Thoracic endovascular aortic repair improves the quality of life in
young patients with traumatic aortic injury
Abstract
Background & Aim: Traumatic aortic injury (TAI) is a life-threatening
condition. We present cases of 7 patients with TAI limited at the
isthmus. Case description: Seven patients with TAI were treated between
January 2015 and December 2018; TAI was caused by motor vehicle crashes
in all cases. The patient characteristics and the post-operation data
were collected and analyzed. We performed thoracic endovascular aortic
repair (TEVAR) for five patients during their first hospitalization
using Relay Plus® (Japan Lifeline, Japan). While patient 6 underwent
TEVAR 5 years after the injury, patient 7 was recommended conservative
care because she had dementia. Since most of these patients did not have
a history of hypertension, they were not on antihypertensive medications
after TEVAR. Conclusions: In cases of TAI, intervention by TEVAR in the
acute phase improves the patient’s quality of life. Additionally, TEVAR
is expected to prevent TAI from enlarging to form an aortic aneurysm.