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Sheng W, Dai H, Zheng R, Aihemaiti A, Liu X. An Updated Comprehensive Review of Existing Transcatheter Aortic Valve Replacement Access. J Cardiovasc Transl Res 2024:10.1007/s12265-024-10484-z. [PMID: 39186224 DOI: 10.1007/s12265-024-10484-z] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/06/2023] [Accepted: 01/18/2024] [Indexed: 08/27/2024]
Abstract
For the past 20 years, transcatheter aortic valve replacement (TAVR) has been the treatment of choice for symptomatic aortic stenosis. The transfemoral (TF) access is considered the gold standard approach for TAVR. However, TF-TAVR cannot be performed in some patients; thus, alternative accesses are required. Our review paper generalises the TAVR accesses currently available, including the transapical, transaortic, trans-subclavian/axillary, transcarotid, transcaval, and suprasternal approaches. Their advantages and disadvantages have been analysed. Since there is no standard recommendation for an alternative approach, access selection depends on the expertise of the local cardiac team, patient characteristics, and access properties. Each TAVR centre is recommended to master a minimum of one non-TF access alternative. Of note, more evidence is required to delve into the clinical outcomes of each approach, at both early and long-term (Figure 1).
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Affiliation(s)
- Wenjing Sheng
- Department of Cardiology, the Second Affiliated Hospital Zhejiang University School of Medicine, Hangzhou, People's Republic of China, 310009
- Internal Medicine, Zhejiang University School of Medicine, Hangzhou, People's Republic of China, 310058
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- Department of Cardiology, the Second Affiliated Hospital Zhejiang University School of Medicine, Hangzhou, People's Republic of China, 310009
- Internal Medicine, Zhejiang University School of Medicine, Hangzhou, People's Republic of China, 310058
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- Department of Cardiology, the Second Affiliated Hospital Zhejiang University School of Medicine, Hangzhou, People's Republic of China, 310009
- Internal Medicine, Zhejiang University School of Medicine, Hangzhou, People's Republic of China, 310058
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- Department of Cardiology, the Second Affiliated Hospital Zhejiang University School of Medicine, Hangzhou, People's Republic of China, 310009
- Internal Medicine, Zhejiang University School of Medicine, Hangzhou, People's Republic of China, 310058
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- Department of Cardiology, the Second Affiliated Hospital Zhejiang University School of Medicine, Hangzhou, People's Republic of China, 310009.
- Internal Medicine, Zhejiang University School of Medicine, Hangzhou, People's Republic of China, 310058.
- Binjiang Institute of Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, 310052, Zhejiang, China.
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Munguti C, Ndunda P, Vindhyal MR, Abukar A, Abdel-Jawad M, Fanari Z. Transcarotid versus transthoracic transcatheter aortic valve replacement: A systematic review and meta-analysis. CARDIOVASCULAR REVASCULARIZATION MEDICINE 2024; 63:8-13. [PMID: 38320876 DOI: 10.1016/j.carrev.2024.01.015] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/27/2023] [Revised: 12/27/2023] [Accepted: 01/23/2024] [Indexed: 02/08/2024]
Abstract
BACKGROUND Transthoracic approaches may be contraindicated in some patients and may be associated with poorer outcomes. Therefore other alternative access routes are increasingly being performed. We conducted a systematic review of the literature on Transcarotid transcatheter aortic valve replacement (TC-TAVR) and meta-analysis comparing outcomes of TC-TAVR and other access routes. METHODS We comprehensively searched for controlled randomized and non-randomized studies from 4 online databases. We presented data using risk ratios (95 % confidence intervals) and measured heterogeneity using Higgins' I2. RESULTS Sixteen observational studies on Transcarotid TAVR were included in the analysis; 4 studies compared 180 TC-TAVR patients vs 524 TT-TAVR patients. The mean age and STS score for patients undergoing TC-TAVR were 80 years and 7.6 respectively. For TT-TAVR patients, the mean age and STS score were 79.7 years and 8.7 respectively. TC-TAVR patients had lower 30-day MACE [7.8 % vs 13.7 %; OR 0.54 (95 % CI 0.29-0.99, P = 0.05)] and major or life-threatening bleeding [4.0 % vs 14.2 %; OR 0.25 (95 % CI 0.09-0.67, P = 0.006)]. There was no significant difference in 30-day: mortality [5.0 % vs 8.6 %; OR 0.61 (95 % CI 0.29-1.30, P = 0.20)], stroke or transient ischemic attack [2.8 % vs 4.0 %; OR 0.65 (95 % CI 0.25-1.73, P = 0.39)] and moderate or severe aortic valve regurgitation [5.0 % vs 4.6 %; OR 1.14. (95 % CI 0.52-2.52, P = 0.75)]. There was a trend towards fewer major vascular complications in TC-TAVR [3.0 % vs 7.8 %; OR 0.42 (95 % CI 0.16-1.12, P = 0.08)]. CONCLUSION Compared with transthoracic TAVR, TC-TAVR patients had lower odds of 30-day MACE and life-threatening bleeding and no differences in 30-day mortality, stroke or TIA, aortic valve regurgitation.
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- Cyrus Munguti
- Internal Medicine, University of Kansas School of Medicine - Wichita, KS, United States of America
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- Internal Medicine, University of Kansas School of Medicine - Wichita, KS, United States of America
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- Internal Medicine, University of Kansas School of Medicine - Wichita, KS, United States of America
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- Internal Medicine, University of California San Francisco, San Francisco, CA, United States of America
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- Internal Medicine, University of Kansas School of Medicine - Wichita, KS, United States of America; Internal Medicine, Ascension Via Christi St Francis Hospital, Wichita, KS, United States of America
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- Internal Medicine/Cardiology, University of California San Francisco, Fresno, CA, United States of America
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de Sá Marchi MF, Rosa VEE, Nicz PFG, Fonseca JHDAPD, Calomeni P, Chiodini F, Sampaio RO, Pomerantzeff PMA, Vieira MDC, Tarasoutchi F, Van Mieghem NM, Brito FSD, Abizaid A, Ribeiro HB. Myocardial Injury After Transcatheter Mitral Valve Replacement Versus Surgical Reoperation. Am J Cardiol 2024; 214:8-17. [PMID: 38104756 DOI: 10.1016/j.amjcard.2023.12.009] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/26/2023] [Revised: 11/28/2023] [Accepted: 12/09/2023] [Indexed: 12/19/2023]
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This study aimed to evaluate the incidence and clinical implications of myocardial injury, as determined by cardiac biomarker increase, in patients who underwent mitral bioprosthesis dysfunction treatment with transcatheter mitral valve replacement (TMVR) versus surgical mitral valve replacement reoperation (SMVR-REDO). Between 2014 and 2023, 310 patients with mitral bioprosthesis failure were included (90 and 220 patients for TMVR and SMVR-REDO, respectively). Multivariable analysis and propensity score matching were performed to adjust for the intergroup differences in baseline characteristics. Creatinine kinase-MB (CK-MB) and cardiac troponin I (cTn) were collected at baseline and 6 to 12, 24, 48, and 72 hours after intervention. The cardiac biomarkers values were evaluated in relation to their reference values. The outcomes were determined according to the Mitral Valve Academic Research Consortium criteria. CK-MB and cTn increased above the reference level in almost all patients after SMVR-REDO and TMVR (100% vs 94%, respectively), with the peak occurring within 6 to 12 hours. SMVR-REDO was associated with a two- to threefold higher increase in cardiac biomarkers. After 30 days, the mortality rates were 13.3% in the TMVR and 16.8% in the SMVR-REDO groups. At a median follow-up of 19 months, the mortality rates were 21.1% in the TMVR and 17.7% in the SMVR-REDO groups. Left ventricular ejection fraction, estimated glomerular filtration rate, CK-MB, and cTn were predictors of mortality. In conclusion, some degree of myocardial injury occurred systematically after the treatment of mitral bioprosthetic degeneration, especially after SMVR, and higher CK-MB and cTn levels were associated with increased cumulative late mortality, regardless of the approach.
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- Mauricio Felippi de Sá Marchi
- Heart Institute (InCor), Hospital das Clínicas da Faculdade de Medicina da Universidade de São Paulo (HC-FMUSP), São Paulo, Brazil; Department of Interventional Cardiology, Thoraxcenter, Erasmus University Medical Center, Rotterdam, The Netherlands
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- Heart Institute (InCor), Hospital das Clínicas da Faculdade de Medicina da Universidade de São Paulo (HC-FMUSP), São Paulo, Brazil
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- Heart Institute (InCor), Hospital das Clínicas da Faculdade de Medicina da Universidade de São Paulo (HC-FMUSP), São Paulo, Brazil
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- Heart Institute (InCor), Hospital das Clínicas da Faculdade de Medicina da Universidade de São Paulo (HC-FMUSP), São Paulo, Brazil
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- Heart Institute (InCor), Hospital das Clínicas da Faculdade de Medicina da Universidade de São Paulo (HC-FMUSP), São Paulo, Brazil
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- Heart Institute (InCor), Hospital das Clínicas da Faculdade de Medicina da Universidade de São Paulo (HC-FMUSP), São Paulo, Brazil
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- Heart Institute (InCor), Hospital das Clínicas da Faculdade de Medicina da Universidade de São Paulo (HC-FMUSP), São Paulo, Brazil
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- Heart Institute (InCor), Hospital das Clínicas da Faculdade de Medicina da Universidade de São Paulo (HC-FMUSP), São Paulo, Brazil
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- Heart Institute (InCor), Hospital das Clínicas da Faculdade de Medicina da Universidade de São Paulo (HC-FMUSP), São Paulo, Brazil
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- Department of Interventional Cardiology, Thoraxcenter, Erasmus University Medical Center, Rotterdam, The Netherlands
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- Heart Institute (InCor), Hospital das Clínicas da Faculdade de Medicina da Universidade de São Paulo (HC-FMUSP), São Paulo, Brazil
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- Heart Institute (InCor), Hospital das Clínicas da Faculdade de Medicina da Universidade de São Paulo (HC-FMUSP), São Paulo, Brazil
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- Heart Institute (InCor), Hospital das Clínicas da Faculdade de Medicina da Universidade de São Paulo (HC-FMUSP), São Paulo, Brazil.
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Katsaros O, Apostolos A, Ktenopoulos N, Koliastasis L, Kachrimanidis I, Drakopoulou M, Korovesis T, Karanasos A, Tsalamandris S, Latsios G, Synetos A, Tsioufis K, Toutouzas K. Transcatheter Aortic Valve Implantation Access Sites: Same Goals, Distinct Aspects, Various Merits and Demerits. J Cardiovasc Dev Dis 2023; 11:4. [PMID: 38248874 PMCID: PMC10817029 DOI: 10.3390/jcdd11010004] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/14/2023] [Revised: 12/03/2023] [Accepted: 12/20/2023] [Indexed: 01/23/2024] Open
Abstract
Transcatheter aortic valve implantation (TAVI) has been established as a safe and efficacious treatment for patients with severe symptomatic aortic stenosis (AS). Despite being initially developed and indicated for high-surgical-risk patients, it is now offered to low-risk populations based on the results of large randomized controlled trials. The most common access sites in the vast majority of patients undergoing TAVI are the common femoral arteries; however, 10-20% of the patients treated with TAVI require an alternative access route, mainly due to peripheral atherosclerotic disease or complex anatomy. Hence, to achieve successful delivery and implantation of the valve, several arterial approaches have been studied, including transcarotid (TCr), axillary/subclavian (A/Sc), transapical (TAp), transaortic (TAo), suprasternal-brachiocephalic (S-B), and transcaval (TCv). This review aims to concisely summarize the most recent literature data and current guidelines as well as evaluate the various access routes for TAVI, focusing on the indications, the various special patient groups, and the advantages and disadvantages of each technique, as well as their adverse events.
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- Odysseas Katsaros
- First Department of Cardiology, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, Hippokration General Hospital of Athens, 11527 Athens, Greece; (A.A.); (N.K.); (L.K.); (I.K.); (M.D.); (T.K.); (A.K.); (G.L.); (A.S.); (K.T.)
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- First Department of Cardiology, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, Hippokration General Hospital of Athens, 11527 Athens, Greece; (A.A.); (N.K.); (L.K.); (I.K.); (M.D.); (T.K.); (A.K.); (G.L.); (A.S.); (K.T.)
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- First Department of Cardiology, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, Hippokration General Hospital of Athens, 11527 Athens, Greece; (A.A.); (N.K.); (L.K.); (I.K.); (M.D.); (T.K.); (A.K.); (G.L.); (A.S.); (K.T.)
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- First Department of Cardiology, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, Hippokration General Hospital of Athens, 11527 Athens, Greece; (A.A.); (N.K.); (L.K.); (I.K.); (M.D.); (T.K.); (A.K.); (G.L.); (A.S.); (K.T.)
- Department of Cardiology, University of Brussels, CHU Saint-Pierre, 1000 Brussels, Belgium
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- First Department of Cardiology, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, Hippokration General Hospital of Athens, 11527 Athens, Greece; (A.A.); (N.K.); (L.K.); (I.K.); (M.D.); (T.K.); (A.K.); (G.L.); (A.S.); (K.T.)
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- First Department of Cardiology, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, Hippokration General Hospital of Athens, 11527 Athens, Greece; (A.A.); (N.K.); (L.K.); (I.K.); (M.D.); (T.K.); (A.K.); (G.L.); (A.S.); (K.T.)
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- First Department of Cardiology, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, Hippokration General Hospital of Athens, 11527 Athens, Greece; (A.A.); (N.K.); (L.K.); (I.K.); (M.D.); (T.K.); (A.K.); (G.L.); (A.S.); (K.T.)
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- First Department of Cardiology, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, Hippokration General Hospital of Athens, 11527 Athens, Greece; (A.A.); (N.K.); (L.K.); (I.K.); (M.D.); (T.K.); (A.K.); (G.L.); (A.S.); (K.T.)
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- Department of Cardiology, Hippokration General Hospital of Athens, 11527 Athens, Greece;
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- First Department of Cardiology, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, Hippokration General Hospital of Athens, 11527 Athens, Greece; (A.A.); (N.K.); (L.K.); (I.K.); (M.D.); (T.K.); (A.K.); (G.L.); (A.S.); (K.T.)
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- First Department of Cardiology, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, Hippokration General Hospital of Athens, 11527 Athens, Greece; (A.A.); (N.K.); (L.K.); (I.K.); (M.D.); (T.K.); (A.K.); (G.L.); (A.S.); (K.T.)
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- First Department of Cardiology, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, Hippokration General Hospital of Athens, 11527 Athens, Greece; (A.A.); (N.K.); (L.K.); (I.K.); (M.D.); (T.K.); (A.K.); (G.L.); (A.S.); (K.T.)
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- First Department of Cardiology, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, Hippokration General Hospital of Athens, 11527 Athens, Greece; (A.A.); (N.K.); (L.K.); (I.K.); (M.D.); (T.K.); (A.K.); (G.L.); (A.S.); (K.T.)
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de Sá Marchi MF, Calomeni P, Gauza MDM, Kanhouche G, Ravani LV, Rodrigues CVF, Tarasoutchi F, de Brito FS, Rodés-Cabau J, Van Mieghem NM, Abizaid A, Ribeiro HB. Impact of periprocedural myocardial injury after transcatheter aortic valve implantation on long-term mortality: a meta-analysis of Kaplan-Meier derived individual patient data. Front Cardiovasc Med 2023; 10:1228305. [PMID: 38028447 PMCID: PMC10667910 DOI: 10.3389/fcvm.2023.1228305] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/24/2023] [Accepted: 10/11/2023] [Indexed: 12/01/2023] Open
Abstract
Background Periprocedural myocardial injury (PPMI) frequently occurs after transcatheter aortic valve implantation (TAVI), although its impact on long-term mortality is uncertain. Methods We performed a pooled analysis of Kaplan-Meier-derived individual patient data to compare survival in patients with and without PPMI after TAVI. Flexible parametric models with B-splines and landmark analyses were used to determine PPMI prognostic value. Subgroup analyses for VARC-2, troponin, and creatine kinase-MB (CK-MB)-defined PPMI were also performed. Results Eighteen observational studies comprising 10,094 subjects were included. PPMI was associated with lower overall survival (OS) after two years (HR = 1.46, 95% CI 1.30-1.65, p < 0.01). This was also observed when restricting the analysis to overall VARC-2-defined PPMI (HR = 1.23, 95% CI 1.07-1.40, p < 0.01). For VARC-2 PPMI criteria and VARC-2 troponin-only, higher mortality was restricted to the first 2 months after TAVI (HR = 1.64, 95% CI 1.31-2.07, p < 0.01; and HR = 1.32, 95% CI 1.05-1.67, p = 0.02, respectively), while for VARC-2 defined CK-MB-only the increase in mortality was confined to the first 30 days (HR = 7.44, 95% CI 4.76-11.66, p < 0.01). Conclusion PPMI following TAVI was associated with lower overall survival compared with patients without PPMI. PPMI prognostic impact is restricted to the initial months after the procedure. The analyses were consistent for VARC-2 criteria and for both biomarkers, yet CK-MB was a stronger prognostic marker of mortality than troponin.
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- Mauricio Felippi de Sá Marchi
- Departamento de Cardiologia Intervencionista e Hemodinamica, Instituto do Coracao (InCor), Hospital das Clinicas HCFMUSP, Faculdade de Medicina, Universidade de Sao Paulo, Sao Paulo, Brasil
- Department of Interventional Cardiology, Erasmus Medical Center, Rotterdam, Netherlands
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- Departamento de Cardiologia Intervencionista e Hemodinamica, Instituto do Coracao (InCor), Hospital das Clinicas HCFMUSP, Faculdade de Medicina, Universidade de Sao Paulo, Sao Paulo, Brasil
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- Departamento de Cardiologia Intervencionista e Hemodinamica, Instituto do Coracao (InCor), Hospital das Clinicas HCFMUSP, Faculdade de Medicina, Universidade de Sao Paulo, Sao Paulo, Brasil
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- Departamento de Cardiologia Intervencionista e Hemodinamica, Instituto do Coracao (InCor), Hospital das Clinicas HCFMUSP, Faculdade de Medicina, Universidade de Sao Paulo, Sao Paulo, Brasil
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- Departamento de Cardiologia Intervencionista e Hemodinamica, Instituto do Coracao (InCor), Hospital das Clinicas HCFMUSP, Faculdade de Medicina, Universidade de Sao Paulo, Sao Paulo, Brasil
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- Unidade Clinica de Valvopatias, Instituto do Coracao (InCor), Hospital das Clinicas HCFMUSP, Faculdade de Medicina, Universidade de Sao Paulo, Sao Paulo, Brasil
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- Departamento de Cardiologia Intervencionista e Hemodinamica, Instituto do Coracao (InCor), Hospital das Clinicas HCFMUSP, Faculdade de Medicina, Universidade de Sao Paulo, Sao Paulo, Brasil
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- Department of Cardiovascular Medicine, Quebec Heart and Lung Institute, Laval University, Quebec City, QC, Canada
- Department of Cardiovascular Medicine, Institut Clinic Cardiovascular, Hospital Clinic de Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain
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- Departamento de Cardiologia Intervencionista e Hemodinamica, Instituto do Coracao (InCor), Hospital das Clinicas HCFMUSP, Faculdade de Medicina, Universidade de Sao Paulo, Sao Paulo, Brasil
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- Departamento de Cardiologia Intervencionista e Hemodinamica, Instituto do Coracao (InCor), Hospital das Clinicas HCFMUSP, Faculdade de Medicina, Universidade de Sao Paulo, Sao Paulo, Brasil
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Yokoyama Y, Sakata T, Mikami T, Misumida N, Scotti A, Takagi H, Sugiura T, Kuno T, Latib A. Vascular access for transcatheter aortic valve replacement: A network meta-analysis. J Cardiol 2023; 82:227-233. [PMID: 37116649 DOI: 10.1016/j.jjcc.2023.04.015] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/09/2023] [Revised: 03/13/2023] [Accepted: 04/06/2023] [Indexed: 04/30/2023]
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BACKGROUND The choice of an alternative access for transcatheter aortic valve replacement (TAVR) remains controversial when transfemoral (TF) access is not feasible. METHODS We conducted a network meta-analysis to compare the outcomes of TAVR via various peripheral vascular accesses. MEDLINE and EMBASE were searched through July 2022 to identify studies that investigated outcomes in patients who underwent TAVR via TF, trans-subclavian (Tsc), transcarotid (TC), or transcaval (Tcav) access. A network meta-analysis was conducted via random-effects model. Outcomes of interest were major or life-threatening bleeding, stroke, major vascular complication, and 30-day mortality. RESULTS No randomized trial was identified. Our analysis included 33 observational studies that enrolled a total of 43,455 patients who underwent TAVR via TF (n = 36,202), Tsc (n = 3869), TC (n = 3066), or Tcav (n = 318) access. The risk of major or life-threatening bleeding was higher via Tsc compared with TF [odds ratio (OR); 95 % confidence interval (CI) =1.51 (1.03-2.23), p = 0.034]. The risk of stroke was higher via Tsc compared with TF and Tcav [OR (95 % CI) =2.00 (1.14-3.52), p = 0.018, OR (95 % CI) =2.43 (1.03-5.74), p = 0.044, respectively]. The risk of major vascular complications was lower via TC compared with Tsc, and Tcav and higher with Tcav compared with TF and Tsc. 30-day mortality was higher via Tsc compared with TF. Tsc was associated with higher risk of major or life-threatening bleeding compared with TF, and higher risk of stroke compared to TF and Tcav. Tcav had the highest risk of major vascular complications. CONCLUSION In patients who underwent TF, Tsc, TC, or Tcav TAVR, Tsc had a higher rate of stroke compared to TF and Tcav, and major or life-threatening bleeding compared to TF. The rate of major vascular complications in Tcav was the highest among the four approaches.
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- Yujiro Yokoyama
- Department of Surgery, St. Luke's University Health Network, Bethlehem, PA, USA
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- Cardiovascular Research Institute, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, New York, NY, USA
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- Department of Neurology, Tufts Medical Center, Medford and Somerville, MA, USA
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- Division of Cardiovascular Medicine, Gill Heart and Vascular Institute, University of Kentucky, Lexington, USA
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- Department of Cardiology, Montefiore Medical Center, Albert Einstein College of Medicine, Bronx, NY, USA
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- Department of Cardiovascular Surgery, Shizuoka Medical Center, Shimizu, Shizuoka, Japan
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- Department of Cardiothoracic & Vascular Surgery, Montefiore Medical Center, Albert Einstein College of Medicine, Bronx, New York, USA
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- Department of Cardiology, Montefiore Medical Center, Albert Einstein College of Medicine, Bronx, NY, USA.
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- Department of Cardiology, Montefiore Medical Center, Albert Einstein College of Medicine, Bronx, NY, USA
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Pampori A, Shekhar S, Kapadia SR. Implications of Renal Disease in Patients Undergoing Structural Interventions. Interv Cardiol Clin 2023; 12:539-554. [PMID: 37673498 DOI: 10.1016/j.iccl.2023.06.002] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 09/08/2023]
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Percutaneous structural interventions have a major impact on the morbidity, mortality, and quality of life of patients by providing a lower-risk alternative to cardiac surgery. However, renal disease has a significant impact on outcomes of these interventions. This review explores the incidence, outcomes, pathophysiology, and preventative measures of acute kidney injury and chronic kidney disease on transcatheter aortic valve replacement, transcatheter mitral valve repair, and percutaneous balloon mitral valvuloplasty. Given the expanding indications for percutaneous structural interventions, further research is needed to identify ideal patients with chronic kidney disease or end-stage renal disease who would benefit from intervention.
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- Adam Pampori
- Department of Cardiovascular Medicine, Heart and Vascular Institute, Cleveland Clinic, 9500 Euclid Avenue, J2-3, Cleveland, OH 44195, USA
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- Department of Cardiovascular Medicine, Heart and Vascular Institute, Cleveland Clinic, 9500 Euclid Avenue, J2-3, Cleveland, OH 44195, USA
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- Department of Cardiovascular Medicine, Heart and Vascular Institute, Cleveland Clinic, 9500 Euclid Avenue, J2-3, Cleveland, OH 44195, USA.
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Real C, Avvedimento M, Nuche J, Franzone A, Farjat-Pasos J, Trinh KH, Delarochellière R, Paradis JM, Poulin A, Dumont E, Kalavrouziotis D, Mohammadi S, Mengi S, Esposito G, Rodés-Cabau J. Myocardial Injury After Transcatheter Aortic Valve Replacement According to VARC-3 Criteria. JACC Cardiovasc Interv 2023; 16:1221-1232. [PMID: 37225294 DOI: 10.1016/j.jcin.2023.03.022] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/01/2022] [Revised: 03/08/2023] [Accepted: 03/14/2023] [Indexed: 05/26/2023]
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BACKGROUND The Valve Academic Research Consortium (VARC)-3 definition for myocardial injury after transcatheter aortic valve replacement (TAVR) lacks of clinical validation. OBJECTIVES This study sought to determine the incidence, predictors, and clinical impact of periprocedural myocardial injury (PPMI) following TAVR as defined by recent VARC-3 criteria. METHODS We included 1,394 consecutive patients who underwent TAVR with a new-generation transcatheter heart valve. High-sensitivity troponin levels were assessed at baseline and within 24 hours after the procedure. PPMI was defined according to VARC-3 criteria as an increase ≥70 times in troponin levels (vs ≥15 times according to the VARC-2 definition). Baseline, procedural, and follow-up data were prospectively collected. RESULTS PPMI was diagnosed in 193 (14.0%) patients. Female sex and peripheral artery disease were independent predictors of PPMI (P < 0.01 for both). PPMI was associated with a higher risk of mortality at 30-day (HR: 2.69, 95% CI: 1.50-4.82; P = 0.001) and 1-year (for all-cause mortality, HR: 1.54; 95% CI: 1.04-2.27; P = 0.032; for cardiovascular mortality, HR: 3.04; 95% CI: 1.68-5.50; P < 0.001) follow-up. PPMI according to VARC-2 criteria had no impact on mortality. CONCLUSIONS About 1 out of 10 patients undergoing TAVR in the contemporary era had PPMI as defined by recent VARC-3 criteria, and baseline factors like female sex and peripheral artery disease determined an increased risk. PPMI had a negative impact on early and late survival. Further studies on the prevention of PPMI post-TAVR and implementing measures to improve outcomes in PPMI patients are warranted.
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- Carlos Real
- Quebec Heart and Lung Institute, Laval University, Quebec City, Quebec, Canada; Department of Cardiology, Hospital Clínico San Carlos, Madrid, Spain
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- Quebec Heart and Lung Institute, Laval University, Quebec City, Quebec, Canada; Department of Advanced Biomedical Sciences, University of Naples Federico II, Naples, Italy
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- Quebec Heart and Lung Institute, Laval University, Quebec City, Quebec, Canada
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- Department of Advanced Biomedical Sciences, University of Naples Federico II, Naples, Italy
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- Quebec Heart and Lung Institute, Laval University, Quebec City, Quebec, Canada
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- Quebec Heart and Lung Institute, Laval University, Quebec City, Quebec, Canada
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- Quebec Heart and Lung Institute, Laval University, Quebec City, Quebec, Canada
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- Quebec Heart and Lung Institute, Laval University, Quebec City, Quebec, Canada
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- Quebec Heart and Lung Institute, Laval University, Quebec City, Quebec, Canada
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- Quebec Heart and Lung Institute, Laval University, Quebec City, Quebec, Canada
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- Quebec Heart and Lung Institute, Laval University, Quebec City, Quebec, Canada
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- Department of Advanced Biomedical Sciences, University of Naples Federico II, Naples, Italy
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- Quebec Heart and Lung Institute, Laval University, Quebec City, Quebec, Canada; Clínic Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain.
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Transcatheter Mitral Valve Replacement in Failed Bioprosthetic Surgical Valves and Surgical Annuloplasty Rings. Curr Cardiol Rep 2022; 24:1417-1424. [PMID: 35980565 DOI: 10.1007/s11886-022-01761-x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 08/01/2022] [Indexed: 11/03/2022]
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PURPOSE OF REVIEW Repeat surgery for failed mitral valve prostheses and repairs are fraught with high rates of morbidity and mortality. Therefore, clinicians have evolved transcatheter technology as an alternative therapy. This review serves as an update as the field has moved out of the early learning curve of treating postsurgical mitral valve failures. RECENT FINDINGS Mitral valve-in-valve procedures have higher rates of technical success and better in-hospital and 1-year mortality rates than mitral valve-in-ring cases. The higher rates of complications, including left ventricular outflow tract obstruction, paravalvular leak, valve embolization, and need for a 2nd valve, may explain these outcomes. Mitral valve-in-ring procedures have attenuated outcomes as compared to valve-in-valve. Clinicians should be cognizant of the nuanced complexities and the potential for suboptimal outcomes in using balloon-expandable valves for mitral valve-in-ring procedures.
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Stastny L, Krapf C, Dumfarth J, Gasser S, Bauer A, Friedrich G, Metzler B, Feuchtner G, Mayr A, Grimm M, Bonaros N. Minireview: Transaortic Transcatheter Aortic Valve Implantation: Is There Still an Indication? Front Cardiovasc Med 2022; 9:798154. [PMID: 35310977 PMCID: PMC8931192 DOI: 10.3389/fcvm.2022.798154] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/19/2021] [Accepted: 02/07/2022] [Indexed: 11/13/2022] Open
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Transaortic (TAo) transcatheter aortic valve implantation has become a valid alternative access route in patients with unsuitable femoral arteries. The current literature does not allow to clearly favor one of the alternative access routes. Every approach has its specific advantages. Transaortic (TAo) access is of particular importance in the case of calcifications of the supra-aortic branches and the aortic arch, as under these circumstances other alternative access routes, such as transaxillary or transcarotid, are not feasible. The purpose of this minireview is to give an overview and update on TAo transcatheter aortic valve implantation focusing on indication, technical aspects, and recent clinical data.
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- Lukas Stastny
- Department of Cardiac Surgery, Medical University Innsbruck, Innsbruck, Austria
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- Department of Cardiac Surgery, Medical University Innsbruck, Innsbruck, Austria
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- Department of Cardiac Surgery, Medical University Innsbruck, Innsbruck, Austria
- *Correspondence: Julia Dumfarth
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- Department of Cardiac Surgery, Medical University Innsbruck, Innsbruck, Austria
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- Department of Internal Medicine III, Cardiology and Angiology, Medical University of Innsbruck, Innsbruck, Austria
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- Department of Internal Medicine III, Cardiology and Angiology, Medical University of Innsbruck, Innsbruck, Austria
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- Department of Internal Medicine III, Cardiology and Angiology, Medical University of Innsbruck, Innsbruck, Austria
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- Department of Radiology, Medical University of Innsbruck, Innsbruck, Austria
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- Department of Radiology, Medical University of Innsbruck, Innsbruck, Austria
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- Department of Cardiac Surgery, Medical University Innsbruck, Innsbruck, Austria
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- Department of Cardiac Surgery, Medical University Innsbruck, Innsbruck, Austria
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Kakuta T, Fukushima S, Kawamoto N, Kainuma S, Tadokoro N, Ikuta A, Minami K, Kanzaki H, Amaki M, Okada A, Irie Y, Takagi K, Izumi C, Fujita T. Transaortic Transcatheter Aortic Valve Replacement in Patients From a Single Institution ― Feasibility, Safety, and Midterm Outcomes ―. Circ J 2022; 86:393-401. [DOI: 10.1253/circj.cj-21-0877] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/09/2022]
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- Takashi Kakuta
- Department of Cardiovascular Surgery, National Cerebral and Cardiovascular Research Center
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- Department of Cardiovascular Surgery, National Cerebral and Cardiovascular Research Center
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- Department of Cardiovascular Surgery, National Cerebral and Cardiovascular Research Center
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- Department of Cardiovascular Surgery, National Cerebral and Cardiovascular Research Center
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- Department of Cardiovascular Surgery, National Cerebral and Cardiovascular Research Center
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- Department of Cardiovascular Surgery, National Cerebral and Cardiovascular Research Center
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- Surgical Intensive Care, National Cerebral and Cardiovascular Research Center
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- Department of Cardiovascular Medicine, National Cerebral and Cardiovascular Research Center
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- Department of Cardiovascular Medicine, National Cerebral and Cardiovascular Research Center
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- Department of Cardiovascular Medicine, National Cerebral and Cardiovascular Research Center
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- Department of Cardiovascular Medicine, National Cerebral and Cardiovascular Research Center
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- Department of Cardiovascular Medicine, National Cerebral and Cardiovascular Research Center
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- Department of Cardiovascular Medicine, National Cerebral and Cardiovascular Research Center
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- Department of Cardiovascular Surgery, National Cerebral and Cardiovascular Research Center
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Simonato M, Forrest JK, Dvir D. The Dos and Don'ts of Mitral Valve-in-Valve and Valve-in-Ring. INNOVATIONS-TECHNOLOGY AND TECHNIQUES IN CARDIOTHORACIC AND VASCULAR SURGERY 2021; 16:402-408. [PMID: 34839722 DOI: 10.1177/15569845211048940] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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- Jesselson Integrated Heart Center, 26743Shaare Zedek Medical Centre, Hebrew University, Jerusalem, Israel
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Jin XY, Petrou M, Hu JT, Nicol ED, Pepper JR. Challenges and opportunities in improving left ventricular remodelling and clinical outcome following surgical and trans-catheter aortic valve replacement. Front Med 2021; 15:416-437. [PMID: 34047933 DOI: 10.1007/s11684-021-0852-7] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/17/2020] [Accepted: 02/20/2021] [Indexed: 11/26/2022]
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Over the last half century, surgical aortic valve replacement (SAVR) has evolved to offer a durable and efficient valve haemodynamically, with low procedural complications that allows favourable remodelling of left ventricular (LV) structure and function. The latter has become more challenging among elderly patients, particularly following trans-catheter aortic valve implantation (TAVI). Precise understanding of myocardial adaptation to pressure and volume overloading and its responses to valve surgery requires comprehensive assessments from aortic valve energy loss, valvular-vascular impedance to myocardial activation, force-velocity relationship, and myocardial strain. LV hypertrophy and myocardial fibrosis remains as the structural and morphological focus in this endeavour. Early intervention in asymptomatic aortic stenosis or regurgitation along with individualised management of hypertension and atrial fibrillation is likely to improve patient outcome. Physiological pacing via the His-Purkinje system for conduction abnormalities, further reduction in para-valvular aortic regurgitation along with therapy of angiotensin receptor blockade will improve patient outcome by facilitating hypertrophy regression, LV coordinate contraction, and global vascular function. TAVI leaflet thromboses require anticoagulation while impaired access to coronary ostia risks future TAVI-in-TAVI or coronary interventions. Until comparable long-term durability and the resolution of TAVI related complications become available, SAVR remains the first choice for lower risk younger patients.
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- Xu Yu Jin
- Surgical Echo-Cardiology Services, Oxford Heart Centre, John Radcliffe Hospital, Oxford University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, Oxford, OX3 9DU, UK.
- Cardiac Surgical Physiology and Genomics Group, Nuffield Division of Clinical Laboratory Sciences, Radcliffe Department of Medicine, University of Oxford, Oxford, OX3 9DU, UK.
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- Department of Cardiac Surgery, Royal Brompton Hospital, London, SW3 6NP, UK
- National Heart and Lung Institute, Imperial College London, London, SW3 6LY, UK
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- Cardiac Surgical Physiology and Genomics Group, Nuffield Division of Clinical Laboratory Sciences, Radcliffe Department of Medicine, University of Oxford, Oxford, OX3 9DU, UK
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- National Heart and Lung Institute, Imperial College London, London, SW3 6LY, UK
- Department of Cardiology, Royal Brompton Hospital, London, SW3 6NP, UK
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- Department of Cardiac Surgery, Royal Brompton Hospital, London, SW3 6NP, UK
- National Heart and Lung Institute, Imperial College London, London, SW3 6LY, UK
- NIHR Imperial Biomedical Research Centre, London, W2 1NY, UK
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Généreux P, Piazza N, Alu MC, Nazif T, Hahn RT, Pibarot P, Bax JJ, Leipsic JA, Blanke P, Blackstone EH, Finn MT, Kapadia S, Linke A, Mack MJ, Makkar R, Mehran R, Popma JJ, Reardon M, Rodes-Cabau J, Van Mieghem NM, Webb JG, Cohen DJ, Leon MB. Valve Academic Research Consortium 3: updated endpoint definitions for aortic valve clinical research. Eur Heart J 2021; 42:1825-1857. [DOI: 10.1093/eurheartj/ehaa799] [Citation(s) in RCA: 126] [Impact Index Per Article: 42.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/12/2020] [Revised: 06/22/2020] [Accepted: 09/24/2020] [Indexed: 12/17/2022] Open
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Abstract
Aims
The Valve Academic Research Consortium (VARC), founded in 2010, was intended to (i) identify appropriate clinical endpoints and (ii) standardize definitions of these endpoints for transcatheter and surgical aortic valve clinical trials. Rapid evolution of the field, including the emergence of new complications, expanding clinical indications, and novel therapy strategies have mandated further refinement and expansion of these definitions to ensure clinical relevance. This document provides an update of the most appropriate clinical endpoint definitions to be used in the conduct of transcatheter and surgical aortic valve clinical research.
Methods and results
Several years after the publication of the VARC-2 manuscript, an in-person meeting was held involving over 50 independent clinical experts representing several professional societies, academic research organizations, the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA), and industry representatives to (i) evaluate utilization of VARC endpoint definitions in clinical research, (ii) discuss the scope of this focused update, and (iii) review and revise specific clinical endpoint definitions. A writing committee of independent experts was convened and subsequently met to further address outstanding issues. There were ongoing discussions with FDA and many experts to develop a new classification schema for bioprosthetic valve dysfunction and failure. Overall, this multi-disciplinary process has resulted in important recommendations for data reporting, clinical research methods, and updated endpoint definitions. New definitions or modifications of existing definitions are being proposed for repeat hospitalizations, access site-related complications, bleeding events, conduction disturbances, cardiac structural complications, and bioprosthetic valve dysfunction and failure (including valve leaflet thickening and thrombosis). A more granular 5-class grading scheme for paravalvular regurgitation (PVR) is being proposed to help refine the assessment of PVR. Finally, more specific recommendations on quality-of-life assessments have been included, which have been targeted to specific clinical study designs.
Conclusions
Acknowledging the dynamic and evolving nature of less-invasive aortic valve therapies, further refinements of clinical research processes are required. The adoption of these updated and newly proposed VARC-3 endpoints and definitions will ensure homogenous event reporting, accurate adjudication, and appropriate comparisons of clinical research studies involving devices and new therapeutic strategies.
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- Gagnon Cardiovascular Institute, Morristown Medical Center, Morristown, NJ, USA
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- McGill University Health Centre, Montreal, QC, Canada
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- Columbia University Irving Medical Center/NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital and Cardiovascular Research Foundation, New York, NY, USA
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- Columbia University Irving Medical Center/NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital and Cardiovascular Research Foundation, New York, NY, USA
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- Columbia University Irving Medical Center/NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital and Cardiovascular Research Foundation, New York, NY, USA
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- Quebec Heart & Lung Institute, Laval University, Quebec, QC, Canada
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- Department of Cardiology, Leiden University Medical Center, Leiden, The Netherlands
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- Department of Radiology, St. Paul's Hospital and University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC, Canada
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- Department of Radiology, St. Paul's Hospital and University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC, Canada
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- Department of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, Cleveland Clinic and Department of Quantitative Health Sciences, Research Institute, Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland, OH, USA
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- Columbia University Irving Medical Center/NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital and Cardiovascular Research Foundation, New York, NY, USA
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- Department of Cardiovascular Medicine, Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland, OH, USA
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- Baylor Scott & White Heart Hospital Plano, Plano, TX, USA
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- Smidt Heart Institute, Cedars-Sinai Medical Center, Los Angeles, CA, USA
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- The Zena and Michael A. Wiener Cardiovascular Institute, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, New York, NY, USA
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- Department of Cardiology, St. Paul's Hospital and University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC, Canada
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- University of Missouri-Kansas City School of Medicine, Kansas City, MO, USA
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- Columbia University Irving Medical Center/NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital and Cardiovascular Research Foundation, New York, NY, USA
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Généreux P, Piazza N, Alu MC, Nazif T, Hahn RT, Pibarot P, Bax JJ, Leipsic JA, Blanke P, Blackstone EH, Finn MT, Kapadia S, Linke A, Mack MJ, Makkar R, Mehran R, Popma JJ, Reardon M, Rodes-Cabau J, Van Mieghem NM, Webb JG, Cohen DJ, Leon MB. Valve Academic Research Consortium 3: Updated Endpoint Definitions for Aortic Valve Clinical Research. J Am Coll Cardiol 2021; 77:2717-2746. [PMID: 33888385 DOI: 10.1016/j.jacc.2021.02.038] [Citation(s) in RCA: 475] [Impact Index Per Article: 158.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/17/2022]
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AIMS The Valve Academic Research Consortium (VARC), founded in 2010, was intended to (i) identify appropriate clinical endpoints and (ii) standardize definitions of these endpoints for transcatheter and surgical aortic valve clinical trials. Rapid evolution of the field, including the emergence of new complications, expanding clinical indications, and novel therapy strategies have mandated further refinement and expansion of these definitions to ensure clinical relevance. This document provides an update of the most appropriate clinical endpoint definitions to be used in the conduct of transcatheter and surgical aortic valve clinical research. METHODS AND RESULTS Several years after the publication of the VARC-2 manuscript, an in-person meeting was held involving over 50 independent clinical experts representing several professional societies, academic research organizations, the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA), and industry representatives to (i) evaluate utilization of VARC endpoint definitions in clinical research, (ii) discuss the scope of this focused update, and (iii) review and revise specific clinical endpoint definitions. A writing committee of independent experts was convened and subsequently met to further address outstanding issues. There were ongoing discussions with FDA and many experts to develop a new classification schema for bioprosthetic valve dysfunction and failure. Overall, this multi-disciplinary process has resulted in important recommendations for data reporting, clinical research methods, and updated endpoint definitions. New definitions or modifications of existing definitions are being proposed for repeat hospitalizations, access site-related complications, bleeding events, conduction disturbances, cardiac structural complications, and bioprosthetic valve dysfunction and failure (including valve leaflet thickening and thrombosis). A more granular 5-class grading scheme for paravalvular regurgitation (PVR) is being proposed to help refine the assessment of PVR. Finally, more specific recommendations on quality-of-life assessments have been included, which have been targeted to specific clinical study designs. CONCLUSIONS Acknowledging the dynamic and evolving nature of less-invasive aortic valve therapies, further refinements of clinical research processes are required. The adoption of these updated and newly proposed VARC-3 endpoints and definitions will ensure homogenous event reporting, accurate adjudication, and appropriate comparisons of clinical research studies involving devices and new therapeutic strategies.
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- Gagnon Cardiovascular Institute, Morristown Medical Center, Morristown, New Jersey, USA
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- McGill University Health Centre, Montreal, Quebec, Canada
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- Columbia University Irving Medical Center/NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital and Cardiovascular Research Foundation, New York, New York, USA
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- Columbia University Irving Medical Center/NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital and Cardiovascular Research Foundation, New York, New York, USA
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- Columbia University Irving Medical Center/NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital and Cardiovascular Research Foundation, New York, New York, USA
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- Quebec Heart & Lung Institute, Laval University, Quebec, Quebec, Canada
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- Department of Cardiology, Leiden University Medical Center, Leiden, The Netherlands
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- Department of Radiology, St. Paul's Hospital and University of British Columbia, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
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- Department of Radiology, St. Paul's Hospital and University of British Columbia, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
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- Department of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, Cleveland Clinic and Department of Quantitative Health Sciences, Research Institute, Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland, Ohio, USA
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- Columbia University Irving Medical Center/NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital and Cardiovascular Research Foundation, New York, New York, USA
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- Department of Cardiovascular Medicine, Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland, Ohio, USA
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- Baylor Scott & White Heart Hospital Plano, Plano, Texas, USA
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- Smidt Heart Institute, Cedars-Sinai Medical Center, Los Angeles, California, USA
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- The Zena and Michael A. Wiener Cardiovascular Institute, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, New York, New York, USA
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- Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Boston, Massachusetts, USA
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- Methodist DeBakey Heart & Vascular Center, Houston, Texas, USA
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- Quebec Heart & Lung Institute, Laval University, Quebec, Quebec, Canada
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- Department of Cardiology, St. Paul's Hospital and University of British Columbia, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
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- University of Missouri-Kansas City School of Medicine, Kansas City, Missouri, USA
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- Columbia University Irving Medical Center/NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital and Cardiovascular Research Foundation, New York, New York, USA.
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Duan Z, Zhou X, Chen F, Chen H, Duan G, Li H. THAP11 down-regulation may contribute to cardio-protective effects of sevoflurane anesthesia: Evidence from clinical and molecular evidence. Life Sci 2021; 274:119327. [PMID: 33711390 DOI: 10.1016/j.lfs.2021.119327] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/16/2020] [Revised: 02/23/2021] [Accepted: 03/01/2021] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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This study aimed to explore the potential target of the cardio-protective effect induced by sevoflurane anesthesia based on evidence from clinical samples and in vitro model. Forty patients undergoing mitral valve replacement were randomly allocated to receive sevoflurane or propofol-based anesthesia. Atrial muscle specimens were collected from all patients, of which 5 were used to perform transcriptomics analysis. The cTn-I concentration was tested before, at the end of, and 24 h after surgery. In in vitro study, the expression level of the identified target gene, i.e., THAP11, was studied in H9C2 cells treated with sevoflurane or propofol. Then, we studied cell viability using CCK-8 staining, apoptosis by using flow cytometry, and cell death by lactic acid dehydrogenase (LDH) detection in H9C2 cells exposed to oxygen glucose deprivation/reoxygenation (OGD/R) injury. THAP11 was the most significantly down-regulated gene in the transcriptomics analysis (P < 0.001), as confirmed in validation samples (P = 0.006). THAP11 mRNA levels in atrial muscle specimens were positively associated with cTn-I levels at 24-h postoperatively (determination coefficient = 0.564; P < 0.001). Sevoflurane treatment down-regulated THAP11 in H9C2 cell models, which promoted cell viability, inhibited cell apoptosis, and death in the OGD/R injury cell model. Up-regulation of THAP11 reduced the protective effect of sevoflurane treatment against OGD/R injury. Sevoflurane anesthesia down-regulates the expression of THAP11, which contributes to a cardio-protective effect. THAP11 down-regulation promotes cell viability, and inhibits cell apoptosis and death, thereby protecting again myocardial injury; it may therefore be a novel target for perioperative cardio-protection.
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- Zhenxin Duan
- Department of Anesthesiology, Second Affiliated Hospital, Army Medical University, Chongqing, China
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- Department of Anesthesiology, Second Affiliated Hospital, Army Medical University, Chongqing, China
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- Department of Anesthesiology, Second Affiliated Hospital, Army Medical University, Chongqing, China
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- Department of Anesthesiology, Second Affiliated Hospital, Army Medical University, Chongqing, China
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- Department of Anesthesiology, Second Affiliated Hospital, Army Medical University, Chongqing, China.
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- Department of Anesthesiology, Second Affiliated Hospital, Army Medical University, Chongqing, China.
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Halapas A, Kapelouzou A, Chrissoheris M, Pattakos G, Cokkinos DV, Spargias K. The effect of Remote Ischemic Preconditioning (RIPC) on myocardial injury and inflammation in patients with severe aortic valve stenosis undergoing Transcatheter Aortic Valve Replacement (TAVΙ). Hellenic J Cardiol 2021; 62:423-428. [PMID: 33617961 DOI: 10.1016/j.hjc.2021.02.003] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/13/2020] [Revised: 01/01/2021] [Accepted: 02/12/2021] [Indexed: 11/19/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND Remote ischemic preconditioning (RIPC) is being evaluated as a strategy to reduce cardiac injury and inflammation in patients undergoing diverse cardiac invasive and surgical procedures. However, it is unclear whether RIPC has protective effects in patients undergoing the transfemoral- transcatheter aortic valve implantation (TF-TAVΙ) procedure. METHODS Between September 2013 and September 2015, 55 random consecutive patients were prospectively assigned to receive SHAM preconditioning (SHAM, 22 patients) or Remote Ischemic Preconditioning (RIPC) (4 cycles of 5 min intermittent leg ischemia and 5 min reperfusion, 33 patients) prior to TF-TAVI. The primary endpoint was to determine the serum levels of: hs-cTn-I (necrosis), CK-18 (apoptosis), and IL-1b (inflammation). Quantification was performed using commercially available ELISA kits. Patients were sampled 1-day pre TF-TAVΙ and 24-hours post TF-TAVΙ. Secondary endpoints included: total mortality, incidence of periprocedural clinical acute myocardial infarction (AMI), acute kidney injury (AKI), and stroke. RESULTS 22 SHAM patients and 33 RIPC patients were finally analyzed. Our data revealed no significant difference in serum levels of hs-cTn-I and CK-18 among various groups. However, in the RIPC group, the increase in IL1b level was significantly lower for 24-h post TF-TAVΙ, (p < 0.01). There were no significant differences between groups in the secondary endpoints at the follow-up interval of one month. RIPC-related adverse events were not observed. CONCLUSIONS Our data suggest that RIPC did not exhibit significant cardiac or kidney protective effects regarding necrosis and apoptosis in patients undergoing TF-TAVΙ. However, an important anti-inflammatory effect was detected in the RIPC group.
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- Antonios Halapas
- THV Department, Heart Team Hygeia Hospital Athens Greece, Er. Stavrou 9, Marousi, Athens, Greece.
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- Center of Clinical, Experimental Surgery, & Translation Research, Biomedical Research Foundation Academy of Athens (BRFAA), Soranou Efesiou 4, 11527, Athens, Greece
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- THV Department, Heart Team Hygeia Hospital Athens Greece, Er. Stavrou 9, Marousi, Athens, Greece
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- THV Department, Heart Team Hygeia Hospital Athens Greece, Er. Stavrou 9, Marousi, Athens, Greece
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- Center of Clinical, Experimental Surgery, & Translation Research, Biomedical Research Foundation Academy of Athens (BRFAA), Soranou Efesiou 4, 11527, Athens, Greece
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- THV Department, Heart Team Hygeia Hospital Athens Greece, Er. Stavrou 9, Marousi, Athens, Greece
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Chau KH, Kirtane AJ, Easterwood RM, Redfors B, Zhang Z, Witzenbichler B, Weisz G, Stuckey TD, Brodie BR, Rinaldi MJ, Neumann FJ, Metzger DC, Henry TD, Cox DA, Duffy PL, Mazzaferri EL, Mehran R, Stone GW. Stent Thrombosis Risk Over Time on the Basis of Clinical Presentation and Platelet Reactivity: Analysis From ADAPT-DES. JACC Cardiovasc Interv 2021; 14:417-427. [PMID: 33516690 DOI: 10.1016/j.jcin.2020.12.005] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/27/2020] [Revised: 11/10/2020] [Accepted: 12/01/2020] [Indexed: 12/15/2022]
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OBJECTIVES The aim of this study was to determine the risk period for increased stent thrombosis (ST) after percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) in patients with acute coronary syndromes (ACS) and whether this increased risk is related to high platelet reactivity (HPR). BACKGROUND ST risk after PCI is higher among patients with ACS than those with stable ischemic heart disease. When ST risk is highest in patients with ACS and how that is affected by HPR is unknown. METHODS Using the ADAPT-DES (Assessment of Dual Antiplatelet Therapy With Drug-Eluting Stents) registry, ST rates during 2-year follow-up post-PCI with drug-eluting stents were compared among patients presenting with ACS (myocardial infarction [MI] or unstable angina) or stable ischemic heart disease (non-ACS). Landmark analyses were done at 30 days and 1 year post-PCI. Platelet reactivity on aspirin and clopidogrel post-PCI was assessed using VerifyNow assays. RESULTS Of 8,582 patients, 2,063 presented with MI, 2,370 with unstable angina, and 4,149 with non-ACS. Incidence rates of HPR were 48.0%, 43.3%, and 39.8%, respectively (p < 0.001). Within the first 30 days post-PCI, patients presenting with MI had increased ST risk compared with patients with non-ACS (hazard ratio [HR]: 4.52; 95% confidence interval [CI]: 2.01 to 10.14; p < 0.001). After 30 days, relative ST risks were progressively lower and no longer significant between groups (31 days to 1 year post-PCI: HR: 1.97; 95% CI: 0.80 to 4.85; >1 year post-PCI: HR: 0.89; 95% CI: 0.27 to 2.92). The elevated ST risk in patients with MI within 30 days was largely confined to those with HPR on clopidogrel (HR: 5.77; 95% CI: 2.13 to 15.63; p < 0.001). CONCLUSIONS Among patients undergoing PCI, rates of ST during 2-year follow-up were highest in those with MI and lowest in those with non-ACS. Increased ST risk in patients with MI was greatest in the first 30 days post-PCI and was observed predominantly among those with increased HPR on clopidogrel. These findings emphasize the importance of adequate P2Y12 inhibition after MI, especially within the first 30 days after stent implantation.
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- Katherine H Chau
- Clinical Trials Center, Cardiovascular Research Foundation, New York, New York, USA; Herbert and Sandi Feinberg Interventional Cardiology and Heart Valve Center at Columbia University Irving Medical Center/NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital, New York, New York, USA
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- Clinical Trials Center, Cardiovascular Research Foundation, New York, New York, USA; Herbert and Sandi Feinberg Interventional Cardiology and Heart Valve Center at Columbia University Irving Medical Center/NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital, New York, New York, USA.
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- Clinical Trials Center, Cardiovascular Research Foundation, New York, New York, USA
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- Clinical Trials Center, Cardiovascular Research Foundation, New York, New York, USA; Herbert and Sandi Feinberg Interventional Cardiology and Heart Valve Center at Columbia University Irving Medical Center/NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital, New York, New York, USA; Department of Cardiology, Sahlgrenska University Hospital, Gothenburg, Sweden
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- Clinical Trials Center, Cardiovascular Research Foundation, New York, New York, USA
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- Clinical Trials Center, Cardiovascular Research Foundation, New York, New York, USA; Herbert and Sandi Feinberg Interventional Cardiology and Heart Valve Center at Columbia University Irving Medical Center/NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital, New York, New York, USA
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- LeBauer-Brodie Center for Cardiovascular Research and Education/Cone Health, Greensboro, North Carolina, USA
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- LeBauer-Brodie Center for Cardiovascular Research and Education/Cone Health, Greensboro, North Carolina, USA
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- Sanger Heart & Vascular Institute/Atrium Health, Charlotte, North Carolina, USA
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- Division of Cardiology and Angiology II, Heart Center University of Freiburg, Bad Krozingen, Germany
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- Minneapolis Heart Institute Foundation at Abbott Northwestern Hospital, Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA; The Carl and Edyth Lindner Center for Research and Education at The Christ Hospital, Cincinnati, Ohio, USA
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- CVA Brookwood Baptist Hospital, Birmingham, Alabama, USA
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- Appalachian Regional Healthcare System, Boone, North Carolina, USA
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- Clinical Trials Center, Cardiovascular Research Foundation, New York, New York, USA; The Zena and Michael A. Wiener Cardiovascular Institute, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, New York, New York, USA
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- Clinical Trials Center, Cardiovascular Research Foundation, New York, New York, USA; The Zena and Michael A. Wiener Cardiovascular Institute, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, New York, New York, USA. https://twitter.com/GreggWStone
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Akodad M, Roubille F, Marin G, Lattuca B, Macia JC, Delseny D, Gandet T, Robert P, Schmutz L, Piot C, Maupas E, Robert G, Targosz F, Albat B, Cayla G, Leclercq F. Myocardial Injury After Balloon Predilatation Versus Direct Transcatheter Aortic Valve Replacement: Insights From the DIRECTAVI Trial. J Am Heart Assoc 2020; 9:e018405. [PMID: 33297821 PMCID: PMC7955361 DOI: 10.1161/jaha.120.018405] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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Background Myocardial injury is associated with higher mortality after transcatheter aortic valve replacement (TAVR) and might be increased by prior balloon aortic valvuloplasty (BAV). We aimed to evaluate the impact of prior BAV versus direct prosthesis implantation on myocardial injury occurring after (TAVR) with balloon-expandable prostheses. Methods and Results The DIRECTAVI (Direct Transcatheter Aortic Valve Implantation) trial, an open-label randomized study, demonstrated noninferiority of TAVR without BAV (direct TAVR group) compared with systematic BAV (BAV group) with the Edwards SAPIEN 3 valve. High-sensitivity troponin was assessed before and the day after the procedure. Incidence of myocardial injury after the procedure (high-sensitivity troponin elevation >15× the upper reference limit [14 ng/L]) was the main end point. Impact of myocardial injury on 1-month adverse events (all-cause mortality, stroke, major bleeding, major vascular complications, transfusion, acute kidney injury, heart failure, pacemaker implantation, and aortic regurgitation) was evaluated. Preprocedure and postprocedure high-sensitivity troponin levels were available in 211 patients. The mean age of patients was 83 years (78-87 years), with 129 men (61.1%). Mean postprocedure high-sensitivity troponin was 124.9±81.4 ng/L in the direct TAVR group versus 170.4±127.7 ng/L in the BAV group (P=0.007). Myocardial injury occurred in 42 patients (19.9%), including 13 patients (12.2%) in the direct TAVR group and 29 (27.9%) in the BAV group (P=0.004). BAV increased by 2.8-fold (95% CI, 1.4-5.8) myocardial injury probability. Myocardial injury was associated with 1-month adverse events (P=0.03). Conclusions BAV increased the incidence and magnitude of myocardial injury after TAVR with new-generation balloon-expandable valves. Myocardial injury was associated with 1-month adverse events. These results argue in favor of direct SAPIEN 3 valve implantation. Registration URL: https://www.Clinicaltrials.gov; Unique identifier: NCT02729519.
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- Mariama Akodad
- Department of Cardiology Montpellier University Hospital Montpellier France.,PhyMedExp INSERM U1046CNRS UMR 9214 Montpellier France
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- Department of Cardiology Montpellier University Hospital Montpellier France.,PhyMedExp INSERM U1046CNRS UMR 9214 Montpellier France
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- Department of Medical Information Montpellier University Hospital Montpellier France
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- Department of Cardiology CHU NimesMontpellier University Nimes France
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- Department of Cardiology Montpellier University Hospital Montpellier France
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- Department of Cardiovascular Surgery University Hospital of Montpellier France
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- Department of Cardiology Montpellier University Hospital Montpellier France
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- Department of Cardiology CHU NimesMontpellier University Nimes France
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- Department of Cardiovascular Surgery University Hospital of Montpellier France
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- Department of Cardiology CHU NimesMontpellier University Nimes France
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- Department of Cardiology Montpellier University Hospital Montpellier France
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Kidney injury as post-interventional complication of TAVI. Clin Res Cardiol 2020; 110:313-322. [PMID: 32844282 DOI: 10.1007/s00392-020-01732-8] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/22/2020] [Accepted: 08/12/2020] [Indexed: 12/17/2022]
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Transcatheter aortic valve implantation (TAVI) is an accepted treatment approach of aortic stenosis. In the beginning, this technique was executed in high-risk patients only. Today, intermediate-risk patients are also amenable for TAVI, as long as the transfemoral approach is chosen. Numerous predictors have been identified that could lead to periprocedural complications and are defined by patient co-morbidities as well as being inherent to the technical approach. Although vascular complications and postinterventional paravalvular regurgitation have been minimized over the past years by revised technologies and techniques, there is a prevailing individual risk brought about by the specific pathophysiology of the cardiorenal syndrome.
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Lee HA, Su IL, Chen SW, Wu VCC, Chen DY, Chu PH, Chou AH, Cheng YT, Lin PJ, Tsai FC. Direct aortic route versus transaxillary route for transcatheter aortic valve replacement: a systematic review and meta-analysis. PeerJ 2020; 8:e9102. [PMID: 32435538 PMCID: PMC7227658 DOI: 10.7717/peerj.9102] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/19/2019] [Accepted: 04/09/2020] [Indexed: 11/20/2022] Open
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Background The transfemoral route is contraindicated in nearly 10% of transcatheter aortic valve replacement (TAVR) candidates because of unsuitable iliofemoral vessels. Transaxillary (TAx) and direct aortic (DAo) routes are the principal nonfemoral TAVR routes; however, few studies have compared their outcomes. Methods We performed a systematic review and meta-analysis to compare the rates of mortality, stroke, and other adverse events of TAx and DAo TAVR. The study was prospectively registered with PROSPERO (registration number: CRD42017069788). We searched Medline, PubMed, Embase, and Cochrane databases for studies reporting the outcomes of DAo or TAx TAVR in at least 10 patients. Studies that did not use the Valve Academic Research Consortium definitions were excluded. We included studies that did not directly compare the two approaches and then pooled rates of events from the included studies for comparison. Results In total, 31 studies were included in the quantitative meta-analysis, with 2,883 and 2,172 patients in the DAo and TAx TAVR groups, respectively. Compared with TAx TAVR, DAo TAVR had a lower Society of Thoracic Surgery (STS) score, shorter fluoroscopic time, and less contrast volume use. The 30-day mortality rates were significantly higher in the DAo TAVR group (9.6%, 95% confidence interval (CI) = [8.4–10.9]) than in the TAx TAVR group (5.7%, 95% CI = [4.8–6.8]; P for heterogeneity <0.001). DAo TAVR was associated with a significantly lower risk of stroke in the overall study population (2.6% vs. 5.8%, P for heterogeneity <0.001) and in the subgroup of studies with a mean STS score of ≥8 (1.6% vs. 6.2%, P for heterogeneity = 0.005). DAo TAVR was also associated with lower risks of permanent pacemaker implantation (12.3% vs. 20.1%, P for heterogeneity = 0.009) and valve malposition (2.0% vs. 10.2%, P for heterogeneity = 0.023) than was TAx TAVR. Conclusions DAo TAVR increased 30-day mortality rate compared with TAx TAVR; by contrast, TAx TAVR increased postoperative stroke, permanent pacemaker implantation, and valve malposition risks compared with DAo TAVR.
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- Hsiu-An Lee
- Department of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, Chang Gung Memorial Hospital, Linkou Medical Center, Chang Gung University, Taoyuan, Taiwan
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- Department of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, Chang Gung Memorial Hospital, Linkou Medical Center, Chang Gung University, Taoyuan, Taiwan
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- Department of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, Chang Gung Memorial Hospital, Linkou Medical Center, Chang Gung University, Taoyuan, Taiwan
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- Department of Cardiology, Chang Gung Memorial Hospital, Linkou Medical Center, Chang Gung University, Taoyuan, Taiwan
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- Department of Cardiology, Chang Gung Memorial Hospital, Linkou Medical Center, Chang Gung University, Taoyuan, Taiwan
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- Department of Cardiology, Chang Gung Memorial Hospital, Linkou Medical Center, Chang Gung University, Taoyuan, Taiwan
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- Department of Anesthesiology, Chang Gung Memorial Hospital, Linkou Medical Center, Chang Gung University, Taoyuan, Taiwan
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- Department of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, Chang Gung Memorial Hospital, Linkou Medical Center, Chang Gung University, Taoyuan, Taiwan
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- Department of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, Chang Gung Memorial Hospital, Linkou Medical Center, Chang Gung University, Taoyuan, Taiwan
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- Department of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, Chang Gung Memorial Hospital, Linkou Medical Center, Chang Gung University, Taoyuan, Taiwan
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Takagi H, Hari Y, Nakashima K, Kuno T, Ando T. Meta-analysis of impact of troponins on mortality after transcatheter aortic valve implantation. THE JOURNAL OF CARDIOVASCULAR SURGERY 2020; 61:98-106. [DOI: 10.23736/s0021-9509.19.11023-3] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/08/2022]
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Vahl TP, Grogan A, Cheng Y, Yi G, von Oepen R, Khalique OK, Wallace DT, Modine T, Granada JF. Experimental Evaluation of a Novel Percutaneous Transseptal Catheter-Based Mitral Valve Replacement Technology. Circ Cardiovasc Interv 2019; 12:e008002. [PMID: 31510773 DOI: 10.1161/circinterventions.119.008002] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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BACKGROUND Transcatheter mitral valve replacement is a novel therapeutic approach aiming to treat patients with severe mitral regurgitation. This study aimed to evaluate the biological and technical performance of a novel transseptal transcatheter mitral valve replacement system (Cephea Valve Technologies, Santa Cruz, CA) in a preclinical model. METHODS Biological performance and healing response were evaluated following open-heart surgical implantation procedures in 10 sheep utilizing an antegrade transatrial access. Valve performance was assessed with fluoroscopy, echocardiography, and histology at 30 (n=2), 60 (n=3), and 90 days (n=5). Feasibility of transseptal valve delivery and performance was tested acutely in 10 pigs. RESULTS In the chronic studies, all animals survived without problems until completion of the study. The hemodynamics of the study valves were excellent with low rates of paravalvular leak. There was no left ventricular outflow tract obstruction. Pathological evaluation showed excellent position and condition of the mitral implants without evidence for thrombosis, endocarditis, or excessive calcification. Subsequently, mitral valves were implanted in 10 pigs using a dedicated transseptal delivery system. The implants remained in stable position with excellent hemodynamic profile. Correct valve position and function was confirmed by echocardiography and autopsy. CONCLUSIONS The transseptal delivery of the Cephea transcatheter mitral valve replacement system in an experimental model was feasible and safe. The chronic studies demonstrated a favorable healing response. Further human studies are needed to evaluate the performance of this novel valve system in patients with severe mitral regurgitation.
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- Torsten P Vahl
- Division of Cardiology, Department of Medicine, Columbia University Irving Medical Center/New York-Presbyterian Hospital, New York, NY (T.P.V., O.K.K.).,CRF-Skirball Center for Innovation, Orangeburg, NY (T.P.V., Y.C., G.Y., J.F.G.)
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- Cephea Valve Technologies, Inc, Santa Cruz, CA (A.G., D.T.W.)
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- CRF-Skirball Center for Innovation, Orangeburg, NY (T.P.V., Y.C., G.Y., J.F.G.)
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- CRF-Skirball Center for Innovation, Orangeburg, NY (T.P.V., Y.C., G.Y., J.F.G.)
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- Division of Cardiology, Department of Medicine, Columbia University Irving Medical Center/New York-Presbyterian Hospital, New York, NY (T.P.V., O.K.K.)
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- Service de Chirurgie Cardiovasculaire, Hôpital Cardiologique, CHRU de Lille, France (T.M.)
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- CRF-Skirball Center for Innovation, Orangeburg, NY (T.P.V., Y.C., G.Y., J.F.G.)
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Sharma V, Dey T, Sankaramangalam K, Alansari SAR, Williams L, Mick S, Krishnaswamy A, Svensson LG, Kapadia S. Prognostically Significant Myocardial Injury in Patients Undergoing Transcatheter Aortic Valve Replacement. J Am Heart Assoc 2019; 8:e011889. [PMID: 31267799 PMCID: PMC6662140 DOI: 10.1161/jaha.118.011889] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/17/2022]
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Background Troponin elevation occurs commonly in the setting of transcatheter aortic valve replacement (TAVR). There is a lack of information on the extent of troponin elevation post TAVR that is prognostically significant. We assessed the optimal cutoff for post‐TAVR troponin T elevation that correlates with long‐term mortality. We also examined the relationship between coronary artery disease (CAD) and prognostically significant myocardial injury in TAVR. Methods and Results This is a retrospective, observational single‐center study involving patients who underwent TAVR at Cleveland Clinic between 2010 and 2015. Five hundred ten patients were included (mean follow‐up of 2.6±1.3 years). Receiver operating characteristic analysis showed that troponin T elevation ≥3× upper limit of normal was the best predictor of long‐term mortality post TAVR with area under the curve of 0.57, with transapical TAVR patients excluded. Multivariate analyses confirmed that troponin T elevation ≥3× upper limit of normal was significantly associated with increased long‐term mortality post TAVR (hazard ratio 1.57, CI 1.04–2.38, P=0.03). The most common causes for the presence of unrevascularized CAD included the presence of chronic total occlusion in the native/graft vessels (49.7%) and diffuse/complex CAD unsuitable for PCI (24.6%). The presence of unrevascularized CAD and significant left main disease correlated with increased mortality, but not with the presence of prognostically significant myocardial injury. Conclusions Troponin T elevation of ≥3× upper limit of normal is associated with increased long‐term mortality after TAVR, except for the transapical approach. This prognostically significant myocardial injury does not appear to be secondary to severe CAD/unrevascularized CAD or left main disease, but rather is associated with other factors such as post‐TAVR complications.
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- Vikram Sharma
- 1 Department of Hospital Medicine The Cleveland Clinic Cleveland OH
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- 2 Department of Quantitative Health Sciences Lerner Research Institute The Cleveland Clinic Cleveland OH
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- 3 Department of Cardiovascular Medicine, Heart and Vascular Institute The Cleveland Clinic Cleveland OH
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- 4 Department of Internal Medicine The Cleveland Clinic Cleveland OH
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- 5 Department of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, Heart and Vascular Institute The Cleveland Clinic Cleveland OH
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- 3 Department of Cardiovascular Medicine, Heart and Vascular Institute The Cleveland Clinic Cleveland OH
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- 5 Department of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, Heart and Vascular Institute The Cleveland Clinic Cleveland OH
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- 3 Department of Cardiovascular Medicine, Heart and Vascular Institute The Cleveland Clinic Cleveland OH
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Chen XJ, Zhang W, Bian ZP, Wang ZM, Zhang J, Wu HF, Shao YF, Zhang JN, Zhao S. Cardiac Myosin-Binding Protein C Release Profile After Cardiac Surgery in Intensive Care Unit. Ann Thorac Surg 2019; 108:1195-1201. [PMID: 31034826 DOI: 10.1016/j.athoracsur.2019.03.072] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/02/2018] [Revised: 02/10/2019] [Accepted: 03/25/2019] [Indexed: 10/26/2022]
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BACKGROUND Cardiac surgical procedures produce iatrogenic myocardial cell injury with necrosis that result in an obligatory release of biomarkers. Cardiac myosin binding protein C (cMyBP-C) has recently emerged as a specific and sensitive biomarker in patients with acute myocardial injury. We therefore aimed to investigate the release profiles of cMyBP-C after cardiac surgical procedures. METHODS Enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay to detect blood cMyBP-C was established by using two monoclonal antibodies against N-terminus of human cMyBP-C. Consecutive patients undergoing cardiac operations (N = 151) were recruited in this study. Blood cMyBP-C was assayed preoperatively, at intensive care unit arrival (0 hour after the operation), at 2 to 48 hours, and before discharge. The characteristics and detailed surgical procedure were recorded. RESULTS The established immunoassay was capable of detecting human cMyBP-C (0 to 1000 ng/L). The released cMyBP-C peaked immediately after cardiac surgery (0 h), attaining 3.8-fold higher than before the operation, dropped abruptly within 24 hours, and stayed at a higher level until discharge. Postoperative cMyBP-C levels correlated positively with high-sensitivity cardiac troponin T (hs-cTnT), creatine kinase, myoglobin, and creatine kinase MB isoenzyme. Different cardiac surgical procedures were characterized by different levels of release of cardiac biomarkers. Isolated off-pump coronary artery bypass grafting was associated with the smaller amount of cMyBP-C release, whereas valve replacement/plasty surgery produced higher release, in particular the multiple-valve surgery. Both cMyBP-C and hs-cTnT correlated with surgical techniques, postoperative intensive care unit stay, and hospital stay. CONCLUSIONS Circulating cMyBP-C is a promising novel biomarker for evaluating cardiac surgical trauma in patients undergoing a cardiac operation.
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- Xiang-Jian Chen
- Department of Cardiology, The First Affiliated Hospital of Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing, China
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- Department of Cardiovascular Surgery, The First Affiliated Hospital of Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing, China
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- Department of Cardiology, The First Affiliated Hospital of Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing, China
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- Department of Cardiovascular Surgery, The First Affiliated Hospital of Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing, China
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- The Translational Platform of Jiangsu Province Hospital, Nanjing Bottests Biotechnology Co, Ltd, Nanjing, China
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- Department of Cardiology, The First Affiliated Hospital of Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing, China
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- Department of Cardiovascular Surgery, The First Affiliated Hospital of Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing, China
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- Department of Cardiology, The First Affiliated Hospital of Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing, China; The Translational Platform of Jiangsu Province Hospital, Nanjing Bottests Biotechnology Co, Ltd, Nanjing, China
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- Department of Cardiovascular Surgery, The First Affiliated Hospital of Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing, China.
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Le Ven F, Clavel MA, Pibarot P. Outcomes after transcatheter aortic valve replacement: flow matters. ASIAINTERVENTION 2019; 5:12-14. [PMID: 36483938 PMCID: PMC9707481 DOI: 10.4244/aijv5i1a3] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/17/2023]
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- Institut Universitaire de Cardiologie et de Pneumologie de Québec/Québec Heart & Lung Institute, Laval University, Québec City, Québec, Canada
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- Institut Universitaire de Cardiologie et de Pneumologie de Québec/Québec Heart & Lung Institute, Laval University, Québec City, Québec, Canada
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Misumi Y, Kuratani T, Maeda K, Toda K, Miyagawa S, Ueno T, Sawa Y. First Transcatheter Aortic Valve Implantation via Carotid Artery Performed in Japan. Ann Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2018; 27:264-266. [PMID: 30568074 PMCID: PMC8374097 DOI: 10.5761/atcs.cr.18-00201] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/16/2022] Open
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Transcatheter aortic valve implantation (TAVI) through a peripheral arterial access is often complicated by concomitant arteriopathy. We describe here the first successful case of TAVI through the carotid artery in Japan. The patient was an 83-year-old woman with severe aortic stenosis (AS). Preoperative computed tomography (CT) revealed a shaggy distal aortic arch and left subclavian artery ostium, along with severely calcified bilateral iliofemoral arteries. Trans-apical and direct aortic approaches were abandoned because of frailty. Following the thorough cerebrovascular assessment, the left common carotid artery was selected for arterial access and a CoreValve transcatheter aortic valve was successfully implanted without neurologic complications.
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- Yusuke Misumi
- Department of Cardiovascular Surgery, Osaka University Graduate School of Medicine, Suita, Osaka, Japan
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- Department of Cardiovascular Surgery, Osaka University Graduate School of Medicine, Suita, Osaka, Japan
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- Department of Cardiovascular Surgery, Osaka University Graduate School of Medicine, Suita, Osaka, Japan
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- Department of Cardiovascular Surgery, Osaka University Graduate School of Medicine, Suita, Osaka, Japan
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- Department of Cardiovascular Surgery, Osaka University Graduate School of Medicine, Suita, Osaka, Japan
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- Department of Cardiovascular Surgery, Osaka University Graduate School of Medicine, Suita, Osaka, Japan
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- Department of Cardiovascular Surgery, Osaka University Graduate School of Medicine, Suita, Osaka, Japan
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Puri R, Webb JG, Al Qoofi F, Welsh RC, Brown C, Masson JB, Natarajan MK, Peniston C, Cheema AN, Radhakrishnan S, Généreux P, Thoenes M, Côté M, Rodés-Cabau J. Evolution of Procedural and Clinical Outcomes After Balloon-Expanding Transcatheter Aortic Valve Implantation In Canada (from the Early Canadian Experience and SOURCE XT Registries). Am J Cardiol 2018; 122:461-467. [PMID: 29980274 DOI: 10.1016/j.amjcard.2018.04.032] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/10/2018] [Revised: 04/04/2018] [Accepted: 04/05/2018] [Indexed: 12/27/2022]
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Transcatheter aortic valve implantation (TAVI) has evolved globally, yet its evolution and performance across the Canadian landscape have yet to be formally assessed. Patients captured within the early Canadian TAVI experience with a balloon-expanding valve (n = 339; 2005 to 2009) and those enrolled in the Canadian SOURCE XT registry (n = 415; 2012 to 2015) were systematically compared with respect to baseline clinical, echocardiographic, and procedural characteristics. Valve-related and clinical outcomes were compared across the 2 time periods according to standardized definitions. Notable baseline between-group differences were noted across time, with Society of Thoracic Surgeons Predicted Risk of Mortality score being lower in the SOURCE XT cohort compared with the earlier Canadian cohort (7.4 ± 6.6% vs 9.8 ± 6.4%, p <0.001). The SOURCE XT cohort underwent TAVI through the transfemoral approach more frequently than their earlier Canadian counterparts (75% vs 48%), at the expense of transapical access, with major access site vascular complications (2.7% vs 13%), and ≥mild residual aortic regurgitation (39% vs 69%) being significantly less frequent (p <0.001 for all). At 30-days, there were no significant differences in rates of stroke (1.9% vs 2.4%) or new pacemakers (5.8% vs 5.0%); however, 30-day and 1-year mortality rates were significantly lower in the SOURCE XT cohort (3.6% vs 10.4%; 13.0% vs 24.2%, respectively, p<0.001 for both). In conclusion, TAVIs evolution in Canada with a balloon-expanding valve coincided with more optimized patient selection and increasing use of transfemoral access, which along with increasing operator experience, contributed to improved procedural and longer term clinical outcomes.
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- Rishi Puri
- Quebec Heart and Lung Institute, Laval University, Quebec City, Quebec, Canada
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- St. Paul's Hospital, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
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- University of Alberta Hospital, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada
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- Saint John's Regional Hospital, Saint John, New Brunswick, Canada
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- Quebec Heart and Lung Institute, Laval University, Quebec City, Quebec, Canada
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- Quebec Heart and Lung Institute, Laval University, Quebec City, Quebec, Canada.
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Cressman S, Rheinboldt M, Klochko C, Nadig J, Spizarny D. Chest Radiographic Appearance of Minimally Invasive Cardiac Implants and Support Devices: What the Radiologist Needs to Know. Curr Probl Diagn Radiol 2018; 48:274-288. [PMID: 30033187 DOI: 10.1067/j.cpradiol.2018.05.006] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/31/2018] [Revised: 05/01/2018] [Accepted: 05/18/2018] [Indexed: 11/22/2022]
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Minimally invasive implantable cardiac devices used in valve repair and replacement, cardiovascular support, and partial chamber and appendageal occlusion represent a burgeoning area of both bioengineering and clinical innovation. In addition to familiarizing the reader with the radiographic appearance of the most commonly utilized and encountered newer devices, this review will also address the relevant clinical and pathophysiological indications for usage and deployment as well as potentially encountered complications.
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- Henry Ford Hospital, 2799 W Grand Blvd, Detroit, MI
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Biasco L, Ferrari E, Pedrazzini G, Faletra F, Moccetti T, Petracca F, Moccetti M. Access Sites for TAVI: Patient Selection Criteria, Technical Aspects, and Outcomes. Front Cardiovasc Med 2018; 5:88. [PMID: 30065928 PMCID: PMC6056625 DOI: 10.3389/fcvm.2018.00088] [Citation(s) in RCA: 64] [Impact Index Per Article: 10.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/16/2018] [Accepted: 06/19/2018] [Indexed: 12/02/2022] Open
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During the last ten years, transcatheter aortic valve implantation (TAVI) has become a reliable and valid alternative treatment for elderly patients with severe symptomatic aortic valve stenosis requiring valve replacement and being at high or intermediate surgical risk. While common femoral arteries are the access site of choice in the vast majority of TAVI patients, in up to 15–20% of TAVI candidates this route might be precluded due to the presence of diffuse atherosclerotic disease, tortuosity or small vessel diameter. Therefore, in order to achieve an antegrade or retrograde implant, several alterative access routes have been described, namely trans-axillary, trans-aortic, trans-apical, trans-carotid, trans-septal, and trans-caval. The aim of this paper is to give a concise overview on vascular access sites for TAVI, with a particular focus on patient's selection criteria, imaging, technical aspects, and clinical outcome.
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- Luigi Biasco
- Division of Cardiology, Fondazione Cardiocentro Ticino, Lugano, Switzerland
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- Division of Cardiovascular Surgery, Fondazione Cardiocentro Ticino, Lugano, Switzerland
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- Division of Cardiology, Fondazione Cardiocentro Ticino, Lugano, Switzerland
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- Division of Cardiology, Fondazione Cardiocentro Ticino, Lugano, Switzerland
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- Division of Cardiology, Fondazione Cardiocentro Ticino, Lugano, Switzerland
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- Division of Cardiology, Fondazione Cardiocentro Ticino, Lugano, Switzerland
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Madigan M, Atoui R. Non-transfemoral access sites for transcatheter aortic valve replacement. J Thorac Dis 2018; 10:4505-4515. [PMID: 30174904 DOI: 10.21037/jtd.2018.06.150] [Citation(s) in RCA: 29] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/12/2022]
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Transfemoral access is currently the standard and preferred access site for transcatheter aortic valve replacement (TAVR), though novel approaches are emerging to expand treatment options for the increasing numbers of patients with a contraindication for the traditional route. Previous publications have provided comparisons between two TAVR access sites, primarily transfemoral versus one of the novel approaches, while others have compared three or four novel approaches. The aim of this report is to provide a comprehensive summary of publications that analyse and compare the six non-transfemoral access sites currently described in the literature. These include the transapical, transaortic, axillary/subclavian, brachiocephalic, transcarotid, and transcaval approaches. Though there remains little consensus as to the superiority or non-inferiority of TAVR approaches, and there has yet to be randomized clinical trials to support published findings, with careful patient and procedural selection, outcomes for novel approaches have been reported to be comparable to standard transfemoral access when performed by skilled physicians. As such, choice of procedure is primarily based on registry data and the judgement of surgical teams as to which approach is best in each individual case. As TAVR continues to be an increasingly widespread treatment, search for the optimal access site will grow, and focus should be placed on the importance of educating surgeons as to all possible approaches so they may review and chose the most appropriate technique for a given patient.
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- Mariah Madigan
- Division of Cardiac Surgery, Health Sciences North, Northern Ontario School of Medicine, Sudbury, Ontario, Canada
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- Division of Cardiac Surgery, Health Sciences North, Northern Ontario School of Medicine, Sudbury, Ontario, Canada
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Okada A, Kanzaki H, Amaki M, Kataoka Y, Miyamoto K, Hamatani Y, Fujino M, Takahama H, Hasegawa T, Shimahara Y, Morita Y, Sugano Y, Kusano K, Ohnishi Y, Fujita T, Kobayashi J, Anzai T, Yasuda S. Successful Treatment of Mitral Regurgitation after Transapical Transcatheter Aortic Valve Implantation by Percutaneous Edge-to-edge Mitral Valve Repair (MitraClip ®) -The First Combination Therapy Performed in Japan. Intern Med 2018; 57:1105-1109. [PMID: 29269670 PMCID: PMC5938500 DOI: 10.2169/internalmedicine.9663-17] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/06/2022] Open
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A 75-year old man with a history of inferior myocardial infarction was admitted with symptoms of progressive heart failure 3 months after undergoing transapical transcatheter aortic valve implantation (TAVI). Echocardiography revealed severe mitral regurgitation (MR) caused by posterior leaflet tethering, without traumatic injury of the mitral valve or chordae. The patient was successfully treated by percutaneous edge-to-edge mitral valve repair (MitraClip®). This case highlights the role of MitraClip® in high-risk patients suffering from MR, and suggests that apical contractile loss or adhesion caused by apical puncture and suturing in transapical TAVI may be one of the mechanisms of worsening MR.
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- Atsushi Okada
- Department of Cardiovascular Medicine, National Cerebral and Cardiovascular Center, Japan
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- Department of Cardiovascular Medicine, National Cerebral and Cardiovascular Center, Japan
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- Department of Cardiovascular Medicine, National Cerebral and Cardiovascular Center, Japan
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- Department of Cardiovascular Medicine, National Cerebral and Cardiovascular Center, Japan
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- Department of Cardiovascular Medicine, National Cerebral and Cardiovascular Center, Japan
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- Department of Cardiovascular Medicine, National Cerebral and Cardiovascular Center, Japan
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- Department of Cardiovascular Medicine, National Cerebral and Cardiovascular Center, Japan
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- Department of Cardiovascular Medicine, National Cerebral and Cardiovascular Center, Japan
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- Department of Cardiovascular Medicine, National Cerebral and Cardiovascular Center, Japan
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- Department of Cardiovascular Surgery, National Cerebral and Cardiovascular Center, Japan
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- Department of Radiology, National Cerebral and Cardiovascular Center, Japan
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- Department of Cardiovascular Medicine, National Cerebral and Cardiovascular Center, Japan
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- Department of Cardiovascular Medicine, National Cerebral and Cardiovascular Center, Japan
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- Department of Anesthesiology, National Cerebral and Cardiovascular Center, Japan
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- Department of Cardiovascular Surgery, National Cerebral and Cardiovascular Center, Japan
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- Department of Cardiovascular Surgery, National Cerebral and Cardiovascular Center, Japan
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- Department of Cardiovascular Medicine, National Cerebral and Cardiovascular Center, Japan
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- Department of Cardiovascular Medicine, National Cerebral and Cardiovascular Center, Japan
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Oury C, Nchimi A, Lancellotti P, Bergler-Klein J. Can Blood Biomarkers Help Predicting Outcome in Transcatheter Aortic Valve Implantation? Front Cardiovasc Med 2018; 5:31. [PMID: 29644220 PMCID: PMC5882866 DOI: 10.3389/fcvm.2018.00031] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/05/2018] [Accepted: 03/16/2018] [Indexed: 12/14/2022] Open
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Transcatheter aortic valve implantation (TAVI) has become the method of choice for patients with severe aortic valve stenosis, who are ineligible or at high risk for surgery. In this high risk patient population, early and late mortality and rehospitalization rates after TAVI are still relatively high. In spite of recent improvements in procedural TAVI, and establishment of risk models for poor outcome, determining individual risk remains challenging. In this context, current data from several small studies strongly suggest that blood biomarkers of myocardial injury, cardiac mechanical stretch, inflammation, and hemostasis imbalance might play an important role by providing informations on patient risk at baseline, and postprocedural progression of patient clinical conditions from days up to years post-TAVI. Although the role of biomarkers for predicting survival post-TAVI remains to be validated in large randomized studies, implementing biomarkers in clinical practice might improve risk stratification, thereby further reducing TAVI-associated morbidity and mortality.
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- Cécile Oury
- Department of Cardiology, Heart Valve Clinic, University of Liège Hospital, GIGA Cardiovascular Sciences, CHU Sart Tilman, Liège, Belgium
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- Department of Cardiology, Heart Valve Clinic, University of Liège Hospital, GIGA Cardiovascular Sciences, CHU Sart Tilman, Liège, Belgium
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- Department of Cardiology, Heart Valve Clinic, University of Liège Hospital, GIGA Cardiovascular Sciences, CHU Sart Tilman, Liège, Belgium.,Gruppo Villa Maria Care and Research, Anthea Hospital, Bari, Italy
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Asthana N, Mantha A, Yang EH, Suh W, Aksoy O, Shemin RJ, Vorobiof G, Benharash P. Myocardial functional changes in transfemoral versus transapical aortic valve replacement. J Surg Res 2018; 221:304-310. [DOI: 10.1016/j.jss.2017.08.036] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/10/2017] [Revised: 07/19/2017] [Accepted: 08/16/2017] [Indexed: 10/18/2022]
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2-Year Outcomes After Transcatheter Mitral Valve Replacement. JACC Cardiovasc Interv 2017; 10:1671-1678. [DOI: 10.1016/j.jcin.2017.05.032] [Citation(s) in RCA: 35] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/14/2017] [Revised: 05/01/2017] [Accepted: 05/19/2017] [Indexed: 11/18/2022]
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Amrane H, Porta F, Van Boven AV, Kappetein AP, Head SJ. A meta-analysis on clinical outcomes after transaortic transcatheter aortic valve implantation by the Heart Team. EUROINTERVENTION 2017; 13:e168-e176. [PMID: 28374676 DOI: 10.4244/eij-d-16-00103] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/23/2022]
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AIMS We aimed to perform a meta-analysis on transaortic (TAo) transcatheter aortic valve implantation (TAVI) in order to gain more insight into the safety and efficacy of the approach in addition to the data available from selected centres with small numbers of patients. METHODS AND RESULTS PubMed and EMBASE were searched on 31 August 2016. The search yielded 251 studies, of which 16 with 1,907 patients were included in the meta-analysis. All were observational, single-arm studies. The rate of conversion to sternotomy was 3.2% (95% CI: 2.3-3.5%; I2=0) among nine studies. Device success among 10 studies was 91% (95% CI: 86.7-94.0%; I2=25.5). Major vascular complications occurred at a rate of 3.1% (95% CI: 1.6-6.0%; I2=60.8). Moderate or severe paravalvular leakage/aortic valve regurgitation (PVL/AR) was reported to be 6.7% (95% CI: 4.3-10.1%; I2=58.9). Permanent pacemaker implantation was required in 11.7% (95% CI: 9.2-14.8%; I2=26.5) of patients. Pooled 30-day post-TAVI complication rates were 9.9% (95% CI: 8.6-11.3%; I2=0) for mortality, 3.7% (95% CI: 2.4-5.6%; I2=28.7) for all stroke, and 1.0% for myocardial infarction (95% CI: 0.5-1.7%; I2=0). The Valve Academic Research Consortium-2 (VARC-2) composite safety endpoint occurred at a pooled rate of 16.7% (95% CI: 10.6-25.3%; I2=58.7). CONCLUSIONS In this meta-analysis of observational studies, transaortic TAVI appears to be a safe procedure with low complication rates.
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- Hafid Amrane
- Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery, Medisch Centrum Leeuwarden, Leeuwarden, the Netherlands
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D’Onofrio A, Besola L, Rizzoli G, Bizzotto E, Manzan E, Tessari C, Bianco R, Tarantini G, Badano LP, Napodano M, Fraccaro C, Pittarello D, Gerosa G. Impact of Changes in Left Ventricular Ejection Fraction on Survival After Transapical Aortic Valve Implantation. Ann Thorac Surg 2017; 103:559-566. [DOI: 10.1016/j.athoracsur.2016.06.042] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/09/2015] [Revised: 05/31/2016] [Accepted: 06/13/2016] [Indexed: 10/21/2022]
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Eggers KM, Lindahl B. Application of Cardiac Troponin in Cardiovascular Diseases Other Than Acute Coronary Syndrome. Clin Chem 2017; 63:223-235. [DOI: 10.1373/clinchem.2016.261495] [Citation(s) in RCA: 63] [Impact Index Per Article: 9.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/30/2016] [Accepted: 07/18/2016] [Indexed: 12/13/2022]
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BACKGROUND
Increased cardiac troponin concentrations in acute coronary syndrome (ACS) identify patients with ongoing cardiomyocyte necrosis who are at increased risk. However, with the use of more precise assays, cardiac troponin increases are commonly noted in other cardiovascular conditions as well. This has generated interest in the use of cardiac troponin for prognostic assessment and clinical management of these patients. In this review, we have summarized the data from studies investigating the implications of cardiac troponin concentrations in various acute and chronic conditions beyond ACS, i.e., heart failure, myocarditis, Takotsubo cardiomyopathy, aortic dissection, supraventricular arrhythmias, valve disease, pulmonary arterial hypertension, stroke, and in the perioperative setting.
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Cardiac troponin concentrations are often detectable and frankly increased in non-ACS conditions, in particular when measured with high-sensitivity (hs) assays. With the exception of myocarditis and Takotsubo cardiomyopathy, cardiac troponin concentrations carry strong prognostic information, mainly with respect to mortality, or incipient and/or worsening heart failure. Studies investigating the prognostic benefit associated with cardiac troponin–guided treatments however, are almost lacking and the potential role of cardiac troponin in the management of non-ACS conditions is not defined.
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Increased cardiac troponin indicates increased risk for adverse outcome in patients with various cardiovascular conditions beyond ACS. Routine measurement of cardiac troponin concentrations can however, not be generally recommended unless there is a suspicion of ACS. Nonetheless, any finding of an increased cardiac troponin concentration in a patient without ACS should at least prompt the search for possible underlying conditions and these should be managed meticulously according to current guidelines to improve outcome.
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- Department of Medical Sciences and
- Uppsala Clinical Research Center, Uppsala University, Uppsala, Sweden
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Campelo-Parada F, Regueiro A, Dumont E, DeLarochellière R, Paradis JM, Mohammadi S, Doyle D, Rodés-Cabau J. Embolic protection in patients undergoing transaortic transcatheter aortic valve replacement: initial experience with the TriGuard HDH embolic deflection device. J Card Surg 2016; 31:617-622. [DOI: 10.1111/jocs.12822] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/27/2022]
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- Quebec Heart & Lung Institute; Laval University; Quebec City Quebec Canada
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- Quebec Heart & Lung Institute; Laval University; Quebec City Quebec Canada
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- Quebec Heart & Lung Institute; Laval University; Quebec City Quebec Canada
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- Quebec Heart & Lung Institute; Laval University; Quebec City Quebec Canada
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- Quebec Heart & Lung Institute; Laval University; Quebec City Quebec Canada
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Transaortic Aortic Valve Implantation in 100 Patients: Follow-up to 3 Years. INNOVATIONS-TECHNOLOGY AND TECHNIQUES IN CARDIOTHORACIC AND VASCULAR SURGERY 2016; 11:106-11. [PMID: 27115532 DOI: 10.1097/imi.0000000000000254] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/26/2022]
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OBJECTIVE Transaortic aortic valve implantation (TAo-AVI) through the ascending aorta is a novel technique and is used as an alternative in patients with poor femoral access. Although early results have been promising, no midterm data have been published yet. To determine whether this approach is an acceptable treatment option, we analyzed the first 100 cases performed at our institution with a follow-up to 3 years. METHODS Between July 2011 and January 2015, a total of 100 patients with high-risk or inoperable aortic valve stenosis were treated with TAo-AVI. Preoperative patient data were collected and analyzed retrospectively. All surviving patients were seen for clinical and echocardiographic examination for follow-up. RESULTS Median follow-up was 15 months. Device success was accomplished in 94 patients (94%). There were no access site complications. The 30-day mortality rate was 9%. Stroke occurred in a total of six patients (6%). Survival at 1-, 2-, and 3 years was 75%, 62%, and 58%, respectively. CONCLUSIONS Our results show that TAo-AVI is a promising alternative to transapical implantation for treating severe inoperable aortic valve stenosis.
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Cocchieri R, Koh EY, Wollersheim LW, Meregalli PG, Bardai A, Bouma BJ, De Mol BA. Transaortic Aortic Valve Implantation in 100 Patients: Follow-up to 3 Years. INNOVATIONS-TECHNOLOGY AND TECHNIQUES IN CARDIOTHORACIC AND VASCULAR SURGERY 2016. [DOI: 10.1177/155698451601100205] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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- Departments of Cardiothoracic Surgery, Amsterdam, the Netherlands
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- Departments of Cardiology, Academic Medical Center, Amsterdam, the Netherlands
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- Departments of Cardiology, Academic Medical Center, Amsterdam, the Netherlands
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- Departments of Cardiology, Academic Medical Center, Amsterdam, the Netherlands
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- Departments of Cardiothoracic Surgery, Amsterdam, the Netherlands
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Biancari F, Rosato S, D'Errigo P, Ranucci M, Onorati F, Barbanti M, Santini F, Tamburino C, Santoro G, Grossi C, Covello RD, Ventura M, Fusco D, Seccareccia F. Immediate and Intermediate Outcome After Transapical Versus Transfemoral Transcatheter Aortic Valve Replacement. Am J Cardiol 2016; 117:245-51. [PMID: 26639038 DOI: 10.1016/j.amjcard.2015.10.036] [Citation(s) in RCA: 89] [Impact Index Per Article: 11.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/08/2015] [Revised: 10/14/2015] [Accepted: 10/14/2015] [Indexed: 12/23/2022]
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A few studies recently reported controversial results with transfemoral transcatheter aortic valve replacement (TF-TAVR) versus transapical transcatheter aortic valve replacement (TA-TAVR), often without adequate adjusted analysis for baseline differences. Data on patients who underwent TF-TAVR and TA-TAVR from the Observational Study of Effectiveness of avR-tavI procedures for severe Aortic stenosis Treatment study were analyzed with propensity score 1-to-1 matching. From a cohort of 1,654 patients (1,419 patients underwent TF-TAVR and 235 patients underwent TA-TAVR), propensity score matching resulted in 199 pairs of patients with similar operative risk (EuroSCORE II: TF-TAVR 8.1 ± 7.1% vs TA-TAVR, 8.4 ± 7.3%, p = 0.713). Thirty-day mortality was 8.0% after TA-TAVR and 4.0% after TF-TAVR (p = 0.102). Postoperative rates of stroke (TA-TAVR, 2.0% vs TF-TAVR 1.0%, p = 0.414), cardiac tamponade (TA-TAVR, 4.1% vs TF-TAVR 1.5%, p = 0.131), permanent pacemaker implantation (TA-TAVR, 8.7% vs TF-TAVR 13.3%, p = 0.414), and infection (TA-TAVR, 6.7% vs TF-TAVR 3.6%, p = 0.180) were similar in the study groups but with an overall trend in favor of TF-TAVR. Higher rates of major vascular damage (7.2% vs 1.0%, p = 0.003) and moderate-to-severe paravalvular regurgitation (7.8% vs 5.2%, p = 0.008) were observed after TF-TAVR. On the contrary, TA-TAVR was associated with higher rates of red blood cell transfusion (50.0% vs 30.4%, p = 0.0002) and acute kidney injury (stages 1 to 3: 44.4% vs 21.9%, p <0.0001) compared with TF-TAVR. Three-year survival rate was 69.1% after TF-TAVR and 57.0% after TA-TAVR (p = 0.006), whereas freedom from major adverse cardiovascular and cerebrovascular events was 61.9% after TF-TAVR and 50.4% after TA-TAVR (p = 0.011). In conclusion, TF-TAVR seems to be associated with significantly higher early and intermediate survival compared with TA-TAVR. The transfemoral approach, whenever feasible, should be considered the route of choice for TAVR.
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- Fausto Biancari
- Department of Surgery, Oulu University Hospital, Oulu, Finland
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- National Centre for Epidemiology, Surveillance and Health Promotion, Istituto Superiore di Sanità, Rome, Italy.
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- National Centre for Epidemiology, Surveillance and Health Promotion, Istituto Superiore di Sanità, Rome, Italy
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- Department of Cardiothoracic and Vascular Anesthesia and Intensive Care Unit, IRCCS Policlinico San Donato, Milan, Italy
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- Division of Cardiac Surgery, University of Verona Medical School, Verona, Italy
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- Division of Cardiology, Ferrarotto Hospital, University of Catania, Catania, Italy
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- Division of Cardiac Surgery, Institute for Treatment and Research University Hospital San Martino Scientific Institute for Tumours, Genova, Italy
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- Division of Cardiology, Ferrarotto Hospital, University of Catania, Catania, Italy
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- Division of Cardiac Surgery, Azienda Sanitaria Ospedaliera Santa Croce e Carle, Cuneo, Italy
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- Department of Anesthesia and Intensive Care, Ospedale di Busto Arsizio, Varese, Italy
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- Department of Epidemiology, Lazio Regional Health Service, Rome, Italy
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- Department of Epidemiology, Lazio Regional Health Service, Rome, Italy
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- National Centre for Epidemiology, Surveillance and Health Promotion, Istituto Superiore di Sanità, Rome, Italy
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Fearon WF, Yeung AC. Clinical relevance of myocardial injury after transcatheter aortic valve replacement. J Am Coll Cardiol 2015; 66:2089-2091. [PMID: 26541918 DOI: 10.1016/j.jacc.2015.09.003] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/25/2015] [Accepted: 09/04/2015] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
Affiliation(s)
- William F Fearon
- Division of Cardiovascular Medicine, Stanford University Medical Center, Stanford, California.
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- Division of Cardiovascular Medicine, Stanford University Medical Center, Stanford, California
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Ribeiro HB, Nombela-Franco L, Muñoz-García AJ, Lemos PA, Amat-Santos I, Serra V, de Brito FS, Abizaid A, Sarmento-Leite R, Puri R, Cheema AN, Ruel M, Nietlispach F, Maisano F, Moris C, del Valle R, Urena M, Abdul Jawad Altisent O, del Trigo M, Campelo-Parada F, Jimenez Quevedo P, Alonso-Briales JH, Gutiérrez H, García del Blanco B, Perin MA, Siqueira D, Bernardi G, Dumont É, Côté M, Pibarot P, Rodés-Cabau J. Predictors and Impact of Myocardial Injury After Transcatheter Aortic Valve Replacement. J Am Coll Cardiol 2015; 66:2075-2088. [DOI: 10.1016/j.jacc.2015.08.881] [Citation(s) in RCA: 48] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/27/2015] [Revised: 08/21/2015] [Accepted: 08/28/2015] [Indexed: 10/22/2022]
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Boening A. Invited Commentary. Ann Thorac Surg 2015; 99:2009. [PMID: 26046859 DOI: 10.1016/j.athoracsur.2015.02.019] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/06/2015] [Revised: 02/06/2015] [Accepted: 02/12/2015] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
Affiliation(s)
- Andreas Boening
- Department of Cardiovascular Surgery, University Hospital Giessen, Rudolf-Buchheim-Str. 7, 35385 Giessen, Germany.
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