Endovascular Recanalization and Carotid Stenting: The New Approach to Restore Cerebral Perfusion During Aortic Dissection

Overview

Journal J Clin Med

Specialty General Medicine

Date 2024 May 11

PMID 38731245

Authors

Maxim Agarkov

Kirill Kozlov

Ekaterina Senkina

Sergey Gornov

Natalia Linkova

Elena Kechaeva

Dmitrii Medvedev

Alexander Krasichkov

Anastasiia Dyatlova

Victoria Polyakova

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Abstract

Methods: Two clinical cases of TAAD complicated by cerebral malperfusion are described. The first patient is 73 years old and was admitted as planned to perform transcatheter aortic valve implantation (TAVI) for grade III aortic stenosis. The patient underwent transcatheter aortic valve implantation (TAVI) on the second day after admission. The second patient is 60 years old and was hospitalized by an ambulance with strong hypertension and ischemia. The surgical correction of aortic dissection was postponed until the neurological status assessment in both patients.

Results: The surgery to correct the aorta dissection was deemed inappropriate. The carotid arteries have been reanalyzed, and cerebral perfusion has been restored in a short time in both patients.

Conclusion: Acute bilateral internal carotid occlusion is a potentially fatal TAAD outcome. Emergency endovascular recanalization and carotid stenting may be considered one of the few ways to restore cerebral perfusion.

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