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Kitamura M, Trejo-Velasco B, Dumpies O, Rotta Detto Loria J, Majunke N, Wilde J, Desch S, Noack T, Thiele H, Abdel-Wahab M. Fluoroscopic Measurement of Commissural Alignment for Self-Expanding Transcatheter Heart Valves. JACC Cardiovasc Interv 2023; 16:1425-1427. [PMID: 37316155 DOI: 10.1016/j.jcin.2023.04.004] [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: 01/19/2023] [Revised: 03/29/2023] [Accepted: 04/04/2023] [Indexed: 06/16/2023]
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Akodad M, Meier D, Tzimas G, Leipsic J, Blanke P, Wood DA, Webb JG, Sathananthan J. A Simplified Fluoroscopic Method for Commissural Alignment Assessment With a Balloon-Expandable Transcatheter Heart Valve. JACC: CASE REPORTS 2023; 13:101804. [PMID: 37077758 PMCID: PMC10107037 DOI: 10.1016/j.jaccas.2023.101804] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/24/2022] [Revised: 01/17/2023] [Accepted: 02/09/2023] [Indexed: 03/29/2023]
Abstract
We sought to assess commissural alignment of the balloon-expandable valve on fluoroscopy. Commissural alignment was defined on fluoroscopy in 20 patients according to alignment of the valve commissural posts in the 3-cusp and the cusp-overlap view and correlated with post-transcatheter aortic valve replacement computed tomography. Agreement was strong between computed tomography and fluoroscopy (weighted Cohen's kappa coefficient: 0.88). (Level of Difficulty: Advanced.).
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Affiliation(s)
- Mariama Akodad
- Centre for Heart Valve Innovation, St Paul’s and Vancouver General Hospitals, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
- Cardiovascular Innovation, St Paul’s and Vancouver General Hospitals, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
- Division of Cardiology, St. Paul’s Hospital, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
- Cardiovascular Translational Laboratory, Centre for Heart Lung Innovation, St. Paul’s Hospital, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
- Institut Cardiovasculaire Paris Sud, Hôpital Privé Jacques Cartier, Ramsay Santé, Massy, France
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- Centre for Heart Valve Innovation, St Paul’s and Vancouver General Hospitals, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
- Cardiovascular Innovation, St Paul’s and Vancouver General Hospitals, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
- Division of Cardiology, St. Paul’s Hospital, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
- Cardiovascular Translational Laboratory, Centre for Heart Lung Innovation, St. Paul’s Hospital, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
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- Department of Radiology, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
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- Department of Radiology, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
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- Department of Radiology, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
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- Centre for Heart Valve Innovation, St Paul’s and Vancouver General Hospitals, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
- Cardiovascular Innovation, St Paul’s and Vancouver General Hospitals, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
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- Centre for Heart Valve Innovation, St Paul’s and Vancouver General Hospitals, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
- Cardiovascular Innovation, St Paul’s and Vancouver General Hospitals, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
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- Centre for Heart Valve Innovation, St Paul’s and Vancouver General Hospitals, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
- Cardiovascular Innovation, St Paul’s and Vancouver General Hospitals, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
- Address for correspondence: Dr Janarthanan Sathananthan, St. Paul’s Hospital, 1081 Burrard Street, Vancouver, British Columbia V6Z 1Y6, Canada. @J_Sathananthan
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Akodad M, Lounes Y, Meier D, Sanguineti F, Hovasse T, Blanke P, Sathananthan J, Tzimas G, Leipsic J, Wood DA, Webb J, Chevalier B. Transcatheter heart valve commissural alignment: an updated review. Front Cardiovasc Med 2023; 10:1154556. [PMID: 37153454 PMCID: PMC10155866 DOI: 10.3389/fcvm.2023.1154556] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/30/2023] [Accepted: 03/28/2023] [Indexed: 05/09/2023] Open
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Transcatheter aortic valve replacement (TAVR) indications recently extended to lower surgical risk patients with longer life expectancy. Commissural alignment (CA) is one of the emerging concepts and is becoming one of the cornerstones of the TAVR procedure in a patient with increased longevity. Indeed, CA may improve transcatheter heart valve (THV) hemodynamics, future coronary access, and repeatability. The definition of CA has been recently standardized by the ALIGN-TAVR consortium using a four-tier scale based on CT analysis. Progress has been made during the index TAVR procedure to optimize CA, especially with self-expandable platforms. Indeed, specific delivery catheter orientation, THV rotation, and computed-tomography-derived views have been proposed to achieve a reasonable degree of CA. Recent data demonstrate feasibility, safety, and a significant reduction in coronary overlap using these techniques, especially with self-expandable platforms. This review provides an overview of THV CA including assessment methods, alignment techniques during the index TAVR procedure with different THV platforms, the clinical impact of commissural misalignment, and challenging situations for CA.
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Affiliation(s)
- Mariama Akodad
- Ramsay Générale de Santé, Institut Cardiovasculaire Paris Sud, Interventional Cardiology Department, Massy, France
- Correspondence: Mariama Akodad
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- Ramsay Générale de Santé, Institut Cardiovasculaire Paris Sud, Vascular Surgery Department, Massy, France
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- Division of Cardiology and Department of Radiology, Centresfor Heart Valve Innovation and for Cardiovascular Innovation, St Paul’s and Vancouver General Hospitals, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC, Canada
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- Ramsay Générale de Santé, Institut Cardiovasculaire Paris Sud, Interventional Cardiology Department, Massy, France
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- Ramsay Générale de Santé, Institut Cardiovasculaire Paris Sud, Interventional Cardiology Department, Massy, France
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- Division of Cardiology and Department of Radiology, Centresfor Heart Valve Innovation and for Cardiovascular Innovation, St Paul’s and Vancouver General Hospitals, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC, Canada
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- Division of Cardiology and Department of Radiology, Centresfor Heart Valve Innovation and for Cardiovascular Innovation, St Paul’s and Vancouver General Hospitals, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC, Canada
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- Division of Cardiology and Department of Radiology, Centresfor Heart Valve Innovation and for Cardiovascular Innovation, St Paul’s and Vancouver General Hospitals, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC, Canada
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- Division of Cardiology and Department of Radiology, Centresfor Heart Valve Innovation and for Cardiovascular Innovation, St Paul’s and Vancouver General Hospitals, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC, Canada
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- Division of Cardiology and Department of Radiology, Centresfor Heart Valve Innovation and for Cardiovascular Innovation, St Paul’s and Vancouver General Hospitals, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC, Canada
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- Division of Cardiology and Department of Radiology, Centresfor Heart Valve Innovation and for Cardiovascular Innovation, St Paul’s and Vancouver General Hospitals, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC, Canada
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- Ramsay Générale de Santé, Institut Cardiovasculaire Paris Sud, Interventional Cardiology Department, Massy, France
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Kapadia SR, Harb SC, Krishnaswamy A. Fluoroscopic Determination of Commissural Alignment for TAVR Valves. JACC Cardiovasc Interv 2022; 15:2384-2386. [PMID: 36121438 DOI: 10.1016/j.jcin.2022.08.050] [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: 08/30/2022] [Accepted: 08/30/2022] [Indexed: 01/11/2023]
Affiliation(s)
- Samir R Kapadia
- Department of Cardiovascular Medicine, Heart, Vascular and Thoracic Institute, Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland, Ohio, USA.
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- Department of Cardiovascular Medicine, Heart, Vascular and Thoracic Institute, Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland, Ohio, USA
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- Department of Cardiovascular Medicine, Heart, Vascular and Thoracic Institute, Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland, Ohio, USA
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