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OBJECTIVES: Durability of sutureless aortic bioprosthetic valves remains a major issue. The aim of this study was to assess structural valve deterioration (SVD) and bioprosthetic valve failure (BVF) of the Perceval bioprosthesis using the new proposed standardized definitions. METHODS: All patients who underwent aortic valve replacement with sutureless Perceval S prostheses up to September 2016 were included. Clinical and echocardiographic follow-up was performed. New standardized definitions were used to assess the durability of sutureless bioprosthetic valves. From 2013 to 2016, 214 patients were included. RESULTS: The mean age and EuroSCORE II were 79 years and 2.74. Thirty-day mortality was 0.47%. The survival rate was 96.8%, 88.1% and 85.7% at 1, 3 and 4 years, respectively. The median echocardiographic follow-up was 3.28 years. The mean pressure gradient was 11.3 mmHg. No cases showed evidence of severe SVD, 17 patients had moderate SVD with a mean pressure gradient of 24 mmHg and 8 patients had definite late BVF. The incidence of moderate SVD and BVF at 4 years was 8.8% and 2.9%, respectively. CONCLUSIONS: Mid-term follow-up to 6.3 years after aortic valve replacement with the Perceval bioprosthesis documents favourable haemodynamic and clinical outcomes and low rates of SVD and BVF.
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Estenose da Valva Aórtica , Próteses Valvulares Cardíacas , Substituição da Valva Aórtica Transcateter , Idoso , Valva Aórtica/diagnóstico por imagem , Valva Aórtica/cirurgia , Estenose da Valva Aórtica/diagnóstico por imagem , Estenose da Valva Aórtica/cirurgia , Bioprótese , Consenso , Humanos , Desenho de Prótese , Resultado do TratamentoRESUMO
In non-rheumatic atrial fibrillation (AF), left atrial appendage (LAA) is thought to be the source of embolism in 90% of the strokes. Thus, as recent clinical trials have shown the non-inferiority of percutaneous LAA closure (LAAc) in comparison to medical treatment, and despite a IIb recommendation in the latest guidelines for concomitant surgical LAAc, we sought to investigate the beneficial effect of LAAc in the surgical population. A meta-analysis model was performed comparing studies including any cardiac surgery with or without concomitant surgical LAAc reporting stoke/embolic events and/or mortality, from inception to January 2019. Twenty-two studies (280 585 patients) were included in the model. Stroke/embolic events both in the perioperative period [relative risk (RR) 0.66, 95% confidence interval (CI) 0.53-0.82; P = 0.0001] and during follow-up of >2 years (RR 0.67, 95% CI 0.51-0.89; P < 0.005) were significantly reduced in patients who underwent surgical LAAc (RR 0.71, 95% CI 0.58-0.87; P = 0.001). Regarding the rate of preoperative AF, LAAc showed protective effect against stroke/embolic events in studies with >70% preoperative AF (RR 0.64, 95% CI 0.53-0.77; P < 0.00001) but no benefit in the studies with <30% of preoperative AF (RR 0.77, 95% CI 0.46-1.28; P = 0.31). Postoperative mortality was also significantly lower in surgical patients with LAAc at the mid- and long-term follow-up. (RR 0.72, 95% CI 0.67-0.78; P < 0.00001; I2 = 0%). Based on these findings, concomitant surgical LAAc is associated with lower rates of embolic events and stroke in the postoperative period in patients with preoperative AF and also improves postoperative mortality in the mid- and long-term follow-up.
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Apêndice Atrial , Fibrilação Atrial , Procedimentos Cirúrgicos Cardíacos , Embolia , Acidente Vascular Cerebral , Apêndice Atrial/cirurgia , Fibrilação Atrial/cirurgia , Procedimentos Cirúrgicos Cardíacos/efeitos adversos , Humanos , Acidente Vascular Cerebral/epidemiologia , Acidente Vascular Cerebral/prevenção & controle , Resultado do TratamentoRESUMO
Transcatheter valve implantation has become an alternative to open-heart conventional surgery in high-risk patients. We describe a new surgical technique that allows the implantation of a transcatheter valvular prosthesis through an open surgical approach to prevent the appearance of paravalvular leaks in patients with large native rings.
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Fístula Anastomótica/prevenção & controle , Implante de Prótese de Valva Cardíaca/métodos , Insuficiência da Valva Pulmonar/cirurgia , Fístula Anastomótica/diagnóstico por imagem , Próteses Valvulares Cardíacas , Humanos , Masculino , Pessoa de Meia-Idade , Insuficiência da Valva Pulmonar/diagnóstico por imagem , StentsRESUMO
We report a case of transapical mitral valve-in-valve implantation for a deteriorated bioprosthesis using the Edwards Sapien 3 prosthesis via the transapical approach. This case demonstrates the safety and feasibility of using the Edwards Sapien 3 prosthesis in treating degenerated bioprosthetic mitral valves.
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Implante de Prótese de Valva Cardíaca/métodos , Próteses Valvulares Cardíacas , Insuficiência da Valva Mitral/cirurgia , Valva Mitral/cirurgia , Idoso de 80 Anos ou mais , Bioprótese , Ecocardiografia Transesofagiana , Estudos de Viabilidade , Feminino , Seguimentos , Humanos , Insuficiência da Valva Mitral/diagnóstico por imagem , Falha de Prótese , Risco , Resultado do TratamentoRESUMO
Resumen Los resultados a largo plazo del procedimiento de maze con criotermia en pacientes con fibrilación auricular durante procedimientos quirúrgicos concomitantes son todavía inciertos. Método Entre 2006 y 2011, 150 pacientes consecutivos con fibrilación auricular persistente y cardiopatía asociada fueron sometidos a cirugía de ablación mediante criotermia asociada a cirugía concomitante. El procedimiento de Cox-Maze biauricular fue realizado en 67 pacientes y ablación aislada de la aurícula izquierda en 83 pacientes. Los resultados a tres años en estos grupos fueron comparados mediante seguimiento clínico, electrocardiográfico y mediante Holter 24 horas y ecocardiografía con medición de la onda A transmitral al mes, a los 6 y 12 meses y después anualmente. Resultados Los pacientes sometidos a ablación Cox-Maze presentaron una libertad de fibrilación auricular del 97, 94, 89, 80 y 54% a 1, 6, 12, 24 y 36 meses respectivamente. En el seguimiento de los 12 meses estas diferencias resultaron significativas (p < 0.05). Como factor de riesgo de recurrencia de fibrilación auricular se identificó la ablación aislada de la aurícula izquierda. Conclusiones La ablación mediante criotermia tiene un elevado porcentaje de éxitos a dos años; la recurrencia se incrementa a partir de entonces independientemente de la técnica realizada. Para el tratamiento de la fibrilación auricular persistente asociada a otra patología quirúrgica cardiaca se debe realizar un tratamiento intensivo mediante ablación biauricular.
Abstract The long-term results of cryomaze in patients with longstanding persistent atrial fibrillation during concomitant surgical procedures are still uncertain. Methods Between 2006 and 2011, 150 consecutive patients with associated long-lasting permanent atrial fibrillation and associated heart disease underwent heart surgery were treated by biatrial Cox-Maze (63 patients) or by isolated endocardial or epicardial left atrial cryoablation (83 patients) concomitantly. The results at 3 years in these groups were compared with clinical monitoring, electrocardiography, 24-hour Holter, and echocardiography with measurement of the transmitral A wave at 1, 6 and 12 months and annually thereafter in all patients. Results Patients undergoing Cox-Maze IV ablation presented rates of freedom from atrial fibrillation of 97, 94, 89, 80 and 54% at 1, 6, 12, 24 and 36 months, respectively. In the 12-month follow-up, these differences were significant (p < .05). The independent risk factors of atrial fibrillation recurrence was isolated ablation of left atrium. Conclusions Atrial fibrillation by cryothermia ablation had a high success rate before 2 years postoperatively. Recurrence of atrial fibrillation increased thereafter regardless of the technique used, although it was more intense and developed earlier in cases of monoatrial ablation. For the treatment of other long-lasting permanent atrial fibrillation cardiac surgery-associated pathology, an aggressive biatrial treatment with Cox maze ablation should be performed.
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Humanos , Masculino , Feminino , Idoso , Fibrilação Atrial/cirurgia , Criocirurgia/métodos , Átrios do Coração/cirurgia , Recidiva , Fatores de Tempo , Estudos Prospectivos , Procedimentos Cirúrgicos Cardíacos/métodosRESUMO
Preserving the subvalvular mitral valve apparatus during mitral valve replacement is extremely important to minimize progressive postoperative left ventricular remodeling and dysfunction. We describe a simple and reproducible surgical technique that prevents the complications that can occur after total mitral anterior leaflet preservation.
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Implante de Prótese de Valva Cardíaca/métodos , Valva Mitral/cirurgia , Obstrução do Fluxo Ventricular Externo/prevenção & controle , Bioprótese , Próteses Valvulares Cardíacas , Implante de Prótese de Valva Cardíaca/efeitos adversos , Implante de Prótese de Valva Cardíaca/instrumentação , Humanos , Valva Mitral/fisiopatologia , Desenho de Prótese , Resultado do Tratamento , Obstrução do Fluxo Ventricular Externo/etiologia , Obstrução do Fluxo Ventricular Externo/fisiopatologiaRESUMO
UNLABELLED: The long-term results of cryomaze in patients with longstanding persistent atrial fibrillation during concomitant surgical procedures are still uncertain. METHODS: Between 2006 and 2011, 150 consecutive patients with associated long-lasting permanent atrial fibrillation and associated heart disease underwent heart surgery were treated by biatrial Cox-Maze (63 patients) or by isolated endocardial or epicardial left atrial cryoablation (83 patients) concomitantly. The results at 3 years in these groups were compared with clinical monitoring, electrocardiography, 24-hour Holter, and echocardiography with measurement of the transmitral A wave at 1, 6 and 12 months and annually thereafter in all patients. RESULTS: Patients undergoing Cox-Maze IV ablation presented rates of freedom from atrial fibrillation of 97, 94, 89, 80 and 54% at 1, 6, 12, 24 and 36 months, respectively. In the 12-month follow-up, these differences were significant (p<.05). The independent risk factors of atrial fibrillation recurrence was isolated ablation of left atrium. CONCLUSIONS: Atrial fibrillation by cryothermia ablation had a high success rate before 2 years postoperatively. Recurrence of atrial fibrillation increased thereafter regardless of the technique used, although it was more intense and developed earlier in cases of monoatrial ablation. For the treatment of other long-lasting permanent atrial fibrillation cardiac surgery-associated pathology, an aggressive biatrial treatment with Cox maze ablation should be performed.
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Fibrilação Atrial/cirurgia , Criocirurgia/métodos , Átrios do Coração/cirurgia , Idoso , Procedimentos Cirúrgicos Cardíacos/métodos , Feminino , Humanos , Masculino , Estudos Prospectivos , Recidiva , Fatores de TempoAssuntos
Neoplasias Cardíacas/diagnóstico por imagem , Hemangioma Cavernoso/diagnóstico por imagem , Adulto , Ecocardiografia , Ecocardiografia Transesofagiana , Feminino , Átrios do Coração , Neoplasias Cardíacas/patologia , Neoplasias Cardíacas/cirurgia , Hemangioma Cavernoso/patologia , Hemangioma Cavernoso/cirurgia , Humanos , Tomografia Computadorizada por Raios XAssuntos
Estenose da Valva Aórtica/cirurgia , Cateterismo Cardíaco/efeitos adversos , Oclusão Coronária/etiologia , Stents Farmacológicos , Implante de Prótese de Valva Cardíaca/efeitos adversos , Revascularização Miocárdica/métodos , Idoso , Estenose da Valva Aórtica/diagnóstico , Angiografia Coronária , Oclusão Coronária/diagnóstico por imagem , Oclusão Coronária/cirurgia , Seguimentos , Implante de Prótese de Valva Cardíaca/métodos , Humanos , Masculino , ReoperaçãoRESUMO
Atrial myxoma is the most common benign tumor of the heart, but its appearance after radiofrequency ablation is very rare. We report a case in which an asymptomatic, rapidly growing cardiac myxoma arose in the left atrium after radiofrequency ablation. Two months after the procedure, cardiovascular magnetic resonance, performed to evaluate the right ventricular anatomy, revealed a 10 × 10-mm mass (assumed to be a thrombus) attached to the patient's left atrial septum. Three months later, transthoracic echocardiography revealed a larger mass, and the patient was diagnosed with myxoma. Two days later, a 20 × 20-mm myxoma weighing 37 g was excised. To our knowledge, the appearance of an atrial myxoma after radiofrequency ablation has been reported only once before. Whether tumor development is related to such ablation or is merely a coincidence is uncertain, but myxomas have developed after other instances of cardiac trauma.
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Fibrilação Atrial/cirurgia , Ablação por Cateter/efeitos adversos , Proliferação de Células , Neoplasias Cardíacas/etiologia , Mixoma/etiologia , Fibrilação Atrial/diagnóstico , Septo Interatrial/patologia , Ecocardiografia Transesofagiana , Neoplasias Cardíacas/patologia , Neoplasias Cardíacas/cirurgia , Humanos , Imageamento por Ressonância Magnética , Masculino , Pessoa de Meia-Idade , Mixoma/patologia , Mixoma/cirurgia , Reoperação , Fatores de Tempo , Carga TumoralRESUMO
We describe a technique that implants a rigid tricuspid annuloplasty ring over a previously inserted flexible ring for the treatment of recurrent tricuspid regurgitation. This technique avoids the trauma associated with the excision of a flexible ring in patients with friable annular tissue.
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Bioprótese , Anuloplastia da Valva Cardíaca/instrumentação , Implante de Prótese de Valva Cardíaca/efeitos adversos , Insuficiência da Valva Mitral/cirurgia , Insuficiência da Valva Tricúspide/cirurgia , Idoso , Anuloplastia da Valva Cardíaca/métodos , Feminino , Seguimentos , Próteses Valvulares Cardíacas , Implante de Prótese de Valva Cardíaca/métodos , Humanos , Insuficiência da Valva Mitral/diagnóstico por imagem , Falha de Prótese , Recidiva , Reoperação/métodos , Medição de Risco , Esternotomia/métodos , Resultado do Tratamento , Insuficiência da Valva Tricúspide/diagnóstico por imagem , Insuficiência da Valva Tricúspide/etiologia , UltrassonografiaAssuntos
Calcinose/diagnóstico , Cardiomiopatias/diagnóstico , Pericardiectomia/métodos , Pericárdio , Adulto , Calcinose/cirurgia , Cardiomiopatias/cirurgia , Diagnóstico Diferencial , Ecocardiografia , Feminino , Seguimentos , Humanos , Imageamento Tridimensional , Índice de Gravidade de Doença , Tomografia Computadorizada por Raios XRESUMO
Long-term survival was investigated in 202 patients who underwent isolated aortic valve replacement (AVR) with 19 mm valves. There were 171 women with a mean age of 69+/-9 years and 31 men with a mean age of 64+/-13 years. Patients had a mean body surface area of 1.61+/-0.13 m(2). Patient-prosthesis mismatch was moderate in 196 and severe in six patients. The mean follow-up for all patients was 78 months. There were 79 late deaths. The actuarial survival rates for all patients were 95+/-1% at 1 year, 75+/-2% at 5 years, 56+/-2% at 10 years, 41+/-2% at 15 years, 34+/-3% at 20 years and 34+/-2% at 25 years. Patients over 70 years old had a lower survival rate (P=0.0001). There were significant differences between ejection fraction (EF) >55% and EF <55% (P=0.0305). AVR with 19 mm valves appeared to provide satisfactory mid-term survival. Age and low EF were risk factors for shorter survival.
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Estenose da Valva Aórtica/cirurgia , Valva Aórtica/cirurgia , Implante de Prótese de Valva Cardíaca/instrumentação , Próteses Valvulares Cardíacas , Sobreviventes , Adulto , Fatores Etários , Idoso , Idoso de 80 Anos ou mais , Valva Aórtica/fisiopatologia , Estenose da Valva Aórtica/mortalidade , Estenose da Valva Aórtica/fisiopatologia , Superfície Corporal , Feminino , Implante de Prótese de Valva Cardíaca/mortalidade , Humanos , Estimativa de Kaplan-Meier , Masculino , Pessoa de Meia-Idade , Modelos de Riscos Proporcionais , Desenho de Prótese , Estudos Retrospectivos , Medição de Risco , Fatores de Risco , Volume Sistólico , Fatores de Tempo , Resultado do Tratamento , Função Ventricular EsquerdaRESUMO
OBJECTIVE: To determine if preoperative statin treatment is associated with a reduction in systemic inflammatory response (SIR) and myocardial damage markers following cardiac surgery with cardiopulmonary bypass (CPB). METHODS: We study a prospective cohort of 138 patients who underwent coronary and valvular surgery with CPB. We differentiate two study groups: patients with (group A, n=72) or without (group B, n=66) statins. Plasma levels of pro-inflammatory interleukins (tumour necrosis factor-alpha (TNF-alpha), interleukin (IL)-6, IL-8 and IL-2R), creatine phosphokinase (CPK), CPK-MB and troponin I were measured before and 1, 6, 24 and >72 h after surgery. RESULTS: The baseline, operative and postoperative morbidity and mortality characteristics were similar for both the groups. Group A had significantly lower postoperative levels of IL-6 than group B at 6h (68.8+/-5 pg ml(-1) vs 108.9+/-108 pg ml(-1), p=0.01), 24h (71.7+/-7 pg ml(-1) vs 110.4+/-106 pg ml(-1), p=0.01) and before hospital discharge (21.6+/-12 pg ml(-1) vs 32.8+/-27 pg ml(-1), p=0.005), as well as significantly lower average IL-6 levels in the first 24h following surgery (71.8+/-5 pgml(-1) vs 112.8+/-82 pg ml(-1), p=0.002). The postoperative CPK-MB at 24h (19.7+/-23 ng ml(-1) vs 33.1+/-32 ng ml(-1), p=0.02) and troponin I levels at the end of the intervention (2.2+/-2.2 ng ml(-1) vs 3.3+/-3.1 ng ml(-1), p=0.03) and at 24h (4.1+/-3.5 ng ml(-1) vs 6.6+/-8 ng ml(-1), p=0.04) were also significantly lower in the group treated with statins prior to surgery. CONCLUSIONS: Preoperative treatment with statins is associated with a lower biochemical parameters of SIR and myocardial damage following cardiac surgery with CPB, regardless of it being coronary bypass grafting (CABG) or valvular surgery.