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Mariani S, Ravaux JM, van Bussel BCT, De Piero ME, van Kruijk SMJ, Schaefer AK, Wiedemann D, Saeed D, Pozzi M, Loforte A, Boeken U, Samalavicius R, Bounader K, Hou X, Bunge JJH, Buscher H, Salazar L, Meyns B, Mazzeffi MA, Matteucci S, Sponga S, Sorokin V, Russo C, Formica F, Sakiyalak P, Fiore A, Camboni D, Raffa GM, Diaz R, Wang IW, Jung JS, Belohlavek J, Pellegrino V, Bianchi G, Pettinari M, Barbone A, Garcia JP, Shekar K, Whitman GJR, Lorusso R. Features and Outcomes of Females and Males Requiring Postcardiotomy Extracorporeal Life Support. J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2024:S0022-5223(24)00435-5. [PMID: 38762034 DOI: 10.1016/j.jtcvs.2024.04.033] [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] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/18/2023] [Revised: 04/08/2024] [Accepted: 04/30/2024] [Indexed: 05/20/2024]
Abstract
BACKGROUND Although cardiogenic shock requiring extracorporeal life support (ECLS) after cardiac surgery is associated with high mortality, the impact of sex on outcomes of post-cardiotomy ECLS remains unclear with conflicting results in literature. We compare patient characteristics, in-hospital outcomes, and overall survival between females and males requiring post-cardiotomy ECLS. METHODS This retrospective, multicentre (34 centres), observational study included adults requiring post-cardiotomy ECLS between 2000 and 2020. Pre-operative, procedural, and ECLS characteristics, complications, and survival were compared between females and males. Association between sex and in-hospital survival was investigated through mixed-Cox proportional hazards models. RESULTS This analysis included 1823 patients [females:40.8%; median age:66.0 (interquartile range:56.2-73.0 years)]. Females underwent more mitral (females:38.4%, males:33.1%, p=0.019) and tricuspid (females:18%, males:12.4%, p<0.001) valve surgery, while males had more coronary artery surgery (females:45.9%, males:52.4%, p=0.007). ECLS implantation was more common intra-operatively in females (females:64.1%, males:59.1%) and post-operatively in males (females:35.9%, males:40.9%, p=0.036). Ventricular unloading (females:25.1%, males:36.2%, p<0.001) and intra-aortic balloon pump (females: 25.8%, males:36.8%, p<0.001) were most frequently used in males. Females suffered more post-operative right ventricular failure (females:24.1%, males:19.1%, p=0.016) and limb ischemia (females:12.3%, males:8.8%, p=0.23). In-hospital mortality was 64.9% in females and 61.9% in males (p=0.199) with no differences in 5-year survival (females:20%, 95%CI:17-23; males:24%, 95%CI:21-28;p=0.069). Crude hazard ratio for in-hospital mortality in females was 1.12 (95%CI: 0.99-1.27,p=0.069) and did not change after adjustments. CONCLUSIONS This study demonstrates that females and males requiring post-cardiotomy ECLS have different pre-operative and ECLS characteristics, as well as complications, without a statistical difference in in-hospital and 5-year survival.
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- Silvia Mariani
- Cardiovascular Research Institute Maastricht, University of Maastricht, Maastricht, Netherlands; Cardiac Surgery Unit, Fondazione IRCCS San Gerardo, Monza, Italy.
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- Cardiovascular Research Institute Maastricht, University of Maastricht, Maastricht, Netherlands; Department of Cardiac Surgery, University Hospitals Leuven, Leuven, Belgium
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- Cardiovascular Research Institute Maastricht, University of Maastricht, Maastricht, Netherlands; Department of Intensive Care Medicine, Maastricht University Medical Center, Maastricht, The Netherlands
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- Cardiovascular Research Institute Maastricht, University of Maastricht, Maastricht, Netherlands
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- Department of Clinical Epidemiology and Medical Technology Assessment, Maastricht University Medical Centre, Maastricht, The Netherlands
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- Department of Cardiac Surgery, Medical University of Vienna, Vienna, Austria
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- Department of Cardiac Surgery, Leipzig Heart Center, Leipzig, Germany
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- Department of Cardiac Surgery, Louis Pradel Cardiologic Hospital, Lyon, France
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- Division of Cardiac Surgery, IRCCS Azienda Ospedaliero-Universitaria di Bologna, Bologna, Italy; University of Turin, Turin, Italy
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- Department of Cardiac Surgery, Medical Faculty, Heinrich Heine University, Duesseldorf, Germany
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- II Department of Anesthesiology, Centre of Anesthesia, Intensive Care and Pain management, Vilnius University Hospital Santariskiu Klinikos, Vilnius, Lithuania
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- Division of Cardiothoracic and Vascular Surgery, Pontchaillou University Hospital, Rennes, France
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- Center for Cardiac Intensive Care, Beijing Institute of Heart, Lung, and Blood Vessels Diseases, Beijing Anzhen Hospital, Capital Medical University, Beijing, China
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- Department of Intensive Care Adults, Erasmus MC, Rotterdam, The Netherlands; Deparment of Cardiology, Thoraxcenter, Erasmus MC, Rotterdam, The Netherlands
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- Department of Intensive Care Medicine, Center of Applied Medical Research, St Vincent's Hospital, Darlinghurs, NSW, and University of New South Wales, Sidney, Australia
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- Department of Cardiology, Fundación Cardiovascular de Colombia,Bucaramanga,Colombia
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- Department of Cardiac Surgery, University Hospitals Leuven, Leuven, Belgium; Department of Cardiovascular Sciences, University of Leuven, Leuven, Belgium
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- Departments of Medicine and Surgery, University of Maryland, Baltimore, USA
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- SOD Cardiochirurgia Ospedali Riuniti 'Umberto I - Lancisi - Salesi' Università Politecnica delle Marche, Ancona, Italy
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- Division of Cardiac Surgery, Cardiothoracic Department, University Hospital of Udine, Udine, Italy
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- Cardiothoracic Intensive Care Unit, National University Heart Centre, National University Hospital, Singapore, Singapore
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- Cardiac Surgery Unit, Cardiac Thoracic and Vascular Department, Niguarda Hospital, Milan, Italy
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- Cardiac Surgery Unit, Fondazione IRCCS San Gerardo, Monza, Italy; Department of Medicine and Surgery, University of Parma, Cardiac Surgery Unit, University Hospital of Parma, Parma, Italy
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- Division of Cardiovascular and Thoracic Surgery, Department of Surgery, Faculty of Medicine Siriraj Hospital, Mahidol University, Bangkok, Thailand
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- Department of Cardio-Thoracic Surgery, University Hospital Henri-Mondor, Créteil, Paris, France
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- Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery, University Medical Center Regensburg, Regensburg, Germany
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- Department for the Treatment and Study of Cardiothoracic Diseases and Cardiothoracic Transplantation, IRCCS-ISMETT (Istituto Mediterraneo per i Trapianti e Terapie ad Alta Specializzazione), Palermo, Italy
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- ECMO Unit, Departamento de Anestesia, Clínica Las Condes, Las Condes, Santiago, Chile
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- Division of Cardiac Surgery, Memorial Healthcare System, Hollywood, FL 33021, USA
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- Department of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, Korea University Anam Hospital, Seoul, South Korea
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- 2nd Department of Internal Medicine, Cardiovascular Medicine General Teaching Hospital and 1st Faculty of Medicine, Charles University in Prague, Prague, Czech Republic
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- Intensive Care Unit, The Alfred Hospital, Melbourne, VIC, Australia
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- Ospedale del Cuore Fondazione Toscana "G. Monasterio", Massa, Italy
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- Department of Cardiovascular Surgery, Ziekenhuis Oost-Limburg, Genk, Belgium
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- Cardiac Surgery Unit, IRCCS Humanitas Research Hospital - Rozzano (MI) - Italy
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- IU Health Advanced Heart & Lung Care, Indiana University Methodist Hospital, Indianapolis, IN, USA
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- Adult Intensive Care Services, The Prince Charles Hospital, Brisbane, Australia
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- Cardiac Intensive Care Unit, Johns Hopkins Hospital, Baltimore, Maryland, USA
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- Cardiovascular Research Institute Maastricht, University of Maastricht, Maastricht, Netherlands; Cardio-Thoracic Surgery Department, Maastricht University medical Centre, Maastricht, The Netherlands
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Sponga S, Vendramin I, Ferrara V, Marinoni M, Valdi G, Di Nora C, Nalli C, Benedetti G, Piani D, Lechiancole A, Parpinel M, Bortolotti U, Livi U. Metabolic Syndrome and Heart Transplantation: An Underestimated Risk Factor? Transpl Int 2024; 37:11075. [PMID: 38525207 PMCID: PMC10959251 DOI: 10.3389/ti.2024.11075] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/24/2022] [Accepted: 01/02/2024] [Indexed: 03/26/2024]
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Metabolic Syndrome (MetS), a multifactorial condition that increases the risk of cardio-vascular events, is frequent in Heart-transplant (HTx) candidates and worsens with immunosuppressive therapy. The aim of the study was to analyze the impact of MetS on long-term outcome of HTx patients. Since 2007, 349 HTx patients were enrolled. MetS was diagnosed if patients met revised NCEP-ATP III criteria before HTx, at 1, 5 and 10 years of follow-up. MetS was present in 35% of patients pre-HTx and 47% at 1 year follow-up. Five-year survival in patients with both pre-HTx (65% vs. 78%, p < 0.01) and 1 year follow-up MetS (78% vs 89%, p < 0.01) was worst. At the univariate analysis, risk factors for mortality were pre-HTx MetS (HR 1.86, p < 0.01), hypertension (HR 2.46, p < 0.01), hypertriglyceridemia (HR 1.50, p=0.03), chronic renal failure (HR 2.95, p < 0.01), MetS and diabetes at 1 year follow-up (HR 2.00, p < 0.01; HR 2.02, p < 0.01, respectively). MetS at 1 year follow-up determined a higher risk to develop Coronary allograft vasculopathy at 5 and 10 year follow-up (25% vs 14% and 44% vs 25%, p < 0.01). MetS is an important risk factor for both mortality and morbidity post-HTx, suggesting the need for a strict monitoring of metabolic disorders with a careful nutritional follow-up in HTx patients.
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- Sandro Sponga
- Department of Medicine (DAME), University of Udine, Udine, Italy
- Cardiothoracic Department, University Hospital of Udine, Udine, Italy
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- Cardiothoracic Department, University Hospital of Udine, Udine, Italy
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- Department of Medicine (DAME), University of Udine, Udine, Italy
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- Department of Medicine (DAME), University of Udine, Udine, Italy
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- Department of Medicine (DAME), University of Udine, Udine, Italy
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- Cardiothoracic Department, University Hospital of Udine, Udine, Italy
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- Cardiothoracic Department, University Hospital of Udine, Udine, Italy
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- Cardiothoracic Department, University Hospital of Udine, Udine, Italy
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- Department of Medicine (DAME), University of Udine, Udine, Italy
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- Cardiothoracic Department, University Hospital of Udine, Udine, Italy
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- Department of Medicine (DAME), University of Udine, Udine, Italy
- Cardiothoracic Department, University Hospital of Udine, Udine, Italy
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Matteucci M, Ronco D, Kowalewski M, Massimi G, De Bonis M, Formica F, Jiritano F, Folliguet T, Bonaros N, Sponga S, Suwalski P, De Martino A, Fischlein T, Troise G, Dato GA, Serraino FG, Shah SH, Scrofani R, Kalisnik JM, Colli A, Russo CF, Ranucci M, Pettinari M, Kowalowka A, Thielmann M, Meyns B, Khouqeer F, Obadia JF, Boeken U, Simon C, Naito S, Musazzi A, Lorusso R. Long-term survival after surgical treatment for post-infarction mechanical complications: results from the Caution study. Eur Heart J Qual Care Clin Outcomes 2024:qcae010. [PMID: 38327179 DOI: 10.1093/ehjqcco/qcae010] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/09/2024]
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BACKGROUND AND AIMS Mechanical complications (MCs) are rare but potentially fatal sequelae of acute myocardial infarction (AMI). Surgery, though challenging, is considered the treatment of choice. The authors sought to study early and long-term results of patients undergoing surgical treatment for post-AMI MCs. METHODS Patients undergone surgical treatment for post-infarction MCs between 2001 through 2019 in 27 centers worldwide were retrieved from the database of CAUTION study. In-hospital and long-term mortality were the primary outcomes. Cox proportional hazards regression models were used to determine independent factors associated with overall mortality. RESULTS The study included 720 patients. The median age was 70.0 [62.0-77.0] years, with a male predominance (64.6%). The most common MC encountered was ventricular septal rupture (VSR) (59.4%). Cardiogenic shock was seen on presentation in 56.1% of patients. In-hospital mortality rate was 37.4%; in more than 50% of cases, the cause of death was low cardiac output syndrome (LCOS). Late mortality occurred in 133 patients, with a median follow-up of 4.4 [1.0-8.6] years. Overall survival at 1, 5 and 10 years was 54.0%, 48.1% and 41.0%, respectively. Older age (p < 0.001) and postoperative LCOS (p < 0.001) were independent predictors of overall mortality. For hospital survivors, 10-year survival was 65.7% and was significant higher for patients with VSR than those with papillary muscle rupture (long-rank P = 0.022). CONCLUSIONS Contemporary data from a multicenter cohort study show that surgical treatment for post-AMI MCs continues to be associated with high in-hospital mortality rates. However, long-term survival in patients surviving the immediate postoperative period is encouraging.Trial registration number: NCT03848429.
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- Matteo Matteucci
- Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery, Heart and Vascular Centre, Maastricht University Medical Centre, Maastricht, The Netherlands
- Department of Medicine and Surgery, Circolo Hospital, University of Insubria, Varese, Italy
- Thoracic Research Centre, Collegium Medicum Nicolaus Copernicus University, Innovative Medical Forum, Bydgoszcz, Poland
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- Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery, Heart and Vascular Centre, Maastricht University Medical Centre, Maastricht, The Netherlands
- Thoracic Research Centre, Collegium Medicum Nicolaus Copernicus University, Innovative Medical Forum, Bydgoszcz, Poland
- Cardiac Surgery Unit, Cardio-Thoraco-Vascular Department, Niguarda Hospital, Milan, Italy
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- Thoracic Research Centre, Collegium Medicum Nicolaus Copernicus University, Innovative Medical Forum, Bydgoszcz, Poland
- Department of Cardiac Surgery and Transplantology, National Medical Institute of the Ministry of Interior, Warsaw, Poland
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- Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery, Heart and Vascular Centre, Maastricht University Medical Centre, Maastricht, The Netherlands
- Thoracic Research Centre, Collegium Medicum Nicolaus Copernicus University, Innovative Medical Forum, Bydgoszcz, Poland
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- Cardiothoracic Surgery Department, San Raffaele University Hospital, Milan, Italy
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- Department of Medicine and Surgery, University of Parma, Cardiac Surgery Unit, University Hospital of Parma, Parma, Italy
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- Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery, Heart and Vascular Centre, Maastricht University Medical Centre, Maastricht, The Netherlands
- Thoracic Research Centre, Collegium Medicum Nicolaus Copernicus University, Innovative Medical Forum, Bydgoszcz, Poland
- Department of Experimental and Clinical Medicine, "Magna Graecia" University of Catanzaro, Catanzaro, Italy
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- Department of Cardio-Thoracic Surgery, University Hospital Henri-Mondor, Créteil, Paris, France
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- Department of Cardiac Surgery, Medical University of Innsbruck, Innsbruck, Austria
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- Cardiothoracic Department, University Hospital of Udine, Udine, Italy
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- Department of Cardiac Surgery and Transplantology, National Medical Institute of the Ministry of Interior, Warsaw, Poland
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- Department of Cardiac Surgery, Cardiovascular Center, Klinikum Nürnberg, Paracelsus Medical University, Nuremberg, Germany
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- Cardiac Surgery Unit, Poliambulanza Foundation Hospital, Brescia, Italy
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- Cardiovascular and Thoracic Surgery Department, King Fahad Medical City, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
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- Cardiac Surgery Unit, Fondazione Ospedale Maggiore Policlinico IRCCS Cà Granda, University of Milan, Milan, Italy
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- Department of Cardiac Surgery, Cardiovascular Center, Klinikum Nürnberg, Paracelsus Medical University, Nuremberg, Germany
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- Section of Cardiac Surgery, University Hospital, Pisa, Italy
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- Department of Cardiovascular Anesthesia and Intensive Care, IRCCS Policlinico San Donato, San Donato Milanese, Italy
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- Department of Cardiovascular Surgery, Ziekenhuis Oost-Limburg, Genk, Belgium
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- Department of Cardiac Surgery, Medical University of Silesia, Katowice, Poland
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- Department of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, West-German Heart Center, University of Duisburg-Essen, Essen, Germany
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- Department of Cardiac Surgery, University Hospitals Leuven, Leuven, Belgium
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- Department of Cardiac Surgery, King Faisal Specialist Hospital and Research Center, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
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- Department of Cardiovascular Surgery, University Hospital Düsseldorf, Heinrich Heine University, Düsseldorf, Germany
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- Cardiovascular and Transplant Department, Papa Giovanni XXIII Hospital, Bergamo, Italy
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- Section of Cardiac Surgery, University Hospital, Pisa, Italy
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- Department of Cardiovascular Surgery, University Heart & Vascular Center Hamburg, Hamburg, Germany
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- Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery, Heart and Vascular Centre, Maastricht University Medical Centre, Maastricht, The Netherlands
- Cardiovascular Research Institute Maastricht, Maastricht, The Netherlands
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Salsano A, Di Mauro M, Labate L, Della Corte A, Lo Presti F, De Bonis M, Trumello C, Rinaldi M, Cura Stura E, Actis Dato G, Punta G, Nicolini F, Carino D, De Vincentiis C, Garatti A, Cappabianca G, Musazzi A, Cugola D, Merlo M, Pacini D, Folesani G, Sponga S, Vendramin I, Pilozzi Casado A, Rosato F, Mikus E, Savini C, Onorati F, Luciani GB, Scrofani R, Epifani F, Musumeci F, Lio A, Colli A, Falcetta G, Nicolardi S, Zaccaria S, Vizzardi E, Pantaleo A, Minniti G, Villa E, Dalla Tomba M, Pollari F, Barili F, Parolari A, Lorusso R, Santini F. Survival and Recurrence of Endocarditis following Mechanical vs. Biological Aortic Valve Replacement for Endocarditis in Patients Aged 40 to 65 Years: Data from the INFECT-Registry. J Clin Med 2023; 13:153. [PMID: 38202159 PMCID: PMC10779833 DOI: 10.3390/jcm13010153] [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: 11/08/2023] [Revised: 12/21/2023] [Accepted: 12/21/2023] [Indexed: 01/12/2024] Open
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BACKGROUND Infective endocarditis (IE) is a serious disease, and in many cases, surgery is necessary. Whether the type of prosthesis implanted for aortic valve replacement (AVR) for IE impacts patient survival is a matter of debate. The aim of the present study is to quantify differences in long-term survival and recurrence of endocarditis AVR for IE according to prosthesis type among patients aged 40 to 65 years. METHODS This was an analysis of the INFECT-REGISTRY. Trends in proportion to the use of mechanical prostheses versus biological ones over time were tested by applying the sieve bootstrapped t-test. Confounders were adjusted using the optimal full-matching propensity score. The difference in overall survival was compared using the Cox model, whereas the differences in recurrence of endocarditis were evaluated using the Gray test. RESULTS Overall, 4365 patients were diagnosed and operated on for IE from 2000 to 2021. Of these, 549, aged between 40 and 65 years, underwent AVR. A total of 268 (48.8%) received mechanical prostheses, and 281 (51.2%) received biological ones. A significant trend in the reduction of implantation of mechanical vs. biological prostheses was observed during the study period (p < 0.0001). Long-term survival was significantly higher among patients receiving a mechanical prosthesis than those receiving a biological prosthesis (hazard ratio [HR] 0.546, 95% CI: 0.322-0.926, p = 0.025). Mechanical prostheses were associated with significantly less recurrent endocarditis after AVR than biological prostheses (HR 0.268, 95%CI: 0.077-0.933, p = 0.039). CONCLUSIONS The present analysis of the INFECT-REGISTRY shows increased survival and reduced recurrence of endocarditis after a mechanical aortic valve prosthesis implant for IE in middle-aged patients.
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- Antonio Salsano
- Division of Cardiac Surgery, Ospedale Policlinico San Martino, 16132 Genoa, Italy;
- DISC Department, University of Genoa, 16126 Genoa, Italy
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- CARIM Maastricht University, 6229 ER Maastricht, The Netherlands;
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- Department of Health Sciences (DISSAL), University of Genoa, 16126 Genoa, Italy;
- Infectious Diseases Unit, Ospedale Policlinico San Martino-IRCCS, 16132 Genoa, Italy
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- Unit of Cardiac Surgery, Department of Translational Medical Sciences, Monaldi Hospital, University of Campania “L. Vanvitelli”, 80131 Naples, Italy; (A.D.C.); (F.L.P.)
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- Unit of Cardiac Surgery, Department of Translational Medical Sciences, Monaldi Hospital, University of Campania “L. Vanvitelli”, 80131 Naples, Italy; (A.D.C.); (F.L.P.)
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- IRCCS Ospedale San Raffaele, Division of Cardiac Surgery, Università Vita-Salute San Raffaele, 20132 Milan, Italy; (M.D.B.)
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- IRCCS Ospedale San Raffaele, Division of Cardiac Surgery, Università Vita-Salute San Raffaele, 20132 Milan, Italy; (M.D.B.)
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- Cardiac Surgery, Molinette Hospital, University of Turin, 10124 Turin, Italy; (M.R.)
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- Cardiac Surgery, Molinette Hospital, University of Turin, 10124 Turin, Italy; (M.R.)
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- Cardiac Surgery, Mauriziano Hospital, 10128 Turin, Italy; (G.A.D.); (G.P.)
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- Cardiac Surgery, Maggiore University Hospital, University of Parma, 43121 Parma, Italy; (F.N.); (D.C.)
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- Cardiac Surgery, Maggiore University Hospital, University of Parma, 43121 Parma, Italy; (F.N.); (D.C.)
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- Cardiac Surgery, San Donato IRCCS Hospital, San Donato Milanese, 20097 Milan, Italy; (C.D.V.); (A.G.)
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- Cardiac Surgery, San Donato IRCCS Hospital, San Donato Milanese, 20097 Milan, Italy; (C.D.V.); (A.G.)
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- Cardiac Surgery, University Hospital, 21100 Varese, Italy; (G.C.); (A.M.)
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- Cardiac Surgery, AO Papa Giovanni XXIII, 24127 Bergamo, Italy; (D.C.); (M.M.)
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- Cardiac Surgery, AO Papa Giovanni XXIII, 24127 Bergamo, Italy; (D.C.); (M.M.)
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- Cardiac Surgery, S. Orsola-Malpighi University Hospital, University of Bologna, 40126 Bologna, Italy; (D.P.); (G.F.)
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- Cardiac Surgery, S. Orsola-Malpighi University Hospital, University of Bologna, 40126 Bologna, Italy; (D.P.); (G.F.)
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- Cardiac Surgery, S. Maria Misericordia Hospital, University of Udine, 33100 Udine, Italy (I.V.)
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- Cardiac Surgery, S. Maria Misericordia Hospital, University of Udine, 33100 Udine, Italy (I.V.)
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- Cardiac Surgery, S. Croce Hospital, 12100 Cuneo, Italy; (A.P.C.); (F.R.); (F.B.)
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- GVM Care & Research, Maria Cecilia Hospital, 48033 Cotignola, Italy; (E.M.); (C.S.)
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- GVM Care & Research, Maria Cecilia Hospital, 48033 Cotignola, Italy; (E.M.); (C.S.)
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- Cardiac Surgery, University Hospital, University of Verona, 37129 Verona, Italy; (F.O.); (G.B.L.)
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- Fondazione IRCCS Ca’ Granda, Ospedale Maggiore Policlinico, 20122 Milano, Italy; (R.S.); (F.E.)
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- Fondazione IRCCS Ca’ Granda, Ospedale Maggiore Policlinico, 20122 Milano, Italy; (R.S.); (F.E.)
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- Cardiac Surgery, San Camillo-Forlanini Hospital, 00152 Rome, Italy; (F.M.); (A.L.)
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- Cardiac Surgery, San Camillo-Forlanini Hospital, 00152 Rome, Italy; (F.M.); (A.L.)
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- Cardiac Surgery, AO Pisana University Hospital, University of Pisa, 56126 Pisa, Italy; (A.C.); (G.F.)
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- Cardiac Surgery, AO Pisana University Hospital, University of Pisa, 56126 Pisa, Italy; (A.C.); (G.F.)
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- Cardiac Surgery, Vito Fazzi Hospital, 73100 Lecce, Italy; (S.N.); (S.Z.)
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- Department of Cardiac Surgery, Azienda ULSS2 Ca’ Foncello Hospital, 31100 Treviso, Italy; (A.P.); (G.M.)
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- Department of Cardiac Surgery, Azienda ULSS2 Ca’ Foncello Hospital, 31100 Treviso, Italy; (A.P.); (G.M.)
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- Department of Cardiac Surgery, Poliambulanza Foundation Hospital, 25124 Brescia, Italy; (E.V.); (M.D.T.)
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- Department of Cardiac Surgery, Poliambulanza Foundation Hospital, 25124 Brescia, Italy; (E.V.); (M.D.T.)
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- Cardiac Surgery, Klinikum Nürnberg–Paracelsus Medical University, 90419 Nuremberg, Germany;
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- Cardiac Surgery, S. Croce Hospital, 12100 Cuneo, Italy; (A.P.C.); (F.R.); (F.B.)
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- Department of Universitary Cardiac Surgery and Translational Research, IRCCS Policlinico S. Donato, University of Milan, 20122 Milan, Italy
- Department of Biomedical Sciences for Health, Università di Milano, 20122 Milan, Italy
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- Cardio-Thoracic Surgery Department, Heart & Vascular Centre, Maastricht University Medical Centre, 6229 HX Maastricht, The Netherlands;
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- Division of Cardiac Surgery, Ospedale Policlinico San Martino, 16132 Genoa, Italy;
- DISC Department, University of Genoa, 16126 Genoa, Italy
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Mariani S, Wang IW, van Bussel BCT, Heuts S, Wiedemann D, Saeed D, van der Horst ICC, Pozzi M, Loforte A, Boeken U, Samalavicius R, Bounader K, Hou X, Bunge JJH, Buscher H, Salazar L, Meyns B, Herr D, Matteucci S, Sponga S, Ramanathan K, Russo C, Formica F, Sakiyalak P, Fiore A, Camboni D, Raffa GM, Diaz R, Jung JS, Belohlavek J, Pellegrino V, Bianchi G, Pettinari M, Barbone A, Garcia JP, Shekar K, Whitman G, Lorusso R. The importance of timing in postcardiotomy venoarterial extracorporeal membrane oxygenation: A descriptive multicenter observational study. J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2023; 166:1670-1682.e33. [PMID: 37201778 DOI: 10.1016/j.jtcvs.2023.04.042] [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] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/05/2023] [Revised: 04/05/2023] [Accepted: 04/22/2023] [Indexed: 05/20/2023]
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OBJECTIVES Postcardiotomy extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (ECMO) can be initiated intraoperatively or postoperatively based on indications, settings, patient profile, and conditions. The topic of implantation timing only recently gained attention from the clinical community. We compare patient characteristics as well as in-hospital and long-term survival between intraoperative and postoperative ECMO. METHODS The retrospective, multicenter, observational Postcardiotomy Extracorporeal Life Support (PELS-1) study includes adults who required ECMO due to postcardiotomy shock between 2000 and 2020. We compared patients who received ECMO in the operating theater (intraoperative) with those in the intensive care unit (postoperative) on in-hospital and postdischarge outcomes. RESULTS We studied 2003 patients (women: 41.1%; median age: 65 years; interquartile range [IQR], 55.0-72.0). Intraoperative ECMO patients (n = 1287) compared with postoperative ECMO patients (n = 716) had worse preoperative risk profiles. Cardiogenic shock (45.3%), right ventricular failure (15.9%), and cardiac arrest (14.3%) were the main indications for postoperative ECMO initiation, with cannulation occurring after (median) 1 day (IQR, 1-3 days). Compared with intraoperative application, patients who received postoperative ECMO showed more complications, cardiac reoperations (intraoperative: 19.7%; postoperative: 24.8%, P = .011), percutaneous coronary interventions (intraoperative: 1.8%; postoperative: 3.6%, P = .026), and had greater in-hospital mortality (intraoperative: 57.5%; postoperative: 64.5%, P = .002). Among hospital survivors, ECMO duration was shorter after intraoperative ECMO (median, 104; IQR, 67.8-164.2 hours) compared with postoperative ECMO (median, 139.7; IQR, 95.8-192 hours, P < .001), whereas postdischarge long-term survival was similar between the 2 groups (P = .86). CONCLUSIONS Intraoperative and postoperative ECMO implantations are associated with different patient characteristics and outcomes, with greater complications and in-hospital mortality after postoperative ECMO. Strategies to identify the optimal location and timing of postcardiotomy ECMO in relation to specific patient characteristics are warranted to optimize in-hospital outcomes.
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- Silvia Mariani
- Cardio-Thoracic Surgery Department, Maastricht University Medical Center, and Cardiovascular Research Institute Maastricht (CAIRM), Maastricht, The Netherlands.
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- Division of Cardiac Surgery, Memorial Healthcare System, Hollywood, Calif
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- Department of Intensive Care Medicine, Maastricht University Medical Center, and Cardiovascular Research Institute Maastricht (CARIM), Maastricht, The Netherlands
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- Cardio-Thoracic Surgery Department, Maastricht University Medical Center, and Cardiovascular Research Institute Maastricht (CAIRM), Maastricht, The Netherlands
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- Department of Cardiac Surgery, Medical University of Vienna, Vienna, Austria
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- Department of Cardiac Surgery, Leipzig Heart Center, Leipzig, Germany
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- Department of Intensive Care Medicine, Maastricht University Medical Center, and Cardiovascular Research Institute Maastricht (CARIM), Maastricht, The Netherlands
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- Department of Cardiac Surgery, Louis Pradel Cardiologic Hospital, Lyon, France
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- Division of Cardiac Surgery, IRCCS Azienda Ospedaliero-Universitaria di Bologna, Bologna, Italy
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- Department of Cardiac Surgery, Medical Faculty, Heinrich Heine University, Duesseldorf, Germany
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- II Department of Anesthesiology, Centre of Anesthesia, Intensive Care and Pain management, Vilnius University Hospital Santariskiu Klinikos, Vilnius, Lithuania
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- Division of Cardiothoracic and Vascular Surgery, Pontchaillou University Hospital, Rennes, France
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- Center for Cardiac Intensive Care, Beijing Institute of Heart, Lung, and Blood Vessels Diseases, Beijing Anzhen Hospital, Beijing, China
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- Department of Intensive Care Adults, Erasmus MC, Rotterdam, The Netherlands
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- Department of Intensive Care Medicine, Center of Applied Medical Research, St Vincent's Hospital, Darlinghurst, Australia
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- Department of Cardiology, Fundación Cardiovascular de Colombia, Bucaramanga, Colombia
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- Department of Cardiac Surgery, University Hospitals Leuven, and Department of Cardiovascular Sciences, University of Leuven, Leuven, Belgium
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- Departments of Medicine and Surgery, University of Maryland, Baltimore, Md
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- SOD Cardiochirurgia Ospedali Riuniti 'Umberto I-Lancisi-Salesi' Università Politecnica delle Marche, Ancona, Italy
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- Division of Cardiac Surgery, Cardiothoracic Department, University Hospital of Udine, Udine, Italy
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- Cardiothoracic Intensive Care Unit, National University Heart Centre, National University Hospital, Singapore, Singapore
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- Cardiac Surgery Unit, Cardiac Thoracic and Vascular Department, Niguarda Hospital, Milan, Italy
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- Department of Medicine and Surgery, Cardiac Surgery Clinic, San Gerardo Hospital, University of Milano-Bicocca, Monza, Italy, and Department of Medicine and Surgery, University of Parma, Cardiac Surgery Unit, University Hospital of Parma, Parma, Italy
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- Division of Cardiovascular and Thoracic Surgery, Department of Surgery, Faculty of Medicine, Siriraj Hospital, Bangkok, Thailand
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- Department of Cardio-Thoracic Surgery, University Hospital Henri-Mondor, Créteil, Paris, France
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- Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery, University Medical Center Regensburg, Regensburg, Germany
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- Department for the Treatment and Study of Cardiothoracic Diseases and Cardiothoracic Transplantation, Istituto Mediterraneo per i Trapianti e Terapie ad Alta Specializzazione, Palermo, Italy
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- ECMO Unit, Departamento de Anestesia, Clínica Las Condes, Santiago, Chile
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- Department of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, Korea University Anam Hospital, Seoul, South Korea
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- 2nd Department of Internal Medicine, Cardiovascular Medicine General Teaching Hospital and 1st Faculty of Medicine, Charles University in Prague, Prague, Czech Republic
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- Intensive Care Unit, The Alfred Hospital, Melbourne, Australia
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- Ospedale del Cuore Fondazione Toscana "G. Monasterio", Massa, Italy
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- Department of Cardiovascular Surgery, Ziekenhuis Oost-Limburg, Genk, Belgium
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- IU Health Advanced Heart & Lung Care, Indiana University Methodist Hospital, Indianapolis, Ind
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- Adult Intensive Care Services, The Prince Charles Hospital, Brisbane, Australia
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- Cardiac Intensive Care Unit, Johns Hopkins Hospital, Baltimore, Md
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- Cardio-Thoracic Surgery Department, Maastricht University Medical Center, and Cardiovascular Research Institute Maastricht (CAIRM), Maastricht, The Netherlands
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Vendramin I, Lechiancole A, Piani D, Sponga S, Bressan M, Auci E, Isola M, De Martino M, Bortolotti U, Livi U. Influence of a regional network combined with a systematic multidisciplinary approach on the outcomes of patients with acute type A aortic dissection. Int J Cardiol 2023; 391:131278. [PMID: 37598911 DOI: 10.1016/j.ijcard.2023.131278] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/15/2023] [Revised: 08/01/2023] [Accepted: 08/17/2023] [Indexed: 08/22/2023]
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BACKGROUND Whether in patients with acute type A aortic dissection reduction of intervals between onset of symptoms and diagnosis influences patient outcomes is still not completely defined. METHODS In 199 patients with acute type A aortic dissection, the efficacy of a systematic multidisciplinary approach and institution of a regional network were evaluated; 90 patients operated before 2016 (Group1) were compared with 109 repaired after 2016 (Group2) for early and late outcomes. RESULTS Mortality was reduced from 13% in Group1 to 4% in Group2 (p = 0.013). In Group2 a more patients (46%) had arch replacement compared to Group1 (29%)(p = 0.06). In Group2 axillary artery cannulation was almost routinely used (91% vs 67%, p < 0.001) with shorter circulatory arrest time (37 vs 44 min, p < 0.001). The interval from diagnosis to surgery dropped from 210 min in Group1 to 160 min in Group2 (p < 0.001); this reduction was evident both in patients admitted to the emergency department of a spoke and/or a hub center. Patients presenting with or developing shock were reduced from Group1 to Group2 and in particular those reaching the hub center from spoke centers. Survival at 1 and 5 years was 82 ± 4% and 70 ± 5% in Group1 vs 92 ± 3% and 87 ± 8% in Group2 (p = 0.007). CONCLUSIONS Outcomes of patients with acute type A aortic dissection improved using a systematic multidisciplinary approach while a network between spoke and hub centers reduced intervals between diagnosis, transportation to hub center and repair, limiting the incidence of tamponade and shock.
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- Igor Vendramin
- Cardiothoracic Department, Azienda Sanitaria Universitaria Friuli Centrale, Udine, Italy.
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- Cardiothoracic Department, Azienda Sanitaria Universitaria Friuli Centrale, Udine, Italy
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- Cardiothoracic Department, Azienda Sanitaria Universitaria Friuli Centrale, Udine, Italy
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- Cardiothoracic Department, Azienda Sanitaria Universitaria Friuli Centrale, Udine, Italy
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- Cardiothoracic Department, Azienda Sanitaria Universitaria Friuli Centrale, Udine, Italy
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- Department of Anesthesia, Azienda Sanitaria Universitaria Friuli Centrale, Udine, Italy
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- Department of Medical Area, University of Udine, Udine, Italy
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- Cardiothoracic Department, Azienda Sanitaria Universitaria Friuli Centrale, Udine, Italy
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- Cardiothoracic Department, Azienda Sanitaria Universitaria Friuli Centrale, Udine, Italy; Department of Medical Area, University of Udine, Udine, Italy
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Mariani S, Schaefer AK, van Bussel BCT, Di Mauro M, Conci L, Szalkiewicz P, De Piero ME, Heuts S, Ravaux J, van der Horst ICC, Saeed D, Pozzi M, Loforte A, Boeken U, Samalavicius R, Bounader K, Hou X, Bunge JJH, Buscher H, Salazar L, Meyns B, Herr D, Matteucci S, Sponga S, MacLaren G, Russo C, Formica F, Sakiyalak P, Fiore A, Camboni D, Raffa GM, Diaz R, Wang IW, Jung JS, Belohlavek J, Pellegrino V, Bianchi G, Pettinari M, Barbone A, Garcia JP, Whitman G, Shekar K, Wiedemann D, Lorusso R. On-Support and Postweaning Mortality in Postcardiotomy Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation. Ann Thorac Surg 2023; 116:1079-1089. [PMID: 37414384 DOI: 10.1016/j.athoracsur.2023.05.045] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/24/2023] [Revised: 04/24/2023] [Accepted: 05/30/2023] [Indexed: 07/08/2023]
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BACKGROUND Postcardiotomy venoarterial extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (VA ECMO) is characterized by discrepancies between weaning and survival-to-discharge rates. This study analyzes the differences between postcardiotomy VA ECMO patients who survived, died on ECMO, or died after ECMO weaning. Causes of death and variables associated with mortality at different time points are investigated. METHODS The retrospective, multicenter, observational Postcardiotomy Extracorporeal Life Support Study (PELS) includes adults requiring postcardiotomy VA ECMO between 2000 and 2020. Variables associated with on-ECMO mortality and postweaning mortality were modeled using mixed Cox proportional hazards, including random effects for center and year. RESULTS In 2058 patients (men, 59%; median age, 65 years; interquartile range [IQR], 55-72 years), weaning rate was 62.7%, and survival to discharge was 39.6%. Patients who died (n = 1244) included 754 on-ECMO deaths (36.6%; median support time, 79 hours; IQR, 24-192 hours), and 476 postweaning deaths (23.1%; median support time, 146 hours; IQR, 96-235.5 hours). Multiorgan (n = 431 of 1158 [37.2%]) and persistent heart failure (n = 423 of 1158 [36.5%]) were the main causes of death, followed by bleeding (n = 56 of 754 [7.4%]) for on-ECMO mortality and sepsis (n = 61 of 401 [15.4%]) for postweaning mortality. On-ECMO death was associated with emergency surgery, preoperative cardiac arrest, cardiogenic shock, right ventricular failure, cardiopulmonary bypass time, and ECMO implantation timing. Diabetes, postoperative bleeding, cardiac arrest, bowel ischemia, acute kidney injury, and septic shock were associated with postweaning mortality. CONCLUSIONS A discrepancy exists between weaning and discharge rate in postcardiotomy ECMO. Deaths occurred during ECMO support in 36.6% of patients, mostly associated with unstable preoperative hemodynamics. Another 23.1% of patients died after weaning in association with severe complications. This underscores the importance of postweaning care for postcardiotomy VA ECMO patients.
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- Silvia Mariani
- Department of Cardio-Thoracic Surgery, Maastricht University Medical Center, Maastricht, the Netherlands; Cardiovascular Research Institute Maastricht, Maastricht, the Netherlands.
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- Cardiovascular Research Institute Maastricht, Maastricht, the Netherlands; Department of Intensive Care Medicine, Maastricht University Medical Center, Maastricht, the Netherlands
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- Department of Cardio-Thoracic Surgery, Maastricht University Medical Center, Maastricht, the Netherlands
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- Department of Cardiac Surgery, Medical University of Vienna, Vienna, Austria
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- Department of Cardiac Surgery, Medical University of Vienna, Vienna, Austria
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- Department of Cardio-Thoracic Surgery, Maastricht University Medical Center, Maastricht, the Netherlands
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- Department of Cardio-Thoracic Surgery, Maastricht University Medical Center, Maastricht, the Netherlands
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- Department of Cardio-Thoracic Surgery, Maastricht University Medical Center, Maastricht, the Netherlands; Department of Cardiac Surgery, University Hospitals Leuven, Leuven, Belgium
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- Cardiovascular Research Institute Maastricht, Maastricht, the Netherlands; Department of Intensive Care Medicine, Maastricht University Medical Center, Maastricht, the Netherlands
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- Department of Cardiac Surgery, Leipzig Heart Center, Leipzig, Germany
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- Department of Cardiac Surgery, Louis Pradel Cardiologic Hospital, Lyon, France
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- Division of Cardiac Surgery, IRCCS Azienda Ospedaliero-Universitaria di Bologna, Bologna, Italy; Department of Surgical Sciences, University of Turin, Turin, Italy
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- Department of Cardiac Surgery, Heinrich Heine University, Duesseldorf, Germany
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- II Department of Anesthesiology, Centre of Anesthesia, Intensive Care and Pain Management, Vilnius University Hospital Santariskiu Klinikos, Vilnius, Lithuania
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- Division of Cardiothoracic and Vascular Surgery, Pontchaillou University Hospital, Rennes, France
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- Center for Cardiac Intensive Care, Beijing Institute of Heart, Lung, and Blood Vessels Diseases, Beijing Anzhen Hospital, Capital Medical University, Beijing, China
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- Department of Intensive Care Adults, Erasmus MC, Rotterdam, the Netherlands; Department of Cardiology, Erasmus MC, Rotterdam, the Netherlands
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- Department of Intensive Care Medicine, Center of Applied Medical Research, St Vincent's Hospital, Darlinghurst, New South Wales, Australia
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- Department of Cardiology, Fundación Cardiovascular de Colombia, Bucaramanga, Colombia
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- Department of Cardiac Surgery, University Hospitals Leuven, Leuven, Belgium
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- Department of Medicine, University of Maryland, Baltimore, Maryland; Department of Surgery, University of Maryland, Baltimore, Maryland
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- Struttura Organizzativa Dipartimentale Cardiochirurgia, Ospedali Riuniti 'Umberto I - Lancisi - Salesi' Università Politecnica delle Marche, Ancona, Italy
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- Division of Cardiac Surgery, Cardiothoracic Department, University Hospital of Udine, Udine, Italy
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- Cardiothoracic Intensive Care Unit, National University Heart Centre, National University Hospital, Singapore, Singapore
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- Cardiac Surgery Unit, Cardiac Thoracic and Vascular Department, Niguarda Hospital, Milan, Italy
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- Cardiac Surgery Unit, San Gerardo Hospital, Monza, Italy; Cardiac Surgery Unit, Department of Medicine and Surgery, University Hospital of Parma, University of Parma, Parma, Italy
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- Division of Cardiovascular and Thoracic Surgery, Department of Surgery, Faculty of Medicine Siriraj Hospital, Mahidol University, Bangkok, Thailand
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- Department of Cardio-Thoracic Surgery, University Hospital Henri-Mondor, Créteil, Paris, France
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- Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery, University Medical Center Regensburg, Regensburg, Germany
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- Department for the Treatment and Study of Cardiothoracic Diseases and Cardiothoracic Transplantation, IRCCS-ISMETT (Istituto Mediterraneo per i Trapianti e Terapie ad Alta Specializzazione), Palermo, Italy
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- ECMO Unit, Departamento de Anestesia, Clínica Las Condes, Las Condes, Santiago, Chile
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- Division of Cardiac Surgery, Memorial Healthcare System, Hollywood, Florida
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- Department of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, Korea University College of Medicine, Seoul, South Korea
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- Second Department of Internal Medicine, Cardiovascular Medicine General Teaching Hospital, First Faculty of Medicine, Charles University in Prague, Prague, Czech Republic
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- Intensive Care Unit, The Alfred Hospital, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
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- Ospedale del Cuore, Fondazione Toscana "G. Monasterio," Massa, Italy
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- Department of Cardiovascular Surgery, Ziekenhuis Oost-Limburg, Genk, Belgium
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- Cardiac Surgery Unit, IRCCS Humanitas Research Hospital, Rozzano, Milan, Italy
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- IU Health Advanced Heart & Lung Care, Indiana University Methodist Hospital, Indianapolis, Indiana
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- Cardiac Intensive Care Unit, Johns Hopkins Hospital, Baltimore, Maryland
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- Adult Intensive Care Services, The Prince Charles Hospital, Brisbane, Australia
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- Department of Cardiac Surgery, Medical University of Vienna, Vienna, Austria
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- Department of Cardio-Thoracic Surgery, Maastricht University Medical Center, Maastricht, the Netherlands; Cardiovascular Research Institute Maastricht, Maastricht, the Netherlands
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Lechiancole A, Sponga S, Benedetti G, Semeraro A, Guzzi G, Daffarra C, Meneguzzi M, Nalli C, Piani D, Bressan M, Livi U, Vendramin I. Graft preservation in heart transplantation: current approaches. Front Cardiovasc Med 2023; 10:1253579. [PMID: 37636303 PMCID: PMC10450939 DOI: 10.3389/fcvm.2023.1253579] [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] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/05/2023] [Accepted: 08/01/2023] [Indexed: 08/29/2023] Open
Abstract
Heart transplantation (HTx) represents the current best surgical treatment for patients affected by end-stage heart failure. However, with the improvement of medical and interventional therapies, the population of HTx candidates is increasingly old and at high-risk for mortality and complications. Moreover, the use of "extended donor criteria" to deal with the shortage of donors could increase the risk of worse outcomes after HTx. In this setting, the strategy of donor organ preservation could significantly affect HTx results. The most widely used technique for donor organ preservation is static cold storage in ice. New techniques that are clinically being used for donor heart preservation include static controlled hypothermia and machine perfusion (MP) systems. Controlled hypothermia allows for a monitored cold storage between 4°C and 8°C. This simple technique seems to better preserve the donor heart when compared to ice, probably avoiding tissue injury due to sub-zero °C temperatures. MP platforms are divided in normothermic and hypothermic, and continuously perfuse the donor heart, reducing ischemic time, a well-known independent risk factor for mortality after HTx. Also, normothermic MP permits to evaluate marginal donor grafts, and could represent a safe and effective technique to expand the available donor pool. However, despite the increasing number of donor hearts preserved with these new approaches, whether these techniques could be considered superior to traditional CS still represents a matter of debate. The aim of this review is to summarize and critically assess the available clinical data on donor heart preservation strategies employed for HTx.
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- Andrea Lechiancole
- Cardiothoracic Department, Azienda Sanitaria Universitaria Friuli Centrale, University Hospital of Udine, Udine, Italy
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- Cardiothoracic Department, Azienda Sanitaria Universitaria Friuli Centrale, University Hospital of Udine, Udine, Italy
- Department of Medicine, University of Udine, Udine, Italy
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- Cardiothoracic Department, Azienda Sanitaria Universitaria Friuli Centrale, University Hospital of Udine, Udine, Italy
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- Cardiothoracic Department, Azienda Sanitaria Universitaria Friuli Centrale, University Hospital of Udine, Udine, Italy
- Department of Medicine, University of Udine, Udine, Italy
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- Cardiothoracic Department, Azienda Sanitaria Universitaria Friuli Centrale, University Hospital of Udine, Udine, Italy
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- Cardiothoracic Department, Azienda Sanitaria Universitaria Friuli Centrale, University Hospital of Udine, Udine, Italy
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- Cardiothoracic Department, Azienda Sanitaria Universitaria Friuli Centrale, University Hospital of Udine, Udine, Italy
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- Cardiothoracic Department, Azienda Sanitaria Universitaria Friuli Centrale, University Hospital of Udine, Udine, Italy
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- Cardiothoracic Department, Azienda Sanitaria Universitaria Friuli Centrale, University Hospital of Udine, Udine, Italy
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- Cardiothoracic Department, Azienda Sanitaria Universitaria Friuli Centrale, University Hospital of Udine, Udine, Italy
- Department of Medicine, University of Udine, Udine, Italy
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- Cardiothoracic Department, Azienda Sanitaria Universitaria Friuli Centrale, University Hospital of Udine, Udine, Italy
- Department of Medicine, University of Udine, Udine, Italy
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- Cardiothoracic Department, Azienda Sanitaria Universitaria Friuli Centrale, University Hospital of Udine, Udine, Italy
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Massimi G, Matteucci M, De Bonis M, Kowalewski M, Formica F, Russo CF, Sponga S, Vendramin I, Colli A, Falcetta G, Trumello C, Carrozzini M, Fischlein T, Troise G, Actis Dato G, D'Alessandro S, Nia PS, Lodo V, Villa E, Shah SH, Scrofani R, Binaco I, Kalisnik JM, Pettinari M, Thielmann M, Meyns B, Khouqeer FA, Fino C, Simon C, Severgnini P, Kowalowka A, Deja MA, Ronco D, Lorusso R. Extracorporeal life support in mitral papillary muscle rupture: Outcome of multicenter study. Artif Organs 2023; 47:1386-1394. [PMID: 37039965 DOI: 10.1111/aor.14541] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/01/2023] [Revised: 02/23/2023] [Accepted: 04/06/2023] [Indexed: 04/12/2023]
Abstract
BACKGROUND Post-acute myocardial infarction papillary muscle rupture (post-AMI PMR) may present variable clinical scenarios and degree of emergency due to result of cardiogenic shock. Veno-arterial extracorporeal life support (V-A ECLS) has been proposed to improve extremely poor pre- or postoperative conditions. Information in this respect is scarce. METHODS From the CAUTION (meChanical complicAtion of acUte myocardial infarcTion: an InternatiOnal multiceNter cohort study) database (16 different Centers, data from 2001 to 2018), we extracted adult patients who were surgically treated for post-AMI PMR and underwent pre- or/and postoperative V-A ECLS support. The end-points of this study were in-hospital survival and ECLS complications. RESULTS From a total of 214 post-AMI PMR patients submitted to surgery, V-A ECLS was instituted in 23 (11%) patients. The median age was 61.7 years (range 46-81 years). Preoperatively, ECLS was commenced in 10 patients (43.5%), whereas intra/postoperative in the remaining 13. The most common V-A ECLS indication was post-cardiotomy shock, followed by preoperative cardiogenic shock and cardiac arrest. The median duration of V-A ECLS was 4 days. V-A ECLS complications occurred in more than half of the patients. Overall, in-hospital mortality was 39.2% (9/23), compared to 22% (42/219) for the non-ECLS group. CONCLUSIONS In post-AMI PMR patients, V-A ECLS was used in almost 10% of the patients either to promote bridge to surgery or as postoperative support. Further investigations are required to better evaluate a potential for increased use and its effects of V-A ECLS in such a context based on the still high perioperative mortality.
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- Giulio Massimi
- Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery, Heart and Vascular Centre, Maastricht University Medical Centre, Maastricht, The Netherlands
- Department of Cardiac Surgery, Santa Maria della Misericordia Hospital, Perugia, Italy
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- Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery, Heart and Vascular Centre, Maastricht University Medical Centre, Maastricht, The Netherlands
- Department Biotechnology and Life Sciences, Insubria University- Cardiac Anaesthesia and Intensive Care ASST Sette Laghi Circolo Hospital, Varese, Italy
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- Cardiothoracic Surgery Department, San Raffaele University Hospital, Milan, Italy
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- Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery, Heart and Vascular Centre, Maastricht University Medical Centre, Maastricht, The Netherlands
- Thoracic Research Centre, Collegium Medicum, Nicolaus Copernicus University, Innovative Medical Forum, Bydgoszcz, Poland
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- Department of Medicine and Surgery, Cardiac Surgery Clinic, San Gerardo Hospital, University of Milano-Bicocca, Monza, Italy
- Department of Medicine and Surgery, University of Parma, Italy
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- Cardiothoracic Department, University Hospital of Udine, Udine, Italy
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- Cardiothoracic Department, University Hospital of Udine, Udine, Italy
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- Section of Cardiac Surgery, University Hospital, Pisa, Italy
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- Section of Cardiac Surgery, University Hospital, Pisa, Italy
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- Cardiothoracic Surgery Department, San Raffaele University Hospital, Milan, Italy
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- Department of Cardiac Surgery, Cardiovascular Center, Klinikum Nürnberg, Paracelsus Medical University, Nuremberg, Germany
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- Cardiac Surgery Unit, Poliambulanza Foundation Hospital, Brescia, Italy
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- Department of Medicine and Surgery, Cardiac Surgery Clinic, San Gerardo Hospital, University of Milano-Bicocca, Monza, Italy
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- Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery, Heart and Vascular Centre, Maastricht University Medical Centre, Maastricht, The Netherlands
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- Cardiac Surgery Department, Mauriziano Hospital, Turin, Italy
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- Cardiac Surgery Unit, Poliambulanza Foundation Hospital, Brescia, Italy
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- Cardiovascular and Thoracic Surgery Department, King Fahad Medical City, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
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- Cardiac Surgery Unit, Policlinico Milano Hospital, Milan, Italy
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- Department of Cardiac Surgery, Cardiovascular Center, Klinikum Nürnberg, Paracelsus Medical University, Nuremberg, Germany
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- Department of Cardiovascular Surgery, Ziekenhuis Oost-Limburg, Genk, Belgium
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- Department of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, West-German Heart Center, University of Duisburg-Essen, Essen, Germany
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- Department of Cardiac Surgery, University Hospitals Leuven, Leuven, Belgium
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- Department of Cardiac Surgery, King Faisal Specialist Hospital and Research Center, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
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- Cardiovascular Department, Papa Giovanni XXIII Hospital, Bergamo, Italy
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- Cardiovascular Department, Papa Giovanni XXIII Hospital, Bergamo, Italy
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- Department Biotechnology and Life Sciences, Insubria University- Cardiac Anaesthesia and Intensive Care ASST Sette Laghi Circolo Hospital, Varese, Italy
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- Department of Cardiac Surgery, Medical University of Silesia, Katowice, Poland
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- Department of Cardiac Surgery, Medical University of Silesia, Katowice, Poland
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- Department Biotechnology and Life Sciences, Insubria University- Cardiac Anaesthesia and Intensive Care ASST Sette Laghi Circolo Hospital, Varese, Italy
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- Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery, Heart and Vascular Centre, Maastricht University Medical Centre, Maastricht, The Netherlands
- Cardiovascular Research Institute Maastricht, Maastricht, The Netherlands
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Sponga S, Vendramin I, Salman J, Ferrara V, De Manna ND, Lechiancole A, Warnecke G, Dralov A, Haverich A, Ius F, Bortolotti U, Livi U, Avsar M. Heart Transplantation in High-Risk Recipients Employing Donor Marginal Grafts Preserved With Ex-Vivo Perfusion. Transpl Int 2023; 36:11089. [PMID: 37547752 PMCID: PMC10401590 DOI: 10.3389/ti.2023.11089] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/29/2022] [Accepted: 07/10/2023] [Indexed: 08/08/2023]
Abstract
Extending selection criteria to face donor organ shortage in heart transplantation (HTx) may increase the risk of mortality. Ex-vivo normothermic perfusion (EVP) limits ischemic time allowing assessment of graft function. We investigated the outcome of HTx in 80 high-risk recipients transplanted with marginal donor and EVP-preserved grafts, from 2016 to 2021. The recipients median age was 57 years (range, 13-75), with chronic renal failure in 61%, impaired liver function in 11% and previous cardiac surgery in 90%; 80% were mechanically supported. Median RADIAL score was 3. Mean graft ischemic time was 118 ± 25 min, "out-of-body" time 420 ± 66 min and median cardiopulmonary bypass (CPB) time 228 min (126-416). In-hospital mortality was 11% and ≥moderate primary graft dysfunction 16%. At univariable analysis, CPB time and high central venous pressure were risk factors for mortality. Actuarial survival at 1 and 3 years was 83% ± 4%, and 72% ± 7%, with a median follow-up of 16 months (range 2-43). Recipient and donor ages, pre-HTx extracorporeal life support and intra-aortic balloon pump were risk factors for late mortality. In conclusion, the use of EVP allows extension of the graft pool by recruitment of marginal donors to successfully perform HTx even in high-risk recipients.
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- Sandro Sponga
- Department of Medicine, University of Udine, Udine, Italy
- Cardiothoracic Department, University Hospital of Udine, Udine, Italy
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- Cardiothoracic Department, University Hospital of Udine, Udine, Italy
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- Department of Cardiothoracic, Transplant and Vascular Surgery, Hannover Medical School, Hannover, Germany
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- Department of Cardiac Surgery, Heidelberg Medical School, Heidelberg, Germany
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- Cardiothoracic Department, University Hospital of Udine, Udine, Italy
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- Department of Cardiothoracic, Transplant and Vascular Surgery, Hannover Medical School, Hannover, Germany
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- Department of Cardiothoracic, Transplant and Vascular Surgery, Hannover Medical School, Hannover, Germany
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- Cardiothoracic Department, University Hospital of Udine, Udine, Italy
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- Department of Medicine, University of Udine, Udine, Italy
- Cardiothoracic Department, University Hospital of Udine, Udine, Italy
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- Department of Cardiothoracic, Transplant and Vascular Surgery, Hannover Medical School, Hannover, Germany
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Mariani S, Heuts S, van Bussel BCT, Di Mauro M, Wiedemann D, Saeed D, Pozzi M, Loforte A, Boeken U, Samalavicius R, Bounader K, Hou X, Bunge JJH, Buscher H, Salazar L, Meyns B, Herr D, Matteucci MLS, Sponga S, MacLaren G, Russo C, Formica F, Sakiyalak P, Fiore A, Camboni D, Raffa GM, Diaz R, Wang I, Jung J, Belohlavek J, Pellegrino V, Bianchi G, Pettinari M, Barbone A, Garcia JP, Shekar K, Whitman GJR, Lorusso R. Patient and Management Variables Associated With Survival After Postcardiotomy Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation in Adults: The PELS-1 Multicenter Cohort Study. J Am Heart Assoc 2023; 12:e029609. [PMID: 37421269 PMCID: PMC10382118 DOI: 10.1161/jaha.123.029609] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/25/2023] [Accepted: 05/25/2023] [Indexed: 07/10/2023]
Abstract
Background Extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (ECMO) has been increasingly used for postcardiotomy cardiogenic shock, but without a concomitant reduction in observed in-hospital mortality. Long-term outcomes are unknown. This study describes patients' characteristics, in-hospital outcome, and 10-year survival after postcardiotomy ECMO. Variables associated with in-hospital and postdischarge mortality are investigated and reported. Methods and Results The retrospective international multicenter observational PELS-1 (Postcardiotomy Extracorporeal Life Support) study includes data on adults requiring ECMO for postcardiotomy cardiogenic shock between 2000 and 2020 from 34 centers. Variables associated with mortality were estimated preoperatively, intraoperatively, during ECMO, and after the occurrence of any complications, and then analyzed at different time points during a patient's clinical course, through mixed Cox proportional hazards models containing fixed and random effects. Follow-up was established by institutional chart review or contacting patients. This analysis included 2058 patients (59% were men; median [interquartile range] age, 65.0 [55.0-72.0] years). In-hospital mortality was 60.5%. Independent variables associated with in-hospital mortality were age (hazard ratio [HR], 1.02 [95% CI, 1.01-1.02]) and preoperative cardiac arrest (HR, 1.41 [95% CI, 1.15-1.73]). In the subgroup of hospital survivors, the overall 1-, 2-, 5-, and 10-year survival rates were 89.5% (95% CI, 87.0%-92.0%), 85.4% (95% CI, 82.5%-88.3%), 76.4% (95% CI, 72.5%-80.5%), and 65.9% (95% CI, 60.3%-72.0%), respectively. Variables associated with postdischarge mortality included older age, atrial fibrillation, emergency surgery, type of surgery, postoperative acute kidney injury, and postoperative septic shock. Conclusions In adults, in-hospital mortality after postcardiotomy ECMO remains high; however, two-thirds of those who are discharged from hospital survive up to 10 years. Patient selection, intraoperative decisions, and ECMO management remain key variables associated with survival in this cohort. Registration URL: https://www.clinicaltrials.gov; Unique identifier: NCT03857217.
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- Silvia Mariani
- Cardio‐Thoracic Surgery Department and Cardiovascular Research Institute MaastrichtMaastrichtthe Netherlands
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- Cardio‐Thoracic Surgery Department and Cardiovascular Research Institute MaastrichtMaastrichtthe Netherlands
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- Department of Intensive Care Medicine and Cardiovascular Research Institute MaastrichtMaastrichtthe Netherlands
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- Cardio‐Thoracic Surgery Department and Cardiovascular Research Institute MaastrichtMaastrichtthe Netherlands
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- Department of Cardiac SurgeryMedical University of ViennaViennaAustria
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- Department of Cardiac SurgeryLeipzig Heart CenterLeipzigGermany
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- Department of Cardiac Surgery, Louis Pradel Cardiologic HospitalLyonFrance
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- Division of Cardiac SurgeryIstituto di Ricovero e Cura a Carattere Scientifico Azienda Ospedaliero–Universitaria di BolognaBolognaItaly
- Department of Surgical SciencesUniversity of TurinTurinItaly
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- Department of Cardiac Surgery, Medical FacultyHeinrich Heine UniversityDuesseldorfGermany
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- II Department of Anesthesiology, Centre of Anesthesia, Intensive Care and Pain ManagementVilnius University Hospital Santariskiu KlinikosVilniusLithuania
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- Division of Cardiothoracic and Vascular SurgeryPontchaillou University HospitalRennesFrance
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- Center for Cardiac Intensive CareBeijing Institute of Heart, Lung, and Blood Vessels Diseases, Beijing Anzhen Hospital, Capital Medical UniversityBeijingChina
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- Department of Intensive Care AdultsErasmus Medical CenterRotterdamthe Netherlands
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- Department of Intensive Care Medicine, Center of Applied Medical ResearchSt Vincent’s HospitalDarlinghursNew South WalesAustralia
- University of New South WalesSydneyAustralia
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- Department of Cardiology, Fundación Cardiovascular de ColombiaBucaramangaColombia
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- Department of Cardiac SurgeryUniversity Hospitals Leuven and Department of Cardiovascular Sciences, University of LeuvenLeuvenBelgium
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- Departments of Medicine and SurgeryUniversity of MarylandBaltimoreMD
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- Struttura Organizzativa Dipartimentale di CardiochirurgiaOspedali Riuniti ‘Umberto I–Lancisi‐Salesi’ Università Politecnica delle MarcheAnconaItaly
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- Division of Cardiac Surgery, Cardiothoracic DepartmentUniversity Hospital of UdineUdineItaly
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- Cardiothoracic Intensive Care UnitNational University Heart Centre, National University HospitalSingaporeSingapore
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- Cardiac Surgery Unit, Cardiac Thoracic and Vascular Department, Niguarda HospitalMilanItaly
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- Department of Medicine and Surgery, Cardiac Surgery Clinic, San Gerardo HospitalUniversity of Milano‐BicoccaMonzaItaly
- Department of Medicine and SurgeryUniversity of Parma, Cardiac Surgery Unit, University Hospital of ParmaParmaItaly
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- Division of Cardiovascular and Thoracic Surgery, Department of Surgery, Faculty of Medicine Siriraj HospitalMahidol UniversityBangkokThailand
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- Department of Cardio‐Thoracic SurgeryUniversity Hospital Henri‐Mondor, CréteilParisFrance
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- Department of Cardiothoracic SurgeryUniversity Medical Center RegensburgRegensburgGermany
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- Department for the Treatment and Study of Cardiothoracic Diseases and Cardiothoracic TransplantationIstituti di Ricovero e Cura a Carattere Scientifico ‐ Istituto Mediterraneo per i Trapianti e Terapie ad Alta Specializzazione)PalermoItaly
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- Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation Unit, Departamento de AnestesiaClínica Las Condes, Las CondesSantiagoChile
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- Division of Cardiac Surgery, Memorial Healthcare SystemHollywoodFL
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- Department of Thoracic and Cardiovascular SurgeryKorea University Anam HospitalSeoulSouth Korea
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- 2nd Department of Internal Medicine, Cardiovascular Medicine General Teaching Hospital and 1st Faculty of MedicineCharles University in PraguePragueCzech Republic
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- Intensive Care Unit, The Alfred HospitalMelbourneVictoriaAustralia
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- Ospedale del Cuore Fondazione Toscana "G. Monasterio"MassaItaly
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- Department of Cardiovascular Surgery, Ziekenhuis Oost‐LimburgGenkBelgium
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- Cardiac Surgery UnitIstituto di Ricovero e Cura a Carattere Scientifico Humanitas Research HospitalRozzanoMilanItaly
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- Indiana University Health Advanced Heart and Lung Care, Indiana University Methodist HospitalIndianapolisIN
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- Adult Intensive Care Services, The Prince Charles HospitalBrisbaneAustralia
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- Cardio‐Thoracic Surgery Department and Cardiovascular Research Institute MaastrichtMaastrichtthe Netherlands
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Heuts S, Mariani S, van Bussel BCT, Boeken U, Samalavicius R, Bounader K, Hou X, Bunge JJH, Sriranjan K, Wiedemann D, Saeed D, Pozzi M, Loforte A, Salazar L, Meyns B, Mazzeffi MA, Matteucci S, Sponga S, Sorokin V, Russo C, Formica F, Sakiyalak P, Fiore A, Camboni D, Raffa GM, Diaz R, Wang IW, Jung JS, Belohlavek J, Pellegrino V, Bianchi G, Pettinari M, Barbone A, Garcia JP, Shekar K, Whitman G, Lorusso R. The Relation Between Obesity and Mortality in Postcardiotomy Venoarterial Membrane Oxygenation. Ann Thorac Surg 2023; 116:147-154. [PMID: 37015310 DOI: 10.1016/j.athoracsur.2023.03.025] [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] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/24/2022] [Revised: 02/16/2023] [Accepted: 03/13/2023] [Indexed: 04/06/2023]
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BACKGROUND Obesity is an important health problem in cardiac surgery and among patients requiring postcardiotomy venoarterial extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (V-A ECMO). Still, whether these patients are at risk for unfavorable outcomes after postcardiotomy V-A ECMO remains unclear. The current study evaluated the association between body mass index (BMI) and in-hospital outcomes in this setting. METHODS The Post-cardiotomy Extracorporeal Life Support (PELS-1) study is an international, multicenter study. Patients requiring postcardiotomy V-A ECMO in 36 centers from 16 countries between 2000 and 2020 were included. Patients were divided in 6 BMI categories (underweight, normal weight, overweight, class I, class II, and class III obesity) according to international recommendations. Primary outcome was in-hospital mortality, and secondary outcomes included major adverse events. Mixed logistic regression models were applied to evaluate associations between BMI and mortality. RESULTS The study cohort included 2046 patients (median age, 65 years; 838 women [41.0%]). In-hospital mortality was 60.3%, without statistically significant differences among BMI classes for in-hospital mortality (P = .225) or major adverse events (P = .126). The crude association between BMI and in-hospital mortality was not statistically significant after adjustment for comorbidities and intraoperative variables (class I: odds ratio [OR], 1.21; 95% CI, 0.88-1.65; class II: OR, 1.45; 95% CI, 0.86-2.45; class III: OR, 1.43; 95% CI, 0.62-3.33), which was confirmed in multiple sensitivity analyses. CONCLUSIONS BMI is not associated to in-hospital outcomes after adjustment for confounders in patients undergoing postcardiotomy V-A ECMO. Therefore, BMI itself should not be incorporated in the risk stratification for postcardiotomy V-A ECMO.
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- Samuel Heuts
- Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery, Maastricht University Medical Centre+ and Cardiovascular Research Institute Maastricht (CARIM), Maastricht, the Netherlands.
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- Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery, Maastricht University Medical Centre+ and Cardiovascular Research Institute Maastricht (CARIM), Maastricht, the Netherlands
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- Department of Intensive Care Medicine and Care and Public Health Research Institute (CAPHRI), Maastricht, the Netherlands
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- Heinrich Heine University, Düsseldorf, Germany
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- Beijing Anzhen Hospital, Capital Medical University, Beijing, China
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- Centre of Applied Medical Research, St Vincent's Hospital, Darlinghurst, New South Wales, Australia; University of New South Wales, Sidney, New South Wales, Australia
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- Istituto di Ricovero e Cura a Carattere Scientifico Azienda Ospedaliero-Universitaria di Bologna, Bologna, Italy
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- Department of Cardiovascular Sciences, University Hospitals Leuven, University of Leuven, Leuven, Belgium
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- Strutture Organizzative Dipartimentali Cardiochirurgia Ospedali Riuniti 'Umberto I-Lancisi-Salesi' Università Politecnica delle Marche, Ancona, Italy
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- Cardiothoracic Department, University Hospital of Udine, Udine, Italy
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- National University Heart Centre, National University Hospital, Singapore, Singapore
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- Cardiac Thoracic and Vascular Department, Niguarda Hospital, Milan, Italy
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- San Gerardo Hospital, University of Milano-Bicocca, Monza, Italy; Department of Medicine and Surgery, University of Parma, Parma, Italy; Cardiac Surgery Unit, University Hospital of Parma, Parma, Italy
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- Faculty of Medicine Siriraj Hospital, Mahidol University, Bangkok, Thailand
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- University Hospital Henri-Mondor, Créteil, Paris, France
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- IRCCS-ISMETT (Istituto di Ricovero e Cura a Carattere Scientifico-Istituto Mediterraneo per i Trapianti e Terapie ad Alta Specializzazione), Palermo, Italy
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- ECMO Unit, Departamento de Anestesia, Clínica Las Condes, Las Condes, Santiago, Chile
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- Memorial Healthcare System, Hollywood, Florida
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- Korea University College of Medicine, Seoul, South Korea
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- General University Hospital and 1st Faculty of Medicine, Charles University in Prague, Prague, Czech Republic
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- Ospedale del Cuore Fondazione Toscana "G. Monasterio," Massa, Italy
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- Istituto di Ricovero e Cura a Carattere Scientifico Humanitas Research Hospital, Rozzano, Milan, Italy
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- Indiana University Methodist Hospital, Indianapolis, Indiana
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- The Prince Charles Hospital, Brisbane, Queensland, Australia
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- Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery, Maastricht University Medical Centre+ and Cardiovascular Research Institute Maastricht (CARIM), Maastricht, the Netherlands
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Mariani S, Bari G, Ravaux JM, van Bussel BCT, De Piero ME, Schaefer AK, Jawad K, Pozzi M, Loforte A, Kalampokas N, Jankuviene A, Flecher E, Hou X, Bunge JJH, Sriranjan K, Salazar L, Meyns B, Mazzeffi MA, Matteucci S, Sponga S, Ramanathan K, Costetti A, Formica F, Sakiyalak P, Fiore A, Schmid C, Raffa GM, Castillo R, Wang IW, Jung JS, Grus T, Pellegrino V, Bianchi G, Pettinari M, Barbone A, Garcia JP, Kowalewski M, Shekar K, Whitman G. Heterogeneity in Clinical Practices for Post-Cardiotomy Extracorporeal Life Support: a Pilot Survey from the PELS-1 Multicenter Study. Artif Organs 2023. [PMID: 37351569 DOI: 10.1111/aor.14601] [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] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/09/2023] [Revised: 06/13/2023] [Accepted: 06/19/2023] [Indexed: 06/24/2023]
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BACKGROUND High-quality evidence for post-cardiotomy extracorporeal life support (PC-ECLS) management is lacking. This study investigated the real-world PC-ECLS clinical practices. METHODS This cross-sectional, multi-institutional, international pilot survey explored center organization, anticoagulation management, left ventricular unloading, distal limb perfusion, PC-ECLS monitoring and transfusions practices. Twenty-nine questions were distributed among 34 hospitals participating in the Post-cardiotomy Extra-Corporeal Life Support Study. RESULTS Of the 32 centers [16 low-volume (50%); 16 high-volume (50%)] that responded, 16 (50%) had dedicated ECLS specialists. Twenty-six centers (81.3%) reported using additional mechanical circulatory supports. Anticoagulation practices were highly heterogeneous: 24 hospitals (75%) reported using patient's bleeding status as a guide, without a specific threshold in 54.2% of cases. Transfusion targets ranged 7-10 g/dL. Most centers used cardiac venting on a case-by-case basis (78.1%) and regular distal limb perfusion (84.4%). Nineteen (54.9%) centers reported dedicated monitoring protocols including daily echocardiography (87.5%), Swan-Ganz catheterization (40.6%), cerebral near-infrared spectroscopy (53.1%) and multimodal assessment of limb ischemia. Inspection of the circuit (71.9%), oxygenator pressure drop (68.8%), plasma free hemoglobin (75%), d-dimer (59.4%), lactate dehydrogenase (56.3%) and fibrinogen (46.9%) are used to diagnose hemolysis and thrombosis. CONCLUSIONS This study shows remarkable heterogeneity in clinical practices for PC-ECLS management. More standardized protocols and better implementation of available evidence are recommended.
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- Silvia Mariani
- Cardio-Thoracic Surgery Department, and Cardiovascular Research Institute Maastricht, Maastricht, The Netherlands
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- Clinic of Internal Medicine, Department of Cardiac Surgery, University of Szeged, Szeged, Hungary
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- Cardio-Thoracic Surgery Department, and Cardiovascular Research Institute Maastricht, Maastricht, The Netherlands
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- Cardio-Thoracic Surgery Department, and Cardiovascular Research Institute Maastricht, Maastricht, The Netherlands
- Department of Intensive Care Medicine, and Care and Public Health Research Institute, Maastricht, The Netherlands
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- Cardio-Thoracic Surgery Department, and Cardiovascular Research Institute Maastricht, Maastricht, The Netherlands
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- Department of Cardiac Surgery, Leipzig Heart Center, Leipzig, Germany
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- Department of Cardiac Surgery, Louis Pradel Cardiologic Hospital, Lyon, France
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- Division of Cardiac Surgery, IRCCS Azienda Ospedaliero-Universitaria di Bologna, Bologna, Italy
- University of Turin, Department of Surgical Sciences, Turin, Italy
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- Department of Cardiac Surgery, Medical Faculty, Heinrich Heine University, Duesseldorf, Germany
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- II Department of Anesthesiology, Centre of Anesthesia, Intensive Care and Pain management, Vilnius University Hospital Santariskiu Klinikos, Vilnius, Lithuania
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- Division of Cardiothoracic and Vascular Surgery, Pontchaillou University Hospital, Rennes, France
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- Center for Cardiac Intensive Care, Beijing Institute of Heart, Lung, and Blood Vessels Diseases, Beijing Anzhen Hospital, Capital Medical University, Beijing, China
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- Department of Intensive Care Adults, and Department of cardiology, Erasmus MC, Rotterdam, The Netherlands
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- Department of Intensive Care Medicine, Center of Applied Medical Research, St Vincent's Hospital, Darlinghurst, NSW, Australia
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- Department of Cardiology, Fundación Cardiovascular de Colombia, Bucaramanga, Colombia
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- Department of Cardiac Surgery, University Hospitals Leuven and Department of Cardiovascular Sciences, University of Leuven, Leuven, Belgium
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- Departments of Medicine and Surgery, University of Maryland, Baltimore, USA
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- SOD Cardiochirurgia Ospedali Riuniti 'Umberto I - Lancisi - Salesi' Università Politecnica delle Marche, Ancona, Italy
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- Division of Cardiac Surgery, Cardiothoracic Department, University Hospital of Udine, Udine, Italy
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- Cardiothoracic Intensive Care Unit, National University Heart Centre, National University Hospital, Singapore, Singapore
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- Cardiac Surgery Unit, Cardiac Thoracic and Vascular Department, Niguarda Hospital, Milan, Italy
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- Department of Medicine and Surgery, Cardiac Surgery Clinic, San Gerardo Hospital, University of Milano-Bicocca, Monza, Italy; Department of Medicine and Surgery, University of Parma, Cardiac Surgery Unit, University Hospital of Parma, Parma, Italy
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- Division of Cardiovascular and Thoracic Surgery, Department of Surgery, Faculty of Medicine Siriraj Hospital, Mahidol University, Bangkok, Thailand
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- Department of Cardio-Thoracic Surgery, University Hospital Henri-Mondor, Créteil, Paris, France
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- Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery, University Medical Center Regensburg, Regensburg, Germany
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- Department for the Treatment and Study of Cardiothoracic Diseases and Cardiothoracic Transplantation, IRCCS-ISMETT (Istituto Mediterraneo per i Trapianti e Terapie ad Alta Specializzazione), Palermo, Italy
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- ECLS Unit, Departamento de Anestesia, Clínica Las Condes, Las Condes, Santiago, Chile
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- Division of Cardiac Surgery, Memorial Healthcare System, Hollywood, FL, USA
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- Department of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, Korea University College of Medicine, Seoul, South Korea
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- 2nd Department of Cardiovascular Surgery, First Faculty of Medicine, Charles University and General University Hospital in Prague, Prague, Czech Republic
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- Intensive Care Unit, The Alfred Hospital, Melbourne, VIC, Australia
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- Ospedale del Cuore Fondazione Toscana "G. Monasterio", Massa, Italy
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- Department of Cardiovascular Surgery, Ziekenhuis Oost-, Limburg, Genk, Belgium
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- Cardiac Surgery Unit, IRCCS Humanitas Research Hospital -, Rozzano(MI), Italy
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- IU Health Advanced Heart & Lung Care, Indiana University Methodist Hospital, Indianapolis, IN, USA
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- Central Clinical Hospital of the Ministry of Interior, Centre of Postgraduate Medical Education, Warsaw, Poland
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- Adult Intensive Care Services, The Prince Charles Hospital, Brisbane, Australia
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- Cardiac Intensive Care Unit, Johns Hopkins Hospital, Baltimore, Maryland, USA
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Lechiancole A, Sponga S, Vendramin I, Ferrara V, Benedetti G, Guzzi G, Nalli C, Nora CD, Calandruccio R, Brindicci Y, Bressan M, Livi U. Graft Preservation in Heart Transplantation: Clinical and Histological Results Using Three Different Techniques. J Heart Lung Transplant 2023. [DOI: 10.1016/j.healun.2023.02.1608] [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: 04/05/2023] Open
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Aleksova N, Buchan TA, Foroutan F, Zhu A, Conte S, Macdonald P, Noly PE, Carrier M, Marasco SF, Takeda K, Pozzi M, Baudry G, Atik FA, Lehmann S, Jawad K, Hickey GW, Defontaine A, Baron O, Loforte A, Cavalli GG, Absi DO, Kawabori M, Mastroianni MA, Simonenko M, Sponga S, Moayedi Y, Orchanian-Cheff A, Ross HJ, Rao V, Guyatt G, Billia F, Alba AC. Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation for Graft Dysfunction Early After Heart Transplantation: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis. J Card Fail 2023; 29:290-303. [PMID: 36513273 DOI: 10.1016/j.cardfail.2022.11.011] [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: 06/30/2022] [Revised: 08/27/2022] [Accepted: 11/01/2022] [Indexed: 12/14/2022]
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INTRODUCTION Venoarterial extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (VA-ECMO) is a prevailing option for the management of severe early graft dysfunction. This systematic review and individual patient data (IPD) meta-analysis aims to evaluate (1) mortality, (2) rates of major complications, (3) prognostic factors, and (4) the effect of different VA-ECMO strategies on outcomes in adult heart transplant (HT) recipients supported with VA-ECMO. METHODS AND RESULTS We conducted a systematic search and included studies of adults (≥18 years) who received VA-ECMO during their index hospitalization after HT and reported on mortality at any timepoint. We pooled data using random effects models. To identify prognostic factors, we analysed IPD using mixed effects logistic regression. We assessed the certainty in the evidence using the GRADE framework. We included 49 observational studies of 1477 patients who received VA-ECMO after HT, of which 15 studies provided IPD for 448 patients. There were no differences in mortality estimates between IPD and non-IPD studies. The short-term (30-day/in-hospital) mortality estimate was 33% (moderate certainty, 95% confidence interval [CI] 28%-39%) and 1-year mortality estimate 50% (moderate certainty, 95% CI 43%-57%). Recipient age (odds ratio 1.02, 95% CI 1.01-1.04) and prior sternotomy (OR 1.57, 95% CI 0.99-2.49) are associated with increased short-term mortality. There is low certainty evidence that early intraoperative cannulation and peripheral cannulation reduce the risk of short-term death. CONCLUSIONS One-third of patients who receive VA-ECMO for early graft dysfunction do not survive 30 days or to hospital discharge, and one-half do not survive to 1 year after HT. Improving outcomes will require ongoing research focused on optimizing VA-ECMO strategies and care in the first year after HT.
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- Natasha Aleksova
- Women's College Hospital, Peter Munk Cardiac Centre, Toronto General Hospital, Toronto, Ontario, Canada.
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- Women's College Hospital, Peter Munk Cardiac Centre, Toronto General Hospital, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
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- Women's College Hospital, Peter Munk Cardiac Centre, Toronto General Hospital, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
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- Faculty of Medicine, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
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- Heart Transplant Unit, St Vincent's Hospital, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
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- Heart Transplant Unit, St Vincent's Hospital, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
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- Department of Cardiac Surgery, Montreal Heart Institute, University of Montreal, Montréal, Canada
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- Department of Cardiac Surgery, Montreal Heart Institute, University of Montreal, Montréal, Canada
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- Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery, The Alfred Hospital, Melbourne, Australia
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- Department of Surgery, Division of Cardiac, Thoracic & Vascular Surgery, Columbia University, New York, New York
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- Service de Chirurgie Cardiaque et Cardiologie, Hospices Civils de Lyon, Hôpital Louis Pradel, Lyon, France
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- Service de Chirurgie Cardiaque et Cardiologie, Hospices Civils de Lyon, Hôpital Louis Pradel, Lyon, France
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- Instituto de Cardiologia e Transplantes do Distrito Federal (ICDF), Brasília, Brazil
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- Clinic of Cardiac Surgery, Heart Center, University of Leipzig, Leipzig, Germany
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- Clinic of Cardiac Surgery, Heart Center, University of Leipzig, Leipzig, Germany
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- UPMC Heart and Vascular Institute, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
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- Centre Hospitalier Universitaire de Nantes, Nantes, France
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- Division of Cardiac Surgery, S. Orsola University Hospital, IRCCS Bologna, Bologna, Italy
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- Cardiovascular and Intrathoracic Transplant Department, Favaloro Foundation University Hospital, Buenos Aires, Argentina
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- Department of Cardiovascular Surgery, Tufts Medical Center, Boston, Massachusetts
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- Almazov National Medical Research Centre, St. Petersburg, Russia
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- Cardiothoracic Department, University Hospital of Udine, Udine, Italy
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- Women's College Hospital, Peter Munk Cardiac Centre, Toronto General Hospital, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
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- Library and Information Services, University Health Network, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
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- Women's College Hospital, Peter Munk Cardiac Centre, Toronto General Hospital, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
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- Women's College Hospital, Peter Munk Cardiac Centre, Toronto General Hospital, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
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- Department of Health Research Methods, Evidence and Impact, McMaster University, Hamilton, Ontario. Canada
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- Women's College Hospital, Peter Munk Cardiac Centre, Toronto General Hospital, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
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- Women's College Hospital, Peter Munk Cardiac Centre, Toronto General Hospital, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
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Lechiancole A, Ferrara V, Sponga S, Benedetti G, Guzzi G, Nalli C, Nora CD, Maiani M, Spagna E, Daffarra C, Piani D, Meneguzzi M, Bressan M, Calandruccio RM, Brindicci Y, Vendramin I, Livi U. The impact of the distance between patient residency and heart transplant center on outcomes after heart transplantation. Clin Transplant 2023; 37:e14950. [PMID: 36823475 DOI: 10.1111/ctr.14950] [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: 11/25/2022] [Revised: 02/04/2023] [Accepted: 02/17/2023] [Indexed: 02/25/2023]
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INTRODUCTION Heart transplant (HTx) recipients require continuous monitoring and care in order to prevent and treat possible complications related to the graft function or to the immunosuppressive treatment promptly. Since heart transplantation centers (HTC) are more experienced in managing HTx recipients than other healthcare facilities, the distance between patient residency and HTC could negatively affect the outcomes. METHODS Data of patients discharged after receiving HTx between 2000 and 2021, collected into our institutional database, were retrospectively analyzed. The population was divided into three groups: A (n = 180), B (n = 157), and C (n = 134), according to the distance tertiles between patient residency and HTC. The primary end-point was survival, secondary end-points were incidences of complications. RESULTS Recipient and donor characteristics did not differ between the three groups. Survival at 10 years was 66 ± 4%, 66 ± 4%, and 65 ± 5%, respectively, for groups A, B, and C (p = .34). Immunosuppressive regimen and rate of complications did not differ between groups. However, the rates of outpatient visits and of hospitalization performed at HTC were higher in group A than others. CONCLUSION Distance from the HTC does not represent a barrier to a successful outcome for HTx recipients, as long as regular and continuous follow-up is provided.
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- Andrea Lechiancole
- Cardiothoracic Department, Azienda Sanitaria Universitaria Friuli Centrale, Udine, Italy
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- Cardiothoracic Department, Azienda Sanitaria Universitaria Friuli Centrale, Udine, Italy.,Department of Medicine, University of Udine, Udine, Italy
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- Cardiothoracic Department, Azienda Sanitaria Universitaria Friuli Centrale, Udine, Italy
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- Cardiothoracic Department, Azienda Sanitaria Universitaria Friuli Centrale, Udine, Italy
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- Cardiothoracic Department, Azienda Sanitaria Universitaria Friuli Centrale, Udine, Italy
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- Cardiothoracic Department, Azienda Sanitaria Universitaria Friuli Centrale, Udine, Italy
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- Cardiothoracic Department, Azienda Sanitaria Universitaria Friuli Centrale, Udine, Italy
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- Cardiothoracic Department, Azienda Sanitaria Universitaria Friuli Centrale, Udine, Italy
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- Cardiothoracic Department, Azienda Sanitaria Universitaria Friuli Centrale, Udine, Italy
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- Cardiothoracic Department, Azienda Sanitaria Universitaria Friuli Centrale, Udine, Italy
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- Cardiothoracic Department, Azienda Sanitaria Universitaria Friuli Centrale, Udine, Italy
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- Cardiothoracic Department, Azienda Sanitaria Universitaria Friuli Centrale, Udine, Italy
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- Cardiothoracic Department, Azienda Sanitaria Universitaria Friuli Centrale, Udine, Italy
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- Cardiothoracic Department, Azienda Sanitaria Universitaria Friuli Centrale, Udine, Italy
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- Cardiothoracic Department, Azienda Sanitaria Universitaria Friuli Centrale, Udine, Italy.,Department of Medicine, University of Udine, Udine, Italy
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Heuts S, Lorusso R, di Mauro M, Jiritano F, Scrofani R, Antona C, Dato GA, Centofanti P, Ferrarese S, Matteucci M, Miceli A, Glauber M, Vizzardi E, Sponga S, Vendramin I, Garatti A, de Vincentiis C, De Bonis M, Pieri M, Troise G, Tomba MD, Serraino GF. Sheathless Versus Sheathed Intra-Aortic Balloon Pump Implantation in Patients Undergoing Cardiac Surgery. Am J Cardiol 2023; 189:86-92. [PMID: 36516701 DOI: 10.1016/j.amjcard.2022.11.033] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/26/2022] [Revised: 10/20/2022] [Accepted: 11/21/2022] [Indexed: 12/14/2022]
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The intra-aortic balloon pump (IABP) is the most widely available mechanical support device, but its use has been disputed in recent decades. Although several efforts have been made to reduce the associated complication rate, contemporary data on this matter is lacking. The present study aims to evaluate the differences in vascular complications between the sheathless and the sheathed IABP implantation technique in cardiac surgery patients. A retrospective multi-center cohort, consisting of patients treated in 8 cardiac surgical centers, was evaluated. Patients who underwent cardiac surgery with peri-operative IABP support were included. Primary outcome was a composite end point of vascular complications. Propensity score matching (PSM) was performed, and a multivariable regression model was applied to evaluate predictors of vascular complications. The unmatched cohort consisted of 2,615 patients (sheathless n = 1,414, 54%, sheathed n = 1,201, 46%). A total of 878 patients were matched (n = 439 for both groups). The composite vascular complication end point occurred in 3% of patients in the sheathless group, compared with 8% in the sheathed group (p <0.001). Vascular complications were significantly associated with mortality (odds ratio [OR] 3.86, 95% confidence interval [CI] 2.01 to 7.40, p <0.001). Peripheral arterial disease was associated with vascular complications (OR 3.10, 95% CI 1.46 to 6.55, p = 0.003), whereas the sheathless implantation technique was found to be protective (OR 0.36, 95% CI 0.18 to 0.73, p = 0.005). In conclusion, the present retrospective multi-center analysis demonstrated the sheathless implantation technique to be associated with a significant reduction in vascular complication rate. Future studies should focus on even less invasive implantation techniques using smaller-sized catheters, sheathless implantation, and imaging guiding.
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- Samuel Heuts
- Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery, Maastricht University Medical Center+, Maastricht, The Netherlands; Cardiovascular Research Institute Maastricht (CARIM), Maastricht University, Maastricht, The Netherlands
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- Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery, Maastricht University Medical Center+, Maastricht, The Netherlands; Cardiovascular Research Institute Maastricht (CARIM), Maastricht University, Maastricht, The Netherlands; Cardiac Surgery Unit, A.O. Spedali Civili, Brescia, Italy.
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- Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery, Maastricht University Medical Center+, Maastricht, The Netherlands
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- Cardiac Surgery Department, University "Magna Graecia" of Catanzaro, Catanzaro, Italy
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- Cardiac Surgery Department, Ospedale Sacco, Milan, Italy
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- Department of Cardiovascular Surgery, Ospedale Mauriziano, Torino, Italy
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- Department of Cardiac Surgery, Ospedale di Circolo, Varese, Italy
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- Department of Cardiac Surgery, Ospedale di Circolo, Varese, Italy
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- Department of Cardiac Surgery, Istituto Clinico S. Ambrogio, Milan, Italy
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- Department of Cardiac Surgery, Istituto Clinico S. Ambrogio, Milan, Italy
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- Department of Cardiac Surgery, Ospediale S. Maria della Misericordia, Udine, Italy
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- Department of Cardiac Surgery, Ospediale S. Maria della Misericordia, Udine, Italy
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- Department of Cardiac Surgery, Ospedale di S. Donato, Milan, Italy
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- Department of Cardiac Surgery, Ospedale S. Raffaele, Milan, Italy
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- IRCCS San Raffaele Scientific Institute, Milan, Italy
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- Department of Cardiac Surgery, Ospedale Poliambulanza, Brescia, Italy
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Di Mauro M, Russo M, Saitto G, Lio A, Berretta P, Taramasso M, Scrofani R, Della Corte A, Sponga S, Greco E, Saccocci M, Calafiore A, Bianchi G, Leviner DB, Biondi A, Livi U, Sharoni E, De Vincentiis C, Di Eusanio M, Antona C, Troise G, Solinas M, Laufer G, Musumeci F, Andreas M. Prognostic role of endocarditis in isolated tricuspid valve surgery. A propensity-weighted study. Int J Cardiol 2023; 371:116-120. [PMID: 36108764 DOI: 10.1016/j.ijcard.2022.09.020] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [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] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/07/2022] [Revised: 08/31/2022] [Accepted: 09/08/2022] [Indexed: 12/14/2022]
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OBJECTIVES The role of the underlying etiology in isolated tricuspid valve surgery has not been investigated extensively in current literature. Aim of this study was to analyse outcomes of patients undergoing surgery due to endocarditis compared to other pathologies. METHODS The SURTRI study is a multicenter study enrolling adult patients who underwent isolated tricuspid valve surgery (n = 406, 55 ± 16 y.o.; 56% female) at 13 international sites. Propensity weighted analysis was performed to compare groups (IE group n = 107 vs Not-IE group n = 299). RESULTS No difference was found regarding the 30-day mortality (Group IE: 2.8% vs Group Not-IE = 6.8%; OR = 0.45) and major adverse events. Weighted cumulative incidence of cardiac death was significantly higher for patients with endocarditis (p = 0.01). The composite endpoint of cardiac death and reoperation at 6 years was reduced in the Group IE (63.2 ± 6.8% vs 78.9 ± 3.1%; p = 0.022). Repair strategy resulted in an increased late survival even in IE cases. CONCLUSIONS Data from SURTRI study report acceptable 30-day results but significantly reduced late survival in the setting of endocarditis of the tricuspid valve. Multi-disciplinary approach, repair strategy and earlier treatment may improve outcomes.
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- Michele Di Mauro
- Cardio-Thoracic Surgery Unit, Heart and Vascular Centre, Maastricht University Medical Centre (MUMC), Cardiovascular Research Institute Maastricht (CARIM), Maastricht, the Netherlands
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- Department of Cardiac Surgery, Medical University of Vienna, Waehringer Guertel 18-20, 1090 Vienna, Austria; Department of Cardiac Surgery and Heart Transplantation, San Camillo Forlanini Hospital, Rome, Italy.
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- Department of Cardiac Surgery and Heart Transplantation, San Camillo Forlanini Hospital, Rome, Italy; Department of Cardiac Surgery, Policlinico San Donato, Milan, Italy
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- Department of Cardiac Surgery and Heart Transplantation, San Camillo Forlanini Hospital, Rome, Italy
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- Cardiac Surgery Unit, Lancisi Cardiovascular Center, Polytechnic University of Marche, Ancona, Italy
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- Cardiac Surgery Department, University Heart Center of Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland
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- Cardiac Surgery Unit, Ospedale Fatenefratelli Sacco, Milano, Italy
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- Department of Translational Medical Sciences, University of Campania "L. Vanvitelli", Unit of Cardiac Surgery, V Monaldi Hospital, Italy
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- Cardiac Surgery Unit, University Hospital of Udine, Udine, Italy
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- Department of Cardiovascular, Respiratory, Nephrological, Anesthesiological, and Geriatric Sciences, Sapienza University, Rome, Italy
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- Cardiac Surgery Unit, Poliambulanza Foundation Hospital, Brescia, Italy
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- Pasquinucci Heart Hospital, G. Monasterio Foundation, Massa, Italy
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- Department of Cardiac Surgery, Policlinico San Donato, Milan, Italy
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- Cardiac Surgery Unit, University Hospital of Udine, Udine, Italy
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- Cardiac Surgery Unit, Lancisi Cardiovascular Center, Polytechnic University of Marche, Ancona, Italy
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- Cardiac Surgery Unit, Ospedale Fatenefratelli Sacco, Milano, Italy
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- Cardiac Surgery Unit, Poliambulanza Foundation Hospital, Brescia, Italy
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- Pasquinucci Heart Hospital, G. Monasterio Foundation, Massa, Italy
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- Department of Cardiac Surgery, Medical University of Vienna, Waehringer Guertel 18-20, 1090 Vienna, Austria
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- Department of Cardiac Surgery and Heart Transplantation, San Camillo Forlanini Hospital, Rome, Italy
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- Department of Cardiac Surgery, Medical University of Vienna, Waehringer Guertel 18-20, 1090 Vienna, Austria
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Cattaneo M, Beltrami AP, Thomas AC, Spinetti G, Alvino V, Avolio E, Veneziano C, Rolle IG, Sponga S, Sangalli E, Maciag A, Dal Piaz F, Vecchione C, Alenezi A, Paisey S, Puca AA, Madeddu P. The longevity-associated BPIFB4 gene supports cardiac function and vascularization in aging cardiomyopathy. Cardiovasc Res 2023:6986428. [PMID: 36635236 DOI: 10.1093/cvr/cvad008] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/16/2022] [Revised: 10/24/2022] [Accepted: 01/11/2023] [Indexed: 01/14/2023] Open
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AIMS The aging heart naturally incurs a progressive decline in function and perfusion that available treatments cannot halt. However, some exceptional individuals maintain good health until the very late stage of their life due to favourable gene-environment interaction. We have previously shown that carriers of a longevity-associated variant (LAV) of the BPIFB4 gene enjoy prolonged health spans and lesser cardiovascular complications. Moreover, supplementation of LAV-BPIFB4 via an adeno-associated viral vector improves cardiovascular performance in limb ischemia, atherosclerosis, and diabetes models. Here, we asked if the LAV-BPIFB4 gene could address the unmet therapeutic need to delay the heart's spontaneous aging. METHODS AND RESULTS Immunohistological studies showed a remarkable reduction in vessel coverage by pericytes in failing hearts explanted from elderly patients. This defect was attenuated in patients carrying the homozygous LAV-BPIFB4 genotype. Moreover, pericytes isolated from older hearts showed low levels of BPIFB4, depressed pro-angiogenic activity, and loss of ribosome biogenesis. LAV-BPIFB4 supplementation restored pericyte function and pericyte-endothelial cell interactions through a mechanism involving the nucleolar protein nucleolin. Conversely, BPIFB4 silencing in normal pericytes mimed the heart failure pericytes. Finally, gene therapy with LAV-BPIFB4 prevented cardiac deterioration in middle-aged mice and rescued cardiac function and myocardial perfusion in older mice by improving microvasculature density and pericyte coverage. CONCLUSIONS We report the success of the LAV-BPIFB4 gene/protein in improving homeostatic processes in the heart's aging. These findings open to using LAV-BPIFB4 to reverse the decline of heart performance in older people.
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- Department of Medicine, University of Udine, Academic Hospital of Udine, ASUFC, Udine, Italy
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- Translational Health Sciences, Bristol Medical School, University of Bristol, Bristol, UK
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- Cardiovascular Department, IRCCS Multimedica, Milan, Italy
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- Translational Health Sciences, Bristol Medical School, University of Bristol, Bristol, UK
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- Translational Health Sciences, Bristol Medical School, University of Bristol, Bristol, UK
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- Department of Medicine, University of Udine, Academic Hospital of Udine, ASUFC, Udine, Italy
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- Department of Medicine, University of Udine, Academic Hospital of Udine, ASUFC, Udine, Italy
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- Department of Medicine, University of Udine, Academic Hospital of Udine, ASUFC, Udine, Italy
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- Cardiovascular Department, IRCCS Multimedica, Milan, Italy
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- Cardiovascular Department, IRCCS Multimedica, Milan, Italy
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- Department of Medicine, Surgery and Dentistry, University of Salerno, Salerno, Italy
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- Department of Medicine, Surgery and Dentistry, University of Salerno, Salerno, Italy.,Department of Vascular Physiopathology, IRCCS Neuromed, Pozzilli, Italy
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- Wales Research & Diagnostic Positron Emission Tomography Imaging Centre, Cardiff University, UK
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- Wales Research & Diagnostic Positron Emission Tomography Imaging Centre, Cardiff University, UK
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- Cardiovascular Department, IRCCS Multimedica, Milan, Italy.,Department of Medicine, Surgery and Dentistry, University of Salerno, Salerno, Italy
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- Translational Health Sciences, Bristol Medical School, University of Bristol, Bristol, UK
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Vendramin I, Milano AD, Pucci A, Lechiancole A, Sponga S, Bortolotti U, Livi U. Artificial chordae for mitral valve repair. J Card Surg 2022; 37:3722-3728. [PMID: 36116053 PMCID: PMC9826337 DOI: 10.1111/jocs.16937] [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: 07/19/2022] [Revised: 08/24/2022] [Accepted: 09/03/2022] [Indexed: 01/11/2023]
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BACKGROUND Mitral valve repair using expanded polytetrafluoroethylene sutures to replace mitral chordae tendineae is a well-established procedure. However, the incidence of neo-chordae failure causing recurrent mitral regurgitation is not well defined. METHODS We have reviewed the reported cases of complications after mitral valve repair related to the use of neo-chordae. This study was mainly carried out through PubMed, Medline, and Google Chrome websites. RESULTS We have identified a total of 26 patients presenting with rupture of polytetrafluoroethylene neo-chordae, mostly being described as isolated cases. Few other cases of recurrent mitral regurgitation with hemolysis were found, where reoperation was not caused by neo-chordal failure but most likely by technical errors. At pathological investigation the findings were substantially similar in all reported cases. The neo-chordae retained their length and pliability, became covered with host tissue and rupture was mainly related to suture size. Mild calcification was observed not interfering with chordal function; chordal infection did never occur. CONCLUSIONS The use of artificial neo-chordae provides excellent late results with durable mitral valve repair stability. Chordal rupture may occur late postoperatively leading to reoperation because of recurrent mitral regurgitation. Despite its rarity, this potential complication should not be overlooked during follow-up of patients after mitral valve repair using artificial neo-chordae.
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- Division of PathologyUniversity HospitalPisaItaly
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- Cardiothoracic DepartmentUniversity HospitalUdineItaly
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- Cardiothoracic DepartmentUniversity HospitalUdineItaly
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Valdi G, Ferrara V, Marinoni M, Nalli C, Di Nora C, Sponga S, Benedetti G, Parpinel M, Livi U, Moretti V. A dietary intervention study to reduce Metabolic Syndrome risks in heart-transplanted patients. Eur J Public Health 2022. [DOI: 10.1093/eurpub/ckac131.240] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/13/2022] Open
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Abstract
Background
Since heart transplantation (HTx) has become the gold standard therapy in end-staged heart failure, many factors, including metabolic syndrome (MS), represent a burden in HTx patients. Considering key role of immunosuppressive therapy and its side effects on the appearance of MS, we focused on modifiable factors including adherence to Mediterranean Diet (MD) and improvement of dietary habits.
Methods
21 heart-transplanted patients were enrolled and randomized in a control group (CG; N 10) and an intervention group (IG; N 11). During two meetings (baseline, 6-month follow-up) were administered a validated Food Frequency Questionnaire (FFQ), to assess adherence to MD, and collected clinical and anthropometric parameters, IG were additionally requested to fill a food diary. IG received personalized advices, CG received standard recommendations. Comparison between IG and CG were analyzed, differences into the IG were also assessed.
Results
The prevalence of MS at baseline was 46% in IG and 20% in CG. During 6-month follow-up, significant lower blood pressure values were observed (median, 25th-75th: systolic 130, 120-130 IG vs 145, 130-147 CG; p = 0.004). Seven patients of IG underwent a 12-month meeting. In this group MD scores increased significantly (7 + 1.3 vs 4 + 1.5, p = 0.001). Furthermore, significant decrease of fat mass percentage (%) (23.3 + 6.3 vs 14.8 + 10.1, p = 0.014), increase of fat free mass % (76 + 6.3 vs 85.2 + 10.1, p = 0.014) and increase of body cell mass % (50.9 + 3.8 vs 53.4 + 3.4, p = 0.031) were observed. Dietary data in IG showed significant decrease of energy from saturated fatty acids % (13.0±2.1 vs 9.6±1.5, p = 0.001), sodium (mg) (2138±359 vs 1822±417, p = 0.045), and decreasing trend for cholesterol (mg) (219±82 vs 171±59, p = 0.082).
Conclusions
Dietary intervention based on MD perhaps can improve MS risks in heart-transplanted patients. Further investigations may be needed to assess the fundamental role of a structured nutritional follow-up in these patients.
Key messages
• Personalized nutritional advices based on the MD, compared to general recommendation, can significantly improve health and quality of life in heart-transplanted patients.
• A structured nutritional follow-up for heart-transplanted patients may be desirable to prevent risks of Metabolic Syndrome as a public health instrument in selected categories as these patients.
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- G Valdi
- DAME, Università di Udine , Udine, Italy
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- DAME, Università di Udine , Udine, Italy
- Cardiothoracic Department, Friuli Centrale Healthcare and University Trust , Udine, Italy
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- DAME, Università di Udine , Udine, Italy
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- Cardiothoracic Department, Friuli Centrale Healthcare and University Trust , Udine, Italy
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- Cardiothoracic Department, Friuli Centrale Healthcare and University Trust , Udine, Italy
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- DAME, Università di Udine , Udine, Italy
- Cardiothoracic Department, Friuli Centrale Healthcare and University Trust , Udine, Italy
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- Cardiothoracic Department, Friuli Centrale Healthcare and University Trust , Udine, Italy
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- DAME, Università di Udine , Udine, Italy
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- DAME, Università di Udine , Udine, Italy
- Cardiothoracic Department, Friuli Centrale Healthcare and University Trust , Udine, Italy
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- DAME, Università di Udine , Udine, Italy
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Maiani M, Lechiancole A, Piani D, Silvestri A, Vendramin I, Sponga S, Benedetti G, Ortis H, Frigatti P, Livi U. Left subclavian artery as an alternative site for left ventricular assist device outflow graft in challenging situations. Artif Organs 2022; 46:2319-2324. [PMID: 35802767 DOI: 10.1111/aor.14354] [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: 04/23/2022] [Revised: 05/31/2022] [Accepted: 06/27/2022] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
Abstract
Left ventricular assist device (LVAD) has emerged as an effective surgical therapy for end-stage heart failure. In an attempt to reduce invasiveness and avoid difficult sternal re-entries, alternative surgical approaches have been adopted. In particular, when the thoracic aorta is severely diseased or difficult to expose, subclavian arteries could serve as site for outflow graft anastomosis. However, major concerns regarding the utilization of subclavian arteries are the small caliber of these vessels that could lead to inadequate LVAD flow, arm complications related to excessive blood flow, and possible outflow graft compression. In the present case series, we describe an innovative technique for LVAD implantation, in which the left subclavian artery was employed as an outflow graft anastomosis site, and the left ventricular apex was approached through a mini-thoracotomy. Technical issues were considered to prevent possible complications: the adequacy of left subclavian artery diameter, the banding of the artery distal to the anastomosis site to limit left arm overflow, and the outflow graft covering with a reinforced vascular graft to avoid any external compression. During follow-up, the technique reported was found to be effective in ensuring good LVAD function and flow, and no complications related to the procedure were reported.
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- Massimo Maiani
- Cardiothoracic Department, Azienda Sanitaria Universitaria Friuli Centrale, S. Maria della Misericordia University Hospital of Udine, Udine, Italy
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- Cardiothoracic Department, Azienda Sanitaria Universitaria Friuli Centrale, S. Maria della Misericordia University Hospital of Udine, Udine, Italy
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- Cardiothoracic Department, Azienda Sanitaria Universitaria Friuli Centrale, S. Maria della Misericordia University Hospital of Udine, Udine, Italy
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- Division of Vascular Surgery, Azienda Sanitaria Universitaria Friuli Centrale, S. Maria della Misericordia University Hospital of Udine, Udine, Italy
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- Cardiothoracic Department, Azienda Sanitaria Universitaria Friuli Centrale, S. Maria della Misericordia University Hospital of Udine, Udine, Italy
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- Cardiothoracic Department, Azienda Sanitaria Universitaria Friuli Centrale, S. Maria della Misericordia University Hospital of Udine, Udine, Italy
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- Cardiothoracic Department, Azienda Sanitaria Universitaria Friuli Centrale, S. Maria della Misericordia University Hospital of Udine, Udine, Italy
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- Cardiothoracic Department, Azienda Sanitaria Universitaria Friuli Centrale, S. Maria della Misericordia University Hospital of Udine, Udine, Italy
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- Division of Vascular Surgery, Azienda Sanitaria Universitaria Friuli Centrale, S. Maria della Misericordia University Hospital of Udine, Udine, Italy
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- Cardiothoracic Department, Azienda Sanitaria Universitaria Friuli Centrale, S. Maria della Misericordia University Hospital of Udine, Udine, Italy
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Vendramin I, Piani D, Lechiancole A, Sponga S, Muser D, Imazio M, Onorati F, Auci E, Bortolotti U, Livi U. Distal Reoperations after Repair of Acute Type A Aortic Dissection—Incidence, Causes and Outcomes. Rev Cardiovasc Med 2022. [DOI: 10.31083/j.rcm2307228] [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: 11/06/2022] Open
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Di Mauro M, Bonalumi G, Giambuzzi I, Dato GMA, Centofanti P, Corte AD, Ratta ED, Cugola D, Merlo M, Santini F, Salsano A, Rinaldi M, Mancuso S, Cappabianca G, Beghi C, De Vincentiis C, Biondi A, Livi U, Sponga S, Pacini D, Murana G, Scrofani R, Antona C, Cagnoni G, Nicolini F, Benassi F, De Bonis M, Pozzoli A, Pano M, Nicolardi S, Falcetta G, Colli A, Musumeci F, Gherli R, Vizzardi E, Salvador L, Picichè M, Paparella D, Margari V, Troise G, Villa E, Dossena Y, Lucarelli C, Onorati F, Faggian G, Mariscalco G, Maselli D, Barili F, Parolari A, Lorusso R. Similar outcome of tricuspid valve repair and replacement for isolated tricuspid infective endocarditis. J Cardiovasc Med (Hagerstown) 2022; 23:406-413. [PMID: 35645032 DOI: 10.2459/jcm.0000000000001310] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/05/2022]
Abstract
AIMS To compare early and late mortality of acute isolated tricuspid valve infective endocarditis (TVIE) treated with valve repair or replacement. METHODS Patients who were surgically treated for TVIE from 1983 to 2018 were retrieved from the Italian Registry for Surgical Treatment of Valve and Prosthesis Infective Endocarditis. All the patients were followed up by means of phone interview or calling patient referral physicians or cardiologists. Kaplan-Meier method was used to assess late survival and survival free from TVIE recurrence with log-rank test for univariate comparison. The primary end points were early mortality (30 days after surgery) and long-term survival free from TVIE recurrence. RESULTS A total of 4084 patients were included in the registry. Among them, 149 patients were included in the study. Overall, 77 (51.7%) underwent TV repair and 72 (48.3%) TV replacement. Early mortality was 9% (13 patients). Expected early mortality according to EndoSCORE was 12%. The TV repair showed lower mortality and major complication rate (7% and 16%), compared with TV replacement (11% and 25%), but statistical significance was not reached. Median follow-up was 19.1 years (14.3-23.8). Late deaths were 30 and IE recurrences were 5. No difference in cardiac survival free from IE was found between the two groups after 20 years (80 ± 6% Repair Group vs 59 ± 13% Replacement Group, P = 0.3). CONCLUSIONS Overall results indicate that once surgically addressed, TVIE has a low recurrence rate and excellent survival, apparently regardless of the type of surgery used to treat it.
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- Michele Di Mauro
- Cardio-Thoracic Surgery Department, Heart & Vascular Centre, Maastricht University Medical Centre, Maastricht, The Netherlands
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- Cardiac Surgery, AO Papa Giovanni XXIII, Bergamo
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- Cardiac Surgery, IRCCS San Martino-IST, University Hospital, Genova
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- Cardiac Surgery, Molinette Hospital, University of Turin, Turin
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- Cardiac Surgery, Molinette Hospital, University of Turin, Turin
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- Cardiac Surgery, San Donato IRCCS Hospital, San Donato Milanese, Milan
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- Cardiac Surgery, S. Maria Misericordia Hospital, University of Udine, Udine
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- Cardiac Surgery, S. Maria Misericordia Hospital, University of Udine, Udine
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- Cardiac Surgery, S. Orsola-Malpighi University Hospital, University of Bologna, Bologna
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- Cardiac Surgery, S. Orsola-Malpighi University Hospital, University of Bologna, Bologna
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- Cardiac Surgery, Sacco Hospital, University of Milan, Milan
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- Cardiac Surgery, Maggiore University Hospital, University of Parma, Parma
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- Cardiac Surgery, Maggiore University Hospital, University of Parma, Parma
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- Cardiac Surgery, Vito Fazi Hospital, Lecce
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- Cardiac Surgery, AO Pisana University Hospital, University of Pisa, Pisa
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- Cardiac Surgery, AO Pisana University Hospital, University of Pisa, Pisa
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- Cardiac Surgery, University Hospital, University of Verona, Verona, Italy
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- Cardiac Surgery, University Hospital, University of Verona, Verona, Italy
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- Cardiac Surgery, University Hospital, University of Verona, Verona, Italy
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- Department of Universitary Cardiac Surgery, IRCCS Policlinico San Donato, San Donato Milanese.,Department of Biomedical Sciences for Health, Università di Milano, Milan, Italy
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- Cardio-Thoracic Surgery Department, Heart & Vascular Centre, Maastricht University Medical Centre, Maastricht, The Netherlands
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Panagides V, del Val D, Abdel-Wahab M, Mangner N, Durand E, Ihlemann N, Urena M, Pellegrini C, Giannini F, Scislo P, Huczek Z, Landt M, Auffret V, Sinning JM, Cheema AN, Nombela-Franco L, Chamandi C, Campelo-Parada F, Munoz-Garcia E, Herrmann HC, Testa L, Kim WK, Castillo JC, Alperi A, Tchetche D, Bartorelli AL, Kapadia S, Stortecky S, Amat-Santos I, Wijeysundera HC, Lisko J, Gutiérrez-Ibanes E, Serra V, Salido L, Alkhodair A, Livi U, Chakravarty T, Lerakis S, Vilalta V, Regueiro A, Romaguera R, Kappert U, Barbanti M, Masson JB, Maes F, Fiorina C, Miceli A, Kodali S, Ribeiro HB, Mangione JA, Brito FSD, Dato GMA, Rosato F, Ferreira MC, de Lima VC, Colafranceschi AS, Abizaid A, Marino MA, Esteves V, Andrea J, Godinho RR, Alfonso F, Eltchaninoff H, Søndergaard L, Himbert D, Husser O, Latib A, Breton HL, Servoz C, Pascual I, Siddiqui S, Olivares P, Hernandez-Antolin R, Webb JG, Sponga S, Makkar R, Kini AS, Boukhris M, Gervais P, Linke A, Crusius L, Holzhey D, Rodés-Cabau J. Mitral Valve Infective Endocarditis after Trans-Catheter Aortic Valve Implantation. Am J Cardiol 2022; 172:90-97. [PMID: 35387738 DOI: 10.1016/j.amjcard.2022.02.034] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/15/2021] [Revised: 02/01/2022] [Accepted: 02/08/2022] [Indexed: 11/01/2022]
Abstract
Scarce data exist on mitral valve (MV) infective endocarditis (IE) after transcatheter aortic valve implantation (TAVI). This multicenter study included a total of 579 patients with a diagnosis of definite IE after TAVI from the IE after TAVI International Registry and aimed to evaluate the incidence, characteristics, management, and outcomes of MV-IE after TAVI. A total of 86 patients (14.9%) had MV-IE. These patients were compared with 284 patients (49.1%) with involvement of the transcatheter heart valve (THV) only. Two factors were found to be associated with MV-IE: the use of self-expanding valves (adjusted odds ratio 2.49, 95% confidence interval [CI] 1.23 to 5.07, p = 0.012), and the presence of an aortic regurgitation ≥2 at discharge (adjusted odds ratio 3.33; 95% CI 1.43 to 7.73, p <0.01). There were no differences in IE timing and causative microorganisms between groups, but surgical management was significantly lower in patients with MV-IE (6.0%, vs 21.6% in patients with THV-IE, p = 0.001). All-cause mortality rates at 2-year follow-up were high and similar between patients with MV-IE (51.4%, 95% CI 39.8 to 64.1) and patients with THV-IE (51.5%, 95% CI 45.4 to 58.0) (log-rank p = 0.295). The factors independently associated with increased mortality risk in patients with MV-IE were the occurrence of heart failure (adjusted p <0.001) and septic shock (adjusted p <0.01) during the index hospitalization. One of 6 IE episodes after TAVI is localized on the MV. The implantation of a self-expanding THV and the presence of an aortic regurgitation ≥2 at discharge were associated with MV-IE. Patients with MV-IE were rarely operated on and had a poor prognosis at 2-year follow-up.
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Bulfoni M, Dralov A, Ferrara V, Marcon B, D‘Aurizio F, Nalli C, Di Nora C, Sponga S, Beltrami A, Livi U, Curcio F. C53 DONOR–DERIVED CELL–FREE DNA (DD–CFDNA)–BASED ASSESSMENT OF CORONARY ALLOGRAFT VASCULOPATHY IN HEART TRANSPLANTED PATIENTS. Eur Heart J Suppl 2022. [DOI: 10.1093/eurheartj/suac011.052] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/13/2022]
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Abstract
Introduction
Cardiac Allograft Vasculopathy (CAV) is a leading cause of long–term graft dysfunction and failure after Heart Transplant (HTx). Early diagnosis is crucial to tailor therapeutic strategies. Despite advancements in cardiac imaging, the standard for CAV diagnosis remains coronary angiography. Donor–derived cell free DNA (dd–cfDNA) is a novel marker of graft injury in solid organ transplants. Elevations in dd–cfDNA levels may reflect CAV development during subclinical inflammation, thus it could represent a non–invasive method of surveillance for CAV rejection in apparently stable post–transplant patients. Given these premises, we decided to evaluate the potential of dd–cfDNA as alternative diagnostic biomarker for CAV.
Materials and Methods
31 blood samples from patients who underwent heart transplant at our institution in the last 10 years, were analyzed by Next Generation Sequencing (NGS) according to CareDx Alloseq protocol. The cfDNA was extracted starting from 2mL of plasma (Qiagen). Sequencing was performed on the Illumina Miseq platform. Troponin T (hs–TnT) and NT–proBNP (Brain Natriuretic Peptide) were measured by automated immunoassay analysers. All statistics were performed by STATA software and significance was set at p < 0.05.
Results
Heart transplant recipients were divided into 2 groups: 16 patients with known CAV status and 15 patients who had not (no–CAV). No significant differences between the two populations were observed, aside from time from HTx (177.28± 84.99 months in CAV vs 93.20 ± 84.39 months in no–CAV; p = 0.033). A significant difference in dd–cfDNA fraction was found between CAV and no–CAV patients (p = 0.03); with mean values of 0,41% e 0,13%, respectively. Neither NT-proBNP (p = 0.08) nor hs–TnT (p = 0.31) concentrations were significantly different between the two groups, but a positive correlation was found between the two biomarkers (r 0.6966; p = 0.0013). A trend of linear relationship emerged between cfDNA and NT-proBNP levels (r 0.4155; p = 0.08).
Conclusions
With this study, we demonstrated the feasibility of evaluating dd–cfDNA in long–term heart transplanted patients and its possible association with CAV development. Further investigations are warranted to explore a possible association between dd–cfDNA levels other circulating biomarkers and CAV progression. The definition of “homogeneous” subgroups of patients according to a “risk score” will allow to better manage their follow up and improve their prognosis.
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- M Bulfoni
- AOU SANTA MARIA DELLA MISERICORDIA, UDINE
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- AOU SANTA MARIA DELLA MISERICORDIA, UDINE
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- AOU SANTA MARIA DELLA MISERICORDIA, UDINE
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- AOU SANTA MARIA DELLA MISERICORDIA, UDINE
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- AOU SANTA MARIA DELLA MISERICORDIA, UDINE
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- AOU SANTA MARIA DELLA MISERICORDIA, UDINE
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- AOU SANTA MARIA DELLA MISERICORDIA, UDINE
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- AOU SANTA MARIA DELLA MISERICORDIA, UDINE
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- AOU SANTA MARIA DELLA MISERICORDIA, UDINE
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- AOU SANTA MARIA DELLA MISERICORDIA, UDINE
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Vendramin I, Piani D, Lechiancole A, De Manna N, Bressan M, Sponga S, Puppato M, Muser D, Bortolotti U, Livi U. P41 ORAL ANTICOAGULATION AFTER REPAIR OF ACUTE TYPE A AORTIC DISSECTION: A REAL RISK ON LONG–TERM? Eur Heart J Suppl 2022. [DOI: 10.1093/eurheartj/suac012.039] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/13/2022]
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Abstract
Objective
To analyse the effects of chronic oral anticoagulation on long–term outcomes after repair of type A acute aortic dissection and its influence on false lumen fate.
Methods
We studied 188 patients (median age 62 years; 74% males) who had repair of type A aortic dissection; patients receiving postoperative chronic oral anticoagulation (n = 59) were compared to those on antiplatelet therapy alone (n = 129).
Results
Median age was similar: 60 (18–79 years) vs 64 years (22–86) (p = 0.11); patients on anticoagulants were more frequently males (88% vs 67%, p = 0.003). After a median follow–up of 8.4 years (2 months to 30 years) 58 patients died, 18 for aortic–related causes, and 37 underwent aortic reintervention. After multivariable adjustment, anticoagulation showed no significant effect on long–term survival (HR 0.85, 95% CI 0.41–1.76; p = 0.66) neither on risk of reintervention (HR 0.55, 95% CI 0.27–1.15; p = 0.11). Analysis of 127 postoperative computed tomography scans showed a patent false lumen in 53% of anticoagulated vs 38% of not anticoagulated patients (p = 0.09); partially thrombosed in 8% vs 28% (p = 0.01) and thrombosed in 39% vs 34% (p = 0.63). In patients with a control computed tomography there were 6 late aortic–related deaths, 1 among patients anticoagulated and 5 in those who were not.
Conclusions
Chronic anticoagulation after repair of type A acute aortic dissection favours persistent late false lumen patency which is not a risk factor for late mortality or reoperation. Chronic anticoagulation can be administered safely to patients with repaired type A acute aortic dissection regardless of its specific indication.
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- I Vendramin
- AZIENDA SANITARIA UNIVERSITARIA FRIULI CENTRALE – OSPEDALE UNIVERSITARIO S. MARIA DELLA MISERICORDIA, UDINE
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- AZIENDA SANITARIA UNIVERSITARIA FRIULI CENTRALE – OSPEDALE UNIVERSITARIO S. MARIA DELLA MISERICORDIA, UDINE
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- AZIENDA SANITARIA UNIVERSITARIA FRIULI CENTRALE – OSPEDALE UNIVERSITARIO S. MARIA DELLA MISERICORDIA, UDINE
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- AZIENDA SANITARIA UNIVERSITARIA FRIULI CENTRALE – OSPEDALE UNIVERSITARIO S. MARIA DELLA MISERICORDIA, UDINE
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- AZIENDA SANITARIA UNIVERSITARIA FRIULI CENTRALE – OSPEDALE UNIVERSITARIO S. MARIA DELLA MISERICORDIA, UDINE
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- AZIENDA SANITARIA UNIVERSITARIA FRIULI CENTRALE – OSPEDALE UNIVERSITARIO S. MARIA DELLA MISERICORDIA, UDINE
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- AZIENDA SANITARIA UNIVERSITARIA FRIULI CENTRALE – OSPEDALE UNIVERSITARIO S. MARIA DELLA MISERICORDIA, UDINE
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- AZIENDA SANITARIA UNIVERSITARIA FRIULI CENTRALE – OSPEDALE UNIVERSITARIO S. MARIA DELLA MISERICORDIA, UDINE
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- AZIENDA SANITARIA UNIVERSITARIA FRIULI CENTRALE – OSPEDALE UNIVERSITARIO S. MARIA DELLA MISERICORDIA, UDINE
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- AZIENDA SANITARIA UNIVERSITARIA FRIULI CENTRALE – OSPEDALE UNIVERSITARIO S. MARIA DELLA MISERICORDIA, UDINE
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Lechiancole A, Vendramin I, Piani D, Sponga S, De Manna D, Calandruccio R, Brindicci I, Bressan M, Livi U. P45 OUTCOME AFTER ACUTE TYPE A AORTIC DISSECTION: THE ROLE OF AN AORTIC TEAM AND AN AORTIC REGIONAL NETWORK. Eur Heart J Suppl 2022. [DOI: 10.1093/eurheartj/suac012.043] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/13/2022]
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Background
The outcome of acute type–A aortic dissection (A–AAD) repair is strictly related both to surgical factors and patient conditions. Improvement in surgical experience and in diagnosis and treatment protocols could significantly increase survival for patients affected by A–AAD. The aim of this study was to assess the impact on patients outcomes of a standardized integrated surgical approach and of a regional aortic hub and spokes network.
Materials and Methods
From 2004 to 2021, a total of 258 patients underwent repair of A–AAD. In 2010 in our Institution was created the Aortic Team, with cardiac surgeons dedicated on the treatment of aortic pathologies, while in 2017 was created a regional aortic network between hub and spokes in order to standardize the diagnosis and treatment algorithm. Thus, patients were distributed among three periods: 2004–2010 (Era 1, n = 90), 2011–2016 (Era 2, n = 87), and 2017–2021 (Era 3, n = 81).
Results
Baseline demographic characteristics of the groups were similar. Compared to Era1 and Era2, clinical status at time of operation was better in Era3, because of less rates of malperfusion (16% vs 11% vs 4%, p = 0.01) and hemodynamic compromise (34% vs 38% vs 22%, p = 0.07). Patients of Era 3 were less likely to Axillary artery cannulation was almost routinely used in Eras 2 (86%) and 3 (91%) while femoral artery was mainly cannulated in Era 1 (91%) (p < 0.01). Retrograde cerebral perfusion was predominantly used in Era 1 (60%) while antegrade cerebral perfusion was preferred in Eras 2 (94%,) and 3 (100%); (p < 0.01). There was a significant increase of arch replacement procedures from Era 1 (11%) to Eras 2 (33%) and 3 (48%) (p < 0.01). Frozen elephant trunk was mainly performed in Era 3. Operative mortality was 13% in Era 1, 11% in Era 2, and 4% in Era 3 (p = 0.07, p = 0.03 between Era 1 and Era3). Actuarial survival at 3 years is 74%, in Era 1, 78% in Era 2, and 89% in Era 3 (p = 0.05). Patients of Era 3 received less re–exploration for bleeding (p = 0.02) and less high inotropic support (p = 0.04).
Conclusions
With increasing experience and a more aggressive approach, including total arch replacement, repair of A–AAD can be more tailored to patients conditions, being performed with low operative mortality in many patients. Moreover, patient care and treatment by a multidisciplinary regional organization allows faster diagnosis and effective clinical stabilization allowing to further improve early and late outcomes.
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- A Lechiancole
- AZIENDA SANITARIA UNIVERSITARIA FRIULI CENTRALE – OSPEDALE UNIVERSITARIO S. MARIA DELLA MISERICORDIA, UDINE
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- AZIENDA SANITARIA UNIVERSITARIA FRIULI CENTRALE – OSPEDALE UNIVERSITARIO S. MARIA DELLA MISERICORDIA, UDINE
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- AZIENDA SANITARIA UNIVERSITARIA FRIULI CENTRALE – OSPEDALE UNIVERSITARIO S. MARIA DELLA MISERICORDIA, UDINE
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- AZIENDA SANITARIA UNIVERSITARIA FRIULI CENTRALE – OSPEDALE UNIVERSITARIO S. MARIA DELLA MISERICORDIA, UDINE
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- AZIENDA SANITARIA UNIVERSITARIA FRIULI CENTRALE – OSPEDALE UNIVERSITARIO S. MARIA DELLA MISERICORDIA, UDINE
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- AZIENDA SANITARIA UNIVERSITARIA FRIULI CENTRALE – OSPEDALE UNIVERSITARIO S. MARIA DELLA MISERICORDIA, UDINE
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- AZIENDA SANITARIA UNIVERSITARIA FRIULI CENTRALE – OSPEDALE UNIVERSITARIO S. MARIA DELLA MISERICORDIA, UDINE
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- AZIENDA SANITARIA UNIVERSITARIA FRIULI CENTRALE – OSPEDALE UNIVERSITARIO S. MARIA DELLA MISERICORDIA, UDINE
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- AZIENDA SANITARIA UNIVERSITARIA FRIULI CENTRALE – OSPEDALE UNIVERSITARIO S. MARIA DELLA MISERICORDIA, UDINE
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Ferrara V, Sponga S, Marinoni M, Valdi G, Di Nora C, Nalli C, Benedetti G, Lechiancole A, Parpinel M, Livi U. C54 METABOLIC SYNDROME IN HEART TRANSPLANTATION: AN UNDERESTIMATED RISK FACTOR? Eur Heart J Suppl 2022. [DOI: 10.1093/eurheartj/suac011.053] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/13/2022]
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Abstract
Background and Aims
Metabolic Syndrome (MS) is a multifactorial condition that increases the risk of cardio–vascular events, it’s frequent in Heart transplant (HTx) candidates and worsens with immunosuppressive therapy.
Aim of the study was to analyse the impact of MS on long–term outcome of HTx patients in our centre.
Methods
MS was defined through the presence of at least 3 of the following factors: Triglyceride ≥150mg/dl or drug treatment for hypertriglyceridemia HDL <40mg/dl for men and <50mg/dl for women Blood glucose ≥100mg/dl or diabetes mellitus Arterial pressure ≥130/80 or hypertensive drug treatment BMI>30. In 349 HTx patients since 2007, mortality and morbidity predictors were evaluated.
Results
MS was present in 35% of patients pre–HTx and 47% within the first year of follow–up. Five–year survival in patients with pre–HTx MS was worst (65% vs 78%, p < 0.01), as well as in those with MS in the first year of follow–up (78% vs 89%, p < 0.01). At the univariate analysis, risk factors for mortality were recipient age (HR 1.07, 1.04–1.09, p < 0.01), pre–HTx MS (HR 1.86, 1.29–2.69, p < 0.01), pre–HTx hypertension (HR 2.46, 1.70–3.55, p < 0.01), pre–HTx hypertriglyceridemia (HR 1.50, 1.04–2.18, p = 0.03), chronic renal failure (HR 2.95, 2.03–4.27, p < 0.01), MS and diabetes at 1–year follow–up (HR 2.00, 1.25–3.19, p < 0.01; HR 2.02, 1.27–3.23, p < 0.01, respectively). The last two resulted also risk factors for CAV (HR 1.86, 1.16–2.99, p = 0.01; HR 1.67, 1.03–2.69, p = 0.04, respectively). MS at 1–year follow–up determined a significant higher risk to develop CAV at 5– and 10–year follow–up, compared to patients without MS (25% vs 14% and 44% vs 25%, p < 0.01).
Conclusions
MS is an important risk factor for both mortality and morbidity post–HTx, suggesting the need for a strict monitoring of metabolic disorders with a careful nutritional follow–up in HTx patients.
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- V Ferrara
- DIPARTIMENTO DI AREA MEDICA, AZIENDA SANITARIA UNIVERSITARIA DEL FRIULI CENTRALE, UDINE; DIPARTIMENTO CARDIOTORACICO, AZIENDA SANITARIA UNIVERSITARIA DEL FRIULI CENTRALE, UDINE; DOPARTIMENTO DI IGIENE E PREVENZIONE, AZIENDA SANITARIA UNIVERSITARIA DEL FRIULI CENTRALE, UDINE; DIPARTIMENTO DI IGIENE E PREVENZIONE,AZIENDA SANITARIA UNIVERSITARIA DEL FRIULI CENTRALE, UDINE; DIPARTIMENTO DI IGIENE E P
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- DIPARTIMENTO DI AREA MEDICA, AZIENDA SANITARIA UNIVERSITARIA DEL FRIULI CENTRALE, UDINE; DIPARTIMENTO CARDIOTORACICO, AZIENDA SANITARIA UNIVERSITARIA DEL FRIULI CENTRALE, UDINE; DOPARTIMENTO DI IGIENE E PREVENZIONE, AZIENDA SANITARIA UNIVERSITARIA DEL FRIULI CENTRALE, UDINE; DIPARTIMENTO DI IGIENE E PREVENZIONE,AZIENDA SANITARIA UNIVERSITARIA DEL FRIULI CENTRALE, UDINE; DIPARTIMENTO DI IGIENE E P
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- DIPARTIMENTO DI AREA MEDICA, AZIENDA SANITARIA UNIVERSITARIA DEL FRIULI CENTRALE, UDINE; DIPARTIMENTO CARDIOTORACICO, AZIENDA SANITARIA UNIVERSITARIA DEL FRIULI CENTRALE, UDINE; DOPARTIMENTO DI IGIENE E PREVENZIONE, AZIENDA SANITARIA UNIVERSITARIA DEL FRIULI CENTRALE, UDINE; DIPARTIMENTO DI IGIENE E PREVENZIONE,AZIENDA SANITARIA UNIVERSITARIA DEL FRIULI CENTRALE, UDINE; DIPARTIMENTO DI IGIENE E P
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- DIPARTIMENTO DI AREA MEDICA, AZIENDA SANITARIA UNIVERSITARIA DEL FRIULI CENTRALE, UDINE; DIPARTIMENTO CARDIOTORACICO, AZIENDA SANITARIA UNIVERSITARIA DEL FRIULI CENTRALE, UDINE; DOPARTIMENTO DI IGIENE E PREVENZIONE, AZIENDA SANITARIA UNIVERSITARIA DEL FRIULI CENTRALE, UDINE; DIPARTIMENTO DI IGIENE E PREVENZIONE,AZIENDA SANITARIA UNIVERSITARIA DEL FRIULI CENTRALE, UDINE; DIPARTIMENTO DI IGIENE E P
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- DIPARTIMENTO DI AREA MEDICA, AZIENDA SANITARIA UNIVERSITARIA DEL FRIULI CENTRALE, UDINE; DIPARTIMENTO CARDIOTORACICO, AZIENDA SANITARIA UNIVERSITARIA DEL FRIULI CENTRALE, UDINE; DOPARTIMENTO DI IGIENE E PREVENZIONE, AZIENDA SANITARIA UNIVERSITARIA DEL FRIULI CENTRALE, UDINE; DIPARTIMENTO DI IGIENE E PREVENZIONE,AZIENDA SANITARIA UNIVERSITARIA DEL FRIULI CENTRALE, UDINE; DIPARTIMENTO DI IGIENE E P
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- DIPARTIMENTO DI AREA MEDICA, AZIENDA SANITARIA UNIVERSITARIA DEL FRIULI CENTRALE, UDINE; DIPARTIMENTO CARDIOTORACICO, AZIENDA SANITARIA UNIVERSITARIA DEL FRIULI CENTRALE, UDINE; DOPARTIMENTO DI IGIENE E PREVENZIONE, AZIENDA SANITARIA UNIVERSITARIA DEL FRIULI CENTRALE, UDINE; DIPARTIMENTO DI IGIENE E PREVENZIONE,AZIENDA SANITARIA UNIVERSITARIA DEL FRIULI CENTRALE, UDINE; DIPARTIMENTO DI IGIENE E P
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- DIPARTIMENTO DI AREA MEDICA, AZIENDA SANITARIA UNIVERSITARIA DEL FRIULI CENTRALE, UDINE; DIPARTIMENTO CARDIOTORACICO, AZIENDA SANITARIA UNIVERSITARIA DEL FRIULI CENTRALE, UDINE; DOPARTIMENTO DI IGIENE E PREVENZIONE, AZIENDA SANITARIA UNIVERSITARIA DEL FRIULI CENTRALE, UDINE; DIPARTIMENTO DI IGIENE E PREVENZIONE,AZIENDA SANITARIA UNIVERSITARIA DEL FRIULI CENTRALE, UDINE; DIPARTIMENTO DI IGIENE E P
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- DIPARTIMENTO DI AREA MEDICA, AZIENDA SANITARIA UNIVERSITARIA DEL FRIULI CENTRALE, UDINE; DIPARTIMENTO CARDIOTORACICO, AZIENDA SANITARIA UNIVERSITARIA DEL FRIULI CENTRALE, UDINE; DOPARTIMENTO DI IGIENE E PREVENZIONE, AZIENDA SANITARIA UNIVERSITARIA DEL FRIULI CENTRALE, UDINE; DIPARTIMENTO DI IGIENE E PREVENZIONE,AZIENDA SANITARIA UNIVERSITARIA DEL FRIULI CENTRALE, UDINE; DIPARTIMENTO DI IGIENE E P
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- DIPARTIMENTO DI AREA MEDICA, AZIENDA SANITARIA UNIVERSITARIA DEL FRIULI CENTRALE, UDINE; DIPARTIMENTO CARDIOTORACICO, AZIENDA SANITARIA UNIVERSITARIA DEL FRIULI CENTRALE, UDINE; DOPARTIMENTO DI IGIENE E PREVENZIONE, AZIENDA SANITARIA UNIVERSITARIA DEL FRIULI CENTRALE, UDINE; DIPARTIMENTO DI IGIENE E PREVENZIONE,AZIENDA SANITARIA UNIVERSITARIA DEL FRIULI CENTRALE, UDINE; DIPARTIMENTO DI IGIENE E P
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- DIPARTIMENTO DI AREA MEDICA, AZIENDA SANITARIA UNIVERSITARIA DEL FRIULI CENTRALE, UDINE; DIPARTIMENTO CARDIOTORACICO, AZIENDA SANITARIA UNIVERSITARIA DEL FRIULI CENTRALE, UDINE; DOPARTIMENTO DI IGIENE E PREVENZIONE, AZIENDA SANITARIA UNIVERSITARIA DEL FRIULI CENTRALE, UDINE; DIPARTIMENTO DI IGIENE E PREVENZIONE,AZIENDA SANITARIA UNIVERSITARIA DEL FRIULI CENTRALE, UDINE; DIPARTIMENTO DI IGIENE E P
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Russo M, Saitto G, Lio A, Di Mauro M, Berretta P, Taramasso M, Scrofani R, Della Corte A, Sponga S, Greco E, Saccocci M, Calafiore A, Bianchi G, Biondi A, Binaco I, Della Ratta E, Livi U, Werner P, De Vincentiis C, Ranocchi F, Di Eusanio M, Kocher A, Antona C, Miraldi F, Troise G, Solinas M, Maisano F, Laufer G, Musumeci F, Andreas M. Observed versus predicted mortality after isolated tricuspid valve surgery. J Card Surg 2022; 37:1959-1966. [PMID: 35385588 PMCID: PMC9325428 DOI: 10.1111/jocs.16483] [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: 01/02/2022] [Revised: 01/21/2022] [Accepted: 02/13/2022] [Indexed: 02/01/2023]
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BACKGROUND Aim of this study is to analyse the performances of Clinical Risk Score (CRS) and European System for Cardiac Operative Risk Evaluation (EuroSCORE)-II in isolated tricuspid surgery. METHODS Three hundred and eighty-three patients (54 ± 16 year; 54% female) were enrolled. Receiver operating characteristic analysis was performed to evaluate the relationship between the true positive fraction of test results and the false-positive fraction for a procedure. RESULTS Considering the 30-day mortality the area under the curve was 0.6 (95% confidence interval [CI] 0.50-0.72) for EuroSCORE II and 0.7 (95% CI 0.56-0.84) for CRS-score. The ratio of expected/observed mortality showed underestimation when considering EuroSCORE-II (min. 0.46-max. 0.6). At multivariate analysis, the CRS score (p = .005) was predictor of late cardiac death. CONCLUSION We suggest using both scores to obtain a range of expected mortality. CRS to speculate on late survival.
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- Marco Russo
- Department of Cardiac Surgery, Medical University of Vienna, Vienna, Austria.,Department of Cardiac Surgery and Heart Transplantation, San Camillo Forlanini Hospital, Rome, Italy
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- Department of Cardiac Surgery and Heart Transplantation, San Camillo Forlanini Hospital, Rome, Italy.,Department of Cardiac Surgery, IRCSS Policlinico San Donato, Milan, Italy
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- Department of Cardiac Surgery and Heart Transplantation, San Camillo Forlanini Hospital, Rome, Italy
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- Cardio-Thoracic Surgery Unit, Heart and Vascular Centre, Maastricht University Medical Centre (MUMC), Cardiovascular Research Institute Maastricht (CARIM), Maastricht, The Netherlands
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- Cardiac Surgery Unit, Lancisi Cardiovascular Center, Polytechnic University of Marche, Ancona, Italy
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- Department of Cardiac Surgery, University Heart Center of Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland
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- Cardiac Surgery Unit, Ospedale Fatenefratelli Sacco, Milano, Italy
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- Department of Translational Medical Sciences, Unit of Cardiac Surgery, V Monaldi Hospital, University of Campania "L. Vanvitelli", Campania, Italy
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- Cardiac Surgery Unit, University Hospital of Udine, Udine, Italy
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- Department of Cardiovascular, Respiratory, Nephrological, Anesthesiological, and Geriatric Sciences, Sapienza University, Rome, Italy
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- Cardiac Surgery Unit, Poliambulanza Foundation Hospital, Brescia, Italy
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- Pasquinucci Heart Hospital, G. Monasterio Foundation, Massa, Italy
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- Department of Cardiac Surgery, IRCSS Policlinico San Donato, Milan, Italy
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- Cardiac Surgery Unit, Ospedale Fatenefratelli Sacco, Milano, Italy
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- Department of Translational Medical Sciences, Unit of Cardiac Surgery, V Monaldi Hospital, University of Campania "L. Vanvitelli", Campania, Italy
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- Cardiac Surgery Unit, University Hospital of Udine, Udine, Italy
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- Department of Cardiac Surgery, Medical University of Vienna, Vienna, Austria
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- Department of Cardiac Surgery and Heart Transplantation, San Camillo Forlanini Hospital, Rome, Italy
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- Cardiac Surgery Unit, Lancisi Cardiovascular Center, Polytechnic University of Marche, Ancona, Italy
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- Department of Cardiac Surgery, Medical University of Vienna, Vienna, Austria
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- Cardiac Surgery Unit, Ospedale Fatenefratelli Sacco, Milano, Italy
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- Department of Cardiovascular, Respiratory, Nephrological, Anesthesiological, and Geriatric Sciences, Sapienza University, Rome, Italy
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- Cardiac Surgery Unit, Poliambulanza Foundation Hospital, Brescia, Italy
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- Pasquinucci Heart Hospital, G. Monasterio Foundation, Massa, Italy
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- Department of Cardiac Surgery, University Heart Center of Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland
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- Department of Cardiac Surgery, Medical University of Vienna, Vienna, Austria
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- Department of Cardiac Surgery and Heart Transplantation, San Camillo Forlanini Hospital, Rome, Italy
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- Department of Cardiac Surgery, Medical University of Vienna, Vienna, Austria
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Ferrara V, Sponga S, Marinoni M, Valdi G, Nora CD, Nalli C, Benedetti G, Lechiancole A, Parpinel M, Livi U. Metabolic Syndrome in Heart Transplantation: An Underestimated Risk Factor? J Heart Lung Transplant 2022. [DOI: 10.1016/j.healun.2022.01.289] [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: 10/18/2022] Open
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Vendramin I, de Manna ND, Sponga S, Lechiancole A, Sponza M, Auci E, Bortolotti U, Livi U. Early awaking of patients following FET allows early recognition of paraplegia with prospects for complete recovery using prompt spinal drainage. Indian J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2022; 38:207-210. [PMID: 35221560 PMCID: PMC8857386 DOI: 10.1007/s12055-021-01288-w] [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: 04/26/2021] [Revised: 10/04/2021] [Accepted: 10/04/2021] [Indexed: 10/19/2022] Open
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We report a patient who presented with paraplegia after ascending aorta and arch replacement using the frozen elephant trunk technique. Immediate postoperatively cerebrospinal fluid drainage allowed successful reversal of spinal cord injury. Early awakening of patients following a frozen elephant trunk technique is mandatory because it allows recognition and treatment of this complication by prompt cerebrospinal liquor drainage.
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- Igor Vendramin
- grid.411492.bCardiothoracic Department, University Hospital of Udine, Udine, Italy
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- grid.411492.bCardiothoracic Department, University Hospital of Udine, Udine, Italy
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- grid.411492.bCardiothoracic Department, University Hospital of Udine, Udine, Italy
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- grid.411492.bDepartment of Radiology, University Hospital of Udine, Udine, Italy
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- grid.411492.bDepartment of Anesthesia, University Hospital of Udine, Udine, Italy
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- grid.411492.bCardiothoracic Department, University Hospital of Udine, Udine, Italy
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- grid.411492.bCardiothoracic Department, University Hospital of Udine, Udine, Italy ,grid.5390.f0000 0001 2113 062XDepartment of Medical Area (DAME), University of Udine, Udine, Italy
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Mangner N, del Val D, Abdel-Wahab M, Crusius L, Durand E, Ihlemann N, Urena M, Pellegrini C, Giannini F, Gasior T, Wojakowski W, Landt M, Auffret V, Sinning JM, Cheema AN, Nombela-Franco L, Chamandi C, Campelo-Parada F, Munoz-Garcia E, Herrmann HC, Testa L, Kim WK, Castillo JC, Alperi A, Tchetche D, Bartorelli AL, Kapadia S, Stortecky S, Amat-Santos I, Wijeysundera HC, Lisko J, Gutiérrez-Ibanes E, Serra V, Salido L, Alkhodair A, Livi U, Chakravarty T, Lerakis S, Vilalta V, Regueiro A, Romaguera R, Kappert U, Barbanti M, Masson JB, Maes F, Fiorina C, Miceli A, Kodali S, Ribeiro HB, Mangione JA, Sandoli de Brito F, Actis Dato GM, Rosato F, Ferreira MC, Correia de Lima V, Colafranceschi AS, Abizaid A, Marino MA, Esteves V, Andrea J, Godinho RR, Alfonso F, Eltchaninoff H, Søndergaard L, Himbert D, Husser O, Latib A, Le Breton H, Servoz C, Pascual I, Siddiqui S, Olivares P, Hernandez-Antolin R, Webb JG, Sponga S, Makkar R, Kini AS, Boukhris M, Gervais P, Côté M, Holzhey D, Linke A, Rodés-Cabau J. Surgical Treatment of Patients With Infective Endocarditis After Transcatheter Aortic Valve Implantation. J Am Coll Cardiol 2022; 79:772-785. [PMID: 35210032 DOI: 10.1016/j.jacc.2021.11.056] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/18/2021] [Accepted: 11/22/2021] [Indexed: 11/18/2022]
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BACKGROUND The optimal treatment of patients developing infective endocarditis (IE) after transcatheter aortic valve implantation (TAVI) is uncertain. OBJECTIVES The goal of this study was to investigate the clinical characteristics and outcomes of patients with TAVI-IE treated with cardiac surgery and antibiotics (IE-CS) compared with patients treated with antibiotics alone (IE-AB). METHODS Crude and inverse probability of treatment weighting analyses were applied for the treatment effect of cardiac surgery vs medical therapy on 1-year all-cause mortality in patients with definite TAVI-IE. The study used data from the Infectious Endocarditis after TAVI International Registry. RESULTS Among 584 patients, 111 patients (19%) were treated with IE-CS and 473 patients (81%) with IE-AB. Compared with IE-AB, IE-CS was not associated with a lower in-hospital mortality (HRunadj: 0.85; 95% CI: 0.58-1.25) and 1-year all-cause mortality (HRunadj: 0.88; 95% CI: 0.64-1.22) in the crude cohort. After adjusting for selection and immortal time bias, IE-CS compared with IE-AB was also not associated with lower mortality rates for in-hospital mortality (HRadj: 0.92; 95% CI: 0.80-1.05) and 1-year all-cause mortality (HRadj: 0.95; 95% CI: 0.84-1.07). Results remained similar when patients with and without TAVI prosthesis involvement were analyzed separately. Predictors for in-hospital and 1-year all-cause mortality included logistic EuroSCORE I, Staphylococcus aureus, acute renal failure, persistent bacteremia, and septic shock. CONCLUSIONS In this registry, the majority of patients with TAVI-IE were treated with antibiotics alone. Cardiac surgery was not associated with an improved all-cause in-hospital or 1-year mortality. The high mortality of patients with TAVI-IE was strongly linked to patients' characteristics, pathogen, and IE-related complications.
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- Norman Mangner
- Herzzentrum Dresden, Technische Universität Dresden, Germany. https://twitter.com/NormanMangner
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- Quebec Heart & Lung Institute, Laval University, Quebec City, Quebec, Canada. https://twitter.com/David_delVal_
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- Heart Center, Leipzig University, Leipzig, Germany; Heart Center, Segeberger Kliniken, Bad Segeberg, Germany
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- Herzzentrum Dresden, Technische Universität Dresden, Germany
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- Normandie Univ, UNIROUEN, U1096, CHU Rouen, Department of Cardiology, FHU CARNAVAL, F-76000 Rouen, France
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- Ospedale San Raffaele, Milan, Italy; Maria Cecilia Hospital, GVM Care and Research, Cotignola RA, Italy
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- Herzzentrum Dresden, Technische Universität Dresden, Germany
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- Heart Center, Segeberger Kliniken, Bad Segeberg, Germany
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- Univ Rennes, CHU Rennes, Inserm, LTSI-UMR1099, F 35000 Rennes, France
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- St. Michaels Hospital, Toronto, Ontario, Canada; Southlake Hospital, Newmarket, Ontario, Canada
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- Cardiovascular Institute, Hospital Clínico San Carlos, IdISSC, Madrid, Spain
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- Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
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- Kerckhoff Heart and Thorax Centre, Bad Nauheim, Germany
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- Hospital Universitario Central de Asturias, Oviedo, Spain
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- Centro Cardiologico Monzino, IRCCS and Department of Biomedical and Clinical Sciences "Luigi Sacco," University of Milan, Milan, Italy
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- Department of Cardiology, Inselspital, Bern University Hospital, University of Bern, Bern, Switzerland (on behalf of Swiss TAVI)
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- Emory University School of Medicine, Atlanta, Georgia, USA
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- Instituto de Investigación Universitaria Gregorio Marañon, Hospital Gregorio Marañon, Madrid, Spain
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- Hospital Universitario Ramón y Cajal, Madrid, Spain
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- Emory University School of Medicine, Atlanta, Georgia, USA; Mount Sinai Hospital, New York, New York, USA
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- Herzzentrum Dresden, Technische Universität Dresden, Germany
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- A.O.U. Policlinico Vittorio Emanuele, University of Catania, Catania, Italy
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- Cliniques Universitaires Saint-Luc, Brussels, Belgium
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- Istituto Clinico Sant'Ambrogio, Milan, Italy; University Hospital Galway, Galway, Ireland
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- Columbia University Medical Center, New York, New York, USA
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- InCor, Heart Institute, University of São Paulo Medical School, São Paulo, Brazil; Hospital Samaritano Paulista, São Paulo, Brazil
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- InCor, Heart Institute, University of São Paulo Medical School, São Paulo, Brazil
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- Normandie Univ, UNIROUEN, U1096, CHU Rouen, Department of Cardiology, FHU CARNAVAL, F-76000 Rouen, France
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- Deutsches Herzzentrum München, Munich, Germany; St.-Johannes Hospital, Dortmund, Germany
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- Ospedale San Raffaele, Milan, Italy; Montefiore Medical Center, New York, New York, USA
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- Univ Rennes, CHU Rennes, Inserm, LTSI-UMR1099, F 35000 Rennes, France
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- Hospital Universitario Central de Asturias, Oviedo, Spain
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- Centro Cardiologico Monzino, IRCCS and Department of Biomedical and Clinical Sciences "Luigi Sacco," University of Milan, Milan, Italy
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- St. Paul's Hospital, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
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- Cedars-Sinai Heart Institute, Los Angeles, California, USA
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- Centre Hospitalier de l'Université de Montreal, Montreal, Quebec, Canada
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- Quebec Heart & Lung Institute, Laval University, Quebec City, Quebec, Canada
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- Quebec Heart & Lung Institute, Laval University, Quebec City, Quebec, Canada
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- Herzzentrum Dresden, Technische Universität Dresden, Germany
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- Quebec Heart & Lung Institute, Laval University, Quebec City, Quebec, Canada; Hospital Clinic Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain.
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Lorusso R, Heuts S, Jiritano F, Scrofani R, Antona C, Actis Dato G, Centofanti P, Ferrarese S, Matteucci M, Miceli A, Glauber M, Vizzardi E, Sponga S, Vendramin I, Garatti A, de Vincentis C, De Bonis M, Ajello S, Troise G, Dalla Tomba M, Serraino F. OUP accepted manuscript. Interact Cardiovasc Thorac Surg 2022; 35:6563853. [PMID: 35381083 PMCID: PMC9252119 DOI: 10.1093/icvts/ivac091] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/14/2022] [Accepted: 03/29/2022] [Indexed: 11/14/2022] Open
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- Roberto Lorusso
- Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery, Maastricht University Medical Center+, Maastricht, Netherlands
- Cardiovascular Research Institute Maastricht (CARIM), Maastricht University, Maastricht, Netherlands
- Department of Cardiac Surgery, A.O. Spedali Civili, Brescia, Italy
- Corresponding author. Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery, Maastricht University Medical Center+, 6229 HX, Maastricht, Netherlands. Tel: +31-43-387-50-70; e-mail: (R. Lorusso)
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- Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery, Maastricht University Medical Center+, Maastricht, Netherlands
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- Department of Cardiac Surgery, Ospedale Universitario, Catanzaro, Italy
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- Department of Cardiac Surgery, Ospedale Sacco, Milan, Italy
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- Department of Cardiac Surgery, Ospedale Mauriziano, Torino, Italy
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- Department of Cardiac Surgery, Ospedale di Circolo, Varese, Italy
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- Department of Cardiac Surgery, Ospedale di Circolo, Varese, Italy
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- Department of Cardiac Surgery, Istituto Clinico S. Ambrogio, Milan, Italy
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- Department of Cardiac Surgery, Istituto Clinico S. Ambrogio, Milan, Italy
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- Department of Cardiac Surgery, A.O. Spedali Civili, Brescia, Italy
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- Department of Cardiac Surgery, Ospediale S. Maria della Misericordia, Udine, Italy
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- Department of Cardiac Surgery, Ospediale S. Maria della Misericordia, Udine, Italy
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- Department of Cardiac Surgery, Ospedale di S. Donato, Milan, Italy
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- Department of Cardiac Surgery, Ospedale S. Raffaele, Milan, Italy
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- Department of Anesthesia and Intensive Care, IRCCS San Raffaele Scientific Institute, Milan, Italy
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- Department of Cardiac Surgery, Ospedale Poliambulanza, Brescia, Italy
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Russo M, Di Mauro M, Saitto G, Lio A, Berretta P, Taramasso M, Scrofani R, Della Corte A, Sponga S, Greco E, Saccocci M, Calafiore A, Bianchi G, Leviner DB, Biondi A, Livi U, Sharoni E, De Vincentiis C, Di Eusanio M, Antona C, Troise G, Solinas M, Laufer G, Musumeci F, Andreas M. OUP accepted manuscript. Eur J Cardiothorac Surg 2022; 62:6572113. [PMID: 35448903 DOI: 10.1093/ejcts/ezac230] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/17/2021] [Revised: 03/15/2022] [Accepted: 03/29/2022] [Indexed: 11/14/2022] Open
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- Marco Russo
- Department of Cardiac Surgery, Medical University of Vienna, Vienna, Austria
- Department of Cardiac Surgery and Heart Transplantation, San Camillo Forlanini Hospital, Rome, Italy
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- Cardio-Thoracic Surgery Unit, Heart and Vascular Centre, Maastricht University Medical Centre (MUMC), Cardiovascular Research Institute Maastricht (CARIM), Maastricht, Netherlands
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- Department of Cardiac Surgery and Heart Transplantation, San Camillo Forlanini Hospital, Rome, Italy
- Department of Cardiac Surgery, IRCCS Policlinico San Donato, San Donato Mil.se, Italy
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- Department of Cardiac Surgery and Heart Transplantation, San Camillo Forlanini Hospital, Rome, Italy
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- Cardiac Surgery Unit, Lancisi Cardiovascular Center, Polytechnic University of Marche, Ancona, Italy
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- Cardiac Surgery Department, University Heart Center of Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland
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- Cardiac Surgery Unit, Ospedale Fatenefratelli Sacco, Milano, Italy
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- Department of Translational Medical Sciences, University of Campania "L. Vanvitelli", Unit of Cardiac Surgery, V Monaldi Hospital, Naples, Italy
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- Cardiac Surgery Unit, University Hospital of Udine, Udine, Italy
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- Department of Cardiovascular, Respiratory, Nephrological, Anesthesiological, and Geriatric Sciences, Sapienza University, Rome, Italy
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- Cardiac Surgery Unit, Poliambulanza Foundation Hospital, Brescia, Italy
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- Pasquinucci Heart Hospital, G. Monasterio Foundation, Massa, Italy
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- Department of Cardiac Surgery, IRCCS Policlinico San Donato, San Donato Mil.se, Italy
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- Cardiac Surgery Unit, University Hospital of Udine, Udine, Italy
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- Department of Cardiac Surgery, IRCCS Policlinico San Donato, San Donato Mil.se, Italy
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- Cardiac Surgery Unit, Lancisi Cardiovascular Center, Polytechnic University of Marche, Ancona, Italy
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- Cardiac Surgery Unit, Ospedale Fatenefratelli Sacco, Milano, Italy
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- Cardiac Surgery Unit, Poliambulanza Foundation Hospital, Brescia, Italy
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- Pasquinucci Heart Hospital, G. Monasterio Foundation, Massa, Italy
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- Department of Cardiac Surgery, Medical University of Vienna, Vienna, Austria
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- Department of Cardiac Surgery and Heart Transplantation, San Camillo Forlanini Hospital, Rome, Italy
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- Department of Cardiac Surgery, Medical University of Vienna, Vienna, Austria
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Perrotti A, Francica A, Monaco F, Quintana E, Sponga S, El-Dean Z, Salizzoni S, Loizzo T, Salsano A, Di Cesare A, Benassi F, Castella M, Rinaldi M, Chocron S, Vendramin I, Faggian G, Santini F, Nicolini F, Milano AD, Ruggieri VG, Onorati F. Post-operative Quality of Life after Full-sternotomy and Mini-sternotomy Aortic Valve Replacement. Ann Thorac Surg 2021; 115:1189-1196. [PMID: 34971595 DOI: 10.1016/j.athoracsur.2021.11.055] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/25/2021] [Revised: 10/16/2021] [Accepted: 11/29/2021] [Indexed: 10/19/2022]
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BACKGROUND Few longitudinal data exist comparing quality of life (QoL) after full sternotomy aortic valve replacement (fsAVR) vs mini-sternotomy AVR (msAVR) METHODS: 1844 consecutive AVR prospectively enrolled in a European multicentre Registry were dichotomized according to surgical access. A non-parsimonious propensity-score matching selected 187 pairs of fsAVR or msAVR with comparable baseline characteristics. Hospital outcome was compared in the two groups. QoL was assessed with Short Form-36, further detailed in its Physical Component Score (PCS) and Mental Component Score (MCS). QoL was investigated at hospital admission, discharge, 1 month, 6 months and 1 year thereafter. RESULTS There were 1654 fsAVR and 190 msAVR in the entire population. fsAVR showed a worse preoperative risk-profile, a longer ICU length of stay (59.7 hours vs 38.8, p=0.002), and a higher life-threatening/disabling bleeding (4.1% vs. 0%; p=0.011); msAVR reported a higher early reintervention for failed index intervention (2.1% vs. 0.5%, p=0.001). QoL showed better PCS and MCS at 1 month after fsAVR, but no temporal-trend differences (PCS group-time p=0.202; MCS group-time p=0.141). Propensity-matched pairs showed comparable baseline characteristics and hospital outcome (p=NS for all endpoints), and comparable improvements of PCS and MCS over time, but no between-group differences over time (PCS group-time p=0.834; MCS group-time p=0.737). CONCLUSIONS Patients with similar baseline profiles report comparable hospital outcome and comparable improvement of physical and mental health, up to 1 year after surgery, with both fsAVR and msAVR. As for QoL, mini-sternotomy does not seem to offer any advantage compared to the traditional approach.
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- Andrea Perrotti
- Department of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, University of Franche-Comte, Besancon, France
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- Division of Cardiac Surgery, University of Verona Medical School, Verona, Italy
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- Department of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, University of Franche-Comte, Besancon, France
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- Division of Cardiac Surgery, Hospital Clinic, University of Barcelona Medical School, Barcelona, Spain
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- Division of Cardiac Surgery, Azienda Ospedaliero Universitaria di Udine, Udine, Italy
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- Department of Cardiac Surgery, Glenfield Hospital, University Hospitals of Leicester, Leicester, United Kingdom
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- Department of Cardiac Surgery, Città della Salute e della Scienza, University of Turin Medical School, Turin, Italy
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- Cardiac Surgery Unit, Department of Emergency and Organ Transplants, Bari, Italy
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- Division of Cardiac Surgery, IRCCS Ospedale Policlinico San Martino, University of Genova, Genova, Italy
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- Cardiovascular and Thoracic Surgery Unit, Robert Debre University Hospital, Reims, France; Université de Reims Champagne-Ardennes, Reims, France
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- Department of Medicine and Surgery, University of Parma, Parma, Italy
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- Division of Cardiac Surgery, Hospital Clinic, University of Barcelona Medical School, Barcelona, Spain
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- Department of Cardiac Surgery, Città della Salute e della Scienza, University of Turin Medical School, Turin, Italy
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- Department of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, University of Franche-Comte, Besancon, France
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- Division of Cardiac Surgery, Azienda Ospedaliero Universitaria di Udine, Udine, Italy
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- Division of Cardiac Surgery, University of Verona Medical School, Verona, Italy
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- Division of Cardiac Surgery, IRCCS Ospedale Policlinico San Martino, University of Genova, Genova, Italy
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- Cardiac Surgery Unit, Department of Emergency and Organ Transplants, Bari, Italy
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- Cardiovascular and Thoracic Surgery Unit, Robert Debre University Hospital, Reims, France; Université de Reims Champagne-Ardennes, Reims, France
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- Division of Cardiac Surgery, University of Verona Medical School, Verona, Italy.
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Vendramin I, Piani D, Lechiancole A, Sponga S, Di Nora C, Londero F, Muser D, Onorati F, Bortolotti U, Livi U. Hemiarch Versus Arch Replacement in Acute Type A Aortic Dissection: Is the Occam's Razor Principle Applicable? J Clin Med 2021; 11:jcm11010114. [PMID: 35011856 PMCID: PMC8745476 DOI: 10.3390/jcm11010114] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [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: 10/23/2021] [Revised: 11/25/2021] [Accepted: 12/23/2021] [Indexed: 11/16/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND AND AIM OF THE STUDY In patients with acute Type A aortic dissection (A-AAD) whether repair should be limited to ascending aorta/hemiarch replacement or extended to include the aortic arch is still debated. We have analyzed our experience to compare outcomes of patients with A-AAD treated with these 2 different surgical strategies. METHODS From 2006 to 2020, a total of 213 patients have undergone repair of A-AAD at our Center; in 163 of them ascending aorta/hemiarch replacement (Group 1) and in 75 ascending aorta and arch replacement (Group 2) were performed. The primary endpoint was early survival and secondary endpoints late survival, freedom from late complications and reoperations. Patients were compared according to era of operation: 2006 to 2013 (Era 1) and 2014 to 2020 (Era 2). RESULTS Overall hospital mortality was 12% and 5% in Group 1 and 2; mortality remained stable in Era 1 and 2 for Group 1 (15%), while it decreased from 8% to 1% in Group 2 patients (p = 0.24). Actuarial survival at 5 and 10 years is 72 ± 4% and 49 ± 5% in Group 1 and 77 ± 6% and 66 ± 9% in Group 2 (p = 0.073). Actuarial freedom from reoperation in the entire series is 94 ± 2% and 92 ± 3% at 5 and 10 years. Freedom from reoperation at 5 and 10 years is 92 ± 2% and 89 ± 3% in Group 1 and 98 ± 1% at all intervals in Group 2 (p = 0.068). CONCLUSIONS An aggressive approach to A-AAD provides superior long-term results without increasing mortality. Furthermore, arch replacement during A-AAD repair represents a more stable solution with lower incidence of late aortic-related complications. Immediate aortic arch replacement should be considered in the treatment of A-AAD especially in experienced centers.
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- Igor Vendramin
- Division of Cardiac Surgery, Cardiothoracic Department, University Hospital of Udine, 33100 Udine, Italy; (D.P.); (A.L.); (S.S.); (C.D.N.); (F.L.); (U.B.); (U.L.)
- Correspondence: ; Tel.: +39-432-552431; Fax: +39-432-552975
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- Division of Cardiac Surgery, Cardiothoracic Department, University Hospital of Udine, 33100 Udine, Italy; (D.P.); (A.L.); (S.S.); (C.D.N.); (F.L.); (U.B.); (U.L.)
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- Division of Cardiac Surgery, Cardiothoracic Department, University Hospital of Udine, 33100 Udine, Italy; (D.P.); (A.L.); (S.S.); (C.D.N.); (F.L.); (U.B.); (U.L.)
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- Division of Cardiac Surgery, Cardiothoracic Department, University Hospital of Udine, 33100 Udine, Italy; (D.P.); (A.L.); (S.S.); (C.D.N.); (F.L.); (U.B.); (U.L.)
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- Division of Cardiac Surgery, Cardiothoracic Department, University Hospital of Udine, 33100 Udine, Italy; (D.P.); (A.L.); (S.S.); (C.D.N.); (F.L.); (U.B.); (U.L.)
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- Division of Cardiac Surgery, Cardiothoracic Department, University Hospital of Udine, 33100 Udine, Italy; (D.P.); (A.L.); (S.S.); (C.D.N.); (F.L.); (U.B.); (U.L.)
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- Division of Cardiology, Cardiothoracic Department, University Hospital of Udine, 33100 Udine, Italy;
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- Division of Cardiac Surgery, Azienda Ospedaliero-Universitaria di Verona, 37100 Verona, Italy;
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- Division of Cardiac Surgery, Cardiothoracic Department, University Hospital of Udine, 33100 Udine, Italy; (D.P.); (A.L.); (S.S.); (C.D.N.); (F.L.); (U.B.); (U.L.)
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- Division of Cardiac Surgery, Cardiothoracic Department, University Hospital of Udine, 33100 Udine, Italy; (D.P.); (A.L.); (S.S.); (C.D.N.); (F.L.); (U.B.); (U.L.)
- Division of Cardiac Surgery, Department of Medical Area (DAME), University of Udine, 33100 Udine, Italy
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Panagides V, Del Val D, Abdel-Wahab M, Mangner N, Durand E, Ihlemann N, Urena M, Pellegrini C, Giannini F, Gasior T, Wojakowski W, Landt M, Auffret V, Sinning JM, Cheema AN, Nombela-Franco L, Chamandi C, Campelo-Parada F, Munoz-Garcia E, Herrmann HC, Testa L, Won-Keun K, Castillo JC, Alperi A, Tchetche D, Bartorelli AL, Kapadia S, Stortecky S, Amat-Santos I, Wijeysundera HC, Lisko J, Gutiérrez-Ibanes E, Serra V, Salido L, Alkhodair A, Livi U, Chakravarty T, Lerakis S, Vilalta V, Regueiro A, Romaguera R, Kappert U, Barbanti M, Masson JB, Maes F, Fiorina C, Miceli A, Kodali S, Ribeiro HB, Mangione JA, Sandoli de Brito F, Actis Dato GM, Rosato F, Ferreira MC, Correia de Lima V, Colafranceschi AS, Abizaid A, Marino MA, Esteves V, Andrea J, Godinho RR, Alfonso F, Eltchaninoff H, Søndergaard L, Himbert D, Husser O, Latib A, Le Breton H, Servoz C, Pascual I, Siddiqui S, Olivares P, Hernandez-Antolin R, Webb JG, Sponga S, Makkar R, Kini AS, Boukhris M, Gervais P, Linke A, Crusius L, Holzhey D, Rodés-Cabau J. Perivalvular Extension of Infective Endocarditis after Transcatheter Aortic Valve Replacement. Clin Infect Dis 2021; 75:638-646. [PMID: 34894124 DOI: 10.1093/cid/ciab1004] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.7] [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: 08/12/2021] [Indexed: 11/14/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND Infective endocarditis (IE) following transcatheter aortic valve replacement (TAVR) has been associated with a dismal prognosis. However, scarce data exist on IE perivalvular extension (PEE) in such patients. METHODS This multicenter study included a total of 579 patients who had the diagnosis of definite IE at a median of 171 (53-421) days following TAVR. PEE was defined as the presence of an intracardiac abscess, pseudoaneurysm or fistula confirmed by transthoracic/transophageal echocardiography, computed tomography or peri-operative findings. RESULTS A total of 105 patients (18.1%) were diagnosed with PEE (perivalvular abscess, pseudoaneurysm, fistula, or a combination in 87, 7, 7, and 4 patients, respectively). A history of chronic kidney disease (ORadj: 2.08; 95% CI: [1.27-3.41], p=0.003) and IE secondary to coagulase-negative staphylococci (ORadj: 2.71; 95% CI: [1.57-4.69], p<0.001) was associated with an increased risk of PEE. Surgery was performed at index IE episode in 34 patients (32.4%) with PEE (vs. 15.2% in patients without PEE, p<0.001). In-hospital and 2-year mortality rates among PEE-IE patients were 36.5% and 69.4%, respectively. Factors independently associated with an increased mortality risk were the occurrence of other complications (stroke post-TAVR, acute renal failure, septic shock) and the lack of surgery at index IE hospitalization (padj<0.05 for all). CONCLUSION PEE occurred in about one fifth of IE post-TAVR patients, with the presence of coagulase-negative staphylococci and chronic kidney disease determining an increased risk. Patients with PEE-IE exhibited very high early and late mortality rates, and surgery during IE hospitalization seemed to be associated with better outcomes.
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- Vassili Panagides
- Quebec Heart & Lung Institute, Laval University, Quebec City, Quebec, Canada
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- Quebec Heart & Lung Institute, Laval University, Quebec City, Quebec, Canada
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- Heart Center, Leipzig University, Leipzig, Germany.,Heart Center, Segeberger Kliniken, Bad Segeberg, Germany
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- Heart Center, Leipzig University, Leipzig, Germany.,Herzzentrum Dresden, Technische Universität Dresden, Germany
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- Normandie Univ, UNIROUEN, U1096, CHU Rouen, Department of Cardiology, FHU CARNAVAL, F-76000 Rouen, France
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- Ospedale San Raffaele, Milan, Italy.,Maria Cecilia Hospital, GVM Care and Research, Cotignola RA, Italy
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- Herzzentrum Dresden, Technische Universität Dresden, Germany
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- Heart Center, Segeberger Kliniken, Bad Segeberg, Germany
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- Univ Rennes, CHU Rennes, Inserm, LTSI - UMR1099, F 35000 Rennes, France
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- St Michaels Hospital, Toronto, Canada.,Southlake Hospital, Newmarket, Ontario, Canada
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- Cardiovascular Institute, Hospital Clínico San Carlos, IdISSC, Madrid, Spain
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- Kerckhoff Heart and Thorax Centre, Bad Nauheim, Germany
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- Hospital Universitario Central de Asturias, Oviedo, Spain
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- Centro Cardiologico Monzino, IRCCS and Department of Biomedical and Clinical Sciences "Luigi Sacco", University of Milan, Milan, Italy
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- Department of Cardiology, Inselspital, Bern University Hospital, University of Bern, Bern, Switzerland
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- Emory University School of Medicine, Atlanta, USA
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- Instituto de Investigación Universitaria Gregorio Marañon, Hospital Gregorio Marañon, Madrid, Spain
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- Hospital Universitario Ramón y Cajal, Madrid, Spain
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- Emory University School of Medicine, Atlanta, USA.,Mount Sinai Hospital, New York, NY, USA
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- Herzzentrum Dresden, Technische Universität Dresden, Germany
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- A.O.U. Policlinico Vittorio Emanuele, University of Catania, Catania, Italy
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- Cliniques Universitaires Saint-Luc, Brussels, Belgium
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- Istituto Clinico Sant'Ambrogio, Milan, Italy.,University Hospital Galway, Galway, Ireland
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- InCor, Heart Institute, University of São Paulo Medical School, Sao Paulo, Brazil.,Hospital Samaritano Paulista, Sao Paulo, Brazil
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- InCor, Heart Institute, University of São Paulo Medical School, Sao Paulo, Brazil
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- Normandie Univ, UNIROUEN, U1096, CHU Rouen, Department of Cardiology, FHU CARNAVAL, F-76000 Rouen, France
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- Deutsches Herzzentrum München, Munich, Germany.,St.-Johannes Hospital, Dortmund, Germany
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- Ospedale San Raffaele, Milan, Italy.,Montefiore Medical Center, New York, NY, USA
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- Univ Rennes, CHU Rennes, Inserm, LTSI - UMR1099, F 35000 Rennes, France
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- Hospital Universitario Central de Asturias, Oviedo, Spain
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- Centro Cardiologico Monzino, IRCCS and Department of Biomedical and Clinical Sciences "Luigi Sacco", University of Milan, Milan, Italy
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- Cedars-Sinai Heart Institute, Los Angeles, USA
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- Quebec Heart & Lung Institute, Laval University, Quebec City, Quebec, Canada
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- Heart Center, Leipzig University, Leipzig, Germany.,Herzzentrum Dresden, Technische Universität Dresden, Germany
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- Heart Center, Leipzig University, Leipzig, Germany.,Herzzentrum Dresden, Technische Universität Dresden, Germany
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- Quebec Heart & Lung Institute, Laval University, Quebec City, Quebec, Canada
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Massimi G, Ronco D, De Bonis M, Kowalewski M, Formica F, Russo CF, Sponga S, Vendramin I, Falcetta G, Fischlein T, Troise G, Trumello C, Actis Dato G, Carrozzini M, Shah SH, Lo Coco V, Villa E, Scrofani R, Torchio F, Antona C, Kalisnik JM, D'Alessandro S, Pettinari M, Sardari Nia P, Lodo V, Colli A, Ruhparwar A, Thielmann M, Meyns B, Khouqeer FA, Fino C, Simon C, Kowalowka A, Deja MA, Beghi C, Matteucci M, Lorusso R. Surgical treatment for post-infarction papillary muscle rupture: a multicentre study. Eur J Cardiothorac Surg 2021; 61:469-476. [PMID: 34718501 DOI: 10.1093/ejcts/ezab469] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/02/2021] [Revised: 09/25/2021] [Accepted: 10/03/2021] [Indexed: 11/13/2022] Open
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OBJECTIVES Papillary muscle rupture (PMR) is a rare but potentially fatal complication of acute myocardial infarction. The aim of this study was to analyse the patient characteristics and early outcomes of the surgical management of post-infarction PMR from an international multicentre registry. METHODS Patients underwent surgery for post-infarction PMR between 2001 through 2019 were retrieved from database of the CAUTION study. The primary end point was in-hospital mortality. RESULTS A total of 214 patients were included with a mean age of 66.9 (standard deviation: 10.5) years. The posteromedial papillary muscle was the most frequent rupture location (71.9%); the rupture was complete in 67.3% of patients. Mitral valve replacement was performed in 82.7% of cases. One hundred twenty-two patients (57%) had concomitant coronary artery bypass grafting. In-hospital mortality was 24.8%. Temporal trends revealed no apparent improvement in in-hospital mortality during the study period. Multivariable analysis showed that preoperative chronic kidney disfunction [odds ratio (OR): 2.62, 95% confidence interval (CI): 1.07-6.45, P = 0.036], cardiac arrest (OR: 3.99, 95% CI: 1.02-15.61, P = 0.046) and cardiopulmonary bypass duration (OR: 1.01, 95% CI: 1.00-1.02, P = 0.04) were independently associated with an increased risk of in-hospital death, whereas concomitant coronary artery bypass grafting was identified as an independent predictor of early survival (OR: 0.38, 95% CI: 0.16-0.92, P = 0.031). CONCLUSIONS Surgical treatment for post-infarction PMR carries a high in-hospital mortality rate, which did not improve during the study period. Because concomitant coronary artery bypass grafting confers a survival benefit, this additional procedure should be performed, whenever possible, in an attempt to improve the outcome. CLINICAL TRIAL REGISTRATION clinicaltrials.gov: NCT03848429.
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- Giulio Massimi
- Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery, Heart and Vascular Centre, Maastricht University Medical Centre, Maastricht, Netherlands
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- Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery, Heart and Vascular Centre, Maastricht University Medical Centre, Maastricht, Netherlands.,Department of Medicine and Surgery, Circolo Hospital, University of Insubria, Varese, Italy
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- Cardiothoracic Surgery Department, San Raffaele University Hospital, Milan, Italy
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- Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery, Heart and Vascular Centre, Maastricht University Medical Centre, Maastricht, Netherlands.,Thoracic Research Centre, Collegium Medicum, Nicolaus Copernicus University, Innovative Medical Forum, Bydgoszcz, Poland
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- Department of Medicine and Surgery, Cardiac Surgery Clinic, San Gerardo Hospital, University of Milano-Bicocca, Monza, Italy.,Department of Medicine and Surgery, University of Parma, Cardiac Surgery Unit, University Hospital of Parma, Parma, Italy
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- Cardiothoracic Department, University Hospital of Udine, Udine, Italy
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- Cardiothoracic Department, University Hospital of Udine, Udine, Italy
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- Section of Cardiac Surgery, University Hospital, Pisa, Italy
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- Department of Cardiac Surgery, Cardiovascular Center, Klinikum Nürnberg, Paracelsus Medical University, Nuremberg, Germany
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- Cardiac Surgery Unit, Poliambulanza Foundation Hospital, Brescia, Italy
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- Cardiothoracic Surgery Department, San Raffaele University Hospital, Milan, Italy
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- Cardiovascular and Thoracic Surgery Department, King Fahad Medical City, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
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- Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery, Heart and Vascular Centre, Maastricht University Medical Centre, Maastricht, Netherlands
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- Cardiac Surgery Unit, Poliambulanza Foundation Hospital, Brescia, Italy
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- Department of Medicine and Surgery, Circolo Hospital, University of Insubria, Varese, Italy
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- Cardiac Surgery Unit, Luigi Sacco Hospital, Milan, Italy
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- Department of Cardiac Surgery, Cardiovascular Center, Klinikum Nürnberg, Paracelsus Medical University, Nuremberg, Germany
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- Department of Medicine and Surgery, Cardiac Surgery Clinic, San Gerardo Hospital, University of Milano-Bicocca, Monza, Italy
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- Department of Cardiovascular Surgery, Ziekenhuis Oost-Limburg, Genk, Belgium
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- Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery, Heart and Vascular Centre, Maastricht University Medical Centre, Maastricht, Netherlands
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- Cardiac Surgery Department, Mauriziano Hospital, Turin, Italy
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- Section of Cardiac Surgery, University Hospital, Pisa, Italy
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- Department of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, West-German Heart and Vascular Center, University of Duisburg-Essen, Essen, Germany
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- Department of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, West-German Heart and Vascular Center, University of Duisburg-Essen, Essen, Germany
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- Department of Cardiac Surgery, University Hospitals Leuven, Leuven, Belgium
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- Department of Cardiac Surgery, King Faisal Specialist Hospital and Research Center, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
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- Cardiovascular Department, Papa Giovanni XXIII Hospital, Bergamo, Italy
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- Cardiovascular Department, Papa Giovanni XXIII Hospital, Bergamo, Italy
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- Department of Cardiac Surgery, Medical University of Silesia, Katowice, Poland
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- Department of Cardiac Surgery, Medical University of Silesia, Katowice, Poland
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- Department of Medicine and Surgery, Circolo Hospital, University of Insubria, Varese, Italy
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- Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery, Heart and Vascular Centre, Maastricht University Medical Centre, Maastricht, Netherlands.,Department of Medicine and Surgery, Circolo Hospital, University of Insubria, Varese, Italy
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- Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery, Heart and Vascular Centre, Maastricht University Medical Centre, Maastricht, Netherlands.,Cardiovascular Research Institute Maastricht, Maastricht, Netherlands
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Vendramin I, Lechiancole A, Piani D, Sponga S, Di Nora C, Muser D, Bortolotti U, Livi U. An Integrated Approach for Treatment of Acute Type A Aortic Dissection. Medicina (Kaunas) 2021; 57:medicina57111155. [PMID: 34833373 PMCID: PMC8621250 DOI: 10.3390/medicina57111155] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/12/2021] [Accepted: 10/15/2021] [Indexed: 06/13/2023]
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Background and objective: We reviewed a single-institution experience to verify the impact of surgery during different time intervals on early and late results in the treatment of patients with type A acute aortic dissection (A-AAD). Materials and Methods: From 2004 to 2021, a total of 258 patients underwent repair of A-AAD; patients were equally distributed among three periods: 2004-2010 (Era 1, n = 90), 2011-2016 (Era 2, n = 87), and 2017-2021 (Era 3, n = 81). The primary end-point was to assess whether through the years changes in indications, surgical strategies and techniques and increasing experience have influenced early and late outcomes of A-AAD repair. Results: Axillary artery cannulation was almost routinely used in Eras 2 (86%) and 3 (91%) while one femoral artery was mainly cannulated in Era 1 (91%) (p < 0.01). Retrograde cerebral perfusion was predominantly used in Era 1 (60%) while antegrade cerebral perfusion was preferred in Eras 2 (94%,) and 3 (100%); (p < 0.01). There was a significant increase of arch replacement procedures from Era 1 (11%) to Eras 2 (33%) and 3 (48%) (p < 0.01). A frozen elephant trunk was mainly performed in Era 3. Hospital mortality was 13% in Era 1, 11% in Era 2, and 4% in Era 3 (p = 0.07). Actuarial survival at 3 years is 74%, in Era 1, 78% in Era 2, and 89% in Era 3 (p = 0.05). Conclusions: With increasing experience and a more aggressive approach, including total arch replacement, repair of A-AAD can be performed with low operative mortality in many patients. Patient care and treatment by a specific team organization allows a faster diagnosis and referral for surgery allowing to further improve early and late outcomes.
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- Igor Vendramin
- Cardiothoracic Department, Division of Cardiac Surgery, University Hospital of Udine, 33100 Udine, Italy; (A.L.); (D.P.); (S.S.); (C.D.N.); (U.B.); (U.L.)
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- Cardiothoracic Department, Division of Cardiac Surgery, University Hospital of Udine, 33100 Udine, Italy; (A.L.); (D.P.); (S.S.); (C.D.N.); (U.B.); (U.L.)
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- Cardiothoracic Department, Division of Cardiac Surgery, University Hospital of Udine, 33100 Udine, Italy; (A.L.); (D.P.); (S.S.); (C.D.N.); (U.B.); (U.L.)
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- Cardiothoracic Department, Division of Cardiac Surgery, University Hospital of Udine, 33100 Udine, Italy; (A.L.); (D.P.); (S.S.); (C.D.N.); (U.B.); (U.L.)
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- Cardiothoracic Department, Division of Cardiac Surgery, University Hospital of Udine, 33100 Udine, Italy; (A.L.); (D.P.); (S.S.); (C.D.N.); (U.B.); (U.L.)
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- Cardiothoracic Department, Division of Cardiology, University Hospital of Udine, 33100 Udine, Italy;
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- Cardiothoracic Department, Division of Cardiac Surgery, University Hospital of Udine, 33100 Udine, Italy; (A.L.); (D.P.); (S.S.); (C.D.N.); (U.B.); (U.L.)
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- Cardiothoracic Department, Division of Cardiac Surgery, University Hospital of Udine, 33100 Udine, Italy; (A.L.); (D.P.); (S.S.); (C.D.N.); (U.B.); (U.L.)
- Department of Medical Area (DAME), Division of Cardiac Surgery, University of Udine, 33100 Udine, Italy
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Val DD, Abdel-Wahab M, Mangner N, Durand E, Ihlemann N, Urena M, Pellegrini C, Giannini F, Gasior T, Wojakowski W, Landt M, Auffret V, Sinning JM, Cheema AN, Nombela-Franco L, Chamandi C, Campelo-Parada F, Munoz-Garcia E, Herrmann HC, Testa L, Won-Keun K, Castillo JC, Alperi A, Tchetche D, Bartorelli AL, Kapadia S, Stortecky S, Amat-Santos I, Wijeysundera HC, Lisko J, Gutiérrez-Ibanes E, Serra V, Salido L, Alkhodair A, Vendramin I, Chakravarty T, Lerakis S, Vilalta V, Regueiro A, Romaguera R, Kappert U, Barbanti M, Masson JB, Maes F, Fiorina C, Miceli A, Kodali S, Ribeiro HB, Mangione JA, Sandoli de Brito F, Actis Dato GM, Rosato F, Ferreira MC, Corriea de Lima V, Colafranceschi AS, Abizaid A, Marino MA, Esteves V, Andrea J, Godinho RR, Alfonso F, Eltchaninoff H, Søndergaard L, Himbert D, Husser O, Latib A, Le Breton H, Servoz C, Pascual I, Siddiqui S, Olivares P, Hernandez-Antolin R, Webb JG, Sponga S, Makkar R, Kini AS, Boukhris M, Gervais P, Linke A, Crusius L, Holzhey D, Rodés-Cabau J. Infective Endocarditis Caused by Staphylococcus Aureus after Transcatheter Aortic Valve Replacement. Can J Cardiol 2021; 38:102-112. [PMID: 34688853 DOI: 10.1016/j.cjca.2021.10.004] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/03/2021] [Revised: 10/17/2021] [Accepted: 10/17/2021] [Indexed: 11/25/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND Staphylococcus aureus (S aureus) has been extensively studied as causative microorganism of surgical prosthetic-valve infective endocarditis (IE). However, scarce evidence exists on S aureus IE after transcatheter aortic valve replacement (TAVR). METHODS Data was obtained from the Infectious Endocarditis after TAVR International Registry including patients with definite IE following TAVR from 59 centers in 11 countries. Patients were divided into two groups according to microbiological etiology (non-S aureus-IE, non-SA-IE vs. S aureus-IE, SA-IE). RESULTS SA-IE was identified in 141 out of 573 (24.6%) patients, methicillin-sensitive S aureus in most cases (115/141, 81.6%). SEV were more common than BEV in patients with early SA-IE. Major bleeding and sepsis complicating TAVR, neurological symptoms or systemic embolism at admission and IE with cardiac device involvement other than the TAVR prosthesis were associated with SA-IE (p<0.05 for all). Among IE post-TAVR patients, the likelihood of SA-IE increased from 19% in the absence of those risk factors to 84.6% if ≥3 risk factors were present. In-hospital (47.8% vs. 26.9%, p<0.001) and 2-year mortality (71.5% vs. 49.6%, p<0.001) rates were higher among SA-IE (vs. non-SA-IE) patients. Surgery at the time of index SA-IE was associated with a lower mortality rate at follow-up (HRadj: 0.46, 95% CI: 0.22-0.96, p=0.038). CONCLUSIONS SA-IE represented ∼ 25% of IE cases after TAVR and was associated with a very high in-hospital and late mortality. The presence of some features determined a higher likelihood of SA-IE and could help to orientate early antibiotic regimen selection. Surgery at index SA-IE was associated with improved outcomes, and its role should be evaluated in future studies.
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- David Del Val
- Quebec Heart & Lung Institute, Laval University, Quebec City, Quebec, Canada
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- Heart Center, Leipzig University, Leipzig, Germany; Heart Center, Segeberger Kliniken, Bad Segeberg, Germany
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- Heart Center, Leipzig University, Leipzig, Germany; Herzzentrum Dresden, Technische Universität Dresden, Germany
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- Normandie Univ, UNIROUEN, U1096, CHU Rouen, Department of Cardiology, FHU CARNAVAL, F-76000 Rouen, France
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- Ospedale San Raffaele, Milan, Italy; Maria Cecilia Hospital, GVM Care and Research, Cotignola RA, Italy
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- Herzzentrum Dresden, Technische Universität Dresden, Germany
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- Heart Center, Segeberger Kliniken, Bad Segeberg, Germany
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- Univ Rennes, CHU Rennes, Inserm, LTSI - UMR1099, F 35000 Rennes, France
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- St Michaels Hospital, Toronto, Canada; Southlake Hospital, Newmarket, Ontario, Canada
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- Cardiovascular Institute, Hospital Clínico San Carlos, IdISSC, Madrid, Spain
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- Kerckhoff Heart and Thorax Centre, Bad Nauheim, Germany
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- Hospital Universitario Central de Asturias, Oviedo, Spain
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- Centro Cardiologico Monzino, IRCCS and Department of Biomedical and Clinical Sciences "Luigi Sacco", University of Milan, Milan, Italy
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- Department of Cardiology, Inselspital, Bern University Hospital, University of Bern, Bern, Switzerland (on behalf of Swiss TAVI)
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- Emory University School of Medicine, Atlanta, USA
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- Instituto de Investigación Universitaria Gregorio Marañon, Hospital Gregorio Marañón, Madrid, Spain
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- Hospital Universitario Ramón y Cajal, Madrid, Spain
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- Emory University School of Medicine, Atlanta, USA; Mount Sinai Hospital, New York, NY, USA
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- Herzzentrum Dresden, Technische Universität Dresden, Germany
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- A.O.U. Policlinico Vittorio Emanuele, University of Catania, Catania, Italy
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- Cliniques Universitaires Saint-Luc, Brussels, Belgium
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- Istituto Clinico Sant'Ambrogio, Milan, Italy; University Hospital Galway, Galway, Ireland
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- InCor, Heart Institute, University of São Paulo Medical School, Sao Paulo, Brazil; Hospital Samaritano Paulista, Sao Paulo, Brazil
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- InCor, Heart Institute, University of São Paulo Medical School, Sao Paulo, Brazil
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- Normandie Univ, UNIROUEN, U1096, CHU Rouen, Department of Cardiology, FHU CARNAVAL, F-76000 Rouen, France
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- Deutsches Herzzentrum München, Munich, Germany; St.-Johannes-Hospital, Dortmund, Germany
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- Ospedale San Raffaele, Milan, Italy; Montefiore Medical Center, New York, NY, USA
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- Univ Rennes, CHU Rennes, Inserm, LTSI - UMR1099, F 35000 Rennes, France
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- Hospital Universitario Central de Asturias, Oviedo, Spain
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- Centro Cardiologico Monzino, IRCCS and Department of Biomedical and Clinical Sciences "Luigi Sacco", University of Milan, Milan, Italy
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- Cedars-Sinai Heart Institute, Los Angeles, USA
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- Quebec Heart & Lung Institute, Laval University, Quebec City, Quebec, Canada
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- Heart Center, Leipzig University, Leipzig, Germany; Herzzentrum Dresden, Technische Universität Dresden, Germany
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- Heart Center, Leipzig University, Leipzig, Germany
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- Quebec Heart & Lung Institute, Laval University, Quebec City, Quebec, Canada.
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Vendramin I, Bortolotti U, De Manna DN, Lechiancole A, Sponga S, Livi U. Combined Replacement of Aortic Valve and Ascending Aorta-A 70-Year Evolution of Surgical Techniques. Aorta (Stamford) 2021; 9:118-123. [PMID: 34634836 PMCID: PMC8598315 DOI: 10.1055/s-0041-1729913] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/27/2022]
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Simultaneous replacement of the ascending aorta and aortic valve has always been a challenging procedure. Introduction of composite conduits, through various ingenious procedures and their modifications, has changed the outlook of patients with aortic valve disease and ascending aorta pathology. In the past 70 years, progress of surgical techniques and prosthetic materials has allowed such patients to undergo radical procedures providing excellent early and long-term results in both young and elderly patients. This article aims to review the most important technical advances in the treatment of aortic valve disease and ascending aorta aneurysms recognizing the important contributions in this field.
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- Igor Vendramin
- Division of Cardiac Surgery, Cardiothoracic Department, University Hospital, Udine, Italy
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- Division of Cardiac Surgery, Cardiothoracic Department, University Hospital, Udine, Italy
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- Division of Cardiac Surgery, Cardiothoracic Department, University Hospital, Udine, Italy
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- Division of Cardiac Surgery, Cardiothoracic Department, University Hospital, Udine, Italy
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- Division of Cardiac Surgery, Cardiothoracic Department, University Hospital, Udine, Italy
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- Division of Cardiac Surgery, Cardiothoracic Department, University Hospital, Udine, Italy
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Ronco D, Matteucci M, Kowalewski M, De Bonis M, Formica F, Jiritano F, Fina D, Folliguet T, Bonaros N, Russo CF, Sponga S, Vendramin I, De Vincentiis C, Ranucci M, Suwalski P, Falcetta G, Fischlein T, Troise G, Villa E, Dato GA, Carrozzini M, Serraino GF, Shah SH, Scrofani R, Fiore A, Kalisnik JM, D’Alessandro S, Lodo V, Kowalówka AR, Deja MA, Almobayedh S, Massimi G, Thielmann M, Meyns B, Khouqeer FA, Al-Attar N, Pozzi M, Obadia JF, Boeken U, Kalampokas N, Fino C, Simon C, Naito S, Beghi C, Lorusso R. Surgical Treatment of Postinfarction Ventricular Septal Rupture. JAMA Netw Open 2021; 4:e2128309. [PMID: 34668946 PMCID: PMC8529403 DOI: 10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2021.28309] [Citation(s) in RCA: 30] [Impact Index Per Article: 10.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/15/2022] Open
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IMPORTANCE Ventricular septal rupture (VSR) is a rare but life-threatening mechanical complication of acute myocardial infarction associated with high mortality despite prompt treatment. Surgery represents the standard of care; however, only small single-center series or national registries are usually available in literature, whereas international multicenter investigations have been poorly carried out, therefore limiting the evidence on this topic. OBJECTIVES To assess the clinical characteristics and early outcomes for patients who received surgery for postinfarction VSR and to identify factors independently associated with mortality. DESIGN, SETTING, AND PARTICIPANTS The Mechanical Complications of Acute Myocardial Infarction: an International Multicenter Cohort (CAUTION) Study is a retrospective multicenter international cohort study that includes patients who were treated surgically for mechanical complications of acute myocardial infarction. The study was conducted from January 2001 to December 2019 at 26 different centers worldwide among 475 consecutive patients who underwent surgery for postinfarction VSR. EXPOSURES Surgical treatment of postinfarction VSR, independent of the technique, alone or combined with other procedures (eg, coronary artery bypass grafting). MAIN OUTCOMES AND MEASURES The primary outcome was early mortality; secondary outcomes were postoperative complications. RESULTS Of the 475 patients included in the study, 290 (61.1%) were men, with a mean (SD) age of 68.5 (10.1) years. Cardiogenic shock was present in 213 patients (44.8%). Emergent or salvage surgery was performed in 212 cases (44.6%). The early mortality rate was 40.4% (192 patients), and it did not improve during the nearly 20 years considered for the study (median [IQR] yearly mortality, 41.7% [32.6%-50.0%]). Low cardiac output syndrome and multiorgan failure were the most common causes of death (low cardiac output syndrome, 70 [36.5%]; multiorgan failure, 53 [27.6%]). Recurrent VSR occurred in 59 participants (12.4%) but was not associated with mortality. Cardiogenic shock (survived: 95 [33.6%]; died, 118 [61.5%]; P < .001) and early surgery (time to surgery ≥7 days, survived: 105 [57.4%]; died, 47 [35.1%]; P < .001) were associated with lower survival. At multivariate analysis, older age (odds ratio [OR], 1.05; 95% CI, 1.02-1.08; P = .001), preoperative cardiac arrest (OR, 2.71; 95% CI, 1.18-6.27; P = .02) and percutaneous revascularization (OR, 1.63; 95% CI, 1.003-2.65; P = .048), and postoperative need for intra-aortic balloon pump (OR, 2.98; 95% CI, 1.46-6.09; P = .003) and extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (OR, 3.19; 95% CI, 1.30-7.38; P = .01) were independently associated with mortality. CONCLUSIONS AND RELEVANCE In this study, surgical repair of postinfarction VSR was associated with a high risk of early mortality; this risk has remained unchanged during the last 2 decades. Delayed surgery seemed associated with better survival. Age, preoperative cardiac arrest and percutaneous revascularization, and postoperative need for intra-aortic balloon pump and extracorporeal membrane oxygenation were independently associated with early mortality. Further prospective studies addressing preoperative and perioperative patient management are warranted to hopefully improve the currently suboptimal outcome.
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- Daniele Ronco
- Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery, Heart and Vascular Centre, Maastricht University Medical Centre, Maastricht, the Netherlands
- Department of Medicine and Surgery, Circolo Hospital, University of Insubria, Varese, Italy
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- Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery, Heart and Vascular Centre, Maastricht University Medical Centre, Maastricht, the Netherlands
- Department of Medicine and Surgery, Circolo Hospital, University of Insubria, Varese, Italy
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- Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery, Heart and Vascular Centre, Maastricht University Medical Centre, Maastricht, the Netherlands
- Clinical Department of Cardiac Surgery, Central Clinical Hospital of the Ministry of Interior in Warsaw, Warsaw, Poland
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- Cardiothoracic Surgery Department, San Raffaele University Hospital, Milan, Italy
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- Department of Medicine and Surgery, Cardiac Surgery Clinic, San Gerardo Hospital, University of Milano-Bicocca, Monza, Italy
- Department of Medicine and Surgery, University of Parma, Cardiac Surgery Unit, University Hospital of Parma, Parma, Italy
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- Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery, Heart and Vascular Centre, Maastricht University Medical Centre, Maastricht, the Netherlands
- Department of Experimental and Clinical Medicine, “Magna Graecia” University of Catanzaro, Catanzaro, Italy
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- Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery, Heart and Vascular Centre, Maastricht University Medical Centre, Maastricht, the Netherlands
- Department of Cardiovascular Anesthesia and Intensive Care, Istituto di Ricovero e Cura a Carattere Scientifico (IRCCS) Policlinico San Donato, San Donato Milanese, Italy
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- Department of Cardio-Thoracic Surgery, University Hospital Henri-Mondor, Assistance Publique–Hopitaux de Paris Créteil, Paris, France
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- Department of Cardiac Surgery, Medical University of Innsbruck, Innsbruck, Austria
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- Cardiothoracic Department, University Hospital of Udine, Udine, Italy
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- Cardiothoracic Department, University Hospital of Udine, Udine, Italy
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- Cardiac Surgery Unit, IRCCS Policlinico San Donato, San Donato Milanese, Italy
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- Department of Cardiovascular Anesthesia and Intensive Care, Istituto di Ricovero e Cura a Carattere Scientifico (IRCCS) Policlinico San Donato, San Donato Milanese, Italy
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- Clinical Department of Cardiac Surgery, Central Clinical Hospital of the Ministry of Interior in Warsaw, Warsaw, Poland
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- Section of Cardiac Surgery, University Hospital, Pisa, Italy
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- Department of Cardiac Surgery, Cardiovascular Center, Klinikum Nürnberg, Paracelsus Medical University, Nuremberg, Germany
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- Cardiac Surgery Unit, Poliambulanza Foundation Hospital, Brescia, Italy
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- Cardiac Surgery Unit, Poliambulanza Foundation Hospital, Brescia, Italy
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- Cardiovascular and Thoracic Surgery Department, King Fahad Medical City, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
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- Department of Cardio-Thoracic Surgery, University Hospital Henri-Mondor, Assistance Publique–Hopitaux de Paris Créteil, Paris, France
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- Department of Cardiac Surgery, Cardiovascular Center, Klinikum Nürnberg, Paracelsus Medical University, Nuremberg, Germany
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- Department of Medicine and Surgery, Cardiac Surgery Clinic, San Gerardo Hospital, University of Milano-Bicocca, Monza, Italy
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- Cardiac Surgery Department, Mauriziano Hospital, Turin, Italy
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- Department of Cardiac Surgery, Medical University of Silesia, School of Medicine in Katowice, Katowice, Poland
- Department of Cardiac Surgery, Upper-Silesian Heart Center, Katowice, Poland
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- Department of Cardiac Surgery, Medical University of Silesia, School of Medicine in Katowice, Katowice, Poland
- Department of Cardiac Surgery, Upper-Silesian Heart Center, Katowice, Poland
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- Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery, Heart and Vascular Centre, Maastricht University Medical Centre, Maastricht, the Netherlands
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- Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery, Heart and Vascular Centre, Maastricht University Medical Centre, Maastricht, the Netherlands
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- Department of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, West-German Heart Center, University of Duisburg-Essen, Essen, Germany
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- Department of Cardiac Surgery, University Hospitals Leuven, Leuven, Belgium
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- Department of Cardiac Surgery, King Faisal Specialist Hospital and Research Center, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
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- Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery, Golden Jubilee National Hospital, Glasgow, Scotland
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- Department of Cardiac Surgery, Louis Pradel Cardiologic Hospital, Lyon, France
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- Department of Cardiovascular Surgery, University Hospital Düsseldorf, Heinrich Heine University, Düsseldorf, Germany
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- Department of Cardiovascular Surgery, University Hospital Düsseldorf, Heinrich Heine University, Düsseldorf, Germany
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- Cardiovascular and Transplant Department, Papa Giovanni XXIII Hospital, Bergamo, Italy
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- Cardiovascular and Transplant Department, Papa Giovanni XXIII Hospital, Bergamo, Italy
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- Department of Cardiovascular Surgery, University Heart & Vascular Center Hamburg, Hamburg, Germany
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- Department of Medicine and Surgery, Circolo Hospital, University of Insubria, Varese, Italy
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- Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery, Heart and Vascular Centre, Maastricht University Medical Centre, Maastricht, the Netherlands
- Cardiovascular Research Institute Maastricht, Maastricht, the Netherlands
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Bortolotti U, Vendramin I, Lechiancole A, Sponga S, Pucci A, Milano AD, Livi U. Blood cysts of the cardiac valves in adults: Review and analysis of published cases. J Card Surg 2021; 36:4690-4698. [PMID: 34519088 DOI: 10.1111/jocs.15992] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [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: 08/19/2021] [Accepted: 09/01/2021] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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BACKGROUND AND AIM Blood cysts of cardiac valves are generally seen in newborns and infants and very rarely in adults. Although in most cases they are incidental findings they may be associated to severe cardiac or systemic complications. This study analyzes incidence, presentation, and treatment of valvular blood cysts in adults. METHODS A review of the pertinent literature through a search mainly on PubMed and Medline was performed. RESULTS In patients ≥18 years of age, our search disclosed 54 patients with mitral blood cysts (mean age, 48 ± 18 years), 9 with a tricuspid valve cyst (mean age, 67 ± 15 years), 3 with a blood cyst on the pulmonary valve (age 31, 43, and 44 years), and 1 aortic valve cyst in a 22-year-old man. Most patients were asymptomatic while stroke, syncope, or myocardial infarction occurred in six patients with a mitral valve cyst. Blood cysts were removed surgically in 70% of patients with a mitral cyst, in 55% with a tricuspid cyst, and in all those with a pulmonary or aortic cyst. At histology, the cyst wall was composed mainly by fibrous tissue and with the inner surface lined with typical endothelium. CONCLUSIONS Blood cysts of cardiac valves are rare in adults but may cause life-threatening complications, particularly when located on the mitral valve. For such reason, surgical removal appears advisable, with low-risk procedures. Widespread use of multimodality imaging techniques will most likely increase the number of valvular blood cysts diagnosed also in adults.
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- Uberto Bortolotti
- Cardiothoracic Department, University Hospital of Udine, Udine, Italy
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- Cardiothoracic Department, University Hospital of Udine, Udine, Italy
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- Cardiothoracic Department, University Hospital of Udine, Udine, Italy
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- Division of Pathology, Pisa University Hospital, Pisa, Italy
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- Division of Cardiac Surgery, University of Bari Aldo Moro, Bari, Italy
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- Cardiothoracic Department, University Hospital of Udine, Udine, Italy
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Sponga S, Vendramin I, Bortolotti U, Livi U. Ex vivo donor heart preservation in heart transplantation. J Card Surg 2021; 36:4836. [PMID: 34486164 DOI: 10.1111/jocs.15978] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/14/2021] [Accepted: 08/14/2021] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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- Sandro Sponga
- Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery, University Hospital of Udine, Udine, Udine, Italy
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- Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery, University Hospital of Udine, Udine, Udine, Italy
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- Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery, University Hospital of Udine, Udine, Udine, Italy
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- Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery, University Hospital of Udine, Udine, Udine, Italy
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Lechiancole A, DE Manna ND, Vendramin I, Sponga S, Livi U. Contemporary contribution of cardiac surgery for the treatment of cardiomyopathies and pericardial diseases. Minerva Cardiol Angiol 2021; 70:258-272. [PMID: 34338489 DOI: 10.23736/s2724-5683.21.05801-4] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/08/2022]
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Cardiomyopathy refers to a spectrum of heterogeneous myocardial disorders characterized by morphological and structural alterations leading eventually to heart failure, by affecting cardiac filling and/or the cardiac systolic function. Heart transplantation is currently the gold standard surgical treatment for patients with heart failure, with a median survival in adults of 12 years according to international registries. However, the limited available donor pool does not allow its extensive employment. For this reason, mechanical circulatory supports are increasingly used, and in the short term are becoming as possible alternatives to heart transplantation, owing to improved technologies and increased biocompatibility. However, long-term outcomes of mechanical assist devices are still burdened with a high rate of adverse events. Conventional surgical treatments could be still considered as alternatives to heart replacement treatment when tailored both on patient clinical conditions and etiology of cardiac diseases. In particular, among patients affected by ischemic cardiomyopathy, coronary artery bypass grafting has proven to improve survival when associated to optimal medical treatment, and surgical ventricular restoration might be considered as a valid treatment in particular cases. Correction of functional mitral valve regurgitation by mitral annuloplasty, which aims to restore left ventricular geometry, has not demonstrated unambiguous results, and outcomes of this procedure are still controversial. Pericardial pathology becomes of surgical interest when it is responsible for a reduced filling capacity of the heart chambers, which can develop acutely (cardiac tamponade) or chronically (as in the case of constrictive pericarditis). This review focuses on the different surgical approaches that could be adopted to treat patients with heart failure and pericardial diseases.
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- Cardiothoracic Department, University Hospital of Udine, Udine, Italy
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- Cardiothoracic Department, University Hospital of Udine, Udine, Italy
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- Cardiothoracic Department, University Hospital of Udine, Udine, Italy
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- Cardiothoracic Department, University Hospital of Udine, Udine, Italy
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Del Torto A, Capelli C, Peressutti R, di Silvestre A, Livi U, Nalli C, Sponga S, Amici G, Baccarani U, Lazzer S. Effect of small vs large muscle mass endurance training on maximal oxygen uptake in organ transplanted recipients. Appl Physiol Nutr Metab 2021; 46:994-1003. [PMID: 34315281 DOI: 10.1139/apnm-2020-0987] [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] [Indexed: 11/22/2022]
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Maximal oxygen consumption (V̇O2max) is impaired in heart (HTx), kidney (KTx), and liver (LTx) transplanted recipients and the contribution of the cardiovascular, central, and peripheral (muscular) factors in affecting V̇O2max improvement after endurance training (ET) has never been quantified in these patients. ET protocols involving single leg cycling (SL) elicit larger improvements of the peripheral factors affecting O2 diffusion and utilization than the double leg (DL) cycling ET. Therefore, this study aimed to compare the effects of SL-ET vs DL-ET on V̇O2max. We determined the DL-V̇O2max and maximal cardiac output before and after 24 SL-ET vs DL-ET sessions on 33 patients (HTx = 13, KTx = 11 and LTx = 9). The DL-V̇O2max increased by 13.8% ± 8.7 (p < 0.001) following the SL-ET, due to a larger maximal O2 systemic extraction; meanwhile, V̇O2max in DL-ET increased by 18.6% ± 12.7 (p < 0.001) because of concomitant central and peripheral adaptations. We speculate that in transplanted recipients, SL-ET is as effective as DL-ET to improve V̇O2max and that the impaired peripheral O2 extraction and/or utilization play an important role in limiting V̇O2max in these types of patients. Novelty: SL-ET increases V̇O2max in transplanted recipients because of improved peripheral O2 extraction and/or utilization. SL-ET is as successful as DL-ET to improve the cardiorespiratory fitness in transplanted recipients. The model of V̇O2max limitation indicates the peripheral factors as a remarkable limitation to the V̇O2max in these patients.
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- Alessio Del Torto
- Department of Medicine, University of Udine, Udine, Italy.,School of Sport Sciences, University of Udine, Udine, Italy
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- Department of Neurosciences, Biomedicine and Movement Sciences, University of Verona, Italy
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- Regional Transplantation Centre, Friuli Venezia Giulia Region, Udine, Italy
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- Department of Medicine, University of Udine, Udine, Italy.,Cardiac Surgery Unit, University Hospital of Udine, Udine, Italy
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- Department of Medicine, University of Udine, Udine, Italy.,Cardiac Surgery Unit, University Hospital of Udine, Udine, Italy
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- Department of Medicine, University of Udine, Udine, Italy.,Cardiac Surgery Unit, University Hospital of Udine, Udine, Italy
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- Nephrology and Dialysis Unit, San Daniele del Friuli Hospital, Udine, Italy
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- Department of Medicine, University of Udine, Udine, Italy.,Liver-Kidney Transplant Unit, University Hospital of Udine, Udine, Italy
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- Department of Medicine, University of Udine, Udine, Italy.,School of Sport Sciences, University of Udine, Udine, Italy
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Sponga S, Benedetti G, de Manna ND, Ferrara V, Vendramin I, Lechiancole A, Maiani M, Nalon S, Nalli C, Di Nora C, Bortolotti U, Livi U. Heart transplant outcomes in patients with mechanical circulatory support: cold storage versus normothermic perfusion organ preservation. Interact Cardiovasc Thorac Surg 2021; 32:476-482. [PMID: 33221874 DOI: 10.1093/icvts/ivaa280] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [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: 05/05/2020] [Revised: 09/22/2020] [Accepted: 09/27/2020] [Indexed: 01/22/2023] Open
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OBJECTIVES Patients with mechanical circulatory support bridged to a heart transplant (HTx) are at higher risk of postoperative graft dysfunction. In this subset, a mode of graft preservation that shortens graft ischaemia should be beneficial. METHODS The outcomes of 38 patients on mechanical circulatory support (extracorporeal life support, left ventricular assist device and biventricular assist device) who received a HTx between 2015 and 2020 were analysed according to the method of graft preservation: cold storage (CS) group, 24 (63%) or ex vivo perfusion (EVP) group, 14 (37%). RESULTS The median age was 57 (range 30-73) vs 64 (35-75) years (P = 0.10); 88% were men (P = 0.28); extracorporeal life support was more frequent in the CS group (54% vs 36%; P = 0.27) versus left ventricular and biventricular assist devices in the EVP group (46% vs 64%; P = 0.27). Clamping time was shorter in the EVP group (P < 0.001) and ischaemic time >4 h was higher in the CS group (P = 0.01). Thirty-day mortality was 13% (0-27%) in the CS group and 0% (P = 0.28) in the EVP group. A significantly lower primary graft failure [7% (0-23%) vs 42% (20-63%); P = 0.03] was observed in the EVP group. Survival at 1 year was 79 ± 8% (63-95%) in the CS group and 84 ± 10% (64-104%) in the EVP group (P = 0.95). CONCLUSIONS Our results support the use of ex vivo graft perfusion in patients on mechanical circulatory support as a bridge to a HTx. This technique, by shortening graft ischaemic time, seems to improve post-HTx outcomes.
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- Sandro Sponga
- Cardiothoracic Department, University Hospital of Udine, Udine, Italy
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- Cardiothoracic Department, University Hospital of Udine, Udine, Italy
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- Cardiothoracic Department, University Hospital of Udine, Udine, Italy
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- Cardiothoracic Department, University Hospital of Udine, Udine, Italy
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- Cardiothoracic Department, University Hospital of Udine, Udine, Italy
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- Cardiothoracic Department, University Hospital of Udine, Udine, Italy
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- Cardiothoracic Department, University Hospital of Udine, Udine, Italy
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- Cardiothoracic Department, University Hospital of Udine, Udine, Italy
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- Cardiothoracic Department, University Hospital of Udine, Udine, Italy
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Vendramin I, Lechiancole A, Piani D, Deroma L, Tullio A, Sponga S, Milano AD, Onorati F, Bortolotti U, Livi U. Type A acute aortic dissection with ≥40-mm aortic root: results of conservative and replacement strategies at long-term follow-up. Eur J Cardiothorac Surg 2021; 59:1115-1122. [PMID: 33367649 DOI: 10.1093/ejcts/ezaa456] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/14/2020] [Revised: 11/04/2020] [Accepted: 11/15/2020] [Indexed: 01/16/2023] Open
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OBJECTIVES We evaluated the long-term results of aortic root (AR) preservation and replacement in patients operated on for acute type A aortic dissection. METHODS Out of 302 patients discharged after repair of acute aortic dissection (1977-2019), 124 patients had an AR ≥40 mm, which was preserved in 84 (68%, group A) patients and replaced in 40 (32%, group B) patients. Group B patients were younger (mean age 57 ± 12 vs 62 ± 11 years, P = 0.07), with a mean AR of 47 vs 43 mm and ≥moderate aortic insufficiency in 65% vs 30%. Survival, causes of death and reoperations were analysed at mean follow-up of 9 ± 8 years (6 months to 40 years). RESULTS Actuarial survival of discharged patients at 5, 10 and 15 years was 97% (0.89-0.99), 78% (0.67-0.90) and 75% (0.64-0.88) in group A, and 85% (0.71-0.95), 62% (0.44-0.78) and 57% (0.39-0.76) in group B (log-rank test P = 0.2). Nine patients in group A (7 patients for aortic insufficiency and dilatation of the root and 2 patients for pseudoaneurysm) and 1 patient of group B (pseudoaneurysm of the right coronary button) required proximal reoperation without deaths. At 5, 10 and 15 years, the cumulative incidence of proximal aortic reoperations was 5%, 9% and 25% in group A, and 0%, 3% and 3% in group B (P = 0.02). At multivariable analysis AR >45 mm [hazard ratio (HR) 6.8, P = 0.026] and age (HR 0.9, P = 0.016) were independently associated with proximal reoperation. CONCLUSIONS AR preservation in acute type A dissection showed acceptable long-term outcomes. Nevertheless, a more aggressive approach appears a valid option, especially in patients with AR diameter >45 mm.
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- Igor Vendramin
- Division of Cardiac Surgery, Cardiothoracic Department, University Hospital of Udine, Udine, Italy
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- Division of Cardiac Surgery, Cardiothoracic Department, University Hospital of Udine, Udine, Italy
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- Division of Cardiac Surgery, Cardiothoracic Department, University Hospital of Udine, Udine, Italy
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- Health Management Department, University Hospital of Udine, Udine, Italy
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- Department of Hygiene and Clinical Epidemiology, University Hospital of Udine, Udine, Italy
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- Division of Cardiac Surgery, Cardiothoracic Department, University Hospital of Udine, Udine, Italy
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- Division of Cardiac Surgery, Department of Emergencies and organ transplantation, University of Bari, Bari, Italy
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- Division of Cardiac Surgery, Department of Surgery, Dentistry, Paediatrics and Gynaecology, University of Verona Medical School, Verona, Italy
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- Division of Cardiac Surgery, Cardiothoracic Department, University Hospital of Udine, Udine, Italy
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- Division of Cardiac Surgery, Cardiothoracic Department, University Hospital of Udine, Udine, Italy
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Vendramin I, Piani D, Sponga S, Bortolotti U, Livi U. Immediate failure of a valve-sparing procedure: repair with a Perceval sutureless prosthesis. J Cardiovasc Med (Hagerstown) 2021; 21:986-987. [PMID: 32639327 DOI: 10.2459/jcm.0000000000001004] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/05/2022]
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- Igor Vendramin
- Cardiothoracic Department, University Hospital, Udine, Italy
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