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Pavie A, Muneretto C, Aupart M, Rabago G, Leger P, Tedy G, Bors V, Gandjbakhch I, Cabrol C. Prognostic Indices of Survival in Patients Supported with Temporary Devices (Tah, Vad). Int J Artif Organs 2018. [DOI: 10.1177/039139889101400507] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/17/2022]
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- A. Pavie
- Hôpital De La Pitié, Paris - France
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- Hôpital De La Pitié, Paris - France
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- Hôpital De La Pitié, Paris - France
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Bors V, Aubert S, Flecher E, Bonnet N, D'Alessandro C, Gandjbakhch I, Pavie A. Bullet Embolization from the Left Brachiocephalic Vein to the Right Ventricle. J Card Surg 2008; 23:176-7. [DOI: 10.1111/j.1540-8191.2007.00515.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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Reiss N, Leprince P, Bonnet N, D'Alessandro C, Varnous S, Aubert S, Bors V, Pavie A, Gandjbakhch I. Results After Orthotopic Heart Transplantation Accepting Donor Hearts >50 Years: Experience at La Pitie Salpetriere, Paris. Transplant Proc 2007; 39:549-53. [PMID: 17362779 DOI: 10.1016/j.transproceed.2006.12.011] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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INTRODUCTION We sought to examine the results of orthotopic heart transplantation accepting hearts from donors >50 years of age with special regard to the usefulness of peripheral extracorporeal membrane oxygenation for posttransplant graft dysfunction. PATIENTS Between January 2000 and December 2004, a total of 247 patients underwent orthotopic heart transplantation. In 143 patients (58%) the heart donor was <50 years (group I, mean age of donor hearts 36 +/- 11 years; range, 8-49 years). In 104 recipients (42%) the heart donor was >50 years (group II, mean age of donor hearts 56 +/- 15 years; range, 50-67 years). Pretransplant characteristics of the two groups showed no significant differences. RESULTS The in-hospital mortality was slightly increased in group II (24% vs 20% in group I, NS) and the 5-year survival rate significantly increased in group I (75% vs 63% in group II). Freedom from transplant vasculopathy after 3 years was similar in both groups (86% in group I vs 87% in group II). A total of 25 patients (17%) in group I and 27 patients (26%) in group II developed graft dysfunction. Eleven patients in group I and 10 patients in group II were treated using peripheral extracorporeal membrane oxygenation, whereas 3 of the 11 patients in group I and 5 of the 10 patients in group II were discharged following a complete recovery. Two patients in group I and 4 patients in group II were survivors beyond year. CONCLUSION In our experience it was possible to increase the cardiac donor pool by accepting allografts from donors >50 years of age in selected cases. The incidence of transplant vasculopathy was not increased, whereas in-hospital mortality was slightly higher. In our limited cohort, patients with older donor hearts was developed graft dysfunction profited from primary extracorporeal membrane oxygenation implantation, an indication that should be examined further without delay.
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- N Reiss
- Service de Chirurgie Thoracique et Cardiovasculaire, Groupe Hospitalier Pitie-Salpetriere, Paris, France.
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Varnous S, Lansac E, Acar C, Golmard JL, Bors V, Pavie A, Gandjbakhch I. [Annuloplasty reduces the mitral leaflets mobility]. Arch Mal Coeur Vaiss 2006; 99:1191-1196. [PMID: 18942520] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/26/2023]
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The posterior mitral leaflet is usually motionless following mitral valve repair. The aim of this study was to assess (1) the geometric changes of the left ventricular base following prosthetic ring annuloplasty and (2) their impact on the anterior mitral leaflet (AML) mobility. Thirty five patients operated upon for mitral valve repair underwent an intraoperative transesophageal echographic study before and after annuloplasty. A posterior leaflet resection was achieved in 29 cases and ring annuloplasty alone in 6 cases. No repair technique was performed on the AML. Four parameters were assessed: the anteroposterior mitral annulus diameter, the aortomitral angle, the opening and closure angles of the AML. Annuloplasty resulted in a drastic reduction of the mitral annulus from 36.8 +/- 5.6 mm to 20.9 +/- 3.8 mm (systole, long axis view) (p < 0.0001). The aortomitral angle decreased following annuloplasty from 115.1 +/- 8.3 to 108.0 +/- 9.60 (systole, long axis view) (p < 0.0001). No difference was observed between systolic and diastolic measurments concerning the mitral annulus or the aortomitral angle. The opening angle of the AML remained unchanged whereas the closure angle increased from 17.8 +/- 6.10 to 26.6 +/- 6.70 (long axis view) (p = 0.0001) resulting in a displacement of the coaptation point towards the apex. Consequently, the excursion of the anterior leaflet throughout the cardiac cycle decreased following annuloplasty from 43 +/- 130 to 32.5 +/- 11 (long axis view) (p < 0.0001).
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- S Varnous
- Département de chirurgie cardio-vasculaire, Institut de cardiologie, hôpital La Pitié-Salpêtrière
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Leprince P, Aubert S, Bonnet N, Rama A, Léger P, Bors V, Levasseur JP, Szefner J, Vaissier E, Pavie A, Gandjbakhch I. Peripheral Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation (ECMO) in Patients With Posttransplant Cardiac Graft Failure. Transplant Proc 2005; 37:2879-80. [PMID: 16182841 DOI: 10.1016/j.transproceed.2005.05.018] [Citation(s) in RCA: 35] [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] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/25/2022]
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INTRODUCTION We sought to report the usefulness of extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (ECMO) in heart transplant patients. PATIENTS Between March 2002 and August 2004, 14 heart transplant patients (11 men and three women, 36 +/- 15 years old, range = 12 to 50) with primary graft failure underwent peripheral ECMO implantation. Three patients had pulmonary hypertension and three had been transplanted with hearts from marginal donors. At the time of implantation, all were in severe cardiogenic shock despite maximal inotropic support. In six patients, the ECMO was implanted in the operating room since cardiopulmonary bypass could not be weaned. In the eight remaining patients, ECMO was implanted in the intensive care unit, during the first 48 hours in seven cases. In one patient, implantation was performed during external resuscitation. In all cases, femoral vessels were canulated using the Seldinger technique after anterior wall exposure. Distal arterial perfusion of the lower limb was systematically used. RESULTS Pump outflow was high enough in all the cases (mean: 2.6 +/- 0.2 L/min/m(2)). Three patients died on circulatory support. One patient was implanted with a total artificial heart after a few hours and another one underwent unsuccessful emergent retransplantation. Nine patients were weaned from ECMO after a mean duration of 5 +/- 2.5 days. Among them, one died of infection at 10 days after weaning and seven others were discharged to rehabilitation centers. CONCLUSION Fast operating room or bedside implantation of a peripheral ECMO allows the physician to stabilize the hemodynamic status of patients with cardiac graft failure, potentially leading toward myocardial recovery.
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- P Leprince
- Cardiothoracic Surgery Department, La Pitié-Salpétrière Hospital, Paris, France.
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Thaunat O, Alyanakian MA, Varnous S, Bors V, Damaj G, Rerolle JP, Jondeau K, Varet B, Gandjbakhch I, Buzyn A. Long-term successful outcome of sequential cardiac and allogeneic bone marrow transplantations in severe AL amyloidosis. Bone Marrow Transplant 2005; 35:419-20. [PMID: 15640825 DOI: 10.1038/sj.bmt.1704772] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/09/2022]
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Leprince P, Pavie A, Leger P, Bonnet N, Vaissier E, Levasseur J, Bors V, Gandjbakhch I. Total artificial heart cardiowest in small patients. J Heart Lung Transplant 2004. [DOI: 10.1016/j.healun.2003.11.191] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/28/2022] Open
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Leprince P, Bonnet N, Rama A, Léger P, Bors V, Levasseur JP, Szefner J, Vaissier E, Pavie A, Gandjbakhch I. Bridge to transplantation with the Jarvik-7 (CardioWest) total artificial heart: a single-center 15-year experience. J Heart Lung Transplant 2003; 22:1296-303. [PMID: 14672743 DOI: 10.1016/s1053-2498(03)00036-6] [Citation(s) in RCA: 69] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/27/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND At our institution, the total artificial heart (TAH) Jarvik-7 (CardioWest) has been used since 1986 as a bridge to transplantation for the most severely ill patients with terminal congestive heart failure. METHODS Between 1986 and 2001, 127 patients (108 males, mean age 38 +/- 13) were bridged to transplantation with the Jarvik-7 TAH. All were in terminal biventricular failure despite high-dose inotropic support. Nine patients had a body surface area (BSA) of <1.6 m(2). In Group I patients (78%), the etiology of cardiac failure was dilated cardiomyopathy, either idiopathic (n = 60) or ischemic (n = 38). The other 29 patients (Group II) had disease of miscellaneous origin. We analyzed our experience with regard to 3 time periods: 1986 to 1992 (n = 63); 1993 to 1997 (n = 36); and 1998 to 2001 (n = 33). RESULTS Although Group II patients represented 30% of indications before 1992, they comprised only 15% during the 2 subsequent periods. Duration of support for transplant patients increased dramatically after 1997, reaching 2 months for the most recent period (5 to 271 days). In Group I, the percentage of transplanted patients increased from 43% before 1993 to 55% between 1993 and 1997, and reached 74% thereafter. The major cause of death was multiorgan failure (67%). The clinical thromboembolic event rate was particularly low with no instance of cerebrovascular accident and 2 transient ischemic attacks. Total bleeding complication rate was 26%, including 2 deaths related to intractable hemorrhage and 2 others related to atrial tamponade. The cumulative experience was 3,606 total implant days with only 1 instance of mechanical dysfunction. CONCLUSIONS TAH is a safe and efficient bridge for patients with terminal congestive heart failure awaiting cardiac transplantation.
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- P Leprince
- Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery, La Pitié-Salpétrière Hospital, Paris, France.
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Leprince P, Combes A, Bonnet N, Espinosa T, Levasseur JP, Léger P, Bors V, Rama A, Vaissier E, Pavie A. [Fulminating myocarditis: myocardial recovery after circulatory assistance]. Arch Mal Coeur Vaiss 2002; 95:305-9. [PMID: 12055771] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 04/18/2023]
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The clinical expression of acute myocarditis is variable from paucisymptomatic to fulminating forms which are usually lethal within days. The latter presentation takes the form of very acute cardiac failure. During this phase, the severity of myocardial dysfunction may be such that death ensues. However, if the patient survives, paradoxically, these forms have a better long-term prognosis with complete recovery of myocardial function being possible after the acute phase. The authors report a typical case of fulminating myocarditis with electromechanical dissociation, which recovered completely after a period of circulatory assistance. This case illustrates the rapidity of deterioration of the haemodynamic status and the importance of organ dysfunction despite early management. In a review of the literature, the authors found about 150 reported cases of acute myocarditis treated with circulatory assistance. In the best series, about half the patients were weaned off the circulatory assistance without having to undergo cardiac transplantation. However, the potential recovery of myocardial function is difficult to predict.
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- P Leprince
- Service de chirurgie thoracique et cardiovasculaire, groupe hospitalier La Pitié-La Salpêtrière, 75013 Paris.
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Leprince P, Rahmati M, Bonnet N, Bors V, Rama A, Léger P, Gandjbakhch I, Pavie A. Expanded polytetrafluoroethylene membranes to wrap surfaces of circulatory support devices in patients undergoing bridge to heart transplantation. Eur J Cardiothorac Surg 2001; 19:302-6. [PMID: 11251270 DOI: 10.1016/s1010-7940(01)00593-0] [Citation(s) in RCA: 25] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [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] [Indexed: 10/18/2022] Open
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OBJECTIVE Because of a lack of donor hearts, an increasing number of patients with heart failure must now undergo bridge to cardiac transplantation with a mechanical circulatory support device. Moreover, support periods have become longer. As a result, pericardial adhesions may develop while the support device is implanted, increasing the risk of injury at resternotomy and bleeding after transplantation. Use of expanded polytetrafluoroethylene (ePTFE) pericardial substitutes (membranes) may prevent such adhesions. PATIENTS AND METHODS From January 1997 to December 1999, ePTFE membranes were used in 23 patients to wrap portions of an implanted left ventricular assist device (LVAD) or total artificial heart (TAH). Any complications during mechanical support or at cardiac transplantation were recorded. Six ePTFE membranes removed at transplantation were studied histologically. RESULTS AND CONCLUSIONS At resternotomy for transplantation, the plane of dissection between tissues, ePTFE membranes, and surfaces of the mechanical support device were easily discerned. No adhesions were observed between tissues and membranes. There were no injuries during resternotomy and no patient had to undergo reoperation because of bleeding. One patient given a TAH had an infection during circulatory support that was controlled by antibiotic therapy. In another patient, clots developed between the device and an ePTFE membrane; these were removed successfully. Histologic studies of removed ePTFE membranes showed no infiltration of the membranes interstices by collagen or cellular components. Use of ePTFE membranes in patients undergoing bridge to transplantation with either an LVAD or a TAH limited adhesions between tissues and device surfaces without increasing the risk of infection.
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- P Leprince
- Service de Chirurgie Thoracique et Cardiovasculaire, Groupe Hospitalier Pitié-Salpêtrière, 47-83 Bd de l'Hôpital, 75651 Cedex 13, Paris, France.
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Pavie A, Leger P, Regan M, Szefner J, Nataf P, Bors V, Vaissier E, Gandjbakhch I. Emergency mechanical circulatory support: still viable? J Heart Lung Transplant 2000; 19:S101-4. [PMID: 11016497 DOI: 10.1016/s1053-2498(00)00108-x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/19/2022] Open
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- A Pavie
- Department of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, La Pitié Hospital, Paris, France
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Leprince P, Pavie A, Léger P, Bonnet N, Bors V, Levasseur JP, Vaissier E, Gandjbakhch I. [End-stage heart failure: role of various circulation assistance techniques]. Ann Cardiol Angeiol (Paris) 2000; 49:27-36. [PMID: 12555318] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/28/2023]
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There are currently 4 main types of cardiac assist devices: centrifugal pumps, paracorporeal pneumatic assist devices, implantable ventricular assist devices, total artificial heart. Although the efficacy of centrifugal pumps remains limited, that of the other 3 types of assist devices has now been clearly demonstrated. The choice between these various devices depends on the severity of heart failure at the time of implantation, the univentricular or biventricular disease, the potential for recovery, the patient's morphology and obviously the device or devices available to the team concerned. The results essentially depend on early implantation.
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- P Leprince
- Service de chirurgie thoracique et cardiovasculaire, hôpital La Pitié, 47, boulevard de l'hôpital, 75013 Paris, France
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Domigo V, Levy R, Bors V, Lyon-Caen O, Fontaine B. [Cerebral ischemia in the course of infectious endocarditis: a signal and a marker of progression]. Rev Neurol (Paris) 2000; 156:67-8. [PMID: 10693263] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [MESH Headings] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/15/2023]
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Pavie A, Dorent R, Reagan M, Akthar R, Leger P, Vaissier E, Levasseur JP, Bors V, Gandjbakhch I. La Pitié heart transplantation: 30-year single center clinical experience. Clin Transpl 1999:311-4. [PMID: 10503109] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/14/2023]
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At La Pitié Hospital, 1,184 patients underwent cardiac transplantation for end-stage cardiac disease (1,122 orthotopic and 62 heterotopic) between April 1968-November 1998. Since April 1986, 140 patients have been supported using several different mechanical assist devices as a bridge to transplantation. Twenty-four retransplantations (2.2%) were performed for primary graft failure in 4 (17%), refractory acute rejection in 7(29%), coronary graft disease in 11 (46%) and others in 2 (8%) patients. In a case-control study, retransplanted patients were matched with first transplant patients and survival rates at one and 5 years were 59.4% and 38.8% compared with survival rates for retransplanted patients of 45.4% and 31.2%, respectively. Seventy-four patients survived more than 10 years (61 males, 13 females). Mortality did not increase after 10 years. Unfortunately many suffered complications: 77% had hypertension, hypercholesterolemia (22%), hyperuricemia (41%), osteoporosis (11%), osteonecrosis (5%) and diabetes (7%). Renal function remains one of the main problems; 16% had a creatinine > 180 mumol/L and patients are on chronic dialysis.
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- A Pavie
- Department of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, La Pitié Salpétrière Hospital, Paris, France
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Leprince P, Fretz C, Dorent R, Boudifa A, Jourdan J, Youssoub JJ, Bors V, Nataf P, Pavie A, Gandjbakhch I. Posttransplantation cytotoxic immunoglobulin G is associated with a high rate of acute allograft dysfunctions in heart transplant recipients. Am Heart J 1999; 138:586-92. [PMID: 10467212 DOI: 10.1016/s0002-8703(99)70164-x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [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] [Indexed: 10/25/2022]
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BACKGROUND The significance of anti-human leukocyte antigen immunoglobin G (IgG) detected in the posttransplantation course of heart graft recipients remains unclear. METHOD Sera from 121 cardiac allograft recipients transplanted between January 1992 and December 1994 were screened for the presence of lymphocytotoxic antibodies in the first year after transplantation. Dithiothreitol was used to differentiate IgG from immunoglobulin M. RESULTS Nineteen patients (15%) had cytotoxic IgG develop, mainly during the first month after transplantation. The percentage of women was higher in this group (42% vs 15.7%; P <.05). Donor to recipient mismatches for sex, blood typing, cytomegalovirus serology, and human leukocyte antigen typing were comparable between IgG producers and nonproducers. The frequency of acute allograft dysfunction during the first year after transplantation was significantly higher among patients producing IgG (42% vs 5.9; P <.001). Most of these acute allograft dysfunctions were independent of cellular rejection lesions but were associated with a thickening of the posterior wall and the interventricular septum during the acute episode. Finally, all the patients but one recovered. Recurrences were not uncommon and, at 1 year after transplantation, the dose of cyclosporine used in patients producing IgG was significantly greater, as was the left ventricular thickness. CONCLUSION Posttransplantation cytotoxic IgG is not uncommon and appears to be associated with a high rate of acute allograft dysfunction. Development of these antibodies can be caused by a previous undetected immunization, as suggested by the higher percentage of women in the producer group. Correlation with histologic lesions of humoral rejection are discussed.
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- P Leprince
- Department of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, La Pitié Hospital, Paris, France
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Sabouret P, Pavie A, Bors V, Gandjbakhch I. [Picture of the month. Hydatid cyst of cardiac localization]. Ann Cardiol Angeiol (Paris) 1998; 47:767. [PMID: 9922857] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [MESH Headings] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/10/2023]
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- P Sabouret
- Service de Chirurgie Cardio-Vasculaire et Thoracique, Hôpital La Pitié, Paris
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We identified 33 patients with definite pacemaker endocarditis--that is, with direct evidence of infective endocarditis, based on surgery or autopsy histologic findings of or bacteriologic findings (Gram stain or culture) of valvular vegetation or electrode-tip wire vegetation. Most of the patients (75%) were > or = 60 years of age (mean 66 +/- 3; range 21 to 86). Pouch hematoma or inflammation was common (58%), but other predisposing factors for endocarditis were rare. At the time that pacemaker endocarditis was found, the mean number of leads was 2.4 +/- 1.1 (range 1 to 7). The interval from the last procedure to diagnosis of endocarditis was 20 +/- 4 months (range 1 to 72). Endocarditis appeared after pacemaker implantation, early (< 3 months) in 10 patients and late (> or = 3 months) in 23 patients. Fever was the most common symptom, being isolated in 36%, associated with a poor general condition in 24%, and associated with septic shock in 9%. Transthoracic echocardiography showed vegetations in only 2 of 9 patients. Transesophageal echocardiography demonstrated the presence of lead vegetations (n = 20) or tricuspid vegetations (n = 3) in 23 of 24 patients (96%; p <0.0001 compared with transthoracic echocardiography). Pulmonary scintigraphy showed a typical pulmonary embolization in 7 of 17 patients (41%). Pathogens were mainly isolated from blood (82%) and lead (91%) cultures. The major pathogens causing pacemaker endocarditis were Staphylococcus epidermidis (n = 17) and S. aureus (n = 7). S. epidermidis was found more often in early than in late endocarditis (90% vs 50%; p = 0.05). All patients were treated with prolonged antibiotic regimens before and after electrode removal. Electrode removal was achieved by surgery (n = 29) or traction (n = 4). Associated procedures were performed in 9 patients. After the intensive care period, only 17 patients needed a new permanent pacemaker. Overall mortality was 24% after a mean follow-up period of 22 +/- 4 months (range 1 to 88). Eight patients who were significantly older (74 +/- 3 vs 63 +/- 3 years; p = 0.05) died < or = 2 months after electrode removal, whereas 25 were alive and asymptomatic.
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- P Cacoub
- Department of Internal Medicine, Hôpital La Pitié-Salpétrière, Paris, France
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Leprince P, Pavie A, Leger P, Szefner J, Nataf P, Bors V, Gandjbakhch I. [The cardiowest total artificial heart: experience of 29 cases]. Arch Mal Coeur Vaiss 1998; 91:397-404. [PMID: 9749225] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/08/2023]
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The authors studied the outcome of multi-organ failure in 29 patients with terminal cardiac failure and maintained with a Cardiotest total artificial heart whilst waiting for cardiac transplantation. Pre-implantation organ dysfunction was defined by the following criteria; assisted respiration of over 3 days, total billirubin and creatinine levels of over 2 mg/dL, a platelet count of less than 80,000/mL or a prothrombin ratio of less than 50% and central nervous system disturbances. Fourteen patients died during the period of circulatory assistance and 71% of deaths were due to multi-organ failure. Pre-implantation plasma total bilirubin levels were significantly higher in patients who died of multi-organ failure (p = 0.04). Eighty per cent of patients who died of multi-organ failure had at least 3 criteria of organ dysfunction before implantation of the artificial heart compared with only 37% in the other patients (p = 0.04). Finally, systemic vascular resistances before implantation were significantly lower in patients who died of multi-organ failure. The results of this study suggest that multi-organ failures does not develop during the period of circulatory assistance but represents an aggravation of a preexisting morbid condition. This observation should lead to a limitation of the indications of total circulatory assistance in some cases and, above all, to earlier intervention before multi-organ failure becomes irreversible.
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- P Leprince
- University of Arizona Cardiovascular and Thoracic Surgery, Tucson 85724, USA
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Pavie A, Gossoub JJ, Barroso H, Dorent R, Leger PH, Regan M, Levasseur JP, Vaissier E, Bors V, Szefner J, Nataf P, Gandjbakhch I. Heart and lung transplantation: La Pitié experience. Transplant Proc 1997; 29:2885-7. [PMID: 9365603 DOI: 10.1016/s0041-1345(97)00718-5] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/05/2023]
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- A Pavie
- Hopitaux Publique de Paris, France
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Jault F, Gandjbakhch I, Rama A, Nectoux M, Bors V, Vaissier E, Nataf P, Pavie A, Cabrol C. Active native valve endocarditis: determinants of operative death and late mortality. Ann Thorac Surg 1997; 63:1737-41. [PMID: 9205176 DOI: 10.1016/s0003-4975(97)00117-3] [Citation(s) in RCA: 94] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.5] [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] [Indexed: 02/04/2023]
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BACKGROUND In this report, we reviewed 247 patients who underwent operation by our team for active native valve endocarditis between January 1979 and December 1993. METHODS There were 201 male and 46 female patients (mean age, 45.4 +/- 6 years). The aortic valve was involved in 163 cases, the mitral valve in 36 cases, both mitral and aortic valves in 44 cases, and the tricuspid valve alone in 4 cases. The most common microorganisms were streptococci. Univariate Pearson (chi2 test) and multivariate (stepwise logistic regression [BMDPLR]) analyses were used to identify significant predictors of operative mortality, reoperation, and recurrent endocarditis. Cox proportional hazards regression model was used to study late survival. RESULTS Operative mortality was 7.6% (n = 19). Increased age, cardiogenic shock at the time of operation, insidious illness, and greater thoracic ratio (>0.5) were the predominant risk factors; the length of antibiotic therapy appeared to have no influence. Two hundred thirteen patients were followed up. Median follow-up time was 6 years (range, 2 to 19 years). Overall survival rate (operative mortality excluded) was 71.3% +/- 3.8% at 9 years. Increased age, preoperative neurologic complications, cardiogenic shock at the time of operation, shorter duration of the illness, insidious illness before the operation, and mitral valve endocarditis were the predominant risk factors for late mortality. The probability of freedom from reoperation (operative mortality included) was 73.3% +/- 4.2% at 8 years; risk factors were younger age and aortic valve endocarditis. The rate of prosthetic valve endocarditis was 7%. No significant risk factor was found. CONCLUSIONS Increased age, insidious illness, and hemodynamic failure are the main risk factors for operative mortality. Long-term survival is good except for patients with preoperative neurologic complications and mitral valve endocarditis.
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- F Jault
- Department of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, Pitie's Hospital, Paris, France
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Leprince P, Nataf P, Bors V, Ramadan R, Dorent R, Jault F, Coignard L, Fontanel M, Pavie A, Cabrol C, Gandjbakhch I. Position-related factors in mitral and tricuspid bioprostheses degenerative changes. J Cardiovasc Surg (Torino) 1997; 38:223-6. [PMID: 9219470] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/04/2023]
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We report clinicopathological findings in 15 patients in whom the same bioprosthesis (BP) had been implanted simultaneously in both mitral and tricuspid positions. The aim of the study was to investigate whether position-related factors played an important role in BP degeneration. There were 14 women and 1 man with a mean age of 34 +/- 11 years. The indications for the initial operation were rheumatic in 14 cases and endocarditis in one patient. The mean interval before reoperation was 7.5 +/- 3.3 years. Predominant cause of reoperation was: structural deterioration of both mitral and tricuspid BPs (6), mitral regurgitation (5), tricuspid BP dysfunction (1), para-aortic leak (1), mitro-aortic thrombi (1). Calcific deposits were the principal cause of early deterioration of mitral BPs and the major cause of late tricuspid BPs dysfunction. This lesion was predominantly related to local factors. Cuspal tears were the principal cause of late (> 9 yrs) mitral BP failure and most probably related to mechanical stress. Extensive fibrosis affected only tricuspid bioprostheses. In 7 patients more extensive degenerative changes occurred in bioprostheses in the mitral rather than the tricuspid position (Group I). However, in the remaining eight the magnitude of the changes was very similar in the two positions (Group II). The interval before reoperation was significantly longer in patients of Group II (9.8 yrs, range 5-13) than patients in Group I (4.9 yrs, range 3-6), (p < 0.01). We concluded that position-related factors exert a major role in bioprosthetic failure. These factors are more deleterious in the mitral position than in the tricuspid position.
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- P Leprince
- Service de Chirurgie Thoracique et Cardiovasculaire, Hôpital Pitié, Paris, France
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Cacoub P, Leprince P, Nataf P, Amoura Z, Papo T, Wechsler B, Bors V, Gandjbakhch I, Godeau P, Piette JC. Endocardite sur sonde de pacemaker: 33 observations. Rev Med Interne 1997. [DOI: 10.1016/s0248-8663(97)80326-8] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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Sainte Beuve C, Allen PD, Dambrin G, Rannou F, Marty I, Trouvé P, Bors V, Pavie A, Gandgjbakch I, Charlemagne D. Cardiac calcium release channel (ryanodine receptor) in control and cardiomyopathic human hearts: mRNA and protein contents are differentially regulated. J Mol Cell Cardiol 1997; 29:1237-46. [PMID: 9160875 DOI: 10.1006/jmcc.1996.0360] [Citation(s) in RCA: 25] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [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] [Indexed: 02/04/2023]
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Abnormal intracellular calcium handling in cardiomyopathic human hearts has been associated with an impaired function of the sarcoplasmic reticulum, but previous reports on the gene expression of the ryanodine receptors (Ry2) are contradictory. We measured the mRNA levels, the protein levels and the number of high affinity [3H]ryanodine binding sites in the left ventricle of non-failing (n = 9) and failing human hearts [idiopathic dilated (IDCM n = 16), ischemic (ICM n = 7) or mixed (MCM n = 8) cardiomyopathies]. Ry2 mRNA levels were significantly reduced in IDCM (-30%) and unchanged in MCM and ICM and Ry2 protein levels were similar. In contrast, we observed a two-fold increase in the number of high affinity Ry2 (B(max) = 0.43 +/- 0.11 v 0.22 +/- 0.13 pmol/mg protein, respectively; P<0.01) and an unchanged K(d). Furthermore, levels of myosin heavy chain mRNA and protein per g of tissue were similar in failing and non-failing hearts, suggesting that the observed differences in Ry2 are not caused by the increase in fibrosis in failing heart. Therefore, the dissociation between the two-fold increase in the number of high affinity ryanodine receptors observed in all failing hearts and the slightly decreased mRNA level or unchanged protein level suggests that the ryanodine binding properties are affected in failing myocardium and that such modifications rather than a change in gene expression alter the channel activity and could contribute to abnormalities in intracellular Ca2+ handling.
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- C Sainte Beuve
- Unité 127 INSERM, IFR Circulation Lariboisière, Université D Diderot, Paris, France
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Gandjbakhch I, Nataf P, Pavie A, Bors V, Rama A, Lima LE. [Video-assisted coronary artery bypass]. Bull Acad Natl Med 1997; 181:79-87; discussion 87-91. [PMID: 9162515] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/04/2023]
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The benefits of the internal mammary artery (IMA), as a graft, particularly for the left anterior descending (LAD) coronary artery disease, have been demonstrated. Coronary artery bypass grafting (CABG) without cardiopulmonary bypass (CPB) is now an accepted technique of myocardial revascularization. Thoracoscopy and a minimal thoracotomy have been applied to cardiac surgery, however its use has not been well defined; in our approach, we harvested the left IMA thoracoscopically. Following this the left IMA-LAD coronary artery anastomosis was fashioned, by means of a left small anterior thoracotomy on the beating heart without CPB. A double lumen endotracheal tube was used so the lung could be collapsed. Three left lateral chest ports of 1 cm were made, and the thoracoscope was placed through the initial port, permitting inspection of the thorax. The other ports were used for IMA dissection, using endoscopic instruments (electrocautery, grasping, forceps,...), the side branches were controlled by either cautery or endoscopic clips. When it was possible, the anterior port was extended doing a small left anterior thoracotomy, the pericardium was exposed, the IMA was divided and exteriorized through the thoracotomy. After coronary artery control, the bypass graft was carried out on the beating heart without CPB, in 26 patients. From september 1995 to july 1996, we have operated on 30 patients using this technique. We believe that with increasing operator experience, this minimally invasive approach will have a major impact on the management of the coronary artery disease patients, with a faster recovery, shorter hospitalization, and certainly less cost.
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- I Gandjbakhch
- Hôpital de la Pitié-Salpêtrière, Service de chirurgie thoracique et cardiovasculaire, Paris
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Pavie A, Dorent R, Akthar R, Nataf P, Bors V, Gandjbakhch I. [Cardiac transplantation. Lack of donor organs. Current status]. Arch Mal Coeur Vaiss 1996; 89 Spec No 6:43-6. [PMID: 9092426] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/04/2023]
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The lack of donor organs in France has led to a decrease in the number of cardiac transplantations (636 in 1990. 429 in 1994), despite the fact that the number of indications remains high. The reasons for this inadequation are multiple, but family refusal remains the major cause (65% of cases of non-donation). Efforts should continue to try and reverse this attitude to make this unequaled treatment available. The difficulties should in no case influence the indications of transplantations.
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- A Pavie
- Service de chirurgie cardiovasculaire hôpital de La Pitié Salpêtrire, Paris
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Jault F, Gandjbakhch I, Rama A, Nataf P, Dorent R, Bors V, Pavie A, Cabrol C. [Long term results of the surgical treatment of obstructive hypertrophic cardiomyopathies]. Arch Mal Coeur Vaiss 1996; 89:679-84. [PMID: 8760652] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/02/2023]
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Between January 1973 and December 1993, 66 patients underwent surgery in our department for hypertrophic obstructive cardiomyopathy; mean basal outflow gradient was 48.4 +/- 36 mmHg, 20 patients had mitral valve lesions. Thirty six patients underwent myotomy-myomectomy alone, 13 mitral valve replacement alone, and 17 both myotomy-myomectomy and mitral valve replacement. The 30-day mortality rate was 7.5% for all patients; predominant risk factors were gender (female), greater cardiothoracic ratio, preoperative episodes of atrial fibrillation and lack of syncope. Overall survival rate (operative mortality included) was 65.3 +/- 8.6% at 13 years. Predominant risk factors for late mortality were the same than above, plus mitral valve replacement; so mitral valve repair, whenever feasible should be undertaken. Forty nine patients are still followed up: 46 are asymptomatic; Doppler mean basal outflow gradient was reduced to 10 +/- 1.4 mmHg. In conclusion, surgery relieves symptoms and outflow obstruction, and allows mitral valve reconstruction.
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- F Jault
- Service de chirurgie thoracique et cardiovasculaire, höpital de la Pitié, Paris
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Nataf R, Gandjbakhch I, Pavie A, Bors V, Dorent R, Vaissier E, Levasseur JP, Leger P, Cabrol A, Cabrol C. Heart transplant for the failing ischaemic ventricle. Cardiovasc Surg 1996; 4:120-3. [PMID: 8861423 DOI: 10.1016/0967-2109(96)82301-5] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/02/2023]
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Clinical application of heart transplantation goes beyond 28 years experience. Ischaemic heart diseases remain, with idiopathic cardiomyopathies, the main indications for cardiac transplant. A combination of haemodynamic, contractile and viability measurements may be useful to choose between transplant and coronary revascularization for the failing ischaemic ventricle. Advances in the detection of early rejection, improved organ preservation procedures, and the introduction of new immunosuppressive therapy protocols have produced dramatic results in heart transplantation. Late graft atherosclerosis remains a serious threat despite retransplantation and, in some cases, mechanical circulatory support.
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- R Nataf
- Department of Cardiovascular Surgery, Hopital de la Pitie, Paris, France
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Leprince P, Tsézana R, Dorent R, Nataf P, Bors V, Pavie A, Gandjbakhch I. [Reoperation for aortic valve replacement after myocardial revascularization]. Arch Mal Coeur Vaiss 1996; 89:335-9. [PMID: 8734186] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/01/2023]
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A series of 13 patients (11 male, 2 female, average age 61 +/- 6 years) with previous aortocoronary bypass surgery and reoperated for aortic valve replacement (AVR) were analysed retrospectively. At coronary bypass, 8 patients (Group I) has insignificant aortic stenosis (AS) (mean transvalvular pressure gradient < 40 mmHg and/or aortic valve surface > 1 cm2). The other 5 had no aortic valvular lesion (Group II). The average time interval between the two operations was 7 +/- 3.3 years (Group I: 6.7 +/- 3.5 years; Group II: 7.4 +/- 3.2 years). In Group I, 2 patients required early AVR (2 years) whereas the time of reoperation varied from 6 to 12 years in the other 6 patients. No operative complications related to the sternotomy or dissection of adhesions were observed. In 3 cases, it was necessary to free the implanted grafts on the right coronary artery to gain access to the initial part of the aorta. A transverse low aortotomy allowed AVR in good conditions in all cases. One patient in Group II died on the 5th postoperative day of a low output syndrome complicated by pneumonia. After an average follow-up of 3 +/- 2 years, 9 patients are still alive. Three patients in Group I died, two of cardiac failure and one of unknown causes. The authors conclude that "prophylactic" AVR in cases of insignificant AS in patients referred for coronary bypass surgery is not justified. Regular echocardiographic follow-up should lead to AVR at the most appropriate moment, sometimes after an interval of several years, with a low operative risk.
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- P Leprince
- Service de chirurgie thoracique et Cardiovasculaire, hôpital de la Pitié, Paris
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Pavie A, Leger P, Regan M, Nataf P, Bors V, Szefner J, Cabrol C, Gandjbakhch I. Clinical experience with a total artificial heart as a bridge for transplantation: the pitie experience. J Card Surg 1995; 10:552-8. [PMID: 7488777 DOI: 10.1111/j.1540-8191.1995.tb00631.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/25/2023]
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Since April 1986, 82 patients have received a pneumatic total artificial heart, 62 a JARVIK-7, and 20 a Cardiowest. The duration of support ranged from less than 1 day to 603 days (mean duration: 27 +/- 82). The indications were for acute shock (38 cases) or for chronic deterioration on the transplant waiting list (44 cases). The etiology was mainly due to idiopathic and ischemic cardiomyopathy. With the help of our scoring system, we divided our patients in three groups: Chronic Implantation, represented by two females staying on device for 6 and 19 months, respectively; a High-Risk group of 29 patients characterized by high-risk indications; graft failure, rejection, postcardiotomy patient, postpartum cardiomyopathy, and valvular and congenital reoperation. In addition, the dilated and ischemic cardiomyopathy patients with a score over 6 were included in this group; and an Elective Indication group (51 patients) represented all of the dilated and ischemic cardiomyopathy patients with a score under 6. Due to the shortage of donors, our criteria for transplantation are very strict. Transplants should be made only in cases of hemodynamic stability, on an extubated patient with normal renal and liver functions, without coagulation problems or infection. With such criteria, in the high-risk group, only four patients could be transplanted and of these two are still alive. In contrast, in the elective group, 31 were transplanted (61%), and 71% of these patients were discharged. The rate is improved in the most recent cases, with 90% of the Cardiowest patients being survivors.
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- A Pavie
- Department of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, La Pitie Hospital, Paris, France
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Jondeau G, Dorent R, Bors V, Dib JC, Dubourg O, Benzidia R, Gandjbakhch I, Bourdarias JP. Dynamic cardiomyoplasty: effect of discontinuing latissimus dorsi muscle stimulation on left ventricular systolic and diastolic performance and exercise capacity. J Am Coll Cardiol 1995; 26:129-34. [PMID: 7797741 DOI: 10.1016/0735-1097(95)00117-i] [Citation(s) in RCA: 28] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [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] [Indexed: 01/27/2023]
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OBJECTIVES This study sought to assess the short-term effect of discontinuing latissimus dorsi muscle stimulation on left ventricular systolic and diastolic performance and exercise tolerance in patients with improved functional status by cardiomyoplasty, in whom latissimus dorsi muscle was fully conditioned. BACKGROUND Cardiomyoplasty has consistently improved the functional status of patients, but the short-term effect of latissimus dorsi muscle contraction has not been assessed in these patients. METHODS Right-heart catheterization, Doppler-echocardiography and maximal exercise testing with expired gas analysis were performed in 10 patients with congestive heart failure who had undergone cardiomyoplasty at least 6 months earlier. Data were obtained when the latissimus dorsi muscle was stimulated every other systole and after stimulation was discontinued for 1 h. The power of this study to detect a 10% difference was > 80%. RESULTS After cardiomyoplasty, left ventricular ejection fraction increased from 0.22 +/- 0.08 (mean +/- SD) to 0.27 +/- 0.07 after 6 months (p < 0.02 vs. before cardiomyoplasty) and to 0.24 +/- 0.09 after 1 year; functional class went from 3.0 +/- 0.0 to 2.0 +/- 0.5 after 6 months and to 2.0 +/- 0.7 after 1 year (both p < 0.001 vs. before cardiomyoplasty). After discontinuation of latissimus dorsi muscle stimulation, cardiac index did not change (2.28 +/- 0.45 vs. 2.30 +/- 0.46 liters/min per m2). Mean systemic arterial and pulmonary capillary wedge pressures were also similar (85.2 +/- 6.0 vs. 88.4 +/- 5.6 mm Hg and 14.9 +/- 7.1 vs. 13.6 +/- 6.8 mm Hg, respectively). Doppler E/A ratio decreased from 1.04 +/- 0.33 to 0.83 +/- 0.25 (p < 0.02), suggesting that left ventricular diastolic function may have been improved by latissimus dorsi muscle stimulation. Peak oxygen consumption was unaltered (1,633 +/- 530 vs. 1,596 +/- 396 ml/min). CONCLUSIONS Alterations in left ventricular diastolic rather than systolic function may be responsible for the long-term clinical benefits of cardiomyoplasty.
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- G Jondeau
- Service de Cardiologie, Hôpital A. Paré, Boulogne, France
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Nataf P, Jault F, Dorent R, Vaissier E, Bors V, Pavie A, Cabrol C, Gandjbakhch I. Extra-annular procedures in the surgical management of prosthetic valve endocarditis. Eur Heart J 1995; 16 Suppl B:99-102. [PMID: 7671935 DOI: 10.1093/eurheartj/16.suppl_b.99] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [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] [Indexed: 01/26/2023] Open
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Severe acute endocarditis can be associated with major destruction of the annulus. Meticulous surgical debridement of friable necrotic material is always necessary and major damage to the annulus of the valve may impair secure seating of the prosthesis. Extra-annular implantation of a prosthesis may be a life-saving procedure when annular implantation is impossible. Between 1978 and 1989, 36 patients underwent extra-annular complex procedures for annular abscesses. The infection involved the aortic prosthesis and the annulus in 22 patients, and the mitral prosthesis and the annulus in 14 patients. In cases of aortic root abscess, a subcoronary valved graft (11 patients), a supracoronary valved conduit (ten patients) or a left ventricle-abdominal aorta valved conduit (one patient) were implanted. In cases of mitral valve endocarditis with extensive annular abscess, intra-atrial insertion of a mitral prosthesis was performed. In such cases, repair of the aortic root with a valved conduit or intra-atrial implantation of a mitral valvular prosthesis can be life saving and can be expected to give excellent long-term results.
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- P Nataf
- Service de Chirurgie Cardiaque, Hôpîtal de la Pitie, Paris, France
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Dorent R, Pavie A, Nataf P, Tedy G, Vaissier E, Ghoussoub JJ, Bors V, Gandjbakhch I. Heart transplantation is a valid therapeutic option for anthracycline cardiomyopathy. Transplant Proc 1995; 27:1683. [PMID: 7725449] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [MESH Headings] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/26/2023]
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- R Dorent
- Department of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, CHU Pitié Salpetriere, Paris, France
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Dorent R, Nataf P, Vaissier E, Levasseur JP, Leger P, Bors V, Pavie A, Gandjbakhch I. Heart transplantation for valvular heart disease. Transplant Proc 1995; 27:1689. [PMID: 7725453] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [MESH Headings] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/26/2023]
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- R Dorent
- Department of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, CHU Pitié Salpetriere, Paris, France
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Leprince P, Nataf P, Cacoub P, Jault F, Goignard E, Bors V, Pavie A, Cabrol C, Godeau P, Gandjbakhch I. [Septicemia and endocarditis related to transvenous pacing leads of pacemakers: surgical indications and results]. Arch Mal Coeur Vaiss 1995; 88:241-6. [PMID: 7487273] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/25/2023]
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Endocarditis of transvenous pacing leads is a rare condition. The authors review a series of 15 patients who developed bacteriologically proven septicaemia and/or endocarditis related to transvenous pacing leads, operated between 1988 and 1993. The interval between the last manipulation of the pacemaker and the onset of endocarditis was about 6 months. Six patients had had haematoma and/or infection of the pacemaker site. Endocarditis presented with chronic pyrexia (14 cases) associated with septicaemia (6 cases) and chronic local suppuration (1 case). The interval between the beginning of the pyrexia and the diagnosis was 3.4 months. Echocardiography showed a mass attached to the pacing lead in 8 cases and tricuspid valve vegetations in 4 cases. Blood cultures were positive in 13 patients and local wound swabs identified the organism in 1 patient. The commonest causal agent was the staphylococcus (epidermis in 7 cases, aureus in 4 cases). Appropriate antibiotic therapy was only effective in 1 case. The surgical indication in 13 cases was persistence of infection associated with pulmonary embolism (3) or tricuspid regurgitation (2). Complete ablation of the prosthetic material was performed by a peripheral vascular approach (2 cases), by a right atrial approach (1 case) and under cardiopulmonary bypass in 12 cases. The peroperative findings were of tricuspid valve vegetations (4 cases), thrombi on the pacing lead (7 cases) or in the right heart chambers (2 cases) or pulmonary artery (2 cases). The associated procedures performed under cardiopulmonary bypass were tricuspid valve repair (2 cases) and pulmonary thrombectomy (2 cases). Temporary and permanent epicardial leads were implanted in 10 patients.(ABSTRACT TRUNCATED AT 250 WORDS)
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- P Leprince
- Service de chirurgie thoracique et cardiovasculaire, Hôpital de la Pitié-Salpêtrière, Paris
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Kawaguchi AT, Gandjbakhch I, Desruennes M, Pavie A, Bors V, Nataf P, Leger P, Vaissier E, Szefner J, Cabrol A. Orthotopic vs heterotopic heart transplantation in donor/recipient size mismatch. Transplant Proc 1995; 27:1277-81. [PMID: 7878880] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [MESH Headings] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/27/2023]
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Gandjbakhch I, Pavie A, Bors V, Cabrol A, Vaissier E, Levasseur JP, Leger P, Petrie J, Simoneau F, Desruennes M. Mechanical assistance as a bridge to transplantation different indications for different devices. J Cardiovasc Surg (Torino) 1994; 35:53-7. [PMID: 7775557] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [MESH Headings] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/27/2023]
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- I Gandjbakhch
- Department de Chirurgie Cardiovasculaire Hopital La Pitié, Paris, France
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Jault F, Nataf P, Rama A, Fontanel M, Vaissier E, Pavie A, Bors V, Cabrol C, Gandjbakhch I. Chronic disease of the ascending aorta. Surgical treatment and long-term results. J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 1994; 108:747-54. [PMID: 7934112] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/27/2023]
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Between January 1979 and December 1991, we operated on 339 patients for chronic disease of the ascending aorta. The operation was elective in all. Endocarditis and its sequelae have been excluded. Thirty-one patients had a previous operation on the ascending aorta or the aortic valve; 268 patients had aneurysms of the ascending aorta without dissection; 72 had chronic aortic dissections, of whom 33 had a preexistent aneurysm. The patients included 272 men and 67 women. Mean age was 53.58 +/- 7 years. Eight percent of the patients had clinical stigmata of Marfan's disease. A tubular graft replacement was used in 7 patients, a tubular graft and valve replacement in 72 patients, and a composite valve graft replacement with reattachment of the coronary arteries using a 8 mm Dacron graft was performed in 260 patients. Concomitant procedures were used in 74 patients: coronary artery bypass grafts in 25, mitral valve replacement in 9, and aortic arch reconstruction in 40. The 30-day mortality rate was 7.6% (n = 26). For the whole group, multivariate analysis using stepwise logistic regression showed that operative risk factors were concomitant coronary artery bypass grafting, age (increased), aortic valve regurgitation, and previous cardiac surgery. Follow-up was conducted in 303 patients, and risk factors for late mortality were studied. Long-term survival was 59.6% +/- 3.7% at 9 years. It was 67% +/- 3.5% at 9 years for patients without aortic arch reconstruction and 56% +/- 4.5% for patients with aortic arch reconstruction (p = 0.0018). Reoperation was needed in 14 patients. Actuarial freedom from reoperation was 90% +/- 0.2% at 9 years for all the patients. Only one patient with composite valve graft replacement and reattachment of the coronary arteries had required reoperation for problems related to this procedure. This technique is used routinely by our team, especially in patients with large chronic aneurysms, dissected or not, and in those who had previous operations. The long-term results are good.
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- F Jault
- Department of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, Pitie's Hospital, Paris, France
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Infectious lesions and extreme calcification of the mitral valve annulus can make classic anatomic implantation of a prosthesis impossible. Confronted with these circumstances, we have developed a technique of intraatrial insertion of a mitral prosthesis. The prosthesis has been modified by enlarging the circumference of the sewing ring with a Dacron collar. The collar can be sutured to the left atrial wall above the mitral annulus. From 1981 to 1989, this technique has been employed in 36 patients: 15 had acute valve endocarditis with destruction of the mitral annulus and 21 had extensive annular calcification. In all cases, circumferential or partial intraatrial insertion permitted a secure implantation of the prosthesis. One operative death was related to the technique. It was an intractable bleeding caused by tearing of the very thin and fragile wall of the left atrium in a kidney transplant patient. Four patients were reoperated on for periprosthetic leak, in 3 of whom healing and cleaning of the mitral annulus permitted annular implantation of a prosthetic valve. There was no ventricular wall rupture. Our results suggest that the technique can be performed in high operative risk patients when mitral valve replacement is impossible by conventional techniques.
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- P Nataf
- Department of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, Hôpital de la Pitié, Paris, France
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Nataf P, Cacoub P, Dorent R, Jault F, Fontanel M, Regan M, Bors V, Pavie A, Cabrol C, Gandjbakhch I. [Chronic constrictive pericarditis. A retrospective study of a series of 84 patients]. Arch Mal Coeur Vaiss 1994; 87:241-5. [PMID: 7802532] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/27/2023]
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Chronic constrictive pericarditis still poses diagnostic and therapeutic problems. A series of 84 cases (59 men-25 women; men age: 46 years) operated between 1979 and 1989 at the Pitié Hospital was reviewed. The majority of patients (72%) were in functional Classes III or IV; 88% had clinical signs of right ventricular failure and 18% had anasarca. The average duration of symptoms before diagnosis was 20 months. Chest X-ray showed pericardial calcification in 40% of cases. A characteristic dip-plateau pressure tracing was obtained in 76% of cases. A specific aetiology was only found in 36 cases (45%), only 12% being of tuberculous origin. A subtotal pericardectomy from phrenic to phrenic was carried out in 75 patients. The absence of planes of cleavage in 9 cases imposed a special operative technique consisting of "patchwork" sectioning of the visceral pericardium. The operative mortality was 2.3% (2 patients: pulmonary embolism and septicaemia). Non-fatal post-operative complications occurred in 8.2% of cases (7 patients). The survival rate excluding operative mortality was 94% at 3 years and 87% at 7 years. No patient was reoperated for recurrent constrictive pericarditis. At the last follow-up appointment, all patients were in functional Classes I or II. The authors conclude that the absence of specific symptoms, the low prevalence of the condition and the change in aetiology related to the decline in tuberculous infection make the diagnosis of chronic constrictive pericarditis very difficult. The diagnostic contributions of new imaging techniques such as CT and MR scanning should be assessed. This series confirms the efficacy of surgical treatment by subtotal pericardectomy.
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- P Nataf
- Service de chirurgie thoracique et cardiovasculaire, hôpital de la Pitié, Paris
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Miralles A, Bracamonte L, Pavie A, Bors V, Rabago G, Gandjbakhch I, Cabrol C. Cardiac echinococcosis. Surgical treatment and results. J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 1994; 107:184-90. [PMID: 8283882] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/29/2023]
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During the last 15 years, eight patients with a diagnosis of hydatid cysts of the heart and one patient with a diagnosis of alveolar hydatid disease with intracardiac parasitic thrombus underwent successful operation at La Pitié Hospital. Only five cases had symptoms, and the remaining four cases were diagnosed incidentally. Serologic tests achieved a variety of results and were not determinant. All patients were examined with echocardiography and angiography, and almost all patients underwent magnetic resonance scanning. Sternotomy was the approach used, and all patients underwent operation with cardiopulmonary bypass. Surgical treatment included puncture and aspiration of the cyst content, previous sterilization with hypertonic saline solution, and excision of the cyst with closure of the cavity in seven patients with different concomitant procedures. No case of intraoperative rupture was reported, and the only complication was an atrioventricular block in a patient with a cyst of the left ventricular wall invading the intraventricular septum. There was no operative mortality, and only one late death was observed. No recurrences or associated complications were reported in the late follow-up.
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- A Miralles
- Department of Cardiovascular Surgery, La Pitié Hospital, Paris, France
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Cabrol C, Nataf P, Pavie A, Bors V, Vaissier E, Levasseur JP, Leger P, Dorent R, Cabrol A, Desruennes M. Heart transplantation in 1992: the La Pitié experience. Transplant Proc 1993; 25:2220-1. [PMID: 8516877] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [MESH Headings] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/31/2023]
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- C Cabrol
- Service de Chirurgie Thoracique et Cardio-Vasculaire, Hôpital de la Pitié, Paris, France
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Jault F, Gandjbakhch I, Chastre JC, Levasseur JP, Bors V, Gibert C, Pavie A, Cabrol C. Prosthetic valve endocarditis with ring abscesses. Surgical management and long-term results. J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 1993; 105:1106-13. [PMID: 8501938] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/31/2023]
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From January 1978 to December 1988, 71 patients underwent surgical intervention at our institution for prosthetic valve endocarditis with ring abscesses. These procedures involved 59 aortic prostheses and 12 mitral prostheses. No causative agent could be identified in 19 patients (26.7%). The operation was performed during antibiotic therapy in 63 patients and after a planned course of antibiotic therapy in 8 patients. At the aortic level, abscesses were remedied by suturing in 3 cases, by pericardial patches in 34 cases, and by complex procedures in 22 cases (subcoronary valved conduit in 11 cases, supracoronary valved conduit with coronary bypass grafts in 10 cases, apicoaortic valved conduit in 1 case). At the mitral level, ring abscesses were cured in 10 cases by intraatrial implantation of the prosthesis. In one case, the prosthesis was anchored inside the left ventricle; and in one case the valve could be seated on the anulus. The overall operative mortality rate was 17%. Long-term survival was 54% +/- 8% at 6 years. Fifteen (26%) of the survivors needed a third valve replacement (four operative deaths); a complex reconstruction was performed in seven patients. Better detection of ring abscesses and earlier surgical intervention before annular destruction and hemodynamic failure can improve the operative mortality rate for prosthetic valve endocarditis. When it is necessary, complex reconstruction, in spite of a high mortality rate, seems to eradicate the infectious seat, and the outlook for the patient's condition appears good.
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- F Jault
- Department of Cardiovascular Surgery, Pitie's Hospital, Paris, France
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Artigou JY, Salloum J, Lechat P, Fournier P, Charniot JC, Pavie A, Bors V, Gandjbakhch I, Grosgogeat Y. [Evaluation of a new cardiotonic agent on human isolated atrium]. Ann Cardiol Angeiol (Paris) 1993; 42:79-82. [PMID: 8494322] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/22/2023]
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The action of a phosphodiesterase inhibitor, RGW 29 38, was analysed experimentally. A preliminary study with guinea pig isolated heart, using Langhendorf's method, revealed a cardiotonic effect, though less than with isoprenaline and dobutamine, with which it was compared. The inotropic action of the compound was then studied using human isolated atrium. The model is described. It consisted of measurement by a strain gauge of the contractions obtained in a stimulated atrial fragment obtained during a surgical procedure. The following parameters were analysed, expressed as percentage increase in relation to baseline conditions: maximum tension developed, positive dP/dt and negative dP/dt. The effect of RGW (n = 6) was compared with that of isoprenaline (n = 7). RGW caused an increase in maximum tension of 195% +/- 91%, in positive dp/dt of 110% +/- 72% and in negative dp/dt of 168 +/- 54%. This increase was, however, less than that seen in the isoprenaline group. Thus RGW had a definite positive inotropic effect on guinea pig isolated heart and human isolated atrium, though less than that of the catecholamines with which it was compared. Isolated human atrium appears to be a useful study model, in particular for analysis of the inotropic action of drugs.
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- J Y Artigou
- Service de Cardiologie, Hôpital Pitié-Salpêtrière, Paris
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Nataf P, Cacoub P, Dorent R, Jault F, Bors V, Pavie A, Cabrol C, Gandjbakhch I. Results of subtotal pericardiectomy for constrictive pericarditis. Eur J Cardiothorac Surg 1993; 7:252-5; discussion 255-6. [PMID: 8517953 DOI: 10.1016/1010-7940(93)90213-u] [Citation(s) in RCA: 58] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.9] [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] [Indexed: 01/31/2023] Open
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The operative approach to constrictive pericarditis still remains a surgical challenge. Subtotal pericardiectomy through median sternotomy was analyzed retrospectively in a series of 84 patients operated on for chronic constrictive pericarditis at our institution between 1979 and 1989. The mean duration of symptoms prior to diagnosis was 20 +/- 6 months (1-264 months). Preoperatively, 72% of patients were in NYHA class III or IV, presented signs of right cardiac failure (88%) or anasarca (18%). Chest X-ray showed pericardial calcifications in 40% of the patients. Echocardiography revealed pericardial thickening in 62%. Among 62 patients in whom cardiac catheterization was performed, a characteristic dip-and-plateau was found in 47 patients (76%). A specific etiologic factor was identified in only 37 patients: tuberculosis (12%), recurrent acute pericarditis (9%), hemopericardium (9%), radiotherapy (5%), previous cardiac surgery (4%), bacterial infection (2%), myocardial infarction (2%) and connective tissue disease (2%). In 47 patients (55%), the constrictive pericarditis remained idiopathic. In seven patients we performed a redo-operation for previous incomplete pericardiectomy. Subtotal pericardiectomy (from phrenic nerve to phrenic nerve) was performed in 75 patients. A palliative procedure consisting of pericardial "meshing" was performed in nine patients due to an unsatisfactory cleavage plane. Cardiopulmonary bypass was used in four patients for coexistent cardiac lesions. The operative mortality was 2.3% (two patients: septicemia and pulmonary embolism). Seven patients (8.2%) developed early on-lethal complications. The probability of survival for patients discharged for the hospital was 94% at 3 years and 87% at 7 years. There were four late deaths and no reoperation for recurrent constriction.(ABSTRACT TRUNCATED AT 250 WORDS)
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- P Nataf
- Department of Cardiovascular Surgery, La Pitié Hospital, Paris, France
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Rabago G, Corbi P, Tedy G, Nataf P, Fontanel M, Pavie A, Bors V, Cabrol C, Gandjbakhch I. Five-year experience with the Medtronic Hall prosthesis in isolated aortic valve replacement. J Card Surg 1993; 8:85-8. [PMID: 8422494 DOI: 10.1111/j.1540-8191.1993.tb00579.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/30/2023]
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We reviewed clinical data in 216 patients who underwent isolated aortic valve replacement with the Medtronic Hall prosthesis. Between January 1983 and December 1990, a total of 216 prosthetic valves were implanted in 180 males and 36 females. Preoperatively, 45.5% of patients were in New York Heart Association (NYHA) Class III to IV. Cumulative follow-up was 682 years, and 3.2% of patients were lost to follow-up. The actuarial 5-year survival rate was 90% for the whole group. All the patients were anticoagulated with aceno-coumarol (Sintrom). There were no cases of structural dysfunction and one patient presented with valve thrombosis. The Medtronic Hall valve has a low rate of thromboembolic events without structural failure. It is an excellent device for aortic valve replacement.
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- G Rabago
- Department of Cardiovascular Surgery, La Pitie-Salpetriere Hospital, Paris, France
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Bors V, Muneretto C, Corbi P, Riquet M, Nataf P, Rabago G, Pavie A, Cabrol C, Gandjbakhch I. ["Monobloc" resection in heart and lung transplantation. Technique and advantages of a new procedure]. Presse Med 1992; 21:2001-2. [PMID: 1294964] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/26/2022] Open
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Hemostasis is a usual problem in surgical heart and lung recipient removal. Since April 1990, we have been using as surgical technique an "en bloc" removal of heart and lungs in order to reduce postoperative bleeding and cardiopulmonary bypass duration.
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- V Bors
- Service de Chirurgie Thoracique et Cardiovasculaire, Hôpital de la Pitié, Paris
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Kawaguchi AT, Cabrol C, Pavie A, Leger P, Bors V, Takahashi N, Gandjbackhch I. Survival prediction in staged heart transplantation using Jarvik-7 artificial heart. Circulation 1992; 86:II311-5. [PMID: 1424019] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/27/2022]
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BACKGROUND Because mechanical circulatory assist as a bridge to heart transplantation places a further strain on current donor shortage as well as on medical cost containment, safe and effective use of the device is essential. METHODS AND RESULTS To predict survival before undertaking staged heart transplantation with the Jarvik-7 artificial heart, our 58 attempts were reviewed retrospectively. Scores of 1-4 were given for six preoperative factors based on results obtained by univariate and multivariate analyses between survivors and nonsurvivors of staged heart transplantation: transplant rejection (scored 4: S4) or postoperative heart failure (S3) as the indication, recipient height < 175 cm (S3), body surface area < 1.8 m2 (S3), hyperbilirubinemia > 24 microM/l (S2), weight < 60 kg (S2), and age > 40 years (S1). Of 14 survivors, 13 had a total score < 4 (sensitivity, 93%), with an average score of 1.6 in contrast to 5.5 for 44 nonsurvivors (p < 0.001). Among 26 patients scored < 4, 21 had heart transplantation, of whom 13 left the hospital. Of 32 patients scored > or = 4, only four could be discharged after transplantation (specificity, 70%). CONCLUSIONS Multiple preoperative factors successfully predicted transplantability and survival in staged heart transplantation. The results underscore the importance of preoperative condition and patient selection to achieve successful and effective use of Jarvik-7 as a bridge to heart transplantation.
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- A T Kawaguchi
- Chirurgie Cardiovasculaire, Hôpital de la Pitié, Paris, France
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Nataf P, Fontanel M, Corbi P, Cantoni E, Rabago G, Jault F, Bors V, Pavie A, Cabrol C, Gandjbakhch I. [Results of myocardial revascularization in patients aged 70 years and over]. Presse Med 1992; 21:1606-11. [PMID: 1470622] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/27/2022] Open
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The purpose of this study was to bring up-to-date the immediate risks and long-term benefits of coronary surgery in elderly people. The results obtained in a series of 475 patients in their seventies suffering from coronary disease who underwent myocardial revascularization alone or combined with heart valve replacement at the La Pitié Hospital, Paris, between 1984 and 1989 were analyzed. Coronary disease was associated with heart valve disease in two-thirds of the cases. The mean number of bypasses was 2.3 per patient. Aortic valve replacement was performed in 119 cases and mitral valve replacement in 12 cases. The operative mortality rate was 10.8 percent in patients with stable angina who underwent elective surgery. The factors which increased the mortality rate were: age (19.6 percent over 75 versus 13 percent under 75, P = 0.05); sex (23.5 percent in women versus 13.2 percent in men, P = 0.01) and emergency (25.8 percent, P = 0.02). No significant difference in mortality was noted between patients who had and those who did not have aortic valve replacement (15.8 versus 10.8 percent, P = 0.14). Fifteen patients (3.1 percent) developed perioperative myocardial infarction. During the follow-up, period myocardial infarction occurred in 7 patients. Out of 29 late deaths, 8 were of cardiac origin (infarction in 5, terminal heart failure in 3). The survival rate at 4 years was 76 percent. Among the patients who could be followed up, 80 percent are now asymptomatic, 15 percent are in stage I or II and 5 percent in stage III or IV of the Canadian Cardiovascular Society classification. Thus, despite a non negligible operative risk the functional improvement and survival rates obtained justify an increase in the indications for myocardial revascularization in elderly patients.
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- P Nataf
- Service de Chirurgie thoracique et cardiovasculaire, Groupe hospitalier Pitié-Salpêtrière, Paris
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