Table 2.
Preoperative measurements and stent-grafts.
| All n = 54 |
bTEVAR n = 25 (46.3%) |
hTEVAR n = 29 (53.7%) |
p Value | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Preoperative measurements | ||||
| Maximum aneurysm diameter (mm) | 58 (53–65) | 57 (54–62) | 60 (52–74) | 0.335 |
| Length of proximal LZ (mm) | 33.6 ± 6.8 | 35.6 ± 1.3 | 31.9 ± 5.4 | 0.049 |
| Diameter of proximal LZ (mm) | 33.6 ± 3.0 | 34.9 ± 3.5 | 32.5 ± 2.0 | 0.003 |
| Diameter of distal LZ (mm) | 28.5 ±3.2 | 29.3 ± 3.4 | 27.8 ± 3.0 | 0.109 |
| Atheroma grade | ||||
| Ascending aorta ≥2, n (%) | 13 (24.1) | 9 (36.0) | 4 (13.8) | 0.109 |
| Aortic arch ≥3, n (%) | 47 (87.0) | 21 (84.0) | 26 (89.7) | 0.692 |
| Descending aorta ≥3, n (%) | 9 (16.7) | 7 (28.0) | 2 (6.9) | 0.065 |
| BCA ≥2, n (%) | 14 (25.9) | 6 (24.0) | 8 (27.6) | 0.764 |
| Left CCA ≥2, n (%) | 5 (9.3) | 4 (16.0) | 1 (3.5) | 0.170 |
| Stent-grafts | ||||
| Number of stent-graft, n (%) | 1.5 ± 0.5 | 1.1 ± 0.3 | 1.8 ± 0.4 | <0.001 |
| Type of proximal stent-grafts | ||||
| Bolton Relay NBS, n (%) | 25 (46.3) | 25 (100) | 0 | |
| Bolton Relay Plus, n (%) | 2 (3.7) | 0 | 2 (6.9) | |
| Gore TAG, n (%) | 10 (18.5) | 0 | 10 (34.5) | |
| Gore CTAG, n (%) | 16 (29.6) | 0 | 16 (55.2) | |
| Cook Zenith TX2, n (%) | 1 (1.9) | 0 | 1 (3.4) | |
| Proximal stent-grafts | ||||
| Diameter (mm) | 39.2 ± 3.8 | 41.9 ± 3.3 | 36.9 ± 2.4 | <0.001 |
| Oversizing rate (%) | 16.9 ± 8.1 | 20.7 ± 8.1 | 13.7 ± 6.6 | 0.001 |
| Distal stent-grafts | ||||
| Diameter (mm) | 34.0 ± 3.9 | 34.4 ± 4.7 | 33.7 ± 3.1 | 0.531 |
| Oversizing rate (%) | 19.7 ± 8.6 | 17.6 ± 9.4 | 21.5 ± 7.4 | 0.097 |
Data are represented as mean ± standard deviation and median (IQR: interquartile range). bTEVAR; branched TEVAR; hTEVAR; hybrid TEVAR; TEVAR: thoracic endovascular aortic repair; LZ: landing zone; BCA: brachiocephalic artery; CCA: common carotid artery.