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Objective: The evidence underlying the efficacy and safety of minimally invasive mitral valve surgery (MIMVS) is inconclusive. We conducted a meta-analysis to evaluate whether MIMVS improves clinical outcomes compared with conventional sternotomy. Methods: We searched MEDLINE (via PubMed), Embase, the Cochrane Library, and ClinicalTrials.gov from inception to January 2024 for all randomised controlled trials (RCTs), comparing MIMVS with conventional mitral valve surgery. RevMan 5.4 was used to analyse the data with risk ratio (RR) and mean difference (MD) as the effect measures. Results: Eight studies reporting data on 7 RCTs were included in our review. There was no significant difference in all-cause mortality, the number of patients requiring blood product transfusion, and the change from baseline in the SF-36 physical function scores between the MIMVS and conventional sternotomy groups. MIMVS reduced the length of hospital stay (MD -2.02 days, 95% CI: -3.66, -0.39) but did not affect the length of ICU stay, re-operation for bleeding, and the incidence of renal injury, wound infection, neurological events, and postoperative moderate or severe mitral regurgitation. MIMVS was associated with a trend toward lower postoperative pain scores (MD -1.06; 95% CI: -3.96 to 0.75). Conclusions: MIMVS reduced the number of days spent in the hospital and showed a trend toward lower postoperative pain scores, but it did not decrease the risk of all-cause mortality or the number of patients needing blood product transfusions. Further large-scale RCTs are required to inform definitive conclusions, particularly with regard to quality-of-life outcomes investigating functional recovery. Systematic Review Registration: PROSPERO (CRD42023482122).
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INTRODUCTION: Being on a waiting list for elective (planned) cardiac surgery can be physically and psychologically challenging for patients. Research suggests that stress associated with waiting for surgery is dependent on different individual and contextual factors. However, most data on patients' experiences of waiting for surgery and preferences for waiting list management derives from non-cardiac clinical populations. The aim of the current study is to explore patients' experiences of being on a waiting list for elective cardiac surgery, and their views on how the waiting experience could be improved in the future. This work will inform the patient management strategy during the waiting period for surgery across the four major hospitals in London directly involved in this study, and potentially beyond by transferring learning to other services. METHODS AND ANALYSIS: This is a mixed-methods study that will collect quantitative and qualitative data using a cross-sectional online survey. Patients who are on waiting lists for elective surgery across four major cardiac surgery departments in London hospitals, and are at least 18 years old, will be invited by their healthcare team via text message or letter to complete the survey. The target sample size of non-randomly selected participants will be 268. Bivariable and multivariable regression models will be used to assess associations between survey items measuring the impact of the cardiac condition on specific life domains (eg, daily activities, social and family relationships, hobbies, sexual life), anxiety and depression symptoms as measured by the Patient Health Questionnaire-4 and survey items evaluating experiences of health services. Data on experience and preferences for improvements to the waiting experience will be analysed with qualitative content analysis using an inductive approach. ETHICS AND DISSEMINATION: This study was reviewed and granted ethical approval by the East of England-East Cambridge Research Ethics Committee. Findings from this study will be disseminated through peer-reviewed journals, a research website and social media and with an online event engaging patients, members of the public, healthcare professionals and other relevant stakeholders. TRIAL REGISTRATION NUMB: NCT05996640.
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Procedimentos Cirúrgicos Cardíacos , Cardiopatias , Adolescente , Humanos , Estudos Transversais , Coração , Preferência do Paciente , AdultoRESUMO
BACKGROUND: The left atrial septal pouch (LASP) is a small anatomical septal recess in the heart that has been linked with cardioembolic events. A systematic appraisal of the existing literature is necessary to establish a better understanding of the risk as studies continue to indicate a correlation between LASPs and cryptogenic strokes. OBJECTIVES: To determine the level of association between the presence of LASP and the risk of developing cryptogenic stroke. METHODS: We searched PubMed, EMBASE and Scopus for studies comparing the prevalence of LASP in patients with cryptogenic stroke against non-cryptogenic stroke control groups from inception till December, 2023. The Newcastle Ottawa scale was used for quality assessment and Comprehensive Meta-Analysis Version 3.3 was used for data analysis with odds ratio (OR) as the effect measure. RESULTS: Our review included a total of 10 retrospective, observational studies published between 2010 to 2022. A total of 683 cases of cryptogenic strokes were identified, out of which 33.1 % (n = 271) were associated with a LASP. Among the non-cryptogenic stroke controls (n = 2641), LASP was present in 20.6 % cases (n = 476). The aggregate OR for cryptogenic stroke was 1.618 times greater than non-cryptogenic stroke (p < 0.001) among LASP cases, CONCLUSION: The presence of a septal pouch in the left atrium is significantly linked to a higher risk of developing cryptogenic strokes. As a potential site of thrombus formation and subsequent dislodgement, further large-scale studies are necessary to establish the guidelines for management and prophylaxis to prevent embolic events.
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Septo Interatrial , AVC Isquêmico , Humanos , Septo Interatrial/patologia , Comunicação Interatrial/epidemiologia , Comunicação Interatrial/diagnóstico , Comunicação Interatrial/complicações , Comunicação Interatrial/cirurgia , AVC Isquêmico/epidemiologia , AVC Isquêmico/prevenção & controle , AVC Isquêmico/etiologia , Estudos Observacionais como Assunto , Medição de Risco/métodos , Fatores de RiscoRESUMO
Antiplatelet therapy (APT) with aspirin and a P2Y12 inhibitor is commonly given to patients who underwent coronary artery bypass grafting (CABG) to reduce thrombotic events. APT resistance, the inadequate antiplatelet effect of these drugs, is a growing concern. This review aimed to assess APT resistance prevalence in patients who underwent CABG and its impact on clinical outcomes. We conducted a comprehensive search for relevant studies published to date. The included studies measured platelet function through laboratory assays and reported on clinical outcomes in patients who underwent CABG. The primary outcomes were major adverse cardiovascular events (MACEs) and mortality, whereas the secondary outcomes included acute coronary syndrome (ACS), stroke, and thromboembolic events. The meta-analysis used random-effects models, with heterogeneity assessed using the I2 statistic. The initial search identified 45 studies, with 11 meeting the inclusion criteria, involving 3,122 patients. The overall prevalence of APT resistance in patients who underwent CABG was 39%. Patients with APT resistance had significantly higher risks of MACEs and death (odds ratio [OR] 1.73, 95% confidence interval [CI] 1.06 to 2.83, p = 0.03) and postoperative myocardial infarction (OR 2.25, 95% CI 1.13 to 4.48, p = 0.02) than those without resistance. However, no significant association was found between APT resistance and stroke (OR 2.25, 95% CI 0.80 to 6.35, p = 0.12) or other thromboembolic events (OR 1.72, 95% CI 0.72 to 4.08, p = 0.22). In conclusion, APT resistance is prevalent in a significant proportion of patients who underwent CABG, increasing the risk of MACEs and postoperative myocardial infarction. These findings emphasize the need for further research to develop tailored antiplatelet strategies in this patient population.
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AIMS: For bradycardic patients after cardiac surgery, it is unknown how long to wait before implanting a permanent pacemaker (PPM). Current recommendations vary and are based on observational studies. This study aims to examine why this variation may exist. METHODS AND RESULTS: We conducted first a study of patients in our institution and second a systematic review of studies examining conduction disturbance and pacing after cardiac surgery. Of 5849 operations over a 6-year period, 103 (1.8%) patients required PPM implantation. Only pacing dependence at implant and time from surgery to implant were associated with 30-day pacing dependence. The only predictor of regression of pacing dependence was time from surgery to implant. We then applied the conventional procedure of receiver operating characteristic (ROC) analysis, seeking an optimal time point for decision-making. This suggested the optimal waiting time was 12.5 days for predicting pacing dependence at 30 days for all patients (area under the ROC curve (AUC) 0.620, P = 0.031) and for predicting regression of pacing dependence in patients who were pacing-dependent at implant (AUC 0.769, P < 0.001). However, our systematic review showed that recommended optimal decision-making time points were strongly correlated with the average implant time point of those individual studies (R = 0.96, P < 0.001). We further conducted modelling which revealed that in any such study, the ROC method is strongly biased to indicate a value near to the median time to implant as optimal. CONCLUSION: When commonly used automated statistical methods are applied to observational data with the aim of defining the optimal time to pacing after cardiac surgery, the suggested answer is likely to be similar to the average time to pacing in that cohort.
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Marca-Passo Artificial , Substituição da Valva Aórtica Transcateter , Humanos , Estimulação Cardíaca Artificial/métodos , Listas de Espera , Resultado do TratamentoRESUMO
Recurrent myocardial ischemia can lead to left ventricular (LV) dysfunction in patients with coronary artery disease (CAD). In this observational cohort study, we assessed for chronic metabolomic and transcriptomic adaptations within LV myocardium of patients undergoing coronary artery bypass grafting. During surgery, paired transmural LV biopsies were acquired on the beating heart from regions with and without evidence of inducible ischemia on preoperative stress perfusion cardiovascular magnetic resonance. From 33 patients, 63 biopsies were acquired, compared to analysis of LV samples from 11 donor hearts. The global myocardial adenosine triphosphate (ATP):adenosine diphosphate (ADP) ratio was reduced in patients with CAD as compared to donor LV tissue, with increased expression of oxidative phosphorylation (OXPHOS) genes encoding the electron transport chain complexes across multiple cell types. Paired analyses of biopsies obtained from LV segments with or without inducible ischemia revealed no significant difference in the ATP:ADP ratio, broader metabolic profile or expression of ventricular cardiomyocyte genes implicated in OXPHOS. Differential metabolite analysis suggested dysregulation of several intermediates in patients with reduced LV ejection fraction, including succinate. Overall, our results suggest that viable myocardium in patients with stable CAD has global alterations in bioenergetic and transcriptional profile without large regional differences between areas with or without inducible ischemia.
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BACKGROUND: Chest compressions during cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) may cause sternal or rib fractures and chest wall instability. This can complicate medical management and significantly impair respiratory function. Surgical management of flail chest is technically demanding, and it becomes even more challenging if the patient requires a concomitant cardiac procedure. CASE PRESENTATION: A 78-year-old male suffered a cardiac arrest and sustained sternal and bilateral rib fractures during a successful CPR. He underwent a concomitant coronary artery bypass grafting and aortic valve replacement combined with stabilization of the chest wall. We discuss the possibility of fixation of bilateral rib fractures and its role in postoperative recovery after cardiac surgery. CONCLUSIONS: Chest wall stabilization for an already fragile patient, with impaired respiratory system performance, could help improve overall outcomes, pulmonary function, weaning from mechanical ventilation, and rehabilitation. It may be used together with a cardiac procedure for a life-threatening cardiac pathology.
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Procedimentos Cirúrgicos Cardíacos , Reanimação Cardiopulmonar , Tórax Fundido , Fraturas das Costelas , Masculino , Humanos , Idoso , Fraturas das Costelas/etiologia , Fraturas das Costelas/cirurgia , Tórax Fundido/etiologia , Tórax Fundido/cirurgia , Procedimentos Cirúrgicos Cardíacos/efeitos adversos , Respiração Artificial/efeitos adversos , Reanimação Cardiopulmonar/efeitos adversosRESUMO
OBJECTIVES: In addition to excess mortality due to COVID-19, the pandemic has been characterised by excess mortality due to non-COVID diagnoses and consistent reports of patients delaying seeking medical treatment. This study seeks to compare the outcomes of cardiac surgery during and before the COVID-19 pandemic. DESIGN: Our institutional database was interrogated retrospectively to identify all patients undergoing one of three index procedures during the first six months of the pandemic and the corresponding epochs of the previous five years. SETTING: A regional cardiothoracic centre. PARTICIPANTS: All patients undergoing surgery during weeks #13-37, 2015-2020. MAIN OUTCOME MEASURES: Propensity score weighted analysis was employed to compare the incidence of major complications (stroke, renal failure, re-ventilation), 30-day mortality, six month survival and length of hospital stay between the two groups. RESULTS: There was no difference in 30-day mortality (HR = 0.76 [95% CI 0.27-2.20], p = 0.6211), 6-month survival (HR = 0.94 [95% CI 0.44-2.01], p = 0.8809) and duration of stay (SHR = 1.00 (95% CI 0.90-1.12), p = 0.959) between the two eras. There were no differences in the incidence of major complications (weighted chi-square test: renal failure: p = 0.923, stroke: p = 0.991, new respiratory failure: p = 0.856). CONCLUSIONS: Cardiac surgery is as safe now as in the previous five years. Concerns over the transmission of COVID-19 in hospital are understandable but patients should be encouraged not to delay seeking medical attention. All involved in healthcare and the wider public should be reassured by these findings.
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COVID-19 , Procedimentos Cirúrgicos Cardíacos , Insuficiência Renal , Acidente Vascular Cerebral , Humanos , Pandemias , Estudos Retrospectivos , Complicações Pós-Operatórias/epidemiologia , Complicações Pós-Operatórias/etiologia , Tempo de Internação , Acidente Vascular Cerebral/complicações , Insuficiência Renal/complicações , Insuficiência Renal/epidemiologiaRESUMO
OBJECTIVES: To date the reported outcomes of surgical aortic valve replacement (SAVR) are mainly in the settings of trials comparing it with evolving transcatheter aortic valve implantation. We set out to examine characteristics and outcomes in people who underwent SAVR reflecting a national cohort and therefore 'real-world' practice. DESIGN: Retrospective analysis of prospectively collected data of consecutive people who underwent SAVR with or without coronary artery bypass graft (CABG) surgery between April 2013 and March 2018 in the UK. This included elective, urgent and emergency operations. Participants' demographics, preoperative risk factors, operative data, in-hospital mortality, postoperative complications and effect of the addition of CABG to SAVR were analysed. SETTING: 27 (90%) tertiary cardiac surgical centres in the UK submitted their data for analysis. PARTICIPANTS: 31 277 people with AVR were identified. 19 670 (62.9%) had only SAVR and 11 607 (37.1%) had AVR+CABG. RESULTS: In-hospital mortality for isolated SAVR was 1.9% (95% CI 1.6% to 2.1%) and was 2.4% for AVR+CABG. Mortality by age category for SAVR only were: <60 years=2.0%, 60-75 years=1.5%, >75 years=2.2%. For SAVR+CABG these were; 2.2%, 1.8% and 3.1%. For different categories of EuroSCORE, mortality for SAVR in low risk people was 1.3%, in intermediate risk 1% and for high risk 3.9%. 74.3% of the operations were elective, 24% urgent and 1.7% emergency/salvage. The incidences of resternotomy for bleeding and stroke were 3.9% and 1.1%, respectively. Multivariable analyses provided no evidence that concomitant CABG influenced outcome. However, urgency of the operation, poor ventricular function, higher EuroSCORE and longer cross clamp and cardiopulmonary bypass times adversely affected outcomes. CONCLUSIONS: Surgical SAVR±CABG has low mortality risk and a low level of complications in the UK in people of all ages and risk factors. These results should inform consideration of treatment options in people with aortic valve disease.
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Estenose da Valva Aórtica , Implante de Prótese de Valva Cardíaca , Substituição da Valva Aórtica Transcateter , Valva Aórtica/cirurgia , Estenose da Valva Aórtica/cirurgia , Humanos , Pessoa de Meia-Idade , Complicações Pós-Operatórias/epidemiologia , Estudos Retrospectivos , Medição de Risco , Fatores de Risco , Resultado do Tratamento , Reino Unido/epidemiologiaRESUMO
BACKGROUND: The coronavirus-disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic imposed an unprecedented burden on the provision of cardiac surgical services. The reallocation of workforce and resources necessitated the postponement of elective operations in this cohort of high-risk patients. We investigated the impact of this outbreak on the aortic valve surgery activity at a single two-site centre in the United Kingdom. METHODS: Data were extracted from the local surgical database, including the demographics, clinical characteristics, and outcomes of patients operated on from March 2020 to May 2020 with only one of the two sites resuming operative activity and compared with the respective 2019 period. A similar comparison was conducted with the period between June 2020 and August 2020, when operative activity was restored at both institutional sites. The experience of centres world-wide was invoked to assess the efficiency of our services. RESULTS: There was an initial 38.2% reduction in the total number of operations with a 70% reduction in elective cases, compared with a 159% increase in urgent and emergency operations. The attendant surgical risk was significantly higher [median Euroscore II was 2.7 [1.9-5.2] in 2020 versus 2.1 [0.9-3.7] in 2019 (p = 0.005)] but neither 30-day survival nor freedom from major post-operative complications (re-sternotomy for bleeding/tamponade, transient ischemic attack/stroke, renal replacement therapy) was compromised (p > 0.05 for all comparisons). Recommencement of activity at both institutional sites conferred a surgical volume within 17% of the pre-COVID-19 era. CONCLUSIONS: Our institution managed to offer a considerable volume of aortic valve surgical activity over the first COVID-19 outbreak to a cohort of higher-risk patients, without compromising post-operative outcomes. A backlog of elective cases is expected to develop, the accommodation of which after surgical activity normalisation will be crucial to monitor.
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Valva Aórtica/cirurgia , COVID-19 , Procedimentos Cirúrgicos Cardíacos/tendências , Doenças das Valvas Cardíacas/cirurgia , Avaliação de Processos e Resultados em Cuidados de Saúde/tendências , Padrões de Prática Médica/tendências , Cirurgiões/tendências , Idoso , Idoso de 80 Anos ou mais , Procedimentos Cirúrgicos Cardíacos/efeitos adversos , Procedimentos Cirúrgicos Cardíacos/mortalidade , Bases de Dados Factuais , Procedimentos Cirúrgicos Eletivos/tendências , Feminino , Doenças das Valvas Cardíacas/mortalidade , Humanos , Londres , Masculino , Pessoa de Meia-Idade , Segurança do Paciente , Complicações Pós-Operatórias/etiologia , Estudos Retrospectivos , Medição de Risco , Fatores de Risco , Fatores de Tempo , Resultado do TratamentoRESUMO
BACKGROUND: The emergence of COVID-19 resulted in postponement of nonemergent surgical procedures for cardiac patients in London. mHealth represented a potentially viable mechanism for highlighting deteriorating patients on the lengthened cardiac surgical waiting lists. OBJECTIVE: To evaluate the deployment of a digital health solution to support continuous triaging of patients on a cardiac surgical waiting list. METHOD: An NHS trust utilized an app-based mHealth solution (Huma Therapeutics) to help gather vital information on patients awaiting cardiac surgery (valvular and coronary surgery). Patients at a tertiary cardiac center on a waiting list for elective surgery were given the option to be monitored remotely via a mobile app until their date of surgery. Patients were asked to enter their symptoms once a week. The clinical team monitored this information remotely, prompting intervention for those patients who needed it. RESULTS: Five hundred and twenty-five patients were on boarded onto the app. Of the 525 patients using the solution, 51 (9.71%) were identified as at risk of deteriorating based on data captured via the remote patient monitoring platform and subsequently escalated to their respective consultant. 81.7% of patients input at least one symptom after they were on boarded on the platform. DISCUSSION: Although not a generalizable study, this change in practice clearly demonstrates the feasibility and potential benefit digital remote patient monitoring can have in triaging large surgical wait lists, ensuring those that need care urgently receive it. We recommend further study into the potential beneficial outcomes from preoperative cardiac mHealth solutions.
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BACKGROUND: Myocardial infarction (MI; location and extent of infarction) can be determined by late enhancement cardiac magnetic resonance (CMR) imaging, which requires the injection of a potentially harmful gadolinium-based contrast agent (GBCA). Alternatively, emerging research in the area of myocardial strain has shown potential to identify MI using strain values. OBJECTIVE: This study aims to identify the location of MI by developing an applied algorithmic method of circumferential strain (CS) values, which are derived through a novel hierarchical template matching (HTM) method. METHODS: HTM-based CS H-spread from end-diastole to end-systole was used to develop an applied method. Grid-tagging magnetic resonance imaging was used to calculate strain values in the left ventricular (LV) myocardium, followed by the 16-segment American Heart Association model. The data set was used with k-fold cross-validation to estimate the percentage reduction of H-spread among infarcted and noninfarcted LV segments. A total of 43 participants (38 MI and 5 healthy) who underwent CMR imaging were retrospectively selected. Infarcted segments detected by using this method were validated by comparison with late enhancement CMR, and the diagnostic performance of the applied algorithmic method was evaluated with a receiver operating characteristic curve test. RESULTS: The H-spread of the CS was reduced in infarcted segments compared with noninfarcted segments of the LV. The reductions were 30% in basal segments, 30% in midventricular segments, and 20% in apical LV segments. The diagnostic accuracy of detection, using the reported method, was represented by area under the curve values, which were 0.85, 0.82, and 0.87 for basal, midventricular, and apical slices, respectively, demonstrating good agreement with the late-gadolinium enhancement-based detections. CONCLUSIONS: The proposed applied algorithmic method has the potential to accurately identify the location of infarcted LV segments without the administration of late-gadolinium enhancement. Such an approach adds the potential to safely identify MI, potentially reduce patient scanning time, and extend the utility of CMR in patients who are contraindicated for the use of GBCA.
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Surgical pericardiectomy is the accepted treatment for patients with constrictive pericarditis. Right ventricular failure in patients that undergo pericardiectomy is a frequent complication due to sudden volume overload. Impella RP is used to bypass the right ventricle and tackle the transient right ventricular failure. It is implanted percutaneously and provides enough support to achieve haemodynamical stability and recover end-organ function. We report the case of a patient that developed acute right ventricular failure in the early postoperative period of a pericardiectomy. He underwent the implantation of an Impella RP in the setting of acute right ventricular failure and was successfully explanted after 6 days of support.
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Insuficiência Cardíaca , Pericardite Constritiva , Insuficiência Cardíaca/diagnóstico , Insuficiência Cardíaca/etiologia , Insuficiência Cardíaca/cirurgia , Humanos , Masculino , Pericardiectomia , Pericardite Constritiva/diagnóstico por imagem , Pericardite Constritiva/etiologiaRESUMO
OBJECTIVES: Despite evidence from several randomized controlled trials and observational studies validating short-term safety and efficacy of off-pump coronary artery bypass grafting (CABG), concerns persist regarding the impact of off-pump CABG on long-term survival and freedom from reintervention. This persistent scepticism regarding off-pump CABG prompted us to review our practice of CABG over the last 20 years with a view to comparing the impact of off-pump and on-pump CABG on short-term and long-term outcomes in a high-volume off-pump coronary surgery centre. METHODS: We retrospectively analysed prospectively collected data from the Patients Analysis and Tracking System database (Dendrite Clinical Systems, Oxford, UK) for all isolated first-time CABG procedures with at least 2 grafts performed at our institution from January 1996 to September 2017. Over the study period, 5995 off-pump CABG and 4875 on-pump CABG were performed by surgeons with exclusive off-pump and on-pump practices, respectively. Multivariable logistic regression and the Cox model were used to investigate the effect of off-pump versus on-pump procedures on short-term outcomes and long-term survival. Propensity score matching was used to compare the 2 matched groups. RESULTS: Off-pump CABG was associated with a lower risk for 30-day mortality [odds ratio (OR) 0.42, 95% confidence interval (CI) 0.32-0.55; P < 0.001], reintubation/tracheostomy (OR 0.58, 95% CI 0.47-0.72; P < 0.001) and re-exploration for bleeding (OR 0.48, 95% CI 0.37-0.62; P < 0.001). The benefit in terms of operative deaths from off-pump was significant in those with Society of Cardio-Thoracic Surgery logistic EuroSCORE >2 (interaction P = 0.04). When compared with on-pump CABG, off-pump CABG did not significantly reduce the risk of stroke (OR 0.96, 95% CI 0.88-1.12; P = 0.20) and postoperative haemofiltration (OR 0.98, 95% CI 0.86-1.20; P = 0.35). At the median follow-up of 12 years (interquartile range 6-17, max 21), off-pump CABG did not affect late survival [log rank P = 0.24; hazard ratio (HR) 0.95, 95% CI 0.89-1.02] or the need for reintervention (log rank P = 0.12; HR 1.19, 95% CI 0.95-1.48). CONCLUSIONS: This large volume, single-centre study with the longest reported follow-up confirms that off-pump CABG performed by experienced surgeons, who perform only off-pump procedures in a high-volume off-pump coronary surgery centre, is associated with lower risk of operative deaths, fewer postoperative complications and similar 20-year survival and freedom from reintervention rates compared with on-pump CABG.
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Ponte de Artéria Coronária sem Circulação Extracorpórea , Doença da Artéria Coronariana , Ponte de Artéria Coronária , Ponte de Artéria Coronária sem Circulação Extracorpórea/efeitos adversos , Doença da Artéria Coronariana/cirurgia , Seguimentos , Humanos , Complicações Pós-Operatórias/epidemiologia , Modelos de Riscos Proporcionais , Estudos Retrospectivos , Resultado do TratamentoRESUMO
Myocardial tracking and strain estimation can non-invasively assess cardiac functioning using subject-specific MRI. As the left-ventricle does not have a uniform shape and functioning from base to apex, the development of 3D MRI has provided opportunities for simultaneous 3D tracking, and 3D strain estimation. We have extended a Local Weighted Mean (LWM) transformation function for 3D, and incorporated in a Hierarchical Template Matching model to solve 3D myocardial tracking and strain estimation problem. The LWM does not need to solve a large system of equations, provides smooth displacement of myocardial points, and adapt local geometric differences in images. Hence, 3D myocardial tracking can be performed with 1.49 mm median error, and without large error outliers. The maximum error of tracking is up to 24% reduced compared to benchmark methods. Moreover, the estimated strain can be insightful to improve 3D imaging protocols, and the computer code of LWM could also be useful for geo-spatial and manufacturing image analysis researchers.
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Algoritmos , Imageamento Tridimensional , Imageamento por Ressonância Magnética , Modelos Cardiovasculares , Miocárdio , HumanosRESUMO
OBJECTIVES: Transcatheter aortic valve implantation (TAVI) is often undertaken in the oldest frailest cohort of patients undergoing cardiac interventions. We plan to investigate the potential benefit of cardiac rehabilitation (CR) in this vulnerable population. DESIGN: We undertook a pilot randomised trial of CR following TAVI to inform the feasibility and design of a future randomised clinical trial (RCT). PARTICIPANTS: We screened patients undergoing TAVI at a single institution between June 2016 and February 2017. INTERVENTIONS: Participants were randomised post-TAVI to standard of care (control group) or standard of care plus exercise-based CR (intervention group). OUTCOMES: We assessed recruitment and attrition rates, uptake of CR, and explored changes in 6-min walk test, Nottingham Activities of Daily Living, Fried and Edmonton Frailty scores and Hospital Anxiety and Depression Score, from baseline (30 days post TAVI) to 3 and 6 months post randomisation. We also undertook a parallel study to assess the use of the Kansas City Cardiomyopathy Questionnaire (KCCQ) in the post-TAVI population. RESULTS: Of 82 patients screened, 52 met the inclusion criteria and 27 were recruited (3 patients/month). In the intervention group, 10/13 (77%) completed the prescribed course of 6 sessions of CR (mean number of sessions attended 7.5, SD 4.25) over 6 weeks. At 6 months, all participants were retained for follow-up. There was apparent improvement in outcome scores at 3 and 6 months in control and CR groups. There were no recorded adverse events associated with the intervention of CR. The KCCQ was well accepted in 38 post-TAVI patients: mean summary score 72.6 (SD 22.6). CONCLUSIONS: We have demonstrated the feasibility of recruiting post-TAVI patients into a randomised trial of CR. We will use the findings of this pilot trial to design a fully powered multicentre RCT to inform the provision of CR and support guideline development to optimise health-related quality of life outcomes in this vulnerable population. Retrospectively registered 3rd October 2016 clinicaltrials.gov NCT02921880. TRIAL REGISTRATION: Clinicaltrials.Gov identifier NCT02921880.
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Cardiovascular disease diagnosis and prognosis can be improved by measuring patient-specific in-vivo local myocardial strain using Magnetic Resonance Imaging. Local myocardial strain can be determined by tracking the movement of sample muscles points during cardiac cycle using cardiac motion estimation model. The tracking accuracy of the benchmark Free Form Deformation (FFD) model is greatly affected due to its dependency on tunable parameters and regularisation function. Therefore, Hierarchical Template Matching (HTM) model, which is independent of tunable parameters, regularisation function, and image-specific features, is proposed in this article. HTM has dense and uniform points correspondence that provides HTM with the ability to estimate local muscular deformation with a promising accuracy of less than half a millimetre of cardiac wall muscle. As a result, the muscles tracking accuracy has been significantly (p < 0.001) improved (30%) compared to the benchmark model. Such merits of HTM provide reliably calculated clinical measures which can be incorporated into the decision-making process of cardiac disease diagnosis and prognosis.
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Coração/fisiologia , Modelos Teóricos , Movimento (Física) , Algoritmos , Doenças Cardiovasculares/diagnóstico , Doenças Cardiovasculares/fisiopatologia , Coração/fisiopatologia , HumanosRESUMO
Identification of in vivo passive biomechanical properties of healthy human myocardium from regular clinical data is essential for subject-specific modelling of left ventricle (LV). In this work, myocardium was defined by Holzapfel-Ogden constitutive law. Therefore, the objectives of the study were (a) to estimate the ranges of the constitutive parameters for healthy human myocardium using non-invasive routine clinical data, and (b) to investigate the effect of geometry, LV end-diastolic pressure (EDP) and fibre orientations on estimated values. In order to avoid invasive measurements and additional scans, LV cavity volume, measured from routine MRI, and empirical pressure-normalised-volume relation (Klotz-curve) were used as clinical data. Finite element modelling, response surface method and genetic algorithm were used to inversely estimate the constitutive parameters. Due to the ill-posed nature of the inverse optimisation problem, the myocardial properties was extracted by identifying the ranges of the parameters, instead of finding unique values. Additional sensitivity studies were carried out to identify the effect of LV EDP, fibre orientation and geometry on estimated parameters. Although uniqueness of the solution cannot be achieved, the normal ranges of the parameters produced similar mechanical responses within the physiological ranges. These information could be used in future computational studies for designing heart failure treatments. Graphical abstract.