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Redondo A, Austin C. Our 7-year experience supporting the Ross autograft with the novel technique of Personalized External Aortic Root Support. JTCVS Tech 2024; 24:121-127. [PMID: 38835595 PMCID: PMC11145418 DOI: 10.1016/j.xjtc.2024.02.004] [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: 02/28/2023] [Revised: 01/08/2024] [Accepted: 02/02/2024] [Indexed: 06/06/2024] Open
Abstract
Objective The Ross operation is a widely accepted option for aortic valve replacement in children, and evidence shows its excellent results in terms of hemodynamics and durability. However, indications are still limited due to the fact that it is a technically demanding procedure, only performed by specialized surgeons. On top of that, and despite numerous techniques being applied, autograft dilatation remains a key disadvantage, which can lead to graft failure. In recent years, the ExoVasc Personalized External Aortic Root Support (PEARS) has proven to be a safe and effective option to prevent aortic root dilatation in various aortopathies and is a technique that lends itself to support the pulmonary autograft in the Ross operation. Methods During the past 7 years, we have used the ExoVasc PEARS graft, manufactured from the patients' pulmonary artery measurements from computed tomography scan data, to support the pulmonary autograft in the Ross operation. This graft (manufactured by Exstent Ltd, UK) is implanted at the same time as the autograft. We have reviewed all the patients who underwent this surgery, including demographic data, aorta measurements, operative data, and follow-up assessment consisting of periodic echocardiograms and magnetic resonance imaging scans. Results Fifty patients were included in the study. Mean age at the time of the operation was 29.84 years, the youngest patient was 9 years-old. Nineteen patients (38%) had previous sternotomies; 11 of them having had a previous aortic valve replacement. Seventy-two percent of patients had initially a bicuspid aortic valve. Mean diameter of the ascending aorta was 3.83 cm. Forty-four percent of patients required a concomitant reduction aortoplasty due to mismatch sizes between the ascending aorta and the autograft. Mean bypass and crossclamp times were 200.66 and 151.14 minutes, respectively. Median length of stay was 6 days. Mean follow-up was 16.88 months. Two patients required subsequent aortic valve replacement (1 had rheumatic valve disease and the other had iatrogenic damage in his autograft valve leaflet). Ascending aorta dimensions remain stable when compared with immediate postoperative studies. There were no deaths. Conclusions The ExoVasc PEARS graft has proven to be an excellent support in the Ross operation to prevent the autograft failure related to autograft dilatation that can offer several advantages compared with other existing techniques. With this type of support, we believe the Ross indications can be expanded to multiple clinical scenarios, given the good long-term results this operation offers in terms of durability, life expectancy, and hemodynamics.
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- Ana Redondo
- Congenital Cardiac Surgery Department, Evelina London Children's Hospital, Guy's and St Thomas' NHS Foundation Trust, London, United Kingdom
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- Congenital Cardiac Surgery Department, Evelina London Children's Hospital, Guy's and St Thomas' NHS Foundation Trust, London, United Kingdom
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Pan W, Zhou D, Hijazi ZM, Qureshi SA, Promphan W, Feng Y, Zhang G, Liu X, Pan X, Chen L, Cao Q, Tiong KG, Leong MC, Roymanee S, Prachasilchai P, Choi JY, Tomita H, Le Tan J, Akhtar K, Lam S, So K, Tin DN, Nguyen LH, Huo Y, Wang J, Ge J. 2024 Statement from Asia expert operators on transcatheter pulmonary valve replacement. Catheter Cardiovasc Interv 2024; 103:660-669. [PMID: 38419402 DOI: 10.1002/ccd.30978] [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: 09/14/2023] [Revised: 11/13/2023] [Accepted: 02/06/2024] [Indexed: 03/02/2024]
Abstract
Transcatheter pulmonary valve replacement (TPVR), also known as percutaneous pulmonary valve implantation, refers to a minimally invasive technique that replaces the pulmonary valve by delivering an artificial pulmonary prosthesis through a catheter into the diseased pulmonary valve under the guidance of X-ray and/or echocardiogram while the heart is still beating not arrested. In recent years, TPVR has achieved remarkable progress in device development, evidence-based medicine proof and clinical experience. To update the knowledge of TPVR in a timely fashion, and according to the latest research and further facilitate the standardized and healthy development of TPVR in Asia, we have updated this consensus statement. After systematical review of the relevant literature with an in-depth analysis of eight main issues, we finally established eight core viewpoints, including indication recommendation, device selection, perioperative evaluation, procedure precautions, and prevention and treatment of complications.
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- Wenzhi Pan
- Zhongshan Hopital, Fudan University, Shanghai, China
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- Zhongshan Hopital, Fudan University, Shanghai, China
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- Pediatrics & Medicine, Weill Cornell Medicine, Doha, Qatar
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- Queen Sirikit National Institute of Child Health, Bangkok, Thailand
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- West China Hospital, Sichuan University, Chengdu, China
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- Second Hospital of Zhejiang Medical University, Hangzhou, China
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- Shanghai Chest Hospital Affiliated to Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai, China
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- Queen Sirikit National Institute of Child Health, Pediatric Cardiac Center, Thailand
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- National Heart Center, Singapore, Singapore
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- Armed Forces Institute of Cardiology National Institute of Heart Diseases, Rawalpindi, Pakistan
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- Queen Marry Hospital, Hong Kong, China
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- The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, China
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- Children's Hospital, Hanoi, Vietnam
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- Peking University First Hospital, Beijing, China
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- Second Hospital of Zhejiang Medical University, Hangzhou, China
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- Zhongshan Hopital, Fudan University, Shanghai, China
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Hascoet S, Gatzoulis MA, Fraisse A. Quest for a Lifelong Pulmonary Valve in Repaired Tetralogy of Fallot: Valve Bioengineering Is Needed. JACC Cardiovasc Interv 2024; 17:228-230. [PMID: 38127023 DOI: 10.1016/j.jcin.2023.11.003] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/31/2023] [Accepted: 11/06/2023] [Indexed: 12/23/2023]
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- Sébastien Hascoet
- Hôpital Marie Lannelongue, Groupe Hospitalier Paris Saint Joseph, Faculté de Médecine, Paris-Saclay, Université Paris-Saclay, Le Plessis Robinson, France; Royal Brompton Hospital and the National & Heart Institute, Imperial College, London, United Kingdom; Inserm UMR-S 999, Marie Lannelongue Hospital, Paris-Saclay University, Le Plessis Robinson, France.
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- Royal Brompton Hospital and the National & Heart Institute, Imperial College, London, United Kingdom
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- Royal Brompton Hospital and the National & Heart Institute, Imperial College, London, United Kingdom
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Ji M, Zhang L, Gao L, Lin Y, He Q, Xie M, Li Y. Application of Speckle Tracking Echocardiography for Evaluating Ventricular Function after Transcatheter Pulmonary Valve Replacement. Diagnostics (Basel) 2023; 14:88. [PMID: 38201397 PMCID: PMC10795743 DOI: 10.3390/diagnostics14010088] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/09/2023] [Revised: 12/26/2023] [Accepted: 12/27/2023] [Indexed: 01/12/2024] Open
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Pulmonary regurgitation usually leads to right heart dilatation and eventually right heart dysfunction, which is associated with a poor prognosis. Transcatheter pulmonary valve replacement is a developing treatment for pulmonary valve dysfunction that can take the place of traditional surgery and make up for the shortcomings of a large injury. Echocardiography plays a significant role in assessing ventricular function; however, conventional echocardiographic parameters have several limitations. Speckle tracking echocardiography has been regarded as a more accurate tool for quantifying cardiac function than conventional echocardiography. Therefore, the aim of this review was to summarize the application of speckle tracking echocardiography for evaluating right and left ventricular functions in patients after transcatheter pulmonary valve replacement.
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- Mengmeng Ji
- Department of Ultrasound Medicine, Union Hospital, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan 430022, China; (M.J.); (L.Z.); (L.G.); (Y.L.); (Q.H.)
- Clinical Research Center for Medical Imaging in Hubei Province, Wuhan 430022, China
- Hubei Province Key Laboratory of Molecular Imaging, Wuhan 430022, China
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- Department of Ultrasound Medicine, Union Hospital, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan 430022, China; (M.J.); (L.Z.); (L.G.); (Y.L.); (Q.H.)
- Clinical Research Center for Medical Imaging in Hubei Province, Wuhan 430022, China
- Hubei Province Key Laboratory of Molecular Imaging, Wuhan 430022, China
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- Department of Ultrasound Medicine, Union Hospital, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan 430022, China; (M.J.); (L.Z.); (L.G.); (Y.L.); (Q.H.)
- Clinical Research Center for Medical Imaging in Hubei Province, Wuhan 430022, China
- Hubei Province Key Laboratory of Molecular Imaging, Wuhan 430022, China
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- Department of Ultrasound Medicine, Union Hospital, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan 430022, China; (M.J.); (L.Z.); (L.G.); (Y.L.); (Q.H.)
- Clinical Research Center for Medical Imaging in Hubei Province, Wuhan 430022, China
- Hubei Province Key Laboratory of Molecular Imaging, Wuhan 430022, China
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- Department of Ultrasound Medicine, Union Hospital, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan 430022, China; (M.J.); (L.Z.); (L.G.); (Y.L.); (Q.H.)
- Clinical Research Center for Medical Imaging in Hubei Province, Wuhan 430022, China
- Hubei Province Key Laboratory of Molecular Imaging, Wuhan 430022, China
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- Department of Ultrasound Medicine, Union Hospital, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan 430022, China; (M.J.); (L.Z.); (L.G.); (Y.L.); (Q.H.)
- Clinical Research Center for Medical Imaging in Hubei Province, Wuhan 430022, China
- Hubei Province Key Laboratory of Molecular Imaging, Wuhan 430022, China
- Shenzhen Huazhong University of Science and Technology Research Institute, Shenzhen 518057, China
- Tongji Medical College and Wuhan National Laboratory for Optoelectronics, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan 430022, China
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- Department of Ultrasound Medicine, Union Hospital, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan 430022, China; (M.J.); (L.Z.); (L.G.); (Y.L.); (Q.H.)
- Clinical Research Center for Medical Imaging in Hubei Province, Wuhan 430022, China
- Hubei Province Key Laboratory of Molecular Imaging, Wuhan 430022, China
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Delgado V, Ajmone Marsan N, de Waha S, Bonaros N, Brida M, Burri H, Caselli S, Doenst T, Ederhy S, Erba PA, Foldager D, Fosbøl EL, Kovac J, Mestres CA, Miller OI, Miro JM, Pazdernik M, Pizzi MN, Quintana E, Rasmussen TB, Ristić AD, Rodés-Cabau J, Sionis A, Zühlke LJ, Borger MA. 2023 ESC Guidelines for the management of endocarditis. Eur Heart J 2023; 44:3948-4042. [PMID: 37622656 DOI: 10.1093/eurheartj/ehad193] [Citation(s) in RCA: 186] [Impact Index Per Article: 186.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 08/26/2023] Open
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Çekirdekçi EI, Bugan B, Onar LÇ, Çekirdekçi A. Infective endocarditis after transcatheter approach versus surgical pulmonary valve replacement: A meta-analysis. TURK GOGUS KALP DAMAR CERRAHISI DERGISI 2022; 30:472-483. [PMID: 36303703 PMCID: PMC9580299 DOI: 10.5606/tgkdc.dergisi.2022.23506] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/21/2022] [Accepted: 04/05/2022] [Indexed: 06/16/2023]
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BACKGROUND In this meta-analysis, we aimed to assess the risk of infective endocarditis in transcatheter versus surgical pulmonary valve replacement patients. METHODS We systematically searched PubMed, Cochrane, EMBASE, Scopus, and Web of Science for the studies that reported the event rate of infective endocarditis in both transcatheter and surgical pulmonary valve replacement between December 2012 and December 2021. Random-effects model was used in the meta-analysis. RESULTS Fifteen comparison groups with 4,706 patients were included. The mean follow-up was 38.5±3.7 months. Patients with transcatheter pulmonary valve replacement had a higher risk of infective endocarditis than patients receiving surgically replaced valves (OR 2.68, 95% CI: 1.83-3.93, p<0.00001). The calculated absolute risk difference was 0.03 (95% CI: 0.01-0.05), indicating that if 1,000 patients received a surgical valve replacement, 30 cases of infective endocarditis would be prevented. A meta-regression of follow-up time on the incidence of infective endocarditis was not statistically significant (p=0.753). CONCLUSION Although transcatheter pulmonary valve replacement is a feasible alternative to surgical replacement in severe right ventricular outflow tract dysfunction, the higher incidence of infective endocarditis in transcatheter replacement remains a significant concern. Regarding this analysis, surgical treatment of right ventricular outflow tract dysfunction is still a viable option in patients with prohibitive risk.
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- Elif Ijlal Çekirdekçi
- Department of Cardiology, University of Kyrenia, Kyrenia, Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus
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- Department of Cardiology, Gülhane Training and Research Hospital, Ankara, Türkiye
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- Department of Cardiovascular Surgery, Dr. Ismail Fehmi Cumalioglu Government Hospital, Tekirdağ, Türkiye
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- Department of Cardiovascular Surgery, Kütahya Health Science University, Kütahya, Türkiye
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