Prosthesis-patient mismatch after surgical aortic valve replacement: neither uncommon nor harmless

Abstract Prosthesis-patient mismatch (PPM) after surgical aortic valve replacement (SAVR) is an issue that has been overlooked (not to say neglected). Cardiac surgeons must bear in mind that this is a real problem that we must tackle. The purpose of this paper is to be a wake-up call to the surgical community by giving a brief overview of what PPM is, its incidence and impact on the outcomes. We also discuss the increasing role played by imaging for predicting and assessing PPM after SAVR (with which surgeons must become more acquainted) and, finally, we present some options to avoid PPM after the surgical procedure.

Impact of prosthesis-patient mismatch on 1-year outcomes after transcatheter aortic valve implantation: meta-analysis of 71, 106 patients

Abstract Objectives: This study sought to evaluate the impact of prosthesis-patient mismatch (PPM) on the risk of early-term mortality after transcatheter aortic valve implantation (TAVI). Methods: Databases (Medical Literature Analysis and Retrieval System Online [MEDLINE], Excerpta Medica dataBASE [EMBASE], Cochrane Controlled Trials Register [CENTRAL/CCTR], ClinicalTrials.gov, Scientific Electronic Library Online [SciELO], Latin American and Caribbean Literature on Health Sciences [LILACS], and Google Scholar) were searched for studies published until February 2019. PPM after TAVI was defined as moderate if the indexed effective orifice area (iEOA) was between 0.85 cm2/m2 and 0.65 cm2/m2 and as severe if iEOA ≤ 0.65 cm2/m2. Results: The search yielded 1,092 studies for inclusion. Of these, 18 articles were analyzed, and their data extracted. The total number of patients included who underwent TAVI was 71,106. The incidence of PPM after TAVI was 36.3% (25,846 with PPM and 45,260 without PPM). One-year mortality was not increased in patients with any PPM (odds ratio [OR] 1.021, 95% confidence interval [CI] 0.979-1.065, P=0.338) neither in those with moderate PPM (OR 0.980, 95% CI 0.933-1.029, P=0.423). Severe PPM was separately associated with high risk (OR 1.109, 95% CI 1.041-1.181, P=0.001). Conclusion: The presence of severe PPM after TAVI increased early-term mortality. Although moderate PPM seemed harmless, the findings of this study cannot not rule out the possibility of it being detrimental, since there are other registries that did not address this issue yet.

Avaliação de refluxos paraprotéticos por meio da ecocardiografia transesofágica tridimensional com Doppler colorido / Evaluation of paravalvular leaks through color Doppler three-dimensional transesophageal echocardiography

Fundamento: Os refluxos paraprotéticos são complicações comuns após cirurgia de troca valvar. A quantificação da gravidade, a localização e a morfologia dos refluxos paraprotéticos podem ser demonstradas por meio da ecocardiografia transesofágica tridimensional. Objetivo: Avaliar a correlação entre gravidade da regurgitação paravalvar, avaliada pela ecocardiografia tradicional bidimensional, usando a largura da vena contracta, e as medidas derivadas da avaliação pela ecocardiografia transesofágica tridimensional (comprimento, largura e área); avaliar o sucesso terapêutico da oclusão de refluxos paraprotéticos, guiada por ecocardiografia transesofágica tridimensional, e a correlação entre as medidas desta e as dos dispositivos para oclusão percutânea. Método: Estudo retrospectivo de 11 pacientes consecutivamente submetidos ao tratamento percutâneo de refluxos paraprotéticos entre 2014 e 2015, avaliados por meio de ecocardiografia transtorácica e ecocardiografia transesofágica tridimensional, no pré-operatório e no intraoperatório. Resultados: De um total de 20 refluxos paraprotéticos, 18 apresentaram sucesso técnico imediato. Não houve correlação entre as medidas da vena contracta bidimensional e as derivadas da ecocardiografia transesofágica tridimensional. Houve correlação forte entre o comprimento do defeito pela ecocardiografia transesofágica tridimensional e o comprimento do dispositivo para oclusão percutânea (rho = 0,929; p < 0,001), além de correlação moderada entre a área do defeito e a do dispositivo para oclusão percutânea (rho = 0,682; p = 0,002). Não houve correlação entre a largura do dispositivo para oclusão percutânea e a do defeito medida pela ecocardiografia transesofágica tridimensional (rho = 0,440; p = 0,067). Conclusão: Não houve correlação entre a medida da vena contracta bidimensional e as medidas derivadas da ecocardiografia transesofágica tridimensional. A escolha dos dispositivos para oclusão percutânea baseada nas medidas da ecocardiografia transesofágica tridimensional apresentou alta taxa de sucesso imediato, com ótima correlação entre o comprimento dos defeitos e dos dispositivos para oclusão percutânea. A correlação entre as áreas foi boa e não houve correlação entre as larguras

Background: Paravalvular leaks are a common complication after valve replacement surgery. Quantification of the severity, location and morphology of paravalvular leaks can be obtained by three-dimensional transesophageal echocardiography. Objective: To evaluate the correlation between the severity of paravalvular regurgitation by vena contracta measurement using bidimensional echocardiography, and measurements derived from three-dimensional transesophageal echocardiography (length, width and area). To evaluate the therapeutic success of three-dimensional transesophageal echocardiography-guided paravalvular leaks occlusion and the correlation between three-dimensional transesophageal echocardiography measurements and dimensions of devices for percutaneous occlusion. Method: Retrospective study of 11 patients consecutively submitted to percutaneous paravalvular leaks treatment between 2014 and 2015, using transthoracic echocardiography and between three-dimensional transesophageal echocardiography in the preoperative and intraoperative periods. Results: Out of a total of 20 paravalvular leaks, 18 showed immediate technical success. There was no correlation between the measurements of the bidimensional vena contracta and the measures derived from the three-dimensional transesophageal echocardiography. There was a strong correlation between the defect length measured by the three-dimensional transesophageal echocardiography and the device for percutaneous occlusion length (rho = 0.929; p < 0.001); and moderate between the defect area and the device for percutaneous occlusion area (rho = 0.682,p = 0.002). There was no correlation between the device for percutaneous occlusion width and the defect width measured by three-dimensional transesophageal echocardiography (rho = 0.440; p = 0.067). Conclusion: There was no correlation between the measurement of the bidimensional vena contracta and the measures derived from the three-dimensional transesophageal echocardiography. The choice of devices for percutaneous occlusion based on three-dimensional transesophageal echocardiography measurements showed a high success rate, with an excellent correlation between defect length and devices for percutaneous occlusion length. The correlation between the areas was good, and there was no correlation between the widths

Desproporção prótese-paciente em indivíduos submetidos à troca valvar aórtica / Prosthesis-patient mismatch in Individuals undergoing aortic valve replacement

Fundamentos: A desproporção prótese-paciente (DPP) em indivíduos submetidos à cirurgia de troca valvar aórtica é objeto de muitas pesquisas e está associada a piora do prognóstico em longo prazo. Objetivos: Avaliar a incidência da DPP após cirurgia de troca valvar aórtica e caracterizar o perfil clínico dos pacientes submetidos a esta cirurgia. Métodos: Estudo transversal, observacional, retrospectivo com 53 pacientes hospitalizados para tratamento cirúrgico de estenose valvar aórtica grave, no período de janeiro de 2014 a junho de 2015. Foram utilizados três modelos de biopróteses e um modelo de prótese metálica. A área de orifício efetivo indexado (AOEi) foi calculada a partir da divisão da área de orifício efetivo fornecida pelo fabricante da prótese pela área de superfície corporal do paciente receptor. Definiu-se a presença de DPP quando AOEi <0,90cm²/m². Resultados: A média de idade dos pacientes foi 65,8±9,9 anos, predominando o sexo masculino. A mortalidade geral foi 11,3%. A DPP ocorreu em 32,0% dos pacientes, sendo a maioria de grau moderado. A prótese Biocor apresentou 70,5% de DPP enquanto a prótese Braile não demonstrou nenhum caso. Não houve diferença na redução dos gradientes transvalvares aórticos no período pós-operatório entre os grupos com e sem DPP. Conclusões: O perfil dos pacientes assemelha-se ao descrito na literatura, a incidência de DPP é elevada, variando muito entre os modelos de próteses. Não houve diferença na redução dos gradientes pós-operatórios entre os grupos com ou sem DPP.

Background: Prosthesis-patient mismatch (PPM) in patients undergoing aortic valve replacement surgery is the subject of many research studies and is associated with worse prognosis in the long term. Objectives: To evaluate the incidence of PPM after aortic valve replacement surgery and characterize the clinical profile of patients undergoing this surgery. Methods: Cross-sectional observational retrospective study of 53 patients hospitalized for surgical treatment of severe aortic valve stenosis from January 2014 to June 2015. Three models of bioprosthesis and a metal prosthesis model were used. Indexed effective orifice area (iEOA) was calculated by dividing the effective orifice area provided by the prosthesis manufacturer by the body surface area of the recipient patient. The presence of PPM was defined when iEOA <0.90 cm²/m². Results: The average age of patients was 65,8±9,9. Male sex prevailed. Overall mortality rate was 11.3%. PPM occurred in 32.0% of patients, mostly of which were moderate degree. The prosthesis Biocor showed 70.5% of PPM while the Braile prosthesis showed no case. There was no difference in the reduction of transvalvular aortic gradients in the postoperative period between the groups with and without PPM. Conclusions: The patients profile is similar to that described in the literature, the incidence of PPM is high, varying greatly between the prosthesis models. There was no difference in the reduction of postoperative gradients between the groups with or without PPM.

Fatores que influenciam na fratura coronal em próteses totais fixas implantossuportadas / Factors affecting coronal fractures in implant-supported fixed prosthesis

Este artigo avaliou a prevalência e fatores clínicos relacionados com fratura coronal em próteses totais fixas implantossuportadas. Foram examinados 26 pacientes, portadores de 148 implantes osseointegrados e 264 unidades dentais em função. Os fatores analisados incluíram sexo, idade, número de unidades dentárias, localização, tempo em função e antagonista. Foi aplicado o teste estatístico qui-quadrado. Vinte e seis fraturas de coroa protética (9.85%) ocorreram em 10 pacientes (38.46%). A localização, o tempo em função e o antagonista foram os fatores relacionados com a maior prevalência de fraturas (p<0.05). Assim, as fraturas de coroa protética em próteses totais fixas implantossuportadas metaloplásticas estão relacionadas com região superior e anterior, menos de 5 anos em função e com próteses fixas implatossuportadas como antagonistas

This article has evaluated the prevalence and clinical factors related with coronal fractures in implant-supported fixed prosthesis. Twenty six patients were examined, with a total of 148 osseointegrated implants and 264 dental units in function. The analyzed factors included gender, age, number of dental units, positioning, time in function and antagonist. Chi-square test was applied for statistical analysis. Twenty six prosthetic crown fractures (9.85%) occurred in 10 patients (38.46%). Positioning, time in function and antagonist were the factors related with the highest prevalence of fractures (p<0.05). Prosthetic crown fractures in metalloplastic implant-supported fixed prosthesis are associated with anterior maxilla region, less than 5 years in function and antagonists being implant-supported fixed prosthesis

Prótese fixa metal-free

Nos últimos anos, sistemas cerâmicos sem metal tornaram-se cada vez mais populares na prática odontológica, graças a uma estética superior, durabilidade química e biocompatibilidade...