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van Minnen O, van den Bergh WM, Kneyber MCJ, Accord RE, Buys D, Meier S. Fresh Frozen Plasma Versus Solvent Detergent Plasma for Cardiopulmonary Bypass Priming in Neonates and Infants Undergoing Cardiac Surgery: A Retrospective Cohort Study. J Cardiothorac Vasc Anesth 2024; 38:1144-1149. [PMID: 38383273 DOI: 10.1053/j.jvca.2024.01.021] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/13/2023] [Revised: 01/13/2024] [Accepted: 01/19/2024] [Indexed: 02/23/2024]
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OBJECTIVE Compared with fresh frozen plasma (FFP), Omniplasma has been attributed to an increased coagulation potential and an increased fibrinolytic potential. This study aimed to compare Omniplasma and FFP used for cardiopulmonary bypass (CPB) priming regarding the incidence of postoperative thrombotic or hemorrhagic complications and outcomes in pediatric patients undergoing cardiac surgery. DESIGN A retrospective observational cohort study SETTING: This single-center study was performed at the University Medical Center Groningen. PARTICIPANT All pediatric patients up to 10 kg undergoing cardiac surgery with CPB. INTERVENTIONS Procedures in which FFP was used for CPB priming were compared with those in which Omniplasma was used. MEASUREMENTS AND MAIN RESULTS The primary outcome parameter was a composite endpoint consisting of the following: (1) pediatric intensive care unit (PICU) mortality, (2) thromboembolic complications, and (3) hemorrhagic complications during PICU stay. The authors included 143 procedures in the analyses, 90 (63%) in the FFP group and 53 (37%) in the Omniplasma group. The occurrence of the combined primary endpoint (FFP 20% v Omniplasma 11%, p = 0.18) and its components did not differ between the used CPB priming agent). Omniplasma for CPB priming was associated with decreased unfractionated heparin administration per kg bodyweight (585 IU v 510 IU, p = 0.03), higher preoperative and postoperative activated clotting times (ACT) discrepancy (90% v 94%, p = 0.03), a lower postoperative ACT value (125 v 118 seconds, p = 0.01), and less red blood cell transfusion per kilogram bodyweight (78 v 55 mL, p = 0.02). However, none of the variables differed statistically significantly in the multivariate logistic regression analyses. CONCLUSIONS The authors did not find an association between the plasma used for CPB priming and thromboembolic and hemorrhagic complications and death in neonates and infants undergoing cardiac surgery. Omniplasma seems to be safe to use in this population.
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- Olivier van Minnen
- Department of Critical Care, University Medical Center Groningen, University of Groningen, Groningen, the Netherlands.
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- Department of Critical Care, University Medical Center Groningen, University of Groningen, Groningen, the Netherlands
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- Division of Paediatric Critical Care Medicine, Beatrix Children's Hospital Groningen, University Medical Centre Groningen, University of Groningen, Groningen, the Netherlands
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- Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery, University Medical Center Groningen, University of Groningen, Groningen, the Netherlands
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- Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery, University Medical Center Groningen, University of Groningen, Groningen, the Netherlands
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- Department of Anesthesiology, University Medical Center Groningen, University of Groningen, the Netherlands
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Gräni C, Stark AW, Lo Rito M, Frigiola A, Siepe M, Tchana B, Cipriani A, Zorzi A, Pergola V, Crea D, Sarris G, Protopapas E, Sirico D, Di Salvo G, Pegoraro C, Sarto P, Francois K, Frigiola A, Cristofaletti A, Accord RE, Gonzalez Rocafort A, Debeco G, Padalino M. First report from the european registry for anomalous aortic origin of coronary artery (EURO-AAOCA). Interdiscip Cardiovasc Thorac Surg 2024:ivae074. [PMID: 38648747 DOI: 10.1093/icvts/ivae074] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/06/2024] [Revised: 03/04/2024] [Accepted: 04/18/2024] [Indexed: 04/25/2024]
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OBJECTIVES Anomalous aortic origin of a coronary artery (AAOCA) is a group of rare congenital heart defects with various clinical presentations. The lifetime-risk of an individual living with AAOCA is unknown, and data from multicentre registries are urgently needed to adapt current recommendations and guide optimal patient management. The European AAOCA Registry (EURO-AAOCA) aims to assess differences with regard to AAOCA management between centers. METHODS EURO-AAOCA is a prospective, multicentre registry including 13 european centers. Herein, we evaluated differences in clinical presentations and management, treatment decisions and surgical outcomes across centers from 01/2019 to 06/2023. RESULTS 262 AAOCA patients were included, with a median age of 33 years (12-53) with a bimodal distribution. 139 (53.1%) were symptomatic, whereas chest pain (n = 74, 53.2%) was the most common complaint, followed by syncope (n = 21, 15.1%). Seven (5%) patients presented with a myocardial infarction, two (1.4%) with aborted sudden cardiac death. Right-AAOCA (R-AAOCA) was most frequent (150, 57.5%), followed by left-AAOCA (L-AAOCA) in 51 (19.5%), and circumflex-AAOCA (Cx-AAOCA) in 20 (7.7%). There were significant differences regarding diagnostics between age groups and across centers. 74 (28.2%) patients underwent surgery with no operative deaths; minor post-operative complications occurred in 10 (3.8%) cases. CONCLUSIONS Currently no uniform agreement exists among european centers with regard to diagnostic protocols and clinical management for AAOCA variants. Although surgery is a safe procedure in AAOCA, future longitudinal outcome data will hopefully shed light on how to best decide towards optimal selection of patients undergoing revascularization versus conservative treatment.
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- Christoph Gräni
- Department of Cardiology, Inselspital, Bern University Hospital, University of Bern, Switzerland
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- Department of Cardiology, Inselspital, Bern University Hospital, University of Bern, Switzerland
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- Department of Congenital Cardiac Surgery, IRCCS Policlinico San Donato. San Donato Milanese (MI), Italy
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- Department of Congenital Cardiac Surgery, IRCCS Policlinico San Donato. San Donato Milanese (MI), Italy
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- Department of Cardiac Surgery, Cardiovascular Center, Inselspital Universitatsspital Bern, Switzerland
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- Struttura Semplice Dipartimentale di Cardiologia Pediatrica. Dipartimento Materno-Infantile,. Azienda Ospedaliero-Universitaria di Parma, Italy
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- Cardiology Clinic, Department of Cardiac, Thoracic, Vascular Sciences and Public Health, University of Padova, Padova, Italy
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- Cardiology Clinic, Department of Cardiac, Thoracic, Vascular Sciences and Public Health, University of Padova, Padova, Italy
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- Cardiology Clinic, Department of Cardiac, Thoracic, Vascular Sciences and Public Health, University of Padova, Padova, Italy
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- Pediatric and Congenital Cardiac Surgery Unit, Department of Cardiac, Thoracic, Vascular Sciences and Public Health, University of Padova, Padova, Italy
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- 2nd Department of Pediatric and Congenital Cardiac Surgery, Mitera Children's Hospital, Athens Heart Surgery Institute, Greece
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- 2nd Department of Pediatric and Congenital Cardiac Surgery, Mitera Children's Hospital, Athens Heart Surgery Institute, Greece
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- Pediatric Cardiology, Department of Woman and Child's Health, University of Padova, Padova, Italy
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- Pediatric Cardiology, Department of Woman and Child's Health, University of Padova, Padova, Italy
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- UOC Medicina dello Sport, Ospedale Ca' Foncello, Treviso, Italy
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- UOC Medicina dello Sport, Ospedale Ca' Foncello, Treviso, Italy
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- Department of Cardiac Surgery, University Hospital Ghent, Belgium
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- Guy and St Thomas Hospital, NHS foundation Trust and King's College, London, UK
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- Pediatric and Congenital Cardiothoracic Surgery, Thoraxcenter/Center for Pediatric and Congenital Heart Disease, Groningen, Netherlands
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- Pediatric and Congenital Cardiac Surgery Unit, Department of Cardiac, Thoracic, Vascular Sciences and Public Health, University of Padova, Padova, Italy
- Department of Precision and Regenerative Medicine and Ionian Area, University of Bari Aldo Moro, Italy
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Accord RE, Mecozzi G, Aalberts JJJ, Nijs J, ter Weeme M, van Aarnhem EEHL, Mariani MA, van den Berg MP. Multicentre experience with valve-sparing aortic root replacement by means of combined remodelling and external aortic ring annuloplasty in patients with Marfan syndrome. Interdiscip Cardiovasc Thorac Surg 2023; 37:ivad200. [PMID: 38109664 PMCID: PMC10739556 DOI: 10.1093/icvts/ivad200] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/27/2023] [Revised: 11/15/2023] [Accepted: 12/08/2023] [Indexed: 12/20/2023]
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OBJECTIVES The most recent valve-sparing root replacement technique combines the advantages of the reimplantation (David) and remodelling (Yacoub) techniques. The aortic root is reconstructed according to the remodelling technique, the aortic valve is repaired according to the principle of effective height, and an external ring provides annular support. The purpose of this study was to evaluate operative and mid-term outcomes using this technique in patients with Marfan syndrome. METHODS Adult patients with Marfan syndrome who had an indication for aortic root surgery according to European Society of Cardiology guidelines and were operated on using this new root replacement technique were retrospectively evaluated. Follow-up was obtained from standard outpatient visits and included echocardiography. RESULTS The study group comprised 22 patients (mean age 36 years, 68% males). Mean follow-up was 7.5 years. There were no mortalities. Two patients required aortic valve replacement because of aortic regurgitation. In both patients, the aortic root was severely dilated (≥65 mm) preoperatively, with grade III aortic valve regurgitation and aortic valve cusps that were very fragile. Aortic regurgitation was grade ≤I on follow-up in 18 of the remaining 20 patients. CONCLUSIONS Valve-sparing root replacement using remodelling combined with aortic-ring annuloplasty is safe in patients with Marfan syndrome. The mid-term outcome is promising in patients undergoing elective valve-sparing root replacement at recommended root diameters. However, in patients with extremely dilated aortic roots and already severe aortic regurgitation, the technique should be used cautiously as aortic cusps are fragile and might not be suitable for durable repair. CLINICAL REGISTRATION NUMBER UMCG Research registry #11208.
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- Ryan E Accord
- Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery, University of Groningen, University Medical Center Groningen, Groningen, Netherlands
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- Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery, University of Groningen, University Medical Center Groningen, Groningen, Netherlands
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- Department of Cardiology, Reinier de Graaf Hospital, Delft, Netherlands
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- Department of Cardiac Surgery, University Hospital Brussels, Brussels, Belgium
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- Thorax Centrum Twente, Medisch Spectrum Twente, Enschede, Netherlands
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- Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery, University of Groningen, University Medical Center Groningen, Groningen, Netherlands
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- Department of Cardiology, University of Groningen, University Medical Center Groningen, Groningen, Netherlands
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Heinen FJ, Tanis W, Accord RE, van Melle JP. Congenital heart disease plus infective endocarditis: complexity squared, but what is the outcome? Eur J Cardiothorac Surg 2023; 63:ezad185. [PMID: 37166437 DOI: 10.1093/ejcts/ezad185] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/25/2023] [Accepted: 04/30/2023] [Indexed: 05/12/2023] Open
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- Floris J Heinen
- Department of Cardiology, Haga Hospital, the Hague, Netherlands
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- Department of Cardiology, Haga Hospital, the Hague, Netherlands
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- Center for Congenital Heart Diseases, Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery, University Medical Center Groningen, Groningen, Netherlands
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- Center for Congenital Heart Diseases, Department of Cardiology, University Medical Center Groningen, Groningen, Netherlands
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Stegeman R, Nijman M, Breur JMPJ, Groenendaal F, Haas F, Derks JB, Nijman J, van Beynum IM, Taverne YJHJ, Bogers AJJC, Helbing WA, de Boode WP, Bos AF, Berger RMF, Accord RE, Roes KCB, de Wit GA, Jansen NJG, Benders MJNL. CeRebrUm and CardIac Protection with ALlopurinol in Neonates with Critical Congenital Heart Disease Requiring Cardiac Surgery with Cardiopulmonary Bypass (CRUCIAL): study protocol of a phase III, randomized, quadruple-blinded, placebo-controlled, Dutch multicenter trial. Trials 2022; 23:174. [PMID: 35197082 PMCID: PMC8867620 DOI: 10.1186/s13063-022-06098-y] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/30/2021] [Accepted: 02/10/2022] [Indexed: 05/31/2023] Open
Abstract
Background Neonates with critical congenital heart disease (CCHD) undergoing cardiac surgery with cardiopulmonary bypass (CPB) are at risk of brain injury that may result in adverse neurodevelopment. To date, no therapy is available to improve long-term neurodevelopmental outcomes of CCHD neonates. Allopurinol, a xanthine oxidase inhibitor, prevents the formation of reactive oxygen and nitrogen species, thereby limiting cell damage during reperfusion and reoxygenation to the brain and heart. Animal and neonatal studies suggest that allopurinol reduces hypoxic-ischemic brain injury and is cardioprotective and safe. This trial aims to test the hypothesis that allopurinol administration in CCHD neonates will result in a 20% reduction in moderate to severe ischemic and hemorrhagic brain injury. Methods This is a phase III, randomized, quadruple-blinded, placebo-controlled, multicenter trial. Neonates with a prenatal or postnatal CCHD diagnosis requiring cardiac surgery with CPB in the first 4 weeks after birth are eligible to participate. Allopurinol or mannitol-placebo will be administered intravenously in 2 doses early postnatally in neonates diagnosed antenatally and 3 doses perioperatively of 20 mg/kg each in all neonates. The primary outcome is a composite endpoint of moderate/severe ischemic or hemorrhagic brain injury on early postoperative MRI, being too unstable for postoperative MRI, or mortality within 1 month following CPB. A total of 236 patients (n = 188 with prenatal diagnosis) is required to demonstrate a reduction of the primary outcome incidence by 20% in the prenatal group and by 9% in the postnatal group (power 80%; overall type 1 error controlled at 5%, two-sided), including 1 interim analysis at n = 118 (n = 94 with prenatal diagnosis) with the option to stop early for efficacy. Secondary outcomes include preoperative and postoperative brain injury severity, white matter injury volume (MRI), and cardiac function (echocardiography); postnatal and postoperative seizure activity (aEEG) and regional cerebral oxygen saturation (NIRS); neurodevelopment at 3 months (general movements); motor, cognitive, and language development and quality of life at 24 months; and safety and cost-effectiveness of allopurinol. Discussion This trial will investigate whether allopurinol administered directly after birth and around cardiac surgery reduces moderate/severe ischemic and hemorrhagic brain injury and improves cardiac function and neurodevelopmental outcome in CCHD neonates. Trial registration EudraCT 2017-004596-31. Registered on November 14, 2017. ClinicalTrials.gov NCT04217421. Registered on January 3, 2020 Supplementary Information The online version contains supplementary material available at 10.1186/s13063-022-06098-y.
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- Raymond Stegeman
- Department of Neonatology, Wilhelmina Children's Hospital, University Medical Center (UMC) Utrecht, Utrecht University, KE 04.123.1, PO Box 85909, 3508, AB, Utrecht, The Netherlands.,Department of Pediatric Cardiology, Wilhelmina Children's Hospital, UMC Utrecht, Utrecht University, Utrecht, The Netherlands.,Department of Pediatric Intensive Care, Wilhelmina Children's Hospital, UMC Utrecht, Utrecht University, Utrecht, The Netherlands.,Congenital Cardiothoracic Surgery, Wilhelmina Children's Hospital, UMC Utrecht, Utrecht University, Utrecht, The Netherlands.,Utrecht Brain Center, UMC Utrecht, Utrecht University, Utrecht, The Netherlands
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- Department of Neonatology, Wilhelmina Children's Hospital, University Medical Center (UMC) Utrecht, Utrecht University, KE 04.123.1, PO Box 85909, 3508, AB, Utrecht, The Netherlands.,Department of Pediatric Cardiology, Wilhelmina Children's Hospital, UMC Utrecht, Utrecht University, Utrecht, The Netherlands.,Utrecht Brain Center, UMC Utrecht, Utrecht University, Utrecht, The Netherlands
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- Department of Pediatric Cardiology, Wilhelmina Children's Hospital, UMC Utrecht, Utrecht University, Utrecht, The Netherlands
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- Department of Neonatology, Wilhelmina Children's Hospital, University Medical Center (UMC) Utrecht, Utrecht University, KE 04.123.1, PO Box 85909, 3508, AB, Utrecht, The Netherlands.,Utrecht Brain Center, UMC Utrecht, Utrecht University, Utrecht, The Netherlands
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- Congenital Cardiothoracic Surgery, Wilhelmina Children's Hospital, UMC Utrecht, Utrecht University, Utrecht, The Netherlands
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- Department of Obstetrics, Wilhelmina Children's Hospital, UMC Utrecht, Utrecht University, Utrecht, The Netherlands
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- Department of Pediatric Intensive Care, Wilhelmina Children's Hospital, UMC Utrecht, Utrecht University, Utrecht, The Netherlands
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- Department of Pediatrics, Division of Pediatric Cardiology, Academic Center for Congenital Heart Disease, Erasmus Medical Center (MC) - Sophia Children's Hospital, Rotterdam, The Netherlands
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- Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery, Erasmus MC, Erasmus University Rotterdam, Rotterdam, The Netherlands
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- Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery, Erasmus MC, Erasmus University Rotterdam, Rotterdam, The Netherlands
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- Department of Pediatrics, Division of Pediatric Cardiology, Academic Center for Congenital Heart Disease, Erasmus Medical Center (MC) - Sophia Children's Hospital, Rotterdam, The Netherlands.,Department of Pediatrics, Division of Pediatric Cardiology, Academic Center for Congenital Heart Disease, Radboudumc - Amalia Children's Hospital, Nijmegen, The Netherlands
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- Department of Neonatology, Radboudumc, Radboud Institute for Health Sciences, Amalia Children's Hospital, Nijmegen, The Netherlands
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- Division of Neonatology, Beatrix Children's Hospital, UMC Groningen, University of Groningen, Groningen, The Netherlands
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- Center for Congenital Heart Diseases, Pediatric Cardiology, Beatrix Children's Hospital, UMC Groningen, University of Groningen, Groningen, The Netherlands
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- Center for Congenital Heart Diseases, Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery, UMC Groningen, University of Groningen, Groningen, The Netherlands
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- Department of Health Evidence, Section Biostatistics, Radboudumc, Radboud University Nijmegen, Nijmegen, The Netherlands
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- Julius Center for Health Sciences and Primary Care, UMC Utrecht, Utrecht University, Utrecht, The Netherlands
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- Department of Pediatric Intensive Care, Wilhelmina Children's Hospital, UMC Utrecht, Utrecht University, Utrecht, The Netherlands.,Department of Pediatrics, Beatrix Children's Hospital, UMC Groningen, University of Groningen, Groningen, The Netherlands
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- Department of Neonatology, Wilhelmina Children's Hospital, University Medical Center (UMC) Utrecht, Utrecht University, KE 04.123.1, PO Box 85909, 3508, AB, Utrecht, The Netherlands.
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Aukema SM, Ten Brinke GA, Timens W, Vos YJ, Accord RE, Kraft KE, Santing MJ, Morssink LP, Streefland E, van Diemen CC, Vrijlandt EJ, Hulzebos CV, Kerstjens-Frederikse WS. A homozygous variant in growth and differentiation factor 2 (GDF2) may cause lymphatic dysplasia with hydrothorax and nonimmune hydrops fetalis. Am J Med Genet A 2020; 182:2152-2160. [PMID: 32618121 DOI: 10.1002/ajmg.a.61743] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/16/2020] [Revised: 05/08/2020] [Accepted: 05/30/2020] [Indexed: 02/07/2023]
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The etiology of nonimmune hydrops fetalis is extensive and includes genetic disorders. We describe a term-born female neonate with late onset extensive nonimmune hydrops, that is, polyhydramnios, edema, and congenital bilateral chylothorax. This newborn was successfully treated with repetitive thoracocentesis, total parenteral feeding, octreotide intravenously and finally surgical pleurodesis and corticosteroids. A genetic cause seemed plausible as the maternal history revealed a fatal nonimmune hydrops fetalis. A homozygous truncating variant in GDF2 (c.451C>T, p.(Arg151*)) was detected with exome sequencing. Genetic analysis of tissue obtained from the deceased fetal sibling revealed the same homozygous variant. The parents and two healthy siblings were heterozygous for the GDF2 variant. Skin and lung biopsies in the index patient, as well as the revised lung biopsy of the deceased fetal sibling, showed lymphatic dysplasia and lymphangiectasia. To the best of our knowledge, this is the first report of an association between a homozygous variant in GDF2 with lymphatic dysplasia, hydrothorax and nonimmune hydrops fetalis.
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- Sietse M Aukema
- Department of Clinical Genetics, University of Groningen, University Medical Center Groningen, Groningen, The Netherlands
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- Beatrix Children's Hospital, University Medical Center Groningen, Groningen, The Netherlands
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- Department of Pathology and Medical Biology, University of Groningen, University Medical Centre Groningen, Groningen, The Netherlands
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- Department of Clinical Genetics, University of Groningen, University Medical Center Groningen, Groningen, The Netherlands
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- Department of Congenital Cardiothoracic Surgery, University of Groningen, University Medical Center Groningen, Beatrix Children's Hospital, Center for Congenital Heart Diseases, Groningen, The Netherlands
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- Beatrix Children's Hospital, University Medical Center Groningen, Groningen, The Netherlands
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- Department of Radiology, University of Groningen, University Medical Center Groningen, Groningen, The Netherlands
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- Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, Medical Center Leeuwarden, Leeuwarden, The Netherlands
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- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology/Prenatal diagnosis, University Medical Centre of Groningen, University of Groningen, Groningen, The Netherlands
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- Department of Clinical Genetics, University of Groningen, University Medical Center Groningen, Groningen, The Netherlands
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- Department of Pediatric Pulmonology and Pediatric Allergy, Beatrix Children's Hospital, University Medical Center Groningen, University of Groningen, Groningen, The Netherlands
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- Beatrix Children's Hospital, University Medical Center Groningen, Groningen, The Netherlands
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Kooi EMW, van der Laan ME, Accord RE, Roofthooft MTR, Aries MJ, Elting JWJ. Cerebrovascular Autoregulation in Preterm Infants During and After Surgical Ligation of the Ductus Arteriosus, a Comparison Between Two Surgical Approaches. Front Pediatr 2020; 8:334. [PMID: 32754561 PMCID: PMC7366423 DOI: 10.3389/fped.2020.00334] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/26/2020] [Accepted: 05/21/2020] [Indexed: 12/02/2022] Open
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Objective: During ligation of the ductus arteriosus, cerebrovascular autoregulation (CAR) may deteriorate. It is unknown whether different surgical approaches affect changes in CAR differently. The objective of this study was to compare the potential change in CAR in preterm infants during and after ligation comparing two surgical approaches: sternotomy and posterolateral thoracotomy. Design: This was an observational cohort pilot study. Setting: Level III NICU. Patients: Preterm infants (GA < 32 weeks) requiring ductal ligation were eligible for inclusion. Interventions: Halfway the study period, our standard surgical approach changed from a posterolateral thoracotomy to sternotomy. We analyzed dynamic CAR, using an index of autoregulation (COx) correlating cerebral tissue oxygen saturation and invasive arterial blood pressure measurements, before, during, and after ligation, in relation to the two approaches. Measurements and Main Results: Of nine infants, four were approached by thoracotomy and five by sternotomy. Median GA was 26 (range: 24.9-27.9) weeks, median birth weight (BW) was 800 (640-960) grams, and median post-natal age (PNA) was 18 (15-30) days, without differences between groups. COx worsened significantly more during and after thoracotomy from baseline (Δρ from baseline: during surgery: Δ + 0.32, at 4 h: Δ + 0.36, at 8 h: Δ + 0.32, at 12 h: Δ + 0.31) as compared with sternotomy patients (Δρ from baseline: during surgery: Δ + 0.20, at 4 h: Δ + 0.05, at 8 h: Δ + 0.15, at 12 h: Δ + 0.11) (F = 6.50; p = 0.038). Conclusions: In preterm infants, CAR reduced significantly during and up to 12 h after ductal ligation in all infants, but more evident during and after posterolateral thoracotomy as compared with sternotomy. These results need to be confirmed in a larger population.
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- Elisabeth M W Kooi
- University of Groningen, University Medical Center Groningen, Beatrix Children's Hospital, Division of Neonatology, Groningen, Netherlands
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- University of Groningen, University Medical Center Groningen, Beatrix Children's Hospital, Division of Neonatology, Groningen, Netherlands
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- University Medical Center Groningen, University of Groningen, Center for Congenital Heart Diseases, Groningen, Netherlands
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- University Medical Center Groningen, University of Groningen, Center for Congenital Heart Diseases, Beatrix Children's Hospital, Division of Pediatric Cardiology, Groningen, Netherlands.,University of Groningen, University Medical Center Groningen, Center for Congenital Heart Diseases, Division of Cardiothoracic Surgery, Groningen, Netherlands
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- University of Maastricht, Maastricht University Medical Center, Department of Intensive Care, Maastricht, Netherlands
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- University Medical Center Groningen, University of Groningen, Department of Neurology, Groningen, Netherlands
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Verhaegh AJ, Accord RE, Kooi EM, Arrigoni SC, Bos AF, Berger RM, Ebels T. Thoracotomy Versus Sternotomy for Patent Ductus Arteriosus Closure in Preterm Neonates. Ann Thorac Surg 2020; 109:171-177. [DOI: 10.1016/j.athoracsur.2019.06.068] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/11/2019] [Revised: 06/13/2019] [Accepted: 06/18/2019] [Indexed: 12/01/2022]
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Vida VL, Triglia LT, Zanotto L, Zanotto L, Bertelli F, Padalino M, Sarris G, Protopapas E, Prospero C, Pizarro C, Cleuziou J, Myers PO, Prêtre R, Poncelet AJ, Meyns B, Van den Bossche K, Accord RE, Gil-Jaurena JM, Sakurai T, Stellin G. Late management of the aortic root after repair of tetralogy of Fallot: A European multicentre study. J Card Surg 2019; 35:40-47. [PMID: 31899837 DOI: 10.1111/jocs.14316] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/27/2022]
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OBJECTIVES We sought to determine the indications, type, and outcomes of reoperations on the aortic root after repair of tetralogy of Fallot (TOF). METHODS Eleven centers belonging to the European Congenital Heart Surgeons Association contributed to the data collection process. We included 36 patients who underwent surgical procedures on the aortic root, including surgery on the aortic valve and ascending aorta, between January 1975 and December 2017. Original diagnoses included TOF-pulmonary stenosis (n = 18) and TOF-pulmonary atresia (n = 18). The main indications for reoperation were aortic insufficiency (n = 19, 53%), aortic insufficiency and dilatation of the ascending aorta (n = 10, 28%), aortic root dilatation (n = 4, 11%), and ascending aorta dilatation (n = 3, 8%). RESULTS The median age at reoperation was 30.4 years (interquartile range 20.3-45.3 years), and mechanical aortic valve replacement was the most common procedure performed. Five patients died early after reoperation (14%), and larger ascending aorta diameters were associated with early mortality (P = .04). The median age at the last follow-up was 41.4 years (interquartile range 24.5-51.6 years). Late death occurred in five patients (5/31, 16%). Most survivors (15/26, 58%) were asymptomatic at the last clinical examination (New York Heart Association, NYHA class I). The remaining patients were NYHA class II (n = 7) and III (n = 3). The most common symptoms were fatigue (n = 5), dyspnea (n = 4), and exercise intolerance (n = 3). CONCLUSIONS Reoperations on the aortic root are infrequent but may become necessary late after TOF repair. The main indications for reoperation are aortic insufficiency, either isolated or associated with a dilatation of the ascending aorta. The surgical risk at reoperation was high and the presence of ascending aorta dilation is related to higher mortality.
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- Vladimiro L Vida
- Paediatric and Congenital Cardiac Surgery Unit, Department of Cardiac, Thoracic and Vascular Sciences, University of Padua, Padua, Italy
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- Paediatric and Congenital Cardiac Surgery Unit, Department of Cardiac, Thoracic and Vascular Sciences, University of Padua, Padua, Italy
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- Paediatric and Congenital Cardiac Surgery Unit, Department of Cardiac, Thoracic and Vascular Sciences, University of Padua, Padua, Italy
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- Department of Statistical Sciences, University of Padua, Padua, Italy
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- Paediatric and Congenital Cardiac Surgery Unit, Department of Cardiac, Thoracic and Vascular Sciences, University of Padua, Padua, Italy
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- Paediatric and Congenital Cardiac Surgery Unit, Department of Cardiac, Thoracic and Vascular Sciences, University of Padua, Padua, Italy
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- Athens Heart Surgery Institute and Department of Paediatric and Congenital Cardiac Surgery, Iaso Children's Hospital, Athens, Greece
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- Athens Heart Surgery Institute and Department of Paediatric and Congenital Cardiac Surgery, Iaso Children's Hospital, Athens, Greece
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- Nemours Cardiac Center, Alfred I. duPont Hospital for Children, Wilmington, Delaware
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- Nemours Cardiac Center, Alfred I. duPont Hospital for Children, Wilmington, Delaware
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- Department of Congenital and Paediatric Cardiac Surgery, German Heart Center Munich, Technische Universität München, Munich, Germany
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- Division of Cardiovascular Surgery, University of Geneva, Geneva, Switzerland
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- Cardiac Surgery Department, Centre Hospitalier Universitaire Vaudois (CHUV), Lausanne University Hospital, Lausanne, Switzerland
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- Cardio-Vascular Department, Cliniques Universitaires Saint-Luc, Université Catholique de Louvain, Bruxelles, Belgium
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- Cardiac Surgery - UZ Leuven, Leuven, Belgium
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- Pediatric and Congenital Cardio-Thoracic Surgery Unit, University Medical Center Groningen, Groningen, Netherlands
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- Department of Cardiovascular Surgery, Chukyo Hospital, Nagoya, Japan
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- Paediatric and Congenital Cardiac Surgery Unit, Department of Cardiac, Thoracic and Vascular Sciences, University of Padua, Padua, Italy
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Peeters G, Arrigoni SC, Schoof P, Accord RE, Mariani MA. Acute Type A Dissection 18 Years After a Ross Operation: The Old Prejudice. Ann Thorac Surg 2019; 107:e255-e257. [DOI: 10.1016/j.athoracsur.2018.08.075] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/27/2018] [Accepted: 08/20/2018] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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Bidar E, Arrigoni SC, Accord RE. Resection of Kommerell Diverticulum and Reimplantation of Aberrant Left Subclavian Artery in Right Aortic Arch Vascular Ring. Semin Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2019; 31:561-563. [DOI: 10.1053/j.semtcvs.2018.11.015] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/10/2018] [Accepted: 11/30/2018] [Indexed: 11/11/2022]
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van Breugel HNAM, Parise O, Nieman FHM, Accord RE, Lucà F, Lozekoot P, Kumar N, van Mastrigt GAPG, Nijs JFMA, Vrakking R, Maessen JG, La Meir M, Gelsomino S. Does sinus rhythm conversion after cardiac surgery affect postoperative health- related quality of life? J Cardiothorac Surg 2016; 11:75. [PMID: 27142813 PMCID: PMC4855340 DOI: 10.1186/s13019-016-0459-2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/23/2015] [Accepted: 04/05/2016] [Indexed: 11/10/2022] Open
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Background We investigated the impact and the predictive value of sinus rhythm at 12 months (SR12) on subscales of three different HrQoL questionnaires: SF-36., EuroQoL and MFI 20. Methods Data of 125 cardiac surgery patients with pre-operative AF from our previous randomized trial were used. Based on their rhythm outcome patients were divided in two groups: SR12 or AF at 12 months follow up (non-SR12). All questionnaires were self-administered pre-operatively and at 3 months, 6 months and 12 months after surgery. Results Synus rhytm at 12 months was predictive of improvement of SF36- mental score (MS, p = 0.021), Euro-QoL-MS (p = 0.009), VAS (p = 0.006), and MFI 20-MS (p = 0.009). We failed to find any significant interactions between SR12 and any of the other significant risk factors: age <65 years, paroxysmal type of AF and preoperative AF duration <12 months. In contrast, SR12 was not significant in predicting physical score (PS) subscales of any of the questionnaires (all, p > 0.05) which were predicted by age <65 years (SF36-PS, p = 0.029) by paroxysmal type of AF and age <65 years (Euro-QoL-PS, p = 0.017 and p = 0.04, respectively) and by AF duration <12 months, paroxysmal type of AF and age < 65 years (MFI 20-PS, p = 0.019, p = 0.020 and p = 0.015, respectively). Conclusions Specific mental-related HrQoL scales are much more sensitive to sinus rhythm conversion. Sinus rithm mantainance shows significant effects on mental scores independently of other cofactors. Successful conversion to sinus rhythm after surgical ablation during cardiac surgery does not significantly affect phisical health related quality of life during 1 year follow up.
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- Henrica N A M van Breugel
- Department of Cardiology and Cardiothoracic Surgery, University Hospital of Maastricht, Maastricht, The Netherlands
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- Department of Cardiology and Cardiothoracic Surgery, University Hospital of Maastricht, Maastricht, The Netherlands
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- Department of Clinical Epidemiology & Medical Technology Assessment, University Hospital of Maastricht, Maastricht, The Netherlands
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- Department of Cardiology and Cardiothoracic Surgery, University Hospital of Maastricht, Maastricht, The Netherlands
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- Department of Cardiology and Cardiothoracic Surgery, University Hospital of Maastricht, Maastricht, The Netherlands
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- Department of Cardiology and Cardiothoracic Surgery, University Hospital of Maastricht, Maastricht, The Netherlands
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- Department of Cardiology and Cardiothoracic Surgery, University Hospital of Maastricht, Maastricht, The Netherlands
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- Department of Cardiology and Cardiothoracic Surgery, University Hospital of Maastricht, Maastricht, The Netherlands
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- Department of Cardiology and Cardiothoracic Surgery, University Hospital of Maastricht, Maastricht, The Netherlands
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- Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery, Amphia Hospital Breda, Maastricht, The Netherlands
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- Department of Cardiology and Cardiothoracic Surgery, University Hospital of Maastricht, Maastricht, The Netherlands
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- Department of Cardiology and Cardiothoracic Surgery, University Hospital of Maastricht, Maastricht, The Netherlands
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- Department of Cardiology and Cardiothoracic Surgery, University Hospital of Maastricht, Maastricht, The Netherlands. .,Experimental Surgery Unit, Careggi Hospital, Viale Morgagni 85, 50134, Florence, Italy.
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van Breugel HN, Gelsomino S, de Vos CB, Accord RE, Tieleman RG, Lucà F, Rostagno C, Renzulli A, Parise O, Lorusso R, Crijns HJ, Maessen JG. Maintenance of sinus rhythm after electrical cardioversion for recurrent atrial fibrillation following mitral valve surgery with or without associated radiofrequency ablation. Int J Cardiol 2014; 175:290-6. [DOI: 10.1016/j.ijcard.2014.05.010] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/25/2013] [Revised: 03/30/2014] [Accepted: 05/11/2014] [Indexed: 12/19/2022]
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van Breugel HNAM, Gelsomino S, Lozekoot PWJ, Accord RE, Lucà F, Parise O, Crijns HJGM, Maessen JG. Guideline adherence in antithrombotic treatment after concomitant ablation surgery in atrial fibrillation patients. Interact Cardiovasc Thorac Surg 2013; 18:313-20. [PMID: 24336783 DOI: 10.1093/icvts/ivt522] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/14/2022] Open
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OBJECTIVES We investigated real-life oral anticoagulation (OAC) treatment after surgical ablation and examined its adherence to current recommendations. We also explored factors related to OAC use preoperatively and at follow-up. METHODS One hundred and fifteen patients with atrial fibrillation (AF) were evaluated during 12-month follow-up after surgery. Patients were divided into two categories according to the congestive heart failure, hypertension, age ≥75 years, diabetes and prior stroke [or transient ischaemic attack or thromboembolism] (CHADS2) score: 60 patients were assigned to the high-risk group (CHADS2 score ≥2) and 55 to the low-risk group (CHADS2 score ≤1). OAC use was defined as guideline adherent, undertreatment or overtreatment. RESULTS Baseline overall guideline adherence was 62%. OAC was underprescribed in high-risk patients and overprescribed in low-risk patients (both, P < 0.001). The only factor associated with OAC use after logistic regression analysis were age >75 years (P = 0.01) and preoperative AF > paroxysmal (P = 0.013). Overall guideline adherence at 12-month follow-up showed a trend towards a better adherence in the sinus rhythm (SR) subgroup (74% vs 55%, P = 0.02). OAC was underprescribed in high-risk patients and overprescribed in low-risk patients (both P < 0.001). After logistic regression analysis, preoperative OAC use (P = 0.007) and other indications for OAC (P = 0.01) were predictors of anticoagulation treatment. CONCLUSIONS Real-life OAC prescription in AF patients showed a moderate guideline adherence, with high-risk patients being undertreated and low-risk patients being overtreated. These findings stress the importance that antithrombotic treatment in patients undergoing AF surgery needs to be critically re-evaluated.
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Delnoij TSR, Accord RE, Weerwind PW, Donker DW. Atrial trans-septal thrombus in massive pulmonary embolism salvaged by prolonged extracorporeal life support after thrombo-embolectomy. A bridge to right-sided cardiovascular adaptation. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2012; 14:138-40. [DOI: 10.3109/17482941.2012.741247] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/13/2022]
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van Breugel NH, Bidar E, Essers BA, Nieman FH, Accord RE, Severens JL, Vrakking R, Maessen JG. Cost-effectiveness of ablation surgery in patients with atrial fibrillation undergoing cardiac surgery. Interact Cardiovasc Thorac Surg 2010; 12:394-8. [PMID: 21148666 DOI: 10.1510/icvts.2010.249482] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/06/2022] Open
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This study was performed to assess the cost-effectiveness of concomitant ablation surgery (AS) compared to regular cardiac surgery in atrial fibrillation (AF) patients over a one-year follow-up. Cost analysis was performed from a societal perspective alongside a prospective, randomised, double-blinded, multicentre trial. One hundred and fifty patients with documented AF were randomly assigned to undergo cardiac surgery with or without AS. One hundred and thirty-two patients were included in the cost-effectiveness study. All costs (medical and non-medical) were measured during follow-up. Costs data were combined with quality adjusted life years (QALYs) to obtain the incremental costs per QALY. Total costs of the AS group were significantly higher compared to the regular cardiac surgery group [cost difference bootstrap: €4,724; 95% uncertainty interval (UI), €2,770-€6,678]. The bootstrapped difference in QALYs was not statistically significant (0.06; 95% UI: -0.024 to 0.14). The incremental cost-effectiveness ratio is €73,359 per QALY. The acceptability curve showed that, even in the case of a maximum threshold value of €80,000 per QALY gained, the probability of AS being more cost-effective than regular cardiac surgery did not reach beyond 50%. Concluding that concomitant AS in AF is not cost-effective after a one-year follow-up compared to regular cardiac surgery.
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- Nathalie H van Breugel
- Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery, University Hospital of Maastricht, Maastricht, The Netherlands.
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Accord RE, Reyntjens P, Samyn M, Reuwer J. Unusual origin of the ansa cervicalis observed during carotid endarterectomy. Ann Vasc Surg 2010; 24:692.e17-9. [PMID: 20413258 DOI: 10.1016/j.avsg.2010.02.010] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/12/2009] [Revised: 08/22/2009] [Accepted: 02/08/2010] [Indexed: 11/26/2022]
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The surgical approach of the carotid artery for carotid endarterectomy demands knowledge of normal anatomy and anatomic variation. During carotid endarterectomy, a rare anatomic variant of the origin of the upper root of the ansa cervicalis was found. Contrary to commonly found anatomy, no upper root of the ansa cervicalis originating from the hypoglossal nerve was found. Instead, what seemed to be the ansa cervicalis originated from the vagus nerve and passed over the carotid bifurcation, branching to the infrahyoid muscles. Transection of this ansa cervicalis, for the purpose of good exposure, had no functional or cosmetic consequences.
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- Ryan E Accord
- Department of Surgery, Subdivision Vascular Surgery, VieCuri Medical Center, Venlo, The Netherlands
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Van Breugel HNAM, Nieman FHM, Accord RE, Van Mastrigt GAPG, Nijs JFMA, Severens JL, Vrakking R, Maessen JG. A prospective randomized multicenter comparison on health-related quality of life: the value of add-on arrhythmia surgery in patients with paroxysmal, permanent or persistent atrial fibrillation undergoing valvular and/or coronary bypass surgery. J Cardiovasc Electrophysiol 2009; 21:511-20. [PMID: 19925605 DOI: 10.1111/j.1540-8167.2009.01655.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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INTRODUCTION This is a multicenter, prospective, randomized controlled trial to determine the effect of add-on arrhythmia surgery on health-related quality of life during 1-year follow-up of cardiac surgery patients with atrial fibrillation. METHODS 150 patients with documented atrial fibrillation were randomly assigned to undergo cardiac surgery with or without add-on surgery. Patients completed quality of life questionnaires, comprising the RAND 36-item Health Survey 1.0 (SF-36), Multidimensional Fatigue Inventory-20 (MFI-20) and EuroQoL (EQ-5D and VAS) at baseline and 3, 6, and 12 months following operation. RESULTS 132 patients completed the questionnaires at a minimum of one time-point during follow-up. At baseline patient characteristics, operative data and health-related quality of life were comparable. At 12-month follow-up 62 patients were free of atrial fibrillation without significant differences between groups (P = 0.28). Conversion to SR occurred in 69.8% (37/53) of patients with paroxysmal AF, in 28.2% (11/39) of patients with permanent AF and in 44.4% (12/27) of patients in persistent AF. Cardiac surgery in general resulted in an overall improvement of the RAND SF-36 and the MFI-20. However, the EQ-5D showed a significant deterioration in the subscale Pain/Discomfort for both groups (P < 0.001), with a significant worse outcome for the control group (P = 0.006). CONCLUSIONS Health-related quality of life in patients with paroxysmal, permanent and persistent atrial fibrillation improves after cardiac surgery regardless of giving add-on surgery or not, but this improvement is presumably more affected by treating the underlying heart disease than by restoring sinus rhythm.
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- H N A M Van Breugel
- Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery, University Hospital Maastricht, Maastricht, The Netherlands.
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Sauren LDC, Accord RE, Hamzeh K, de Jong M, van der Nagel T, van der Veen FH, Maessen JG. Combined Impella and Intra-aortic Balloon Pump Support to Improve Both Ventricular Unloading and Coronary Blood Flow for Myocardial Recovery: An Experimental Study. Artif Organs 2007; 31:839-42. [PMID: 18001394 DOI: 10.1111/j.1525-1594.2007.00477.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 70] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/01/2022]
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- Loes D C Sauren
- Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery, Cardiovascular Research Institute Maastricht, Academic Hospital Maastricht, Maastricht, The Netherlands.
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Accord RE, van Suylen RJ, van Brakel TJ, Maessen JG. Post-mortem histologic evaluation of microwave lesions after epicardial pulmonary vein isolation for atrial fibrillation. Ann Thorac Surg 2006; 80:881-7. [PMID: 16122448 DOI: 10.1016/j.athoracsur.2005.03.069] [Citation(s) in RCA: 33] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/08/2004] [Revised: 03/07/2005] [Accepted: 03/16/2005] [Indexed: 11/26/2022]
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BACKGROUND Surgical pulmonary vein isolation has gained widespread use as a treatment modality for patients with concomitant atrial fibrillation. However, several uncertainties persist concerning the appropriate energy source, approach, and the need for lesion transmurality. In this study, we present an in-depth histologic investigation of epicardial ablation lesions in 3 patients. METHODS Within a large clinical series of adjuvant epicardial beating-heart microwave isolation of the pulmonary veins, with intraoperative measurement of electrical block, 3 nonablation-related deaths allowed detailed histologic investigation of the lesions. All three patients were in sinus rhythm prior to death. Transmural histologic sections from the box lesion encircling the pulmonary veins were microscopically examined for tissue damage, lesion depth, width, and transmurality, as well as for signs of ongoing repair. RESULTS Three out of 13 tissue samples showed transmural lesions. In three sections no histologic damage was observed and in the remaining samples transmural extent of myocardial damage ranged from 48% to 82% (mean, 64 +/- 13%). Lesion depths varied between 1.2 mm and 5.7 mm (mean 2.6 +/- 1.3 mm). The lesion depth did not differ significantly among patients and was not related to the thickness of the epicardial or myocardial layers. Interestingly, several sections showed clear necrosis of nerve bundles located in the epicardial tissue. CONCLUSIONS This post-mortem histologic study showed that in the majority of samples the lesions were not transmural and that the extent of myocardial damage was highly variable. Even in this validated approach of epicardial beating heart ablation with satisfactory clinical results, transmurality of lesions cannot be assumed.
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- Ryan E Accord
- Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery, University Hospital Maastricht, Cardiovascular Research Institute Maastricht, Maastricht, The Netherlands
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Accord RE, van Brakel TJ, Maessen JG. The rationale of surgical pulmonary vein isolation for treatment of atrial fibrillation. Neth Heart J 2005; 13:181-185. [PMID: 25696485 PMCID: PMC2497331] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/04/2023] Open
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With the development of less invasive surgical approaches and new ablation techniques, surgical treatment of atrial fibrillation has gained increasing interest over the past decade. Contrary to the complex Maze procedure, new less laborious approaches with pulmonary vein isolation as the main focus are within the reach of most cardiothoracic surgeons. However, although important new pathophysiological mechanisms have emerged in recent years due to extensive basic and clinical research, several uncertainties and hurdles concerning this treatment modality remain. This article reviews the rationale of surgical pulmonary vein isolation, based on these increased insights. Furthermore, important technical aspects including the possible advantages of an epicardial approach, the optimal left-sided lesion set and the need for transmurality are discussed in depth.
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