ArticleGeneral thoracic and cardiovascular surgery2023
Impact of sarcopenia on early and mid-term outcomes of surgery for acute type A aortic dissection in octogenarians.
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- Outcomes of Acute Type A Aortic Dissection in Octogenarians: Tokyo Acute Aortic Super-Network Registry.Interdisciplinary cardiovascular and thoracic surgery · 2026Article
- Assessing the prognostic impact of body composition phenotypes on surgical outcomes in patients with acute type A aortic dissection.Journal of thoracic disease · 2026Article
- Impact of Sarcopenia and Nutritional Status on Survival of Patients with Aortic Dissection: A Scoping Review.Nutrients · 2025Article
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objectiveTo determine the association between sarcopenia and surgical outcomes in octogenarians with acute type A aortic dissection.
methodsWe enrolled 72 octogenarians who had undergone type A aortic dissection surgery between April 2013 and March 2019. The psoas muscle index, an indexed area of the psoas muscle at the L3 level on preoperative computed tomography, was obtained as an indicator of sarcopenia. The study participants were divided into sarcopenia and non-sarcopenia groups based on the mean psoas muscle index. The postoperative outcomes were compared between the groups.
resultsThe median age was 84 years (interquartile range 82-87 years), and 13 patients were male. The mean psoas muscle index was 3.53 ± 0.97 cm
conclusionsAll-cause mortality after emergency surgery for acute type A aortic dissection was significantly higher in octogenarians with sarcopenia than in those without, especially in patients aged 85 years or older.
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