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Aparisi A, Arnold RJ, Gutiérrez H, Revilla A, Serrador A, Ramos B, Rodriguez-Gabella T, Campo A, Baladrón C, Gómez I, Carrasco-Moraleja M, San Roman JA, Amat-Santos IJ. Comparison of Figulla Flex® and Amplatzer™ devices for atrial septal defect closure: A meta-analysis. Cardiol J 2020; 27:524-532. [PMID: 32329042 DOI: 10.5603/cj.a2020.0058] [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: 01/21/2019] [Revised: 06/30/2019] [Accepted: 07/04/2019] [Indexed: 11/25/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND Atrial septal defect (ASD) is one of the most common congenital heart diseases. Percutaneous closure is the preferred treatment, but certain complications remain a concern. The most common devices are AMPLATZER™ (ASO) (St. Jude Medical, St. Paul, MN, USA) and Figulla Flex® septal occluders (FSO) (Occlutech GmbH, Jena, Germany). The present study aimed to assess main differences in outcomes. METHODS A systematic search in Pubmed and Google scholarship was performed by two independent reviewers for any study comparing ASO and FSO. Searched terms were "Figulla", "Amplatzer", and "atrial septal defect". A random-effects model was used. RESULTS A total of 11 studies including 1770 patients (897 ASO; 873 FSO) were gathered. Baseline clinical and echocardiographic characteristics were comparable although septal aneurysm was more often reported in patients treated with ASO (32% vs. 25%; p = 0.061). Success rate (94% vs. 95%; OR: 0.81; 95% CI: 0.38-1.71; p = 0.58) and peri-procedural complications were comparable. Procedures were shorter, requiring less fluoroscopy time with an FSO device (OR: 0.59; 95% CI: 0.20-0.97; p = 0.003). Although the global rate of complications in long-term was similar, the ASO device was associated with a higher rate of supraventricular arrhythmias (14.7% vs. 7.8%, p = 0.009). CONCLUSIONS Percutaneous closure of ASD is a safe and effective, irrespective of the type of device. No differences exist regarding procedural success between the ASO and FSO devices but the last was associated to shorter procedure time, less radiation, and lower rate of supraventricular arrhythmias in follow-up. Late cardiac perforation did not occur and death in the follow-up was exceptional.
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- Alvaro Aparisi
- Instituto de Ciencias del Corazón (ICICOR), Hospital Clínico Universitario de Valladolid, Valladolid, Spain, Spain
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- Instituto de Ciencias del Corazón (ICICOR), Hospital Clínico Universitario de Valladolid, Valladolid, Spain, Spain
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- Instituto de Ciencias del Corazón (ICICOR), Hospital Clínico Universitario de Valladolid, Valladolid, Spain, Spain
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- Instituto de Ciencias del Corazón (ICICOR), Hospital Clínico Universitario de Valladolid, Valladolid, Spain, Spain
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- Instituto de Ciencias del Corazón (ICICOR), Hospital Clínico Universitario de Valladolid, Valladolid, Spain, Spain
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- Instituto de Ciencias del Corazón (ICICOR), Hospital Clínico Universitario de Valladolid, Valladolid, Spain, Spain
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- Instituto de Ciencias del Corazón (ICICOR), Hospital Clínico Universitario de Valladolid, Valladolid, Spain, Spain
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- Instituto de Ciencias del Corazón (ICICOR), Hospital Clínico Universitario de Valladolid, Valladolid, Spain, Spain
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- Instituto de Ciencias del Corazón (ICICOR), Hospital Clínico Universitario de Valladolid, Valladolid, Spain, Spain
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- Instituto de Ciencias del Corazón (ICICOR), Hospital Clínico Universitario de Valladolid, Valladolid, Spain, Spain
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- Instituto de Ciencias del Corazón (ICICOR), Hospital Clínico Universitario de Valladolid, Valladolid, Spain, Spain
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- Instituto de Ciencias del Corazón (ICICOR), Hospital Clínico Universitario de Valladolid, Valladolid, Spain, Spain
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- Instituto de Ciencias del Corazón (ICICOR), Hospital Clínico Universitario de Valladolid, Valladolid, Spain, Spain.
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Atrial flutter/fibrillation in patients receiving transcatheter closure of atrial septal defect. J Formos Med Assoc 2016; 116:522-528. [PMID: 27816405 DOI: 10.1016/j.jfma.2016.09.005] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/14/2014] [Revised: 09/06/2016] [Accepted: 09/06/2016] [Indexed: 11/20/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND/PURPOSE Atrial flutter/fibrillation (AFL/Af) is a common late complication in atrial septal defect (ASD) patients even after occluder implantation. We try to delineate the risk factors of persistent AFL/Af. METHODS From 1998 to 2010, all patients older than 18 years of age who received ASD occluder implantation in our hospital were enrolled, and their records were retrospectively reviewed. In addition, renin-angiotensin system gene polymorphisms including angiotensinogen gene, A1166C polymorphism on the angiotensin II type I receptor gene, and insertion/deletion (I/D) patterns on the angiotensin-converting enzyme gene were checked using direct sequencing. RESULTS A total of 517 patients (male/female 127/390) were enrolled. The mean age of patients receiving occluder deployment was 41.5 ± 14.5 years. Prior to occluder deployment, 3.9% of patients had persistent Af, 3.1% of patients had paroxysmal Af, and 0.8% had AFL. After a follow-up of 1894 patient-years, 3.5% had persistent Af and 1.9% of patients had paroxysmal Af. The greatest risk factors of AFL/Af genesis included age, occluder size, presence of multiple ASDs, and underlying thyroid or mitral valve disorder (p < 0.001, p < 0.001, p = 0.033, p = 0.016, and p = 0.012, respectively). Preoperative AFL/Af status is the most important factor in determining AFL/Af resolution and progression after an intervention. The renin-angiotensin system gene polymorphisms had no association with AFL/Af genesis, and progression or resolution after intervention. CONCLUSION AFL/Af is common after ASD occluder implantation, and predisposed by older age, larger and multiple ASDs, and underlying disorders. Preoperative atrial arrhythmia status is the most important predictor of AFL/Af progression or resolution. Renin-angiotensin system gene polymorphisms had no association with AFL/Af.
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Komar M, Podolec J, Płazak W, Stępniewski J, Sobień B, Tomkiewicz-Pająk L, Przewłocki T, Podolec P. Elevated level of plasma endothelin-1 in patients with atrial septal defect. Cardiovasc Ultrasound 2014; 12:31. [PMID: 25099217 PMCID: PMC4128543 DOI: 10.1186/1476-7120-12-31] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/09/2014] [Accepted: 07/28/2014] [Indexed: 11/10/2022] Open
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Background The study aimed to assess the level of plasma Endothelin-1 (ET-1) in patients before and after transcatheter closure of atrial septal defect (ASD) and to evaluate the usefulness of measuring ET-1 levels for the diagnosis and selection of candidates for ASD closure. Methods 80 patients (55 F, 25 M), mean age 42,2 ± 11,5 years were enrolled for an attempt at ASD closure. A group of 19 healthy volunteers, (12 F, 7 M) mean age 39.2 ± 9.15 served as controls. All ASD patients underwent: clinical and echocardiographic study and cardiopulmonary exercise test. ET-1 levels were measured before and after closure. Whole blood was collected from femoral artery and vein and from pulmonary artery during cardiac catheterization. Results ET-1 levels at peripheral artery and vein in ASD patients were significantly higher than in the volunteers (p < 0.0001). The ASD subjects with highest ET-1 level presented the larger area of right ventricle and right atrium and higher pulmonary artery systolic pressure(p < 0.05). The ASD subjects with lower ET-1 level demonstrated longer time of exercise and higher peak oxygen consumption (p < 0.05). There was a decrease of ET-1 at peripheral artery (5.128 ± 8.8 vs. 2.22 ± 6.2; p < 0.001) and at peripheral vein (4.401 ± 3.33 vs. 2.05 ± 1.35; p < 0.001) within 48 hours after ASD closure, as compared to the baseline data. After 6 and 12 months farther drop in ET-1 level was observed. Conclusions 1. The level of ET-1 in ASD patients is elevated in compare to healthy subject. 2. The significant reduction of ET-1 level is observed after percutaneous closure of ASD. 3. Elevated level of ET-1 in patients with ASD is associated with right heart enlargement. 4. Measurements of ET-1 may be a supplemental diagnostic tool and may be helpful in establishing indications for defect closure.
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- Monika Komar
- Department of Cardiac and Vascular Diseases, John Paul II Hospital, Institute of Cardiology, Jagiellonian University, Str, Prądnicka 80, 31-202 Krakow, Poland.
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Quaife RA, Chen MY, Kim M, Klein AJP, Jehle A, Kay J, Groves BM, Carroll JD. Pre-procedural planning for percutaneous atrial septal defect closure: transesophageal echocardiography compared with cardiac computed tomographic angiography. J Cardiovasc Comput Tomogr 2010; 4:330-8. [PMID: 20947043 DOI: 10.1016/j.jcct.2010.08.002] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/27/2010] [Revised: 07/14/2010] [Accepted: 08/09/2010] [Indexed: 11/15/2022]
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BACKGROUND The safety and efficacy of percutaneous closure of atrial septal defects (ASDs) is determined by several variables, including defect size, presence of adequate rim tissue, relationship to other cardiac structures, and associated congenital anomalies. OBJECTIVE We sought to determine the accuracy of computed tomographic angiography (CTA) in predicting a defect's size compared with pre-procedural transesophageal echocardiography (TEE) and to the current "gold standard" balloon sizing by intracardiac echocardiography (ICE). METHODS Thirty-five consecutive patients referred for possible percutaneous closure of suspected secundum ASD were evaluated with gated multislice CTA after initial TEE screening. Axial and sagittal image planes of the ASD from the CTA multiplanar reformation (MPR) images were used to measure the defect size and surface area. RESULTS Of the 35 patients with secundum-type ASDs, 5 subjects had disqualifying anatomy by CTA and 2 had an unsuccessful closure, resulting in a procedural success rate of 93%. Measurement of defect area by gated MPR images provided the strongest correlate to ICE balloon size. In large ASDs, TEE was less well correlated to the maximum defect size and identification of the inferior/inferoposterior rims than CTA. CONCLUSIONS Cardiac CTA is an accurate and useful technique for pre-procedural assessment of ASDs and may be superior to conventional TEE in large defects that have deficient inferior rims.
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- Robert A Quaife
- Advanced Cardiac Imaging, Department of Medicine and Radiology, University of Colorado Health Sciences Center, PO Box 6511 Leprino Building 532, Cardiac and Vascular Center, 12401 E 17th Avenue, Aurora, CO 80045, USA.
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Ma XJ, Huang GY, Liu F, Wu L, Sheng F, Tao ZY. The impacts of transcatheter occlusion for congenital atrial septal defect on atrial volume, function, and synchronicity in children: a three-dimensional echocardiography study. Echocardiography 2008; 25:1101-11. [PMID: 18771544 DOI: 10.1111/j.1540-8175.2008.00730.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/29/2022] Open
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OBJECTIVE To evaluate the impacts of transcatheter closure for atrial septal defect (ASD) on the atria. METHODS Thirty-four patients with ASD undergoing transcatheter occlusion were recruited in the study, and 34 patients undergoing surgical operation and 34 healthy children were age-matched as controls. A real time three-dimensional (RT3DE) echocardiography was used to measure the volume, function, and synchronicity of the atria. RESULTS There was no difference in the atrial volume and function between the transcatheter occlusion group and healthy control group (P > 0.05). However, the parameters reflecting the atrial asynchrony were larger in the transcatheter occlusion group (P < 0.05). Compared to the surgical repair group, the transcatheter occlusion group had smaller maximum volume of the left atrium (21.0 +/- 5.2 ml/m(2) vs 24.3 +/- 5.8 ml/m(2), P = 0.01), smaller total emptying volume of the left atrium (12.7 +/- 4.3 ml/m(2) vs 15.1 +/- 3.8 ml/m(2), P = 0.014), smaller total emptying volume of the right atrium (13.5 +/- 5.2 ml/m(2) vs 16.1 +/- 4.7 ml/m(2), P = 0.029), and larger atrial systolic asynchrony indices. CONCLUSIONS An atrial asynchrony is observed in patients with transcatheter closure of ASD, although little negative impacts on the atrial volume and function are demonstrated, which deserves more attention during follow-up of this specific population.
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- Xiao-Jing Ma
- Department of Pediatrics, Pediatric Heart Center, Children's Hospital of Fudan University, Shanghai Medical School, Fudan University, Shanghai, People's Republic of China
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- Kook-Jin Chun
- Division of Cardiology, Department of Internal Medicine, Pusan National University Hospital, Busan, Korea
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