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Sauter R, Lin C, Magunia H, Schreieck J, Dürschmied D, Gawaz M, Patzelt J, Langer HF. Improved mid-term stability of MR reduction with an increased number of clips after percutaneous mitral valve repair in functional MR. Int J Cardiol Heart Vasc 2023; 45:101190. [PMID: 36941997 PMCID: PMC10024191 DOI: 10.1016/j.ijcha.2023.101190] [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] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/16/2023] [Accepted: 02/22/2023] [Indexed: 03/12/2023]
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Background Percutaneous mitral valve repair (PMVR) has evolved to be a standard procedure in suitable patients with mitral regurgitation (MR) not accessible for open surgery. Here, we analyzed the influence of the number and positioning of the clips implanted during the procedure on MR reduction analyzing also sub-collectives of functional and degenerative MR (DMR). Results We included 410 patients with severe MR undergoing PMVR using the MitraClip® System. MR and reduction of MR were analyzed by TEE at the beginning and at the end of the PMVR procedure. To specify the clip localization, we sub-divided segment 2 into 3 sub-segments using the segmental classification of the mitral valve. Results We found an enhanced reduction of MR predominantly in DMR patients who received more than one clip. Implantation of only one clip led to a higher MR reduction in patients with functional MR (FMR) in comparison to patients with DMR. No significant differences concerning pressure gradients could be observed in degenerative MR patients regardless of the number of clips implanted. A deterioration of half a grade of the achieved MR reduction was observed 6 months post-PMVR independent of the number of implanted clips with a better stability in FMR patients, who got 3 clips compared to patients with only one clip. Conclusions In patients with FMR, after 6 months the reduction of MR was more stable with an increased number of implanted clips, which suggests that this specific patient collective may benefit from a higher number of clips.
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- CO, cardiac output
- COe, cardiac output echocardiographically determinded by combination of TTE and TEE parameters
- COi, invasively determined cardiac output
- Clips
- DMR, degenerative mitral regurgitation
- EDV, end-diastolic volume
- EF, ejection fraction
- ESV, end-systolic volume
- Echocardiography
- FMR, functional mitral regurgitation
- Heart failure
- Heart geometry
- Hemodynamics
- ICE, intracardiac echocardiography
- IVUS, intravascular ultrasound
- Interventional cardiology
- Interventional therapy
- LA, left atrium
- LV, left ventricle
- LVEDD, left ventricular end diastolic diameter
- MR, mitral regurgitation
- MRI, magnetic resonance imaging
- Mitral regurgitation
- NYHA, New York heart association
- PA, pulmonary artery
- PAP, pulmonary artery pressure
- PASP, pulmonary artery systolic pressure
- PCW, pulmonary capillary wedge
- PCWP, pulmonary capillary wedge pressure
- PHT, pulmonary hypertension
- PMVR
- PMVR, percutaneous mitral valve repair
- RV, right ventricle
- SD, standard deviation
- Structural heart disease
- Surgery
- TAVI, transcatheter aortic valve implantation
- TEE, transesophageal echocardiography
- TTE, transthoracic echocardiography
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- Reinhard Sauter
- Cardiology, Medical Intensive Care, Angiology and Haemostaseology, University Medical Centre Mannheim, Mannheim, Germany
- University Hospital, Department of Cardiology, Eberhard Karls University Tuebingen, Tuebingen, Germany
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- University Hospital, Department of Cardiology, Eberhard Karls University Tuebingen, Tuebingen, Germany
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- University Hospital, Department of Anaesthesiology, Eberhard Karls University Tuebingen, Tuebingen, Germany
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- University Hospital, Department of Anaesthesiology, Eberhard Karls University Tuebingen, Tuebingen, Germany
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- Cardiology, Medical Intensive Care, Angiology and Haemostaseology, University Medical Centre Mannheim, Mannheim, Germany
- DZHK (German Research Centre for Cardiovascular Research), Partner Site Mannheim/Heidelberg, Germany
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- University Hospital, Department of Cardiology, Eberhard Karls University Tuebingen, Tuebingen, Germany
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- University Hospital, Department of Cardiology, Eberhard Karls University Tuebingen, Tuebingen, Germany
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- Cardiology, Medical Intensive Care, Angiology and Haemostaseology, University Medical Centre Mannheim, Mannheim, Germany
- DZHK (German Research Centre for Cardiovascular Research), Partner Site Mannheim/Heidelberg, Germany
- Corresponding author at: Cardiology, Medical Intensive Care, Angiology and Haemostaseology, University Medical Centre Mannheim, 68167 Mannheim, Germany.
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Wiechmann RJ, Lee LY, Yu Y, Prillinger JB, Gutfinger D, Blakeman B. Ten-year outcomes of surgical aortic valve replacement with a contemporary supra-annular porcine valve in a Medicare population. JTCVS Open 2022; 12:84-102. [PMID: 36590734 PMCID: PMC9801294 DOI: 10.1016/j.xjon.2022.08.002] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/11/2022] [Revised: 07/26/2022] [Accepted: 08/09/2022] [Indexed: 01/04/2023]
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Objective Bioprosthetic surgical aortic valve replacement remains an important treatment option in the era of transcatheter interventions. Real-world outcomes are not well characterized because of limited prospective follow-up studies. We present the 10-year clinical outcomes of Medicare beneficiaries undergoing surgical aortic valve replacement with a contemporary supra-annular porcine valve. Methods This is a single-arm observational study using Medicare fee-for-service claims data. De-identified patients undergoing surgical aortic valve replacement with the Epic Supra valve (Abbott) in the United States between January 1, 2008, and December 31, 2019, were selected by International Classification of Diseases 9th and 10th Revision procedure codes and then linked to a manufacturer device tracking database. All-cause mortality, heart failure rehospitalization, and aortic valve reintervention (surgical or transcatheter valve-in-valve) were evaluated at 10 years using the Kaplan-Meier method. Results Among 272,591 Medicare beneficiaries undergoing surgical aortic valve replacement during the study period, 11,685 received the Epic Supra valve, of whom 51.6% (6029) had underlying heart failure. Mean age was 76 ± 7 years. Survival at 10 years in patients without preoperative heart failure was 43.5% (95% confidence interval, 41.8-45.2) compared with 24.1% (95% confidence interval, 22.6-25.5) for patients with heart failure (P < .001). The 10-year freedom from heart failure rehospitalization was 64.0% (95% confidence interval, 62.6-65.3). Freedom from aortic valve reintervention was 94.6% (95% confidence interval, 93.8-95.3) at 10 years. Conclusions This real-world nationwide study of US Medicare beneficiaries receiving the Epic Supra valve demonstrates more than 94% freedom from all-cause valve reintervention and 64% freedom from heart failure rehospitalization at 10 years postimplant. Long-term survival and heart failure rehospitalization in this population with aortic valve disease undergoing surgical aortic valve replacement were found to be impacted by underlying heart failure.
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- CABG, coronary artery bypass grafting
- CI, confidence interval
- CMS, Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Service
- FFS, fee-for-service
- HF, heart failure
- HR, hazard ratio
- ICD-10, International Classification of Diseases, Tenth Revision
- ICD-9, International Classification of Diseases, Ninth Revision
- LVAD, left ventricular assist device
- SAVR, surgical aortic valve replacement
- TAVI, transcatheter aortic valve implantation
- VIV, valve-in-valve
- aortic valve replacement
- durability
- heart failure
- porcine valve
- survival
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- Robert J. Wiechmann
- Mayo Clinic Health System, Cardiothoracic Surgery, Eau Claire, Wis,Address for reprints: Robert J. Wiechmann, MD, Mayo Clinic Health System, 1400 Bellinger St, Eau Claire, WI 54702.
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- Division of Cardiothoracic Surgery, Rutgers Robert Wood Johnson Medical School, New Brunswick, NJ
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Chiang CE, Chao TF, Choi EK, Lim TW, Krittayaphong R, Li M, Chen M, Guo Y, Okumura K, Lip GY. Stroke Prevention in Atrial Fibrillation: A Scientific Statement of JACC: Asia (Part 1). JACC Asia 2022; 2:395-411. [PMID: 36339361 PMCID: PMC9627863 DOI: 10.1016/j.jacasi.2022.05.005] [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] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/23/2022] [Revised: 05/09/2022] [Accepted: 05/27/2022] [Indexed: 06/16/2023]
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Atrial fibrillation is the most common sustained cardiac arrhythmia and is associated with substantial increases in the risk of stroke and systemic thromboembolism. With the successful introduction of the first non-vitamin K antagonist direct oral anticoagulant (NOAC) in 2009, the role of vitamin K antagonists has been replaced in most clinical settings except in a few conditions when NOACs are contraindicated. Data for the use of NOACs in different clinical scenarios have been accumulating in the recent decade, and a more sophisticated strategy for atrial fibrillation patients is now warranted. JACC: Asia recently appointed a working group to summarize the most updated information regarding stroke prevention in AF. This statement aimed to provide possible treatment option in daily practice. Local availability, cost, and patient comorbidities should also be considered. Final decisions may still need to be individualized and based on clinicians' discretion. This is the part 1 of the whole statement.
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- Chern-En Chiang
- General Clinical Research Center, Taipei Veterans General Hospital, Taipei, Taiwan
- Division of Cardiology, Department of Medicine, Taipei Veterans General Hospital, Taipei, Taiwan
- School of Medicine, National Yang Ming Chiao Tung University, Taipei, Taiwan
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- Division of Cardiology, Department of Medicine, Taipei Veterans General Hospital, Taipei, Taiwan
- Institute of Clinical Medicine, and Cardiovascular Research Center, National Yang Ming Chiao Tung University, Taipei, Taiwan
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- Department of Internal Medicine, Seoul National University Hospital, Seoul, Republic of Korea
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- National University Heart Centre, National University Hospital, Singapore, Singapore
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- Division of Cardiology, Department of Medicine, Faculty of Medicine Siriraj Hospital, Mahidol University, Bangkok, Thailand
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- Division of Cardiology, the First Affiliated Hospital of Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing, China
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- Division of Cardiology, the First Affiliated Hospital of Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing, China
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- Department of Pulmonary Vessel and Thrombotic Disease, Sixth Medical Centre, Chinese PLA General Hospital, Beijing, China
- Liverpool Centre for Cardiovascular Science, University of Liverpool & Liverpool Heart and Chest Hospital, Liverpool, United Kingdom
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- Division of Cardiology, Saiseikai Kumamoto Hospital, Kumamoto, Japan
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- Department of Internal Medicine, Seoul National University Hospital, Seoul, Republic of Korea
- Division of Cardiology, Department of Medicine, Faculty of Medicine Siriraj Hospital, Mahidol University, Bangkok, Thailand
- Division of Cardiology, the First Affiliated Hospital of Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing, China
- Liverpool Centre for Cardiovascular Science, University of Liverpool & Liverpool Heart and Chest Hospital, Liverpool, United Kingdom
- Department of Clinical Medicine, Aalborg University, Aalborg, Denmark
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Noor HA, Hossain AS, Jayakumar R, Darwish A, Shivappa S, Amin H, Yousif N. Polymer Emboli Complicating Transcatheter Aortic Valve Implantation: A Case Report. JACC Case Rep 2022; 4:543-548. [PMID: 35573856 PMCID: PMC9091518 DOI: 10.1016/j.jaccas.2022.02.011] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [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: 11/22/2021] [Revised: 02/11/2022] [Accepted: 02/17/2022] [Indexed: 10/29/2022]
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Hydrophilic polymers are frequently used as surface coatings in modern intravascular technologies. We hereby present a case of a patient who underwent transcatheter aortic valve implantation that was complicated with foot gangrene and mesenteric ischemia, necessitating emergency enterectomy. Histologic examination revealed hydrophilic polymer emboli as the culprit of these complications. (Level of Difficulty: Intermediate.).
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- Husam A Noor
- Mohammed Bin Khalifa Specialist Cardiac Centre (MKCC), Awali, Kingdom of Bahrain
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- Mohammed Bin Khalifa Specialist Cardiac Centre (MKCC), Awali, Kingdom of Bahrain
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- Mohammed Bin Khalifa Specialist Cardiac Centre (MKCC), Awali, Kingdom of Bahrain
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- Department of Pathology, Bahrain Defense Force Hospital, Riffa, Kingdom of Bahrain
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- Mohammed Bin Khalifa Specialist Cardiac Centre (MKCC), Awali, Kingdom of Bahrain
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- Mohammed Bin Khalifa Specialist Cardiac Centre (MKCC), Awali, Kingdom of Bahrain
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- Mohammed Bin Khalifa Specialist Cardiac Centre (MKCC), Awali, Kingdom of Bahrain
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Buszman PP, Kachel M, Ceballos CF, Łukasik K, Domaradzki W, Pruski M, Tellez A, Rousselle S, Konopko M, Glanc M, Kaźmierczak P, Milewski KP, Buszman PE. 6-Month Evaluation of a Transcatheter Aortic Valve (Myval) in a Novel Ovine, Supra-Aortic Banding Model. JACC Basic Transl Sci 2022; 7:486-495. [PMID: 35663633 PMCID: PMC9156430 DOI: 10.1016/j.jacbts.2022.01.008] [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] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/18/2021] [Revised: 01/19/2022] [Accepted: 01/19/2022] [Indexed: 10/26/2022]
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The aim of the study was to evaluate a balloon expandable transcatheter heart valve (THV) system (Myval) at 6-month follow-up in ovine banding model. Eleven THV systems were implanted via carotid approach. There were 2 procedure-related deaths and 2 premature deaths. At 6 months all valves that completed follow-up (n = 7) were functional, with no significant regurgitation, calcification, thrombi, or vegetation. Mean pressure gradient was 21.9 ± 11 mm Hg, maximum velocity = 3.3 ± 1 m/s, and ejection fraction was 53.3 ± 6%. Myval THV showed optimal hemodynamic performance and biocompatibility.
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- Piotr P Buszman
- Department of Cardiology, Andrzej-Frycz Modrzewski Kraków University, Bielsko-Biała, Poland.,Center for Cardiovascular Research and Development, American Heart of Poland, Kostkowice, Poland
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- Center for Cardiovascular Research and Development, American Heart of Poland, Kostkowice, Poland
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- Center for Cardiovascular Research and Development, American Heart of Poland, Kostkowice, Poland
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- Center for Cardiovascular Research and Development, American Heart of Poland, Kostkowice, Poland
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- Department of Cardiology, Andrzej-Frycz Modrzewski Kraków University, Bielsko-Biała, Poland.,Center for Cardiovascular Research and Development, American Heart of Poland, Kostkowice, Poland
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- Instituto Tecnológico de Estudios Superiores de Monterrey, Monterrey, Mexico
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- Department of Cardiology, Andrzej-Frycz Modrzewski Kraków University, Bielsko-Biała, Poland
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- Center for Cardiovascular Research and Development, American Heart of Poland, Kostkowice, Poland
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- Center for Cardiovascular Research and Development, American Heart of Poland, Kostkowice, Poland
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- Center for Cardiovascular Research and Development, American Heart of Poland, Kostkowice, Poland.,University of Technology, Faculty of Medicine, Katowice, Poland
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- Center for Cardiovascular Research and Development, American Heart of Poland, Kostkowice, Poland.,Department of Epidemiology, Medical University of Silesia, Katowice, Poland
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Costa G, Sgroi C, Strazzieri O, Reddavid C, Valvo R, Motta S, Frittitta V, Dipietro E, Tamburino C, Barbanti M. Intentional Misalignment of a Transcatheter Aortic Valve to Preserve Reaccess to Coronaries of Anomalous Origin. JACC Case Rep 2022; 4:83-86. [PMID: 35106489 PMCID: PMC8784705 DOI: 10.1016/j.jaccas.2021.12.002] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [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: 10/18/2021] [Revised: 11/30/2021] [Accepted: 12/03/2021] [Indexed: 11/22/2022]
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Achieving patient-specific commissural alignment of transcatheter aortic valves is particularly important to ensure coronary reaccess after transcatheter aortic valve implantation. Nevertheless, in case of uncommon origin of coronary arteries, commissural alignment could be counterproductive. This case shows how alignment techniques could serve to intentionally misalign the neocommissures in this subset of patients. (Level of Difficulty: Intermediate.)
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- Address for correspondence: Dr. Marco Barbanti, Division of Cardiology, A.O.U. Policlinico “G. Rodolico - San Marco,” Via Santa Sofia 78, 95123 Catania, Italy.
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Grant SW, Kendall S, Goodwin AT, Cooper G, Trivedi U, Page R, Jenkins DP. Trends and outcomes for cardiac surgery in the United Kingdom from 2002 to 2016. JTCVS Open 2021; 7:259-269. [PMID: 36003724 PMCID: PMC9390523 DOI: 10.1016/j.xjon.2021.02.001] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/02/2021] [Accepted: 02/02/2021] [Indexed: 12/13/2022]
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Objectives Cardiac surgery has evolved significantly since the turn of the century. The objective of this study was to investigate trends in cardiac surgery activity and outcomes in the United Kingdom utilizing a mandatory national cardiac surgical clinical database in the context of a comprehensive public health care system (ie, the UK National Health Service). Methods Data for all cardiac surgery procedures performed between 2002 and 2016 were extracted from the UK National Adult Cardiac Surgery Audit database. Data are validated and cleaned using reproducible algorithms. Trends in activity and outcomes were analyzed by fiscal year using linear regression. Results A total of 534,067 procedures were performed during the study period with the number of cases per year peaking in 2008/2009 at 41,426. Despite an increase in patient age and mean logistic European System for Cardiac Operative Risk Evaluation score, the in-hospital mortality rate for all cardiac surgery has fallen from 4.0% to 2.8% (P < .001). The number of isolated coronary artery bypass graft procedures has steadily declined but the total number of valve procedures has steadily increased (both P values < .001). The number of thoracic aortic procedures performed each year has doubled (P < .001), but the incidence of redo procedures has steadily declined. The proportion of emergency and salvage procedures has remained stable. Conclusions This study, which covers all cardiac surgery procedures performed in the United Kingdom for fiscal years between 2002 and 2016, demonstrates that despite an increase in patient risk profile, there has been a consistent reduction in in-hospital mortality. A number of other markers associated with quality have also improved.
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- Stuart W Grant
- Division of Cardiovascular Sciences, University of Manchester, Manchester, United Kingdom
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- James Cook University Hospital, Middlesbrough, United Kingdom
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- Sheffield Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, Sheffield, United Kingdom
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- Brighton and Sussex University Hospitals NHS Trust, Brighton, United Kingdom
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- Liverpool Heart and Chest Hospital, Liverpool, United Kingdom
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- Royal Papworth Hospital NHS Foundation Trust, Cambridge, United Kingdom
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Richards GHC, Joshi N, Turner M, Dorman S. Transcatheter Aortic Valve Implantation in Severe Native Pure Aortic Regurgitation Following Endocarditis With Large Vegetation. JACC Case Rep 2021; 3:859-863. [PMID: 34317642 PMCID: PMC8311271 DOI: 10.1016/j.jaccas.2021.03.020] [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] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/28/2020] [Revised: 02/24/2021] [Accepted: 03/29/2021] [Indexed: 11/03/2022]
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We present the case of a 76-year-old man with recently treated infective endocarditis and severe residual native pure aortic regurgitation that was causing recurrent pulmonary edema. In view of his prohibitive surgical risk, he underwent transcatheter aortic valve implant with an excellent clinical outcome. (Level of Difficulty: Intermediate.)
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- Cardiology Department, Bristol Heart Institute, Bristol, United Kingdom
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- Cardiology Department, Bristol Heart Institute, Bristol, United Kingdom
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- Cardiology Department, Bristol Heart Institute, Bristol, United Kingdom
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Petrov IS, Stankov ZI, Boychev DB. Valve Cracking Before Valve-In-Valve Transcatheter Aortic Valve Implantation to Treat Severe Paravalvular Leak. JACC Case Rep 2021; 3:875-881. [PMID: 34317645 PMCID: PMC8311279 DOI: 10.1016/j.jaccas.2020.12.042] [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: 10/16/2020] [Revised: 12/01/2020] [Accepted: 12/24/2020] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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A patient with severe bioprosthesic patient-prosthesis mismatch, severe paravalvular leak, and symptoms of heart failure New York Heart Association functional class III was successfully treated using valve cracking followed by valve-in-valve transcatheter aortic valve implantation with excellent results at 1-year follow-up. (Level of Difficulty: Advanced.)
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Key Words
- BVF, bioprosthetic valve fracturing
- NYHA, New York Heart Association
- PPM, patient-prosthesis mismatch
- PVL, paravalvular leak
- RCA, right coronary artery
- SHV, surgical heart valve
- TAVI, transcatheter aortic valve implantation
- TEE, transesophageal echocardiography
- THV, transcatheter heart valve
- TTE, transthoracic echocardiography
- ViV, valve-in-valve
- balloon valve fracturing
- paravalvular leak
- transcatheter aortic valve implantation
- valve cracking
- valve-in valve
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- Address for correspondence: Dr. Damyan B. Boychev, Acibadem City Clinic Cardiovascular Center, Sofia, Sofia 1000, Bulgaria.
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De Caterina AR, Nielsen-Kudsk JE, Schmidt B, Mazzone P, Fischer S, Lund J, Montorfano M, Gage R, Lam SCC, Berti S. Gender difference in left atrial appendage occlusion outcomes: Results from the Amplatzer™ Amulet™ Observational Study. Int J Cardiol Heart Vasc 2021; 35:100848. [PMID: 34381870 DOI: 10.1016/j.ijcha.2021.100848] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/02/2021] [Revised: 07/19/2021] [Accepted: 07/20/2021] [Indexed: 12/04/2022]
Abstract
Background Percutaneous LAAO represents an alternative for stroke prevention in patients not tolerating anticoagulation. While women are at higher risk of complications during percutaneous coronary or valvular interventions, the impact of gender on LAAO outcomes is not well characterized. The current study assessed potential gender-related differences in procedural and long-term outcomes following left atrial appendage occlusion (LAAO). Methods 1088 AF patients were enrolled in the prospective, multicenter, Amplatzer™ Amulet™ Observational Study and followed for 2 years with scheduled adverse event assessments. The prespecified primary outcome was ischemic stroke, systemic embolism or cardiovascular (CV) death at 2 years. We also compared the rate of procedural success, device-related thrombus (DRT) and major bleeding between genders. Results 702 men and 386 women underwent LAAO. Implant successwas high, and similar between men and women (98.9 vs 99.5%, p = 0.58). Similarly, no difference was observed in the primary outcome (12.0 vs 12.5%, p = 0.82). Compared to the CHA2DS2-VASc predicted rate, we observed a numerically greater absolute risk reduction of ischemic stroke in women (from 7.6 to 2.1%/year) than men (from 6.2 to 2.2%/year). DRT through 2 years was similar between groups (1.6%, p = 0.96). We found no significant gender difference in terms of periprocedural or long-term (7.1 vs 7.6%/year) major bleeding. Conclusions In this large group of patients undergoing LAAO using the Amplatzer™ Amulet™ device we found no significant gender difference in terms of procedural or long-term clinical outcomes. Similarly to oral anticoagulation, device-based LAA occlusion renders AF-related stroke risk similar in women and men. Clinical trial registration Clinicaltrials.gov Identifier: NCT02447081. https://clinicaltrials.gov/ct2/show/NCT02447081.
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- AF, atrial fibrillation
- CV, cardiovascular
- DAPT, dual antiplatelet therapy
- DRT, device-related thrombus
- Gender difference
- LAAO, left atrial appendage occlusion
- Left atrial appendage occlusion
- Mortality
- PCI, percutaneous coronary intervention
- SAPT, single antiplatelet therapy
- Stroke
- TAVI, transcatheter aortic valve implantation
- TEE, transesophageal echocardiography
- TIA, transient ischemic attack
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Ancona MB, Toscano E, Moroni F, Ferri LA, Russo F, Bellini B, Sorropago A, Mula C, Festorazzi C, Gamardella M, Vella C, Beneduce A, Romano V, Belluschi I, Buzzatti N, Agricola E, Montorfano M. Patients younger than 70 undergoing transcatheter aortic valve implantation: Procedural outcomes and mid-term survival. Int J Cardiol Heart Vasc 2021; 34:100817. [PMID: 34169142 PMCID: PMC8207181 DOI: 10.1016/j.ijcha.2021.100817] [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: 05/16/2021] [Accepted: 05/31/2021] [Indexed: 11/24/2022]
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INTRODUCTION Based on recent data, the indication for transcatheter aortic valve implantation (TAVI) is expanding to individuals at lower surgical risk, who are generally younger than subjects historically treated for severe aortic stenosis. Indeed, younger patients have traditionally been under-represented in current TAVI literature. The aim of the present study is to report about clinical features, procedural outcomes and mid-term outcomes of patients younger than 70 who underwent TAVI in a single high-volume center. MATERIALS AND METHODS Consecutive patients younger than 70 years of age who underwent TAVI for severe, symptomatic aortic stenosis between 2007 and 2019 at a single, tertiary referral center have been included in this retrospective study. Procedural and mid-term outcomes were analyzed, comparing 1st generation with 2nd generation devices. RESULTS Between 2007 and 2019, 1740 TAVI procedures were performed in our center. Among these, one hundred twenty-nine (7.4%) patients were younger than 70 years at the time of the intervention and were included in the present analysis. Fifty-eight patients (45%) were implanted with a 1st generation prosthesis while seventy-one patients (55%) were implanted with a 2nd generation device. Reasons which lead to a transcatheter approach in this population were: previous CABG (27.9%); porcelain aorta (24%); severe left ventricular systolic dysfunction (21.7%); prior chest radiation (19.4%); severe lung disease (8.5%); hemodynamic instability (7.0%); advanced liver disease (4.6%) and active cancer (3.9%). Overall device success rate was 89%, with no differences among 1st and 2nd generation devices. Threeyears all-cause mortality was 34%, with no difference among the two groups. Low incidence of aortic-valve re-intervention was observed at mid-term follow-up (late valve re-intervention = 2.3%). CONCLUSIONS TAVI in young patient with appropriate indication for intervention is a safe procedure, associated with low rate of in hospital mortality and low rate of severe complications both with 1st and with 2nd generation devices. When considering long term durability, more data are needed; in our case series long-term follow up shows a good survival and also an extremely low rate of valve re-intervention.
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- Marco B. Ancona
- Interventional Cardiology Unit, IRCCS San Raffaele Scientific Institute, Milan, Italy
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- Interventional Cardiology Unit, IRCCS San Raffaele Scientific Institute, Milan, Italy
- Interventional Cardiology Department, Policlinico di Monza, Monza, Italy
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- Interventional Cardiology Unit, IRCCS San Raffaele Scientific Institute, Milan, Italy
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- Interventional Cardiology Unit, IRCCS San Raffaele Scientific Institute, Milan, Italy
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- Interventional Cardiology Unit, IRCCS San Raffaele Scientific Institute, Milan, Italy
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- Interventional Cardiology Unit, IRCCS San Raffaele Scientific Institute, Milan, Italy
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- Interventional Cardiology Department, Policlinico di Monza, Monza, Italy
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- Interventional Cardiology Unit, IRCCS San Raffaele Scientific Institute, Milan, Italy
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- Interventional Cardiology Unit, IRCCS San Raffaele Scientific Institute, Milan, Italy
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- Interventional Cardiology Unit, IRCCS San Raffaele Scientific Institute, Milan, Italy
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- Interventional Cardiology Unit, IRCCS San Raffaele Scientific Institute, Milan, Italy
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- Interventional Cardiology Unit, IRCCS San Raffaele Scientific Institute, Milan, Italy
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- Interventional Cardiology Unit, IRCCS San Raffaele Scientific Institute, Milan, Italy
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- Heart Surgery Unit, IRCCS San Raffaele Scientific Institute, Milan, Italy
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- Heart Surgery Unit, IRCCS San Raffaele Scientific Institute, Milan, Italy
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- Cardiovascular Imaging Unit, IRCCS San Raffaele Scientific Institute, Milan, Italy
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- Interventional Cardiology Unit, IRCCS San Raffaele Scientific Institute, Milan, Italy
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Gupta A, Kikano EG, Bera K, Baruah D, Saboo SS, Lennartz S, Hokamp NG, Gholamrezanezhad A, Gilkeson RC, Laukamp KR. Dual energy imaging in cardiothoracic pathologies: A primer for radiologists and clinicians. Eur J Radiol Open 2021; 8:100324. [PMID: 33532519 PMCID: PMC7822965 DOI: 10.1016/j.ejro.2021.100324] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.0] [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: 12/07/2020] [Revised: 01/05/2021] [Accepted: 01/06/2021] [Indexed: 12/12/2022] Open
Abstract
Recent advances in dual-energy imaging techniques, dual-energy subtraction radiography (DESR) and dual-energy CT (DECT), offer new and useful additional information to conventional imaging, thus improving assessment of cardiothoracic abnormalities. DESR facilitates detection and characterization of pulmonary nodules. Other advantages of DESR include better depiction of pleural, lung parenchymal, airway and chest wall abnormalities, detection of foreign bodies and indwelling devices, improved visualization of cardiac and coronary artery calcifications helping in risk stratification of coronary artery disease, and diagnosing conditions like constrictive pericarditis and valvular stenosis. Commercially available DECT approaches are classified into emission based (dual rotation/spin, dual source, rapid kilovoltage switching and split beam) and detector-based (dual layer) systems. DECT provide several specialized image reconstructions. Virtual non-contrast images (VNC) allow for radiation dose reduction by obviating need for true non contrast images, low energy virtual mono-energetic images (VMI) boost contrast enhancement and help in salvaging otherwise non-diagnostic vascular studies, high energy VMI reduce beam hardening artifacts from metallic hardware or dense contrast material, and iodine density images allow quantitative and qualitative assessment of enhancement/iodine distribution. The large amount of data generated by DECT can affect interpreting physician efficiency but also limit clinical adoption of the technology. Optimization of the existing workflow and streamlining the integration between post-processing software and picture archiving and communication system (PACS) is therefore warranted.
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Key Words
- AI, artificial intelligence
- BT, blalock-taussig
- CAD, computer-aided detection
- CR, computed radiography
- DECT, dual-energy computed tomography
- DESR, dual-energy subtraction radiography
- Dual energy CT
- Dual energy radiography
- NIH, national institute of health
- NPV, negative predictive value
- PACS, picture archiving and communication system
- PCD, photon-counting detector
- PET, positron emission tomography
- PPV, positive predictive value
- Photoelectric effect
- SNR, signal to noise ratio
- SPECT, single photon emission computed tomography
- SVC, superior vena cava
- TAVI, transcatheter aortic valve implantation
- TNC, true non contrast
- VMI, virtual mono-energetic images
- VNC, virtual non-contrast images
- eGFR, estimated glomerular filtration rate
- kV, kilo volt
- keV, kilo electron volt
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- Amit Gupta
- Department of Radiology, University Hospitals Cleveland Medical Center/Case Western Reserve University, 11100 Euclid Ave, Cleveland, OH, 44106, USA
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- Department of Radiology, University Hospitals Cleveland Medical Center/Case Western Reserve University, 11100 Euclid Ave, Cleveland, OH, 44106, USA
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- Department of Biomedical Engineering, Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, OH, USA
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- Department of Radiology, Medical University of South Carolina, Charleston, SC, USA
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- Department of Radiology, University Of Texas Health Science Center, San Antonio, TX, USA
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- Institute for Diagnostic and Interventional Radiology, University Hospital Cologne, Cologne, Germany
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- Institute for Diagnostic and Interventional Radiology, University Hospital Cologne, Cologne, Germany
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- Department of Radiology, Keck School of Medicine, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, CA, USA
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- Department of Radiology, University Hospitals Cleveland Medical Center/Case Western Reserve University, 11100 Euclid Ave, Cleveland, OH, 44106, USA
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- Institute for Diagnostic and Interventional Radiology, University Hospital Cologne, Cologne, Germany
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Fede A, Romano M, Buffoli F, Camurri N, Lettieri C. Combination of Double Chimney Technique and Prosthesis Post-Dilation After Valve-in-Valve Implantation. JACC Case Rep 2020; 2:2173-2175. [PMID: 34317132 PMCID: PMC8299846 DOI: 10.1016/j.jaccas.2020.08.031] [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] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/28/2020] [Revised: 08/11/2020] [Accepted: 08/14/2020] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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Valve-in-valve (ViV) transcatheter aortic valve implantation (TAVI) is an effective treatment for aortic bioprosthetic valve degeneration. ViV-TAVI could lead to coronary occlusion. We describe the case of a patient treated with double chimney technique to protect coronary ostia followed by post-dilation for high residual transvalvular gradient using “three-kissing balloon” approach. (Level of Difficulty: Advanced.)
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- Alfredo Fede
- Division of Cardiology, Carlo Poma Hospital, ASST Mantova, Italy
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- Division of Cardiology, Carlo Poma Hospital, ASST Mantova, Italy
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- Division of Cardiac Surgery, Carlo Poma Hospital, ASST Mantova, Italy
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- Division of Cardiology, Carlo Poma Hospital, ASST Mantova, Italy
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Moss S, Doyle M, Nagaraja V, Peeceeyen S. A systematic review and meta-analysis of the clinical outcomes of TAVI versus SAVR in the octogenarian population. Indian J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2020; 36:356-364. [PMID: 33061143 DOI: 10.1007/s12055-019-00912-0] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [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] [Received: 08/19/2019] [Revised: 11/26/2019] [Accepted: 11/27/2019] [Indexed: 12/15/2022] Open
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Background Surgical aortic valve replacement (SAVR) has shown safe, robust results in elderly populations, and up until recently, was the gold standard for management of severe aortic stenosis. The approach to severe aortic stenosis in high-risk populations, such as octogenarians, has been challenged with the development of transcatheter-based strategies. We sought to systematically analyse outcomes between surgical and transcatheter aortic valve replacement (TAVI) in octogenarians. Method Electronic databases were searched from their inception until November 2018 for studies comparing SAVR to TAVI in octogenarians, according to a predefined search criterion. The primary end point was mortality, and secondary end points included post-procedural complications. Results The review yielded four observational studies. The total number of patients included was 1221 including 395 who underwent TAVI and 826 SAVR. On average, patients from both subgroups carried a high number of cardiac risk factors, and STS-PROM scoring yielded mean values equating to high-risk population groups, with significantly higher values for TAVI patients across the board. The presence of post-procedural moderate aortic regurgitation was noted only in the TAVI population (OR = 8.88; 95% CI (1.47-53.64), χ2 = 1.22; p = 0.02; I 2 = 0%). Otherwise, there were no significant differences when accounting for mortality (OR = 0.68; 95% CI (0.44-1.05), χ2 = 1.88; p = 0.60; I 2 = 0%), permanent pacemaker implantation groups (OR = 0.45; 95% CI (0.44-1.49), χ2 = 0.11; p = 0.19; I 2 = 0%), and neurological events (OR = 0.72; 95% CI (0.42-1.23), χ2 = 2.57; p = 0.23; I 2 = 22%). Discussion The analysed data on TAVI versus SAVR in the octogenarian population show that TAVI shows similar outcomes with relation to mortality and inpatient admission times, in a population with significantly higher risk profiles than their SAVR counterparts. TAVI has higher occurrences of post-procedural AR. TAVI still does not have robust long-term data to ensure its efficacy and rate of complications, but is showing promising results nonetheless.
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- Stuart Moss
- St George Hospital, 1 Grey St, Kogarah, New South Wales 2217 Australia
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- Royal Prince Alfred Hospital, Missenden Rd, Camperdown, NSW 2050 Australia
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- St George Hospital, 1 Grey St, Kogarah, New South Wales 2217 Australia
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- St George Hospital, 1 Grey St, Kogarah, New South Wales 2217 Australia
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Alabbady AM, Sattur S, Bauch TD, Harjai KJ. Aorto-Right Ventricular Fistula and Paravalvular Leak After Transcatheter Aortic Valve Implantation. JACC Case Rep 2019; 1:859-64. [PMID: 34316946 DOI: 10.1016/j.jaccas.2019.11.025] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/25/2019] [Revised: 11/05/2019] [Accepted: 11/05/2019] [Indexed: 11/22/2022]
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Aorto-right ventricular fistula is a potentially fatal complication following transcatheter aortic valve implantation (TAVI). This paper presents a case of successful percutaneous repair of aorto-right ventricular fistula and paravalvular leak after TAVI by using 3D-printed models for pre-procedural planning, and a review of published aorto-right ventricular fistula cases to date. (Level of Difficulty: Advanced.).
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A female patient presented with severe, symptomatic aortic stenosis after distant surgical aortic valve replacement and subsequent transcatheter aortic valve implantation 6 years prior. A 23-mm CoreValve Evolut (Medtronic, Dublin, Ireland) was implanted with excellent symptomatic and hemodynamic results. (Level of Difficulty: Advanced.)
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- Brian J. Grondahl
- Address for correspondence: Dr. Brian J. Grondahl, Thoracic and Cardiovascular Institute, 1140 East Michigan Avenue, Suite 400, Lansing, Michigan 48912.
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Elmistekawy E, Lapierre H, Mesana T, Ruel M. Apico-Aortic Conduit for severe aortic stenosis: Technique, applications, and systematic review. J Saudi Heart Assoc 2010; 22:187-94. [PMID: 23960619 PMCID: PMC3727521 DOI: 10.1016/j.jsha.2010.06.003] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [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] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/19/2010] [Revised: 06/21/2010] [Accepted: 06/28/2010] [Indexed: 01/31/2023] Open
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Patients referred for aortic valve replacement are often elderly and may have increased surgical risk associated with ascending aortic calcification, left ventricular dysfunction, presence of coronary artery disease, previous surgery, and/or presence of several co-morbidities. Some of these patients may not be considered candidates for conventional surgery because of their high risk profile. While transcatheter aortic valve replacement constitutes a widely accepted alternative, some patients may not be eligible for this modality due to anatomic factors. Apico-Aortic Conduit (AAC) insertion (aortic valve bypass surgery) constitutes a possible option in those patients. Apico-Aortic Conduit is not a new technique, as it has been used for decades in both pediatric and adult populations. However, there is a resurging interest in this technique due to the expanding scope of elderly patients being considered for the treatment of aortic stenosis. Herein, we describe our surgical technique and provide a systematic review of recent publications on AAC insertion, reporting that there is continued use and several modifications of this technique, such as performing it through a small thoracotomy without the use of the cardiopulmonary bypass.
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Key Words
- AAC, Apico Aortic Conduit
- AS, aortic stenosis
- AVR, aortic valve replacement
- Aortic stenosis
- Aortic valve bypass surgery
- Aortic valve replacement
- Apico-Aortic Conduit
- BSA, body surface area
- CABG, coronary artery bypass grafting surgery
- CHF, congestive heart failure
- COPD, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease
- CPB, cardiopulmonary bypass
- DHCA, deep hypothermic circulatory arrest
- FEM-FEM, femoro-femoral
- ITA, internal thoracic artery
- LITA, left internal thoracic artery
- LVH, left ventricular hypertrophy
- LVOT, left ventricle outflow tract
- MDCT, multidetector-computerized tomography
- MVR, mitral valve replacement
- NYHA, New York Heart Association
- OPCAB, off pump coronary artery bypass
- PH, pulmonary hypertension
- RITA, right internal thoracic artery
- TAVI, transcatheter aortic valve implantation
- TEE, transesophageal echocardiography
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- University of Ottawa Heart Institute, Division of Cardiac Surgery, 40 Ruskin Street, Suite 3403, Ottawa, Canada ON K1Y 4W7
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