Highlights
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Type of Research:
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Single center, retrospective, cross-sectional study
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Key Findings:
- 1.Tortuosity index of iliac arteries was probably an age-related in normal individuals.
- 2Tortuosity index was further related to the diameter of the aortic and common iliac arteries in n patients with AAA.
- 3.Compression of vertical distance but not elongation of the iliac arteries might be the major reason behind age and AAA.
Abstract
Background
Iliac artery tortuosity is an important anatomical factor that influences the endovascular
repair of aortic artery aneurysms (EVAR). The influencing factors of the iliac artery
tortuosity index (TI) have not been well studied. TI of iliac arteries and related
factors in Chinese patients with and without AAA were studied in this study.
Subjects and methods
One hundred and ten consecutive patients with AAA and 59 patients without AAA were
included. For patients with AAA, the diameter of the AAA was 51.9 ± 13.3 mm (24.7–92.9
mm). Those without AAA had no history of definite arterial diseases and came from
a cohort of patients diagnosed with urinary calculi. The central lines of the common
iliac artery (CIA) and external iliac artery (EIA) were depicted. The actual length
(L1) and the straight distance (L2) were measured and used to calculate the TI (L1/L2).
Common demographic factors and anatomical parameters were analyzed to identify any
related influencing factors.
Results
For patients without AAA, the total TI of the left and right side was 1.16±0.14 and
1.16±0.13, respectively (p=0.48). For patients with AAAs, the total TI in the left
and right side was 1.36±0.21 and 1.36±0.19, respectively (p=0.87). The TI in EIA was
more severe than that in CIA both in patients with and without AAAs (p<0.01). Age
was the only demographic factor found to be associated with TI in patients with AAA
(Pearson’s correlation coefficient r≈0.3, p<0.01) and without AAA (r≈0.6, p<0.01).
For anatomical parameters, the diameter was positively associated with the total TI
(left side: r=0.41, p<0.01; right side: r=0.34, p<0.01). The ipsilateral CIA diameter
was also associated with the TI (left side: r=0.37, p<0.01; right side: r=0.31, p<0.01).
The length of the iliac arteries was not associated with age or AAA diameter. Reduction
of the vertical distance of the iliac arteries may be a common underlying reason for
age and AAA.
Conclusions
Tortuosity of the iliac arteries was probably an age-related problem in normal individuals.
It was also positively correlated with the diameter of the AAA and the ipsilateral
CIA in patients with AAA. Attention should be paid to the evolution of iliac artery
tortuosity and its influence when treating AAAs.
Key words
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Article info
Publication history
Accepted:
February 27,
2023
Received in revised form:
January 28,
2023
Received:
August 14,
2022
Publication stage
In Press Journal Pre-ProofFootnotes
Xitao Song MD, Xiaoning Zhang MD, Liqiang Cui MD, Xiaolong Liu BM, Yuexin Chen MD were all from the same institution.
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