Assessment of Liver Function for Evaluation of Short- and Long-Term Outcomes in Type B Aortic Dissection Patients Undergoing Thoracic Endovascular Aortic Repair.

ABSTRACT: Background and Aims: Patients with decreased liver function suffer from poor outcomes when undergoing procedures. We aimed to explore the impact of liver fibrosis identified by aspartate transaminase-to-platelet ratio index (APRI) and poor liver functional reserve assessed by a model of end-stage liver disease (MELD) and albumin-bilirubin(ALBI) score on the prognosis of patients with type B aortic dissection (TBAD) undergoing thoracic endovascular aortic repair (TEVAR). Methods: A retrospective analysis of a prospectively maintained database from 2010 to 2017 was performed. APRI > 0.5 was used to identify those with significant liver fibrosis. Logistic and Cox regression analyses were performed to investigate the association between liver fibrosis, MELD, and ALBI with adverse

SUBMITTER: Liu J 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8190657 | biostudies-literature | 2021

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature