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Burton S, Reynolds A, King N, Modi A, Asopa S. Transcatheter aortic valve implantation versus surgical aortic valve replacement in dialysis-dependent patients: a meta-analysis. J Cardiovasc Med (Hagerstown) 2023; 24:666-673. [PMID: 37409663 DOI: 10.2459/jcm.0000000000001495] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 07/07/2023]
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OBJECTIVES This meta-analysis aims to compare the clinical outcomes of transcatheter aortic valve implantation (TAVI) versus aortic valve replacement (AVR) for aortic stenosis in dialysis-dependent patients. METHODS Literature searches employed PubMed, Web of Science, Google Scholar and Embase to identify relevant studies. Bias-treated data were prioritized, isolated and pooled for analysis; raw data were utilized where bias-treated data were unavailable. Outcomes were analysed to assess for study data crossover. RESULTS Literature search identified 10 retrospective studies; following data source analysis, five studies were included. Upon pooling of bias-treated data, TAVI was significantly favoured in early mortality [odds ratio (OR), 0.42; 95% confidence interval (95% CI), 0.19-0.92; I2 = 92%; P = 0.03], 1-year mortality (OR, 0.88; 95% CI 0.80-0.97; I2 = 0%; P = 0.01), rates of stroke/cerebrovascular events (OR, 0.71; 95% CI 0.55-0.93; I2 = 0%; P = 0.01) and blood transfusions (OR, 0.36; 95% CI 0.21-0.62; I2 = 86%; P = 0.0002). Pooling demonstrated fewer new pacemaker implantations in the AVR group (OR, 3.33; 95% CI 1.94-5.73; I2 = 74%; P ≤ 0.0001) and no difference in the rate of vascular complications (OR, 2.27; 95% CI 0.60-8.59; I2 = 83%; P = 0.23). Analysis including raw data revealed the length of hospital stay to favour TAVI with a mean difference of -9.20 days (95% CI -15.58 to -2.82; I2 = 97%; P = 0.005). CONCLUSION Bias-treated meta-analysis comparing surgical AVR and TAVI favoured TAVI in early mortality, 1-year mortality, rates of stroke/cerebrovascular events and blood transfusions. There was no difference in the rates of vascular complications; however, TAVI required more pacemaker implantations. Data pooling including raw data revealed that the length of hospital admission favours TAVI.
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- Samuel Burton
- Faculty of Medicine and Dentistry, University of Plymouth, Plymouth
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- Faculty of Health, University of Plymouth, Plymouth
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Beckmann A, Meyer R, Lewandowski J, Markewitz A, Blaßfeld D, Böning A. German Heart Surgery Report 2022: The Annual Updated Registry of the German Society for Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery. Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2023; 71:340-355. [PMID: 37327912 DOI: 10.1055/s-0043-1769597] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/18/2023]
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Based on a longtime voluntary registry, founded by the German Society for Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery (GSTCVS/DGTHG) in 1980, well-defined data of all cardiac, thoracic, and vascular surgery procedures performed in 78 German heart surgery departments during the year 2022 are analyzed. Under the decreasing interference of the worldwide coronavirus disease 2019 pandemic, a total of 162,167 procedures were submitted to the registry. A total of 93,913 of these operations are summarized as heart surgery procedures in a classical sense. The unadjusted in-hospital survival rate for the 27,994 isolated coronary artery bypass grafting procedures (relationship on-/off-pump 3.2:1) was 97.5%. For the 38,492 isolated heart valve procedures (20,272 transcatheter interventions included) it was 96.9%, and for the registered pacemaker/implantable cardioverter-defibrillator procedures (19,531) 99.1%, respectively. Concerning short- and long-term circulatory support, a total of 2,737 extracorporeal life support/extracorporeal membrane oxygenation implantations, respectively 672 assist device implantations (L-/ R-/ BVAD, TAH) were registered. In 2022, 356 isolated heart transplantations, 228 isolated lung transplantations, and 5 combined heart-lung transplantations were performed. This annually updated registry of the GSTCVS/DGTHG represents voluntary public reporting by accumulating actual information for nearly all heart surgical procedures in Germany, constitutes advancements in heart medicine, and represents a basis for quality management for all participating institutions. In addition, the registry demonstrates that the provision of cardiac surgery in Germany is up to date, appropriate, and nationwide patient treatment is always available.
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- Andreas Beckmann
- German Society for Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, Langenbeck-Virchow-Haus, Berlin, Germany
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- BQS Institute for Quality and Patient Safety, Hamburg, Germany
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- German Society for Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, Langenbeck-Virchow-Haus, Berlin, Germany
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- German Society for Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, Langenbeck-Virchow-Haus, Berlin, Germany
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- German Society for Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, Langenbeck-Virchow-Haus, Berlin, Germany
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- Department for Adult, Pediatric Cardiac and Vascular Surgery, University Clinic Gießen, Gießen, Germany
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Jacquemyn X, Van den Eynde J, Iwens Q, Billiau J, Jabagi H, Serna-Gallegos D, Chu D, Sultan I, Sá MP. Transcatheter Aortic Valve Implantation versus Surgical Aortic Valve Replacement in Chronic Kidney Disease: Meta-Analysis of Reconstructed Time-to-Event Data. Trends Cardiovasc Med 2023:S1050-1738(23)00053-1. [PMID: 37169208 DOI: 10.1016/j.tcm.2023.04.006] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/24/2023] [Revised: 04/07/2023] [Accepted: 04/30/2023] [Indexed: 05/13/2023]
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BACKGROUND Patients with advanced chronic kidney disease (CKD) are a challenging and understudied population. Specifically, the late outcomes following surgical aortic valve replacement (SAVR) or transcatheter aortic valve implantation (TAVI) in patients with CKD remains uncertain. OBJECTIVES To compare overall mortality risk in patients with moderate-to-severe CKD following TAVI versus SAVR. METHODS Study-level meta-analysis of reconstructed time-to-event data from Kaplan-Meier curves of studies published by August 2022. RESULTS Nine studies met our inclusion criteria. Patients who underwent TAVI had a higher 5-year mortality compared with patients undergoing SAVR in the overall population (HR 1.56, 95% CI 1.44-1.69, P<0.001) and in populations with similar risk scores (HR 1.15, 95% CI 1.01-1.31, P=0.035). The landmark analysis revealed a lower risk of 30-day mortality with TAVI (HR 0.62, 95% CI 0.41-0.94, P=0.023), followed by similar risk until 7.5 months (HR 1, 95% CI 0.78-1.27, P=0.978). In contrast, the landmark analysis beyond 7.5 months yielded a reversal of the HR in favor of SAVR (TAVI with HR 1.27, 95% CI 1.08-1.49 P=0.003). CONCLUSIONS In patients with CKD, TAVI provides an initial survival benefit over SAVR. However, in the long run, a significant survival benefit of SAVR over TAVI was observed. Our findings highlight the need for randomized controlled trials to investigate outcomes in this special population.
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- Xander Jacquemyn
- Department of Cardiovascular Sciences, KU Leuven, Leuven, Belgium; Faculty of Medicine, KU Leuven, Leuven, Belgium.
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- Department of Cardiovascular Sciences, KU Leuven, Leuven, Belgium; Faculty of Medicine, KU Leuven, Leuven, Belgium
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- Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery, Valley Heart and Vascular Institute, Ridgewood, New Jersey, USA
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- Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania; Heart and Vascular Institute, University of Pittsburgh Medical Center, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
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- Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania; Heart and Vascular Institute, University of Pittsburgh Medical Center, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
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- Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania; Heart and Vascular Institute, University of Pittsburgh Medical Center, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
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- Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania; Heart and Vascular Institute, University of Pittsburgh Medical Center, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
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Maeda S, Toda K, Shimamura K, Yoshioka D, Maeda K, Yamada Y, Igeta M, Sakata Y, Sawa Y, Miyagawa S. Long-term survival after surgical or transcatheter aortic valve replacement for low or intermediate surgical risk aortic stenosis: Comparison with general population. J Cardiol 2023; 81:68-75. [PMID: 35985870 DOI: 10.1016/j.jjcc.2022.08.003] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/22/2022] [Revised: 07/22/2022] [Accepted: 07/29/2022] [Indexed: 11/18/2022]
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BACKGROUND Long-term survival after surgery for severe aortic stenosis (AS) provides important information regarding the choice between surgical (SAVR) and transcatheter (TAVR) aortic valve replacement. This study investigated the long-term survival of AS patients with low or intermediate surgical risk who underwent SAVR or TAVR in our institution versus that of the Japanese general population. METHODS From 2009 to 2019, 1276 consecutive patients underwent SAVR or TAVR for severe AS. Among them, we retrospectively investigated those with low (n = 383) or intermediate (n = 137) surgical risk treated with SAVR and those with low (n = 86) or intermediate (n = 333) surgical risk treated with TAVR. Their post-intervention survival was compared with that of an age- and gender-matched Japanese general population. RESULTS The overall 5-year survival rate of SAVR for patients with low surgical risk (mean age, 72 ± 9 years) was not significantly different from that of the general population (90 % vs. 89 %, respectively; p = 0.58), whereas that of patients with intermediate surgical risk (77 ± 6 years) was significantly lower than that of the general population (77 % vs. 84 %, respectively; p = 0.03). After TAVR, the 5-year survival of patients with low (78 ± 8 years) or intermediate (83 ± 5 years) surgical risk was significantly lower than that of the general population (low risk, 64 % vs. 81 %, p < 0.01; intermediate risk, 66 % vs. 71 %, respectively, p = 0.01). CONCLUSIONS Our study demonstrated that long-term survival after SAVR for AS patients with low surgical risk was as good as that of the age- and gender-matched general population, while the long-term survival after SAVR for intermediate-risk or TAVR for low- or intermediate-risk patients was lower than that of the general population. These findings suggest that SAVR is an appropriate option for AS patients with low surgical risk and good life expectancy, especially in Japan, where the life expectancy is the longest worldwide.
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- Shusaku Maeda
- Department of Cardiovascular Surgery, Osaka University Graduate School of Medicine, Suita, Osaka, Japan
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- Department of Cardiovascular Surgery, Osaka University Graduate School of Medicine, Suita, Osaka, Japan.
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- Department of Cardiovascular Surgery, Osaka University Graduate School of Medicine, Suita, Osaka, Japan
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- Department of Cardiovascular Surgery, Osaka University Graduate School of Medicine, Suita, Osaka, Japan
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- Department of Cardiovascular Surgery, Osaka University Graduate School of Medicine, Suita, Osaka, Japan
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- Department of Cardiovascular Surgery, Osaka University Graduate School of Medicine, Suita, Osaka, Japan
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- Department of Biostatistics, Hyogo College of Medicine, Nishinomiya, Hyogo, Japan
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- Department of Cardiovascular Medicine, Osaka University Graduate School of Medicine, Suita, Osaka, Japan
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- Department of Cardiovascular Surgery, Osaka University Graduate School of Medicine, Suita, Osaka, Japan
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- Department of Cardiovascular Surgery, Osaka University Graduate School of Medicine, Suita, Osaka, Japan
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Mas-Peiro S, Faerber G, Bon D, Herrmann E, Bauer T, Bleiziffer S, Bekeredjian R, Böning A, Frerker C, Beckmann A, Möllmann H, Ensminger S, Hamm CW, Beyersdorf F, Fichtlscherer S, Walther T. Propensity matched comparison of TAVI and SAVR in intermediate-risk patients with severe aortic stenosis and moderate-to-severe chronic kidney disease: a subgroup analysis from the German Aortic Valve Registry. Clin Res Cardiol 2022; 111:1387-1395. [PMID: 36074270 DOI: 10.1007/s00392-022-02083-2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/14/2022] [Accepted: 08/10/2022] [Indexed: 11/03/2022]
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OBJECTIVE We compared TAVI vs. SAVR in patients with moderate-to-severe chronic kidney disease (eGFR 15-60 ml/min/1.73 m2) for whom both procedures could possibly be considered (age ≤ 80 years, STS-score 4-8). BACKGROUND According to both ACC/AHA and ESC/EACTS recent guidelines, aortic stenosis may be treated with either transcatheter (TAVI) or surgical (SAVR) aortic valve replacement in a subgroup of patients. A shared therapeutic decision is made by a heart team based on individual factors, including chronic kidney disease (CKD). METHODS Data from the large nationwide German Aortic Valve Registry were used. A propensity score method was used to select 704 TAVI and 374 SAVR matched patients. Primary endpoint was 1-year survival. Secondary endpoints were clinical complications, including pacemaker implantation, vascular complications, myocardial infarction, bleeding, and the need for new-onset dialysis. RESULTS One-year survival was similar (HR [95% CI] for TAVI 1.271 [0.795, 2.031], p = 0.316), with no divergence in Kaplan-Meier curves. In spite of post-procedural short-term survival being numerically higher for TAVI patients and 1-year survival being numerically higher for SAVR patients, such differences did not reach statistical significance (96.4% vs. 94.2%, p = 0.199, and 86.2% vs. 81.2%, p = 0.316, respectively). In weighted analyses, pacemaker implantation, vascular complications, and were significantly more common with TAVI; whereas myocardial infarction, bleeding requiring transfusion, and longer ICU-stay and overall hospitalization were higher with SAVR. Temporary dialysis was more common with SAVR (p < 0.0001); however, a probable need for chronic dialysis was rare and similar in both groups. CONCLUSION Both TAVI and SAVR led to comparable and excellent results in patients with moderate-to-severe CKD in an intermediate-risk population of patients with symptomatic severe aortic stenosis for whom both therapies could possibly be considered.
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- Silvia Mas-Peiro
- Department of Cardiology, University Hospital Frankfurt am Main, Theodor-Stern-Kai 7, 60590, Frankfurt am Main, Germany.,German Center for Cardiovascular Research, DZHK, Partner Site Rhine-Main, Rhine-Main, Germany
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- Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery, Jena University Hospital, Friedrich-Schiller-University of Jena, Jena, Germany
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- German Center for Cardiovascular Research, DZHK, Partner Site Rhine-Main, Rhine-Main, Germany.,Institute of Biostatistics and Mathematical Modelling, University Hospital Frankfurt am Main, Frankfurt am Main, Germany
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- German Center for Cardiovascular Research, DZHK, Partner Site Rhine-Main, Rhine-Main, Germany.,Institute of Biostatistics and Mathematical Modelling, University Hospital Frankfurt am Main, Frankfurt am Main, Germany
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- Department of Cardiology, Sana Klinikum Offenbach, Offenbach, Germany
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- Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery, Heart and Diabetes Center NRW, University Hospital of the Ruhr-University Bochum, Bad Oeynhausen, Germany
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- Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery, University Hospital Giessen, Giessen, Germany
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- Department of Internal Medicine III, Faculty of Medicine and University Hospital Cologne, University of Cologne, Cologne, Germany
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- German Society of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, Langenbeck-Virchow-Haus, Berlin, Germany
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- Department of Cardiology, St. Johannes Hospital, Dortmund, Germany
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- Department of Cardiac and Thoracic Vascular Surgery, University Hospital Schleswig-Holstein, Lübeck, Germany
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- German Center for Cardiovascular Research, DZHK, Partner Site Rhine-Main, Rhine-Main, Germany.,Department of Cardiology, Kerckhoff Campus, University of Giessen, Giessen, Germany
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- Department of Cardiovascular Surgery, University Heart Center Freiburg-Bad Krozingen, University Hospital Freiburg, Freiburg, Germany.,Medical Faculty of the Albert-Ludwigs-University Freiburg, Freiburg, Germany
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- Department of Cardiology, University Hospital Frankfurt am Main, Theodor-Stern-Kai 7, 60590, Frankfurt am Main, Germany. .,German Center for Cardiovascular Research, DZHK, Partner Site Rhine-Main, Rhine-Main, Germany.
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- German Center for Cardiovascular Research, DZHK, Partner Site Rhine-Main, Rhine-Main, Germany.,Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery, University Hospital Frankfurt am Main, Frankfurt am Main, Germany
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Beckmann A, Meyer R, Lewandowski J, Markewitz A, Blaßfeld D, Böning A. German Heart Surgery Report 2021: The Annual Updated Registry of the German Society for Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery. Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2022; 70:362-376. [PMID: 35948014 DOI: 10.1055/s-0042-1754353] [Citation(s) in RCA: 28] [Impact Index Per Article: 14.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/15/2022]
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Based on a longtime voluntary registry, founded by the German Society for Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery (GSTCVS) in 1980, well-defined data of all cardiac, thoracic and vascular surgery procedures performed in 78 German heart surgery departments during the year 2021 are analyzed. Under more than extraordinary conditions of the further ongoing worldwide coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic, a total of 161,261 procedures were submitted to the registry. In total, 92,838 of these operations are summarized as heart surgery procedures in a classical sense. The unadjusted in-hospital survival rate for the 27,947 isolated coronary artery bypass grafting procedures (relationship on-/off-pump 3.2:1) was 97.3%. For the 36,714 isolated heart valve procedures (19,242 transcatheter interventions included) it was 96.7 and 99.0% for the registered pacemaker and International Classification of Diseases (ICD) procedures (19,490), respectively. Concerning short- and long-term circulatory support, a total of 3,404 ECLS/ECMO implantations and 750 assist device implantations (L-/ R-/ BVAD, TAH), respectively were registered. In 2021 329 isolated heart transplantations, 254 isolated lung transplantations, and one combined heart-lung transplantations were performed.This annually updated registry of the GSTCVS represents voluntary public reporting by accumulating actual information for nearly all heart surgical procedures in Germany, constitutes advancements in heart medicine and represents a basis for quality management for all participating institutions. In addition, the registry demonstrates that the provision of cardiac surgery in Germany is up to date, appropriate, and nationwide patient treatment is guaranteed all the time.
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- Andreas Beckmann
- German Society for Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, Langenbeck-Virchow-Haus, Berlin, Germany
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- BQS Institute for Quality and Patient Safety, Hamburg, Germany
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- German Society for Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, Langenbeck-Virchow-Haus, Berlin, Germany
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- German Society for Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, Langenbeck-Virchow-Haus, Berlin, Germany
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- German Society for Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, Langenbeck-Virchow-Haus, Berlin, Germany
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- Department for Adult, Pediatric Cardiac and Vascular Surgery, University Clinic Gießen, Gießen, Germany
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End-stage renal disease, calcification patterns and clinical outcomes after TAVI. Clin Res Cardiol 2021; 111:1313-1324. [PMID: 34773135 DOI: 10.1007/s00392-021-01968-y] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/08/2021] [Accepted: 10/28/2021] [Indexed: 10/19/2022]
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BACKGROUND Patients with chronic hemodialysis due to end-stage renal disease (ESRD) or severely impaired kidney function (CKD) constitute a relevant share of patients undergoing trans-catheter aortic valve implantation (TAVI). However, data on specific challenges and outcomes remain limited. AIM We aimed to characterize this patient population, evaluate clinical results and assess the significance of calcification patterns. METHODS This retrospective single-center analysis evaluated 2,712 TAVI procedures (2012-2019) according to baseline renal function: GFR < 30 ml/min/1.73m2 (CKD; n = 210), chronic hemodialysis (ESRD; n = 119) and control (CTRL; n = 2383). Valvular and vascular calcification patterns were assessed from contrast-enhanced multi-detector computed tomography. Outcomes were evaluated in accordance with the VARC-2 definitions. RESULTS Operative risk was higher in ESRD and CKD vs. CTRL (STS-score 8.4% and 7.6% vs. 3.9%, p < 0.001) and patients with ESRD had more severe vascular calcifications (49.1% vs. 33.9% and 29.0%, p < 0.01). Immediate procedural results were similar but non-procedure-related major/life-threatening bleeding was higher in ESRD and CKD (5.0% and 5.3% vs. 1.6%, p < 0.01). 3-year survival was impaired in patients with ESRD and CKD (33.3% and 35.3% vs. 65.4%, p < 0.001). Multivariable analysis identified ESRD (HR 1.60), CKD (HR 1.79) and vascular calcifications (HR 1.29) as predictors for 3-year and vascular calcifications (HR 1.51) for 30-day mortality. CONCLUSION Patients with ESRD and CKD constitute a vulnerable patient group with extensive vascular calcifications. Immediate procedural results were largely unaffected by renal impairment, yielding TAVI a particularly valuable treatment option in these high-risk operative patients. Mid-term survival was determined by underlying renal disease, cardiovascular comorbidities, and vascular calcifications as a novel risk marker.
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Doenst T, Caldonazo T, Schneider U, Moschovas A, Tkebuchava S, Safarov R, Diab M, Färber G, Kirov H. Cardiac Surgery 2020 Reviewed. Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2021. [PMID: 34327692 DOI: 10.1055/s-0041-1729762] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/12/2022]
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In 2020, nearly 30,000 published references appeared in the PubMed for the search term "cardiac surgery." While SARS-CoV-2 affected the number of surgical procedures, it did not affect outcomes reporting. Using the PRISMA approach, we selected relevant publications and prepared a results-oriented summary. We reviewed primarily the fields of coronary and conventional valve surgery and their overlap with interventional alternatives. The coronary field started with a discussion on trial data value and their interpretation. Registry comparisons of coronary artery bypass surgery (CABG) and percutaneous coronary intervention confirmed outcomes for severe coronary artery disease and advanced comorbidities with CABG. Multiple arterial grafting was best. In aortic valve surgery, meta-analyses of randomized trials report that transcatheter aortic valve implantation may provide a short-term advantage but long-term survival may be better with classic aortic valve replacement (AVR). Minimally invasive AVR and decellularized homografts emerged as hopeful techniques. In mitral and tricuspid valve surgery, excellent perioperative and long-term outcomes were presented for structural mitral regurgitation. For both, coronary and valve surgery, outcomes are strongly dependent on surgeon expertise. Kidney disease increases perioperative risk, but does not limit the surgical treatment effect. Finally, a cursory look is thrown on aortic, transplant, and assist-device surgery with a glimpse into the current stand of xenotransplantation. As in recent years, this article summarizes publications perceived as important by us. It does not expect to be complete and cannot be free of individual interpretation. We aimed to provide up-to-date information for decision-making and patient information.
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- Torsten Doenst
- Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery, Friedrich-Schiller-University of Jena, Jena, Germany
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- Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery, Friedrich-Schiller-University of Jena, Jena, Germany
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- Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery, Friedrich-Schiller-University of Jena, Jena, Germany
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- Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery, Friedrich-Schiller-University of Jena, Jena, Germany
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- Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery, Friedrich-Schiller-University of Jena, Jena, Germany
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- Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery, Friedrich-Schiller-University of Jena, Jena, Germany
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- Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery, Friedrich-Schiller-University of Jena, Jena, Germany
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- Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery, Friedrich-Schiller-University of Jena, Jena, Germany
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- Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery, Friedrich-Schiller-University of Jena, Jena, Germany
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Beckmann A, Meyer R, Lewandowski J, Markewitz A, Gummert J. German Heart Surgery Report 2020: The Annual Updated Registry of the German Society for Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery. Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2021; 69:294-307. [PMID: 34176107 DOI: 10.1055/s-0041-1730374] [Citation(s) in RCA: 57] [Impact Index Per Article: 19.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/12/2022]
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Based on a longtime voluntary registry, founded by the German Society for Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery (GSTCVS) in 1980, well-defined data of all cardiac, thoracic and vascular surgery procedures performed in 78 German heart surgery departments during the year 2020 are analyzed. Under the more than extraordinary conditions of the ongoing worldwide coronavirus disease 2019 pandemic, a total of 161,817 procedures were submitted to the registry. A total of 92,809 of these operations are summarized as heart surgery procedures in a classical sense. The unadjusted in-hospital survival rate for the 29,444 isolated coronary artery bypass grafting procedures (relationship on-/off-pump 3.6:1) was 97.2%. For the 35,469 isolated heart valve procedures, (17,471 transcatheter interventions included), the survival rate was 96.7%. Concerning short- and long-term circulatory support, a total of 2,852 extracorporeal life support/extracorporeal membrane oxygenation implantations, respectively, 843 assist device implantations (left/right/biventricular assist device, total artificial device), were registered. In 2020, the number of isolated heart transplantations increased to 340, a rise of 2.1% compared with the previous year. The isolated lung transplantations amounted to 291, a decrease of 6.4%.This annually updated registry of the GSTCVS represents voluntary public reporting by accumulating actual information for nearly all heart surgical procedures in Germany, constitutes advancements in heart medicine, and represents a basis for quality management for all participating institutions. In addition, the registry demonstrates that the provision of cardiac surgery in Germany is up to date, appropriate, and nationwide patient treatment is guaranteed all the time.
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- Andreas Beckmann
- German Society for Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, Langenbeck-Virchow-Haus, Berlin, Germany
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- BQS Institute for Quality and Patient Safety, Hamburg, Germany
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- German Society for Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, Langenbeck-Virchow-Haus, Berlin, Germany
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- German Society for Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, Langenbeck-Virchow-Haus, Berlin, Germany
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- Clinic for Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, Heart and Diabetes Center NRW, Bad Oeynhausen, Germany
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