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ArticleInternational journal of environmental research and public health2022

Computed Tomography Angiography Markers and Intraluminal Thrombus Morphology as Predictors of Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm Rupture.

Emil Marian Arbănași, Adrian Vasile Mureșan, Cătălin Mircea Coșarcă, Eliza Mihaela Arbănași, Raluca Niculescu, Septimiu Toader Voidăzan, Adrian Dumitru Ivănescu, Ioana Hălmaciu, Rareș Cristian Filep, Lucian Mărginean and 4 more

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Emil Marian ArbănașiDoctoral School of Medicine and Pharmacy, George Emil Palade University of Medicine, Pharmacy, Sciences and Technology of Targu Mures, 540142 Targu Mures, Romania.ORCID 0000-0002-1664-8130
Adrian Vasile MureșanClinic of Vascular Surgery, Mures County Emergency Hospital, 540136 Targu Mures, Romania.
Cătălin Mircea CoșarcăClinic of Vascular Surgery, Mures County Emergency Hospital, 540136 Targu Mures, Romania.
Eliza Mihaela ArbănașiFaculty of Pharmacy, George Emil Palade University of Medicine, Pharmacy, Science, and Technology of Targu Mures, 540139 Targu Mures, Romania.ORCID 0000-0003-1281-3749
Raluca NiculescuDepartment of Pathophysiology, George Emil Palade University of Medicine, Pharmacy, Science, and Technology of Targu Mures, 540139 Targu Mures, Romania.
Septimiu Toader VoidăzanDepartment of Epidemiology, George Emil Palade University of Medicine, Pharmacy, Science, and Technology of Targu Mures, 540139 Targu Mures, Romania.
Adrian Dumitru IvănescuDepartment of Anatomy, George Emil Palade University of Medicine, Pharmacy, Science, and Technology of Targu Mures, 540139 Targu Mures, Romania.ORCID 0000-0003-0638-1310
Ioana HălmaciuDepartment of Anatomy, George Emil Palade University of Medicine, Pharmacy, Science, and Technology of Targu Mures, 540139 Targu Mures, Romania.
Rareș Cristian FilepDepartment of Radiology, Mures County Emergency Hospital, 540136 Targu Mures, Romania.
Lucian MărgineanDepartment of Radiology, Mures County Emergency Hospital, 540136 Targu Mures, Romania.
Shuko SuzukiQueensland Eye Institute, South Brisbane, QLD 4101, Australia.
Traian V ChirilăQueensland Eye Institute, South Brisbane, QLD 4101, Australia.ORCID 0000-0001-6278-3168
Réka KallerDoctoral School of Medicine and Pharmacy, George Emil Palade University of Medicine, Pharmacy, Sciences and Technology of Targu Mures, 540142 Targu Mures, Romania.
Eliza RussuClinic of Vascular Surgery, Mures County Emergency Hospital, 540136 Targu Mures, Romania.
Universitatea de Medicină, Farmacie, Științe și Tehnologie „George Emil Palade” din Târgu Mureș · ROSpitalul Clinic Judetean de Urgenta Târgu Mureş · ROQueensland Eye Institute · AUQueensland University of Technology · AU

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Background: Abdominal aortic aneurysm (AAA) is a complex vascular disease characterized by progressive and irreversible local dilatation of the aortic wall. Currently, the indication for repair is linked to the transverse diameter of the abdominal aorta, using computed tomography angiography imagery, which is one of the most used markers for aneurysmal growth. This study aims to verify the predictive role of imaging markers and underlying risk factors in AAA rupture. Methods: The present study was designed as an observational, analytical, retrospective cohort study and included 220 patients over 18 years of age with a diagnosis of AAA, confirmed by computed tomography angiography (CTA), admitted to Vascular Surgery Clinic of Mures County Emergency Hospital in Targu Mures, Romania, between January 2018 and September 2022. Results: Patients with a ruptured AAA had higher incidences of AH (p = 0.006), IHD (p = 0.001), AF (p < 0.0001), and MI (p < 0.0001), and higher incidences of all risk factors (tobacco (p = 0.001), obesity (p = 0.02), and dyslipidemia (p < 0.0001)). Multivariate analysis showed that a high baseline value of all imaging ratios markers was a strong independent predictor of AAA rupture (for all p < 0.0001). Moreover, a higher baseline value of DAmax (OR:3.91; p = 0.001), SAmax (OR:7.21; p < 0.001), and SLumenmax (OR:34.61; p < 0.001), as well as lower baseline values of DArenal (OR:7.09; p < 0.001), DACT (OR:12.71; p < 0.001), DAfemoral (OR:2.56; p = 0.005), SArenal (OR:4.56; p < 0.001), SACT (OR:3.81; p < 0.001), and SThrombusmax (OR:5.27; p < 0.001) were independent predictors of AAA rupture. In addition, AH (OR:3.33; p = 0.02), MI (OR:3.06; p = 0.002), and PAD (OR:2.71; p = 0.004) were all independent predictors of AAA rupture. In contrast, higher baseline values of SAmax/Lumenmax (OR:0.13; p < 0.001) and ezetimibe (OR:0.45; p = 0.03) were protective factors against AAA rupture. Conclusions: According to our findings, a higher baseline value of all imaging markers ratios at CTA strongly predicts AAA rupture and AH, MI, and PAD highly predicted the risk of rupture in AAA patients. Furthermore, the diameter of the abdominal aorta at different levels has better accuracy and a higher predictive role of rupture than the maximal diameter of AAA.

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Aortic Aneurysm, AbdominalAortic RuptureThrombosisAdolescentAdultComputed Tomography AngiographyHumansPredictive Value of TestsRetrospective StudiesRisk FactorsTomography, X-Ray ComputedAAAabdominal aortic aneurysm rupturecomputed tomography angiographyILTimaging markersrisk factors

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