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Nakai C, Danduch E, Tarabichi S, Samy S. Malposition of an Internal Aortic Annuloplasty Ring After Acute Type A Aortic Dissection Repair. Cureus 2024; 16:e66061. [PMID: 39224734 PMCID: PMC11367682 DOI: 10.7759/cureus.66061] [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] [Accepted: 08/02/2024] [Indexed: 09/04/2024] Open
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Poor tissue quality of adventitia and intima makes aortic root repair complex in patients with acute type A aortic dissection. The management of aortic root repair remains controversial. Internal aortic annuloplasty devices provide a standardized aortic valve repair technique to reduce and prevent annular dilation, while the modified Florida sleeve (mFS) procedure is an aortic root remodeling technique that does not require coronary artery reimplantation. However, little is known about the long-term durability of internal aortic annuloplasty with the hemispheric aortic annuloplasty remodeling ring (HARRT) combined with a mFS procedure in acute type A aortic dissection repair. A 52-year-old man had initial type A aortic dissection repair with an internal aortic annuloplasty ring and a mFS technique. He presented with dyspnea on exertion and intermittent chest pain one year later. Transesophageal echocardiogram revealed malposition of aortic annuloplasty ring and severe aortic insufficiency. He underwent a redo sternotomy with aortic valve replacement. Intraoperative findings demonstrated the aortic annuloplasty ring had dislodged from under the left and right coronary annulus and was adherent to the base of the noncoronary leaflet. The annuloplasty ring and aortic valve leaflets were excised and replaced with a mechanical aortic valve.
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- Chikashi Nakai
- Cardiothoracic Surgery, Albany Medical Center, Albany, USA
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- Cardiothoracic Surgery, Albany Medical Center, Albany, USA
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Argaw S, Azizgolshani N, Blitzer D, Takayama H, George I, Pirelli L. Treatment options for isolated aortic valve insufficiency: a review. Front Cardiovasc Med 2024; 11:1381102. [PMID: 38665234 PMCID: PMC11043486 DOI: 10.3389/fcvm.2024.1381102] [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: 02/02/2024] [Accepted: 03/25/2024] [Indexed: 04/28/2024] Open
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Aortic insufficiency (AI) is a valvular disease with increasing prevalence in older patients. The modern era provides numerous options for the management of AI which is explored here. Traditional interventions included aortic valve replacement with either mechanical or bioprosthetic aortic valves. While the former is known for its durability, it has grown out of favor due to the potential complications of anticoagulation. The preference for bioprosthetic valves is thus on the rise, especially with the advancements of transcatheter technology and the use of valve-in-valve therapy. Surgical options are also no longer limited to replacement but include complex techniques such as those required for aortic valve repair, Ozaki neocuspidization, Ross procedure and valve-sparring aortic root repair. Transcatheter options for the management of AI are not commercially available currently; however, preliminary data from ad-hoc trials, showed promising results and potential use of transcatheter technology in a variety of patients with pure AI.
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- Division of Cardiovascular Surgery, Department of Surgery, Columbia University Irving Medical Center, New York, NY, United States
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Jarral OA, Jensen CW, Doberne JW, Downey PS, Serfas JD, Vekstein AM, Hughes GC. Mid-term outcomes of aortic valve repair using an anatomically shaped internal annuloplasty ring. Eur J Cardiothorac Surg 2023; 64:ezad395. [PMID: 38006340 DOI: 10.1093/ejcts/ezad395] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/09/2023] [Revised: 11/09/2023] [Accepted: 11/24/2023] [Indexed: 11/27/2023] Open
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OBJECTIVES The Hemispherical Aortic Annuloplasty Reconstructive Technology (HAART) ring is a rigid, internal and geometric device. The objective of this article is to assess the mid-term outcomes of aortic valve repair (AVr) using this prosthesis. METHODS A prospectively maintained database was used to obtain outcomes for adult patients undergoing AVr using the HAART ring between September 2017 and June 2023. All aortic patients at our institution undergo life-long surveillance with regular assessment and valve imaging. RESULTS Seventy-one patients underwent AVr using the HAART device: 53 had a trileaflet valve and 18 a bicuspid valve. The median age was 54 years, and most were male (79%). Many required concomitant intervention: 46% had a root procedure and 77% an arch repair. There were no in-hospital deaths, and the median postoperative stay was 5 days. At a mean follow-up of 3.9 (±1.1) years, freedom from reoperation was 94%. Late imaging demonstrated: zero trace (25%), 1+ (54%), 2+ (15%) and 4+ (6%) aortic insufficiency (AI). Eleven patients have ≥moderate AI under surveillance, all of whom have a trileaflet valve (21% of trileaflet patients). Four patients required reoperation: 3 for ring dehiscence and 1 for endocarditis. CONCLUSIONS Although early results using the HAART device are encouraging, mid-term results raise concern as 21% of trileaflet patients developed recurrent ≥moderate AI by 4 years post-repair. We experienced 3 incidences of ring dehiscence requiring reoperation. Based on this, we recommend caution using the sub-annular approach for stabilization in patients with trileaflet aortic valves. Long-term results are needed to assess outcomes against established techniques.
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- Omar A Jarral
- Division of Cardiovascular and Thoracic Surgery, Duke University Medical Center, Durham, NC, USA
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- Division of Cardiovascular and Thoracic Surgery, Duke University Medical Center, Durham, NC, USA
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- Division of Cardiovascular and Thoracic Surgery, Duke University Medical Center, Durham, NC, USA
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- Division of Cardiovascular and Thoracic Surgery, Duke University Medical Center, Durham, NC, USA
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- Division of Cardiology, Department of Medicine, Duke University Medical Center, Durham, NC, USA
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- Division of Cardiovascular and Thoracic Surgery, Duke University Medical Center, Durham, NC, USA
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- Division of Cardiovascular and Thoracic Surgery, Duke University Medical Center, Durham, NC, USA
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Sassis L, Kefala-Karli P, Cucchi I, Kouremenos I, Demosthenous M, Diplaris K. Valve Repair in Aortic Insufficiency: A State-of-the-art Review. Curr Cardiol Rev 2023; 19:e270422204131. [PMID: 35490315 PMCID: PMC10201877 DOI: 10.2174/1573403x18666220427120235] [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: 01/22/2022] [Revised: 03/02/2022] [Accepted: 03/09/2022] [Indexed: 02/08/2023] Open
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Aortic valve insufficiency (AI) describes the pathology of blood leaking through the aortic valve to the left ventricle during diastole and is classified as mild, moderate or severe according to the volume of regurgitating blood. Intervention is required in severe AI when the patient is symptomatic or when the left ventricular function is impaired. Aortic valve replacement has been considered the gold standard for decades for these patients, but several repair techniques have recently emerged that offer exceptional stability and long-term outcomes. The appropriate method of repair is selected based on the mechanism of AI and each patient's anatomic variations. This review aims to describe different pathologies of AI based on its anatomy, along with the different surgical techniques of aortic repair and their reported results.
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- University of Nicosia, School of Medicine, Nicosia, Cyprus
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Tabrizi NS, Stout P, Richvalsky T, Cherukupalli D, Pedersen A, Samy S, Shapeton AD, Musuku SR. Aortic Valve Repair Using HAART 300 Geometric Annuloplasty Ring: A Review and Echocardiographic Case Series. J Cardiothorac Vasc Anesth 2022; 36:3990-3998. [PMID: 35545458 DOI: 10.1053/j.jvca.2022.03.013] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/31/2021] [Revised: 02/24/2022] [Accepted: 03/13/2022] [Indexed: 11/11/2022]
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Aortic valve repair (AVr) aims to preserve the native aortic leaflets and restore normal valve function. In doing so, AVr is a more technically challenging approach than traditional aortic valve replacement. Some of the complexity of repair techniques can be attributed to the unique structure of the functional aortic annulus (FAA), which, unlike the well-defined mitral annulus, is comprised of virtual and functional components. Though stabilizing the ventriculo-aortic junction (VAJ), a component of the FAA, is considered beneficial for patients with chronic aortic insufficiency (AI), the ideal AVr technique remains a subject of much debate. The existing AVr techniques do not completely stabilize the VAJ which may increase susceptibility to recurrent AI due to VAJ dilation. An emerging new technique showing promise for the treatment of both isolated and complex AI is AVr using HAART 300TM geometric annuloplasty ring (GAR). The GAR is implanted below the valve leaflets in the left ventricular outflow tract (LVOT), providing stability and creating a neo-annulus. As with other AVr subtypes, this procedure has a learning curve. There are unique surgical and echocardiographic aspects of AVr with GAR, including the appearance of the LVOT, the aortic valve leaflets, and their motion which cardiac anesthesiologists and echocardiographers must be familiar with. In this work, using an eight-patient echocardiographic case series, we provide an overview of this novel AVr technique, including some unique aspects of device sizing, patient selection, expected post-repair echocardiographic features, and a review of outcomes data.
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- Department of Anesthesiology and Perioperative Medicine, Albany Medical Center, Albany, NY
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- Department of Anesthesiology and Perioperative Medicine, Albany Medical Center, Albany, NY
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- Department of Anesthesiology and Perioperative Medicine, Albany Medical Center, Albany, NY
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- Veterans Affairs Boston Healthcare System, Department of Anesthesia, Critical Care and Pain Medicine, and Tufts University School of Medicine, Boston, MA
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- Department of Anesthesiology and Perioperative Medicine, Albany Medical Center, Albany, NY.
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Voit J, Otto CM, Burke CR. Acute native aortic regurgitation: clinical presentation, diagnosis and management. BRITISH HEART JOURNAL 2022; 108:1651-1660. [PMID: 35641177 DOI: 10.1136/heartjnl-2021-320157] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/04/2022]
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- Jay Voit
- Division of Cardiology, University of Washington, Seattle, Washington, USA
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- Division of Cardiology, University of Washington, Seattle, Washington, USA
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- Department of Cardiac Surgery, University of Washington, Seattle, Washington, USA
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Hobbs RD, Schultz ML, Loney ML, Verma S, Xiong J, Ohye RG, Bove E, Si MS. Valve-Sparing Root Replacement After the Ross Procedure. J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2022; 165:251-259. [DOI: 10.1016/j.jtcvs.2022.04.022] [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: 05/26/2021] [Revised: 04/10/2022] [Accepted: 04/16/2022] [Indexed: 10/18/2022]
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Marathe SP, Chávez M, Sleeper LA, Marx GR, Friedman K, Feins EN, Del Nido PJ, Baird CW. Single-Leaflet Aortic Valve Reconstruction Utilizing the Ozaki Technique in Patients With Congenital Aortic Valve Disease. Semin Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2021; 34:1262-1272. [PMID: 34757016 DOI: 10.1053/j.semtcvs.2021.10.009] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/20/2021] [Accepted: 10/22/2021] [Indexed: 11/11/2022]
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Evaluate outcomes of single leaflet aortic valve reconstruction using Ozaki sizer and template. Single institute retrospective analysis between August 2015 and August 2019. Thirty-three patients, median age 9.3 years and weight 29.2 kg underwent single leaflet Ozaki repair. Preoperative indications were: AR (n = 17), AS (n = 3) or AS/AR (n = 13). Baseline anatomy was unicuspid (n = 15), bicuspid (n = 9) or tricuspid (n = 9). Two patients had endocarditis. Prior interventions included balloon valvuloplasty (n = 22) and aortic valve repair (n = 9). Pre-op average native annulus diameter was 19.6 mm and peak echo gradient was 36 mm Hg. Autologous pericardium, Photofix and CardioCel bovine pericardium were used in 26, 5, and 2 patients. Non-coronary sinus enlargement was required in 3 and aortic root reduction in 9 patients. Single leaflet reconstruction was done for the right coronary cusp (n = 25), non-coronary cusp in (n = 6) and left coronary cusp (n = 2). Additional procedures were done in 30 patients. Median ICU and hospital LOS were 2.1 and 6.3 days. There were no early re-interventions or conversions to valve replacement and one unrelated mortality.en At discharge, all patients had < moderate AR and/or AS with average peak gradients of 15 mm Hg. The median follow-up was 1.1 year, (IQR 0.7-1.8 years). Freedom from ≥ moderate AR and AS at 2 years was 76% and 86%. One patient required surgical re-intervention for severe AR 1.5 years after surgery for inflammatory infiltrate with calcification and fibrosis. Single-leaflet aortic valve leaflet reconstruction utilizing the Ozaki technique has promising early results and can be considered in patients when there are acceptable native leaflets.
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- Supreet P Marathe
- Dept. of Cardiac Surgery, Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts; Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts
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- Dept. of Cardiac Surgery, Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts; Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts
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- Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts; Dept. of Cardiology, Boston Children's Hospital, Boston, Massachusetts
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- Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts; Dept. of Cardiology, Boston Children's Hospital, Boston, Massachusetts
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- Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts; Dept. of Cardiology, Boston Children's Hospital, Boston, Massachusetts
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- Dept. of Cardiac Surgery, Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts; Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts
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- Dept. of Cardiac Surgery, Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts; Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts
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- Dept. of Cardiac Surgery, Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts; Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts.
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Papakonstantinou NA, Kogerakis N, Kantidakis G, Athanasopoulos G, Stavridis GT. A modern approach to aortic valve insufficiency: Aortic root restoration via HAART 300 internal annuloplasty ring. J Card Surg 2021; 36:4189-4195. [PMID: 34448500 DOI: 10.1111/jocs.15947] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/14/2021] [Revised: 07/24/2021] [Accepted: 07/27/2021] [Indexed: 11/27/2022]
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BACKGROUND AND AIM OF THE STUDY HAART 300 is an internal geometric annuloplasty ring. The safety and efficacy of this novel device in aortic valve (AV) repair in a single referral center are reported. METHODS Twenty patients with trileaflet AV insufficiency with ascending aorta and/or aortic root enlargement were included. Subannular implantation was performed to correct annular dilatation, whereas concomitant leaflet repair was performed whenever required. All but two patients also received ascending aorta replacement, whereas selective sinus replacement was performed in all but five patients. RESULTS Follow-up was for a maximum of 3.8 years and a mean of 2.2 years. Mean age was 54.2 years old. Moderate to severe preoperative AV insufficiency was noted in 75% of patients, whereas 70% of them had an ascending aorta over 45 mm. One patient was lost from follow-up. Overall mortality as well as major complication rates were zero. Early postoperatively, no more than mild AV regurgitation was detected, whereas only one patient appeared with moderate AV regurgitation during our 2.2-year follow-up. New York Heart Association class was also significantly lower compared to preoperative values and valve gradients remained low at last follow-up. CONCLUSIONS Geometric ring annuloplasty is a safe and effective valve sparing approach to deal with AV insufficiency contributing to overall root reconstruction. Short-term results are excellent rendering this easily reproducible and versatile method very attractive.
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- Nikolaos A Papakonstantinou
- 3rd Cardiac Surgery Department, Onassis Cardiac Surgery Center, Athens, Greece.,2nd Cardiac Surgery Department, Onassis Cardiac Surgery Center, Athens, Greece
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- 2nd Cardiac Surgery Department, Onassis Cardiac Surgery Center, Athens, Greece
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- 3rd Cardiac Surgery Department, Onassis Cardiac Surgery Center, Athens, Greece
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Reece TB, Mesher AL, Aftab M. Commentary: Somewhere between the root or no root argument: Selective sinus replacement. JTCVS OPEN 2021; 6:106-107. [PMID: 36003562 PMCID: PMC9390585 DOI: 10.1016/j.xjon.2020.12.019] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/24/2020] [Revised: 12/24/2020] [Accepted: 12/30/2020] [Indexed: 11/23/2022]
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- T. Brett Reece
- Division of Cardiothoracic Surgery, Department of Surgery, University of Colorado School of Medicine and University of Colorado Hospital, Aurora, Colo
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- Division of Cardiothoracic Surgery, Department of Surgery, University of Colorado School of Medicine and University of Colorado Hospital, Aurora, Colo
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- Division of Cardiothoracic Surgery, Department of Surgery, University of Colorado School of Medicine and University of Colorado Hospital, Aurora, Colo
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Hughes GC. Independent Validation of the Ozaki Procedure: A Welcome Addition to the Literature But the Jury Is Still Out. Ann Thorac Surg 2021; 111:1944. [PMID: 33811888 DOI: 10.1016/j.athoracsur.2020.11.095] [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: 11/08/2020] [Accepted: 11/15/2020] [Indexed: 11/25/2022]
Affiliation(s)
- G Chad Hughes
- Division of Cardiovascular and Thoracic Surgery, Department of Surgery, Duke University Medical Center, Box 3051 DUMC, Durham, NC 27710.
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Jasinski MJ, Rankin JS, Mazzitelli D, Fischlein T, Choi YH, Wei LM, Deja MA, Badhwar V. Leaflet Dimensions as a Guide to Remodeling Annuloplasty During Aortic Valve Repair. INNOVATIONS-TECHNOLOGY AND TECHNIQUES IN CARDIOTHORACIC AND VASCULAR SURGERY 2021; 16:267-272. [PMID: 33734902 DOI: 10.1177/1556984521997422] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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OBJECTIVE In chronic aortic insufficiency (AI), the method and degree of annular downsizing required to achieve durable coaptation in aortic valve repair (AVr) remains poorly defined. This study evaluated the relationship between leaflet size and annular diameter to predict adequate annular sizing in remodeling AVr. METHODS Under regulatory supervision, 74 patients with chronic tri-leaflet AI underwent AVr using ring annuloplasty and leaflet reconstruction. Fifty-four (73%) had ascending aortic (n = 25) and/or root (n = 29) aneurysms, and aortic grafts were sized 5 to 7 mm larger than the rings. Intraoperatively, leaflet free-edge length (FEL) was measured with special ball sizers positioned in the coronary sinus, and "normal" annular diameter was predicted from the validated formula: Required "normal" diameter = FEL/1.5. "Normal" annular diameters predicted from FEL were compared with pathologic diameters measured intraoperatively with Hegar dilators, and both were correlated with gender, age, and BSA. RESULTS Average age was 62.1 ± 13.3 years (mean ± SD), 73% (54/74) were male, and 96% (71/74) had moderate-to-severe AI. All patients had annular dilatation, with a pathologic diameter 26.6 ± 2.3 mm before repair, and a predicted "normal" diameter of 21.7 ± 1.7 mm (P < 0.001). Both predicted and pathologic annular diameters were larger in men (P < 0.001), but no relationship existed with age. BSA correlated with both predicted and pathologic diameters, although variability was large. CONCLUSIONS Based on a simple validated method to predict "normal" annular diameter, all patients with chronic AI have some degree of annular dilatation. This finding implies that most AVr should include annuloplasty, with adequate and precise annular reduction based on leaflet size.
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- Marek J Jasinski
- 49550 Department of Cardiac Surgery, Wroclaw Medical University, Poland
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- 5631 Department of Cardiovascular and Thoracic Surgery, West Virginia University Heart and Vascular Institute, Morgantown, WV, USA
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- Department of Cardiovascular Surgery, Klinikum Nürnberg, Paracelsus Medical University, Nürnberg, Germany
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- Department of Cardiac and Thoracic Surgery, Klinik für Herzchirurgie Kerckhoff-Klinik, Justus-Liebig-Universität Gießen, Bad Nauheim, Germany
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- 5631 Department of Cardiovascular and Thoracic Surgery, West Virginia University Heart and Vascular Institute, Morgantown, WV, USA
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- 49613 Department of Cardiac Surgery, Medical University of Silesia, Katowice, Poland
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- 5631 Department of Cardiovascular and Thoracic Surgery, West Virginia University Heart and Vascular Institute, Morgantown, WV, USA
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