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Ann Thorac Surg 1992;53:758-763
© 1992 The Society of Thoracic Surgeons


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Surgical implications of transesophageal echocardiography to grade the atheromatous aortic arch

Greg H. Ribakove, MD*, Edward S. Katz, MD, Aubrey C. Galloway, MD, Eugene A. Grossi, MD, Rick A. Esposito, MD, F.Gregory Baumann, PhD, Itzhak Kronzon, MD, Frank C. Spencer, MD

Division of Cardiovascular Surgery, Department of Surgery, New York University Medical Center, New York, New York USA

* Address reprint requests to Dr Ribakove, New York University Medical Center, 530 First Ave, Suite 6D, New York, NY 10016.

Stroke is an especially serious complication of cardiopulmonary bypass with an incidence of 2% to 5%. This prospective study used transesophageal echocardiography (TEE) in 97 patients more than 65 years of age (mean age, 73 years) to identify those at high risk for aortic atheroemboli. The atheromatous disease of the aorta was graded by TEE: grade I = minimal intimal thickening (n = 29); II = extensive intimal thickening (n = 33); III = sessile atheroma (n = 15); IV = protruding atheroma (n = 10); V = mobile atheroma (n = 10). Clinical evaluation was also performed by intraoperative aortic palpation. Four patients who were graded as having normal aortas by palpation had intraoperative strokes. In contrast, 3 of these 4 patients were in grade V on TEE. The relationship of TEE to incidence of stroke was statistically significant (p < 0.006), whereas there was no significant correlation between clinical grade and stroke incidence. Four of 10 TEE grade V patients were treated with hypothermic circulatory arrest and aortic arch debridement, and none suffered strokes. The other 6 patients were treated with standard techniques, and 3 had strokes. These results suggest that patients with mobile atheromatous disease are at high risk for embolic strokes that are not predicted by routine clinical evaluation. Selective use of circulatory arrest in the presence of TEE-detected mobile arch atheromas may reduce the risk of intraoperative stroke.




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