia (75%; P = .019), diabetes (16.6%; P = .054), current smoking (22.9%; P = .066), and a history of coronary artery disease (18.7%; P = .063). Patients with aortitis represented the older group (median age, 75 years, P < .001), were mostly females (68.6%; P < .001), and had a larger ascending aorta diameter (median, 56 mm; P < .001). Both patients with atherosclerosis and aortitis presented a higher incidence of concomitant abdominal aortic aneurysm (20.8% and 22.8%, respectively; P < .001). CONCLUSIONS: Although degenerative histopathology is the most frequent substrate in ascending TAA, atherosclerosis and inflammation significantly contribute to the development of chronic aortic thoracic disease.

Type: Article
Title: The complex interplay among atherosclerosis, inflammation, and degeneration in ascending thoracic aortic aneurysms
Location: United States
Open access status: An open access version is available from UCL Discovery
DOI: 10.1016/j.jtcvs.2019.08.108
Publisher version: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jtcvs.2019.08.108
Language: English
Additional information: © 2019 by The American Association for Thoracic Surgery. This is an open access article under the CC BY-NC-ND license (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/).
Keywords: aortic aneurysm, aortic media degeneration, aortitis, atherosclerosis, cardiac surgery
UCL classification: UCL
UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > School of Life and Medical Sciences
UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > School of Life and Medical Sciences > Faculty of Population Health Sciences > Institute of Cardiovascular Science
URI: https://discovery-pp.ucl.ac.uk/id/eprint/10087586
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