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Kurazumi H, Suzuki R, Shirasawa B, Miyazaki Y, Tateishi H, Oda T, Okamura T, Mikamo A, Yano M, Hamano K. Early and Long-Term Outcomes of Transcatheter Aortic Valve Replacement for Selected Nonagenarians in Japan. Circ J 2022; 86:1748-1755. [PMID: 35135943 DOI: 10.1253/circj.cj-21-0949] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/09/2022]
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BACKGROUND Transcatheter aortic valve implantation (TAVI) is increasingly being performed in very elderly patients, although its efficacy and validity remain unclear. This study evaluated real-world TAVI outcomes in Japanese nonagenarians with severe aortic stenosis.Methods and Results:This single-center study retrospectively assessed the early and long-term clinical outcomes of TAVI in nonagenarians (n=35) and in patients aged <90 years (group Y; n=171). There were no in-hospital deaths in either group. The device success rate and early safety were comparable between the 2 groups. The 5-year rates of freedom from cardiac events and deaths were equivalent in both groups. The cumulative survival rate at 5 years was non-significantly lower in nonagenarians (32.6% in nonagenarians vs. 57.5% in patients aged <90 years, P=0.49). There were no differences in the 5-year survival between nonagenarians after TAVI and the sex- and age-matched populations (P=0.18). The Cox regression model revealed that lower hemoglobin levels were associated with all-cause mortality (P=0.02), and age ≥90 years was not associated with all-cause mortality. CONCLUSIONS The early and long-term clinical outcomes of TAVI for selected Japanese nonagenarians were comparable to those in patients aged <90 years. Nonagenarians who underwent TAVI achieved an acceptable prognosis compared to the sex- and age-matched population; thus, TAVI appears to be effective for treating aortic stenosis in Japanese nonagenarians.
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- Hiroshi Kurazumi
- Division of Cardiac Surgery, Department of Surgery and Clinical Science, Yamaguchi University Graduate School of Medicine
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- Division of Cardiac Surgery, Department of Surgery and Clinical Science, Yamaguchi University Graduate School of Medicine
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- Division of Cardiac Surgery, Department of Surgery and Clinical Science, Yamaguchi University Graduate School of Medicine
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- Division of Cardiology, Department of Medicine and Clinical Science, Yamaguchi University Graduate School of Medicine
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- Division of Cardiology, Department of Medicine and Clinical Science, Yamaguchi University Graduate School of Medicine
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- Division of Cardiology, Department of Medicine and Clinical Science, Yamaguchi University Graduate School of Medicine
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- Division of Cardiology, Department of Medicine and Clinical Science, Yamaguchi University Graduate School of Medicine
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- Division of Cardiac Surgery, Department of Surgery and Clinical Science, Yamaguchi University Graduate School of Medicine
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- Division of Cardiology, Department of Medicine and Clinical Science, Yamaguchi University Graduate School of Medicine
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- Division of Cardiac Surgery, Department of Surgery and Clinical Science, Yamaguchi University Graduate School of Medicine
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Very low-dose recombinant Factor VIIa administration for cardiac surgical bleeding reduces red blood cell transfusions and renal risk: a matched cohort study. Blood Coagul Fibrinolysis 2021; 32:473-479. [PMID: 34650021 DOI: 10.1097/mbc.0000000000001079] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/27/2022]
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Outcomes following administration of very-low-dose recombinant activated factor VIIa (vld-rFVIIa) for cardiac surgical bleeding remain debatable. We sought to determine the association of vld-rFVIIa and adverse surgical outcomes. Retrospective, cohort matching of patients undergoing cardiac surgery who received vld-rFVIIa (median 13.02 μg/kg) for perioperative bleeding were matched to cardiac surgical patients who had bleeding and received standard of care for bleeding without Factor VIIa administration. Of the 362 matched patients (182 in each group), patients who received rFVIIa required significantly less red blood cell transfusions [median 3 units (range 0--60, IQR = 4 units) versus 4 units (range 2-34, IQR = 4 units); P = 0.0004], decreased length of hospital stay (median 8 versus 9 days; P = 0.0158) and decreased renal risk (P < 0.0001). Incidence of renal failure, postoperative infection, postoperative thrombosis, prolonged ventilation, total ICU hours and 30-day mortality were not different between the two groups. Vld-rFVIIa for cardiac surgical bleeding was associated with decreased red blood cell transfusion, renal risk and length of hospital stay without increased thromboembolism or mortality when compared to patients who had cardiac surgical bleeding and received standard of care without Factor VIIa.
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Soletti GJ, Robinson NB, Lau C, Rahouma M, Kurapatti M, Sokoloff K, Audisio K, Iannacone EM, Gaudino M, Girardi LN. Impact of aortic valve disease on outcomes of aortic root replacement. J Card Surg 2021; 36:536-541. [PMID: 33319936 DOI: 10.1111/jocs.15253] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/20/2020] [Revised: 12/01/2020] [Accepted: 12/02/2020] [Indexed: 01/06/2023]
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BACKGROUND AND AIM OF THE STUDY Aortic stenosis (AS) has been associated with higher mortality in patients undergoing aortic root replacement (ARR). In this analysis, we compare the outcomes among patients with moderate to severe AS or aortic insufficiency (AI) undergoing ARR in a tertiary aortic center. METHODS A total of 889 patients underwent ARR from 1997 to 2020, of whom 798 had AI and 91 had AS. We excluded valve-sparing procedures. The primary endpoint consisted of major adverse events (MAEs), including operative mortality, myocardial infarction, tracheostomy, new dialysis, and cerebrovascular accidents. All patients had either a mechanical or biologic composite valve-graft implanted using button and exclusion techniques. Propensity score matching (PSM) was used to compare outcomes. Long-term survival was estimated using the Kaplan-Meier method. RESULTS Patients with AI had a higher incidence of connective tissue disorder (8.0% vs. 0.0%; p = .01) and were more likely to be classified as having an urgent or emergent procedure (22.4% vs. 8.8%; p = .004). PSM achieved a good balance between the groups. There was no difference in MAE rates, postoperatively (AI vs. AS, 1.6% vs. 1.6%; p = .85). Long-term survival was similar at 5 years in the matched cohorts (AI vs. AS, 75.9% vs. 95.5%; p = .36). CONCLUSION In patients undergoing ARR, the presence of moderate to severe AI or AS does not impact operative outcomes. ARR can be carried out with excellent outcomes and low operative mortality when performed in specialized centers.
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- Giovanni J Soletti
- Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery, Weill Cornell Medicine, New York, New York, USA
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- Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery, Weill Cornell Medicine, New York, New York, USA
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- Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery, Weill Cornell Medicine, New York, New York, USA
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- Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery, Weill Cornell Medicine, New York, New York, USA
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- Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery, Weill Cornell Medicine, New York, New York, USA
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- Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery, Weill Cornell Medicine, New York, New York, USA
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- Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery, Weill Cornell Medicine, New York, New York, USA
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- Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery, Weill Cornell Medicine, New York, New York, USA
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- Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery, Weill Cornell Medicine, New York, New York, USA
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- Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery, Weill Cornell Medicine, New York, New York, USA
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Rao A, Shi SM, Afilalo J, Popma JJ, Khabbaz KR, Laham RJ, Guibone K, Marcantonio ER, Kim DH. Physical Performance and Risk of Postoperative Delirium in Older Adults Undergoing Aortic Valve Replacement. Clin Interv Aging 2020; 15:1471-1479. [PMID: 32921993 PMCID: PMC7455771 DOI: 10.2147/cia.s257079] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/30/2020] [Accepted: 07/01/2020] [Indexed: 12/15/2022] Open
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Background Delirium is a major risk factor for poor recovery after surgical aortic valve replacement (SAVR) and transcatheter aortic valve replacement (TAVR). It is unclear whether preoperative physical performance tests improve delirium prediction. Objective To examine whether physical performance tests can predict delirium after SAVR and TAVR, and adapt an existing delirium prediction rule for cardiac surgery, which includes Mini-Mental State Examination (MMSE), depression, prior stroke, and albumin level. Design Prospective cohort, 2014-2017. Setting Single academic center. Subjects A total of 187 patients undergoing SAVR (n=77) or TAVR (n=110). Methods The Short Physical Performance Battery (SPPB) score was calculated based on gait speed, balance, and chair stands (range: 0-12 points, lower scores indicate poor performance). Delirium was assessed using the Confusion Assessment Method. We fitted logistic regression to predict delirium using SPPB components and risk factors of delirium. Results Delirium occurred in 35.8% (50.7% in SAVR and 25.5% in TAVR). The risk of delirium increased for lower SPPB scores: 10-12 (28.2%), 7-9 (34.5%), 4-6 (37.5%) and 0-3 (44.1%) (p-for-trend=0.001). A model that included gait speed <0.46 meter/second (OR, 2.7; 95% CI, 1.2-6.4), chair stands time ≥11.2 seconds (OR, 3.5; 95% CI, 1.0-12.4), MMSE <24 points (OR, 2.9; 95% CI, 1.3-6.4), isolated SAVR (OR, 5.4; 95% CI, 2.1-13.8), and SAVR and coronary artery bypass grafting (OR, 15.8; 95% CI, 5.5-45.7) predicted delirium better than the existing prediction rule (C statistics: 0.71 vs 0.61; p=0.035). Conclusion Assessing physical performance, in addition to cognitive function, can help identify high-risk patients for delirium after SAVR and TAVR.
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- Aarti Rao
- Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, New York, NY, USA
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- Division of Gerontology, Department of Medicine, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Boston, MA, USA.,Hinda and Arthur Marcus Institute for Aging Research, Hebrew SeniorLife, Boston, MA, USA
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- Division of Cardiology and Centre for Clinical Epidemiology, Jewish General Hospital, McGill University, Montreal, Quebec, Canada
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- Division of Cardiology, Department of Medicine, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Boston, MA, USA
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- Division of Cardiac Surgery, Department of Surgery, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Boston, MA, USA
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- Division of Cardiology, Department of Medicine, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Boston, MA, USA
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- Division of Cardiology, Department of Medicine, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Boston, MA, USA
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- Division of Gerontology, Department of Medicine, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Boston, MA, USA.,Division of General Medicine, Department of Medicine, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Boston, MA, USA
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- Division of Gerontology, Department of Medicine, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Boston, MA, USA.,Hinda and Arthur Marcus Institute for Aging Research, Hebrew SeniorLife, Boston, MA, USA
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DeRoo S, Takayama H. Commentary: How Old Is Too old? Semin Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2020; 32:653-654. [PMID: 32416128 DOI: 10.1053/j.semtcvs.2020.03.009] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/07/2020] [Accepted: 03/26/2020] [Indexed: 11/11/2022]
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- Scott DeRoo
- Division of Cardiothoracic Surgery, Department of Surgery, Columbia University Medical Center, New York, New York
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- Division of Cardiothoracic Surgery, Department of Surgery, Columbia University Medical Center, New York, New York.
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Guo MH, Tran D, Ahmadvand A, Coutinho T, Glineur D, Al-Atassi T, Boodhwani M. Perioperative and Long-Term Morbidity and Mortality for Elderly Patients Undergoing Thoracic Aortic Surgery. Semin Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2020; 32:644-652. [DOI: 10.1053/j.semtcvs.2020.01.007] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/30/2019] [Accepted: 01/12/2020] [Indexed: 11/11/2022]
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Khan AA, Murtaza G, Khalid MF, Khattak F. Risk Stratification for Transcatheter Aortic Valve Replacement. Cardiol Res 2019; 10:323-330. [PMID: 31803329 PMCID: PMC6879047 DOI: 10.14740/cr966] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/15/2019] [Accepted: 11/05/2019] [Indexed: 11/17/2022] Open
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Risk assessment models developed from administrative and clinical databases are used for clinical decision making. Since these models are derived from a database, they have an inherent limitation of being as good as the data they are derived from. Many of these models under or overestimate certain clinical outcomes particularly mortality in certain group of patients. Undeniably, there is significant variability in all these models on account of patient population studied, the statistical analysis used to develop the model and the period during which these models were developed. This review aims to shed light on development and application of risk assessment models for cardiac surgery with special emphasis on risk stratification in severe aortic stenosis to select patients for transcatheter aortic valve replacement.
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- Abdul Ahad Khan
- Division of Cardiovascular Medicine, East Tennessee State University, Johnson City, TN, USA
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- Division of Cardiovascular Medicine, East Tennessee State University, Johnson City, TN, USA
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- Division of Cardiovascular Medicine, East Tennessee State University, Johnson City, TN, USA
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- Division of Cardiovascular Medicine, East Tennessee State University, Johnson City, TN, USA
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Concistrè G, Bianchi G, Chiaramonti F, Margaryan R, Marchi F, Kallushi E, Solinas M. Minimally Invasive Sutureless Aortic Valve Replacement is Associated With Improved Outcomes in Patients With Left Ventricular Dysfunction. INNOVATIONS-TECHNOLOGY AND TECHNIQUES IN CARDIOTHORACIC AND VASCULAR SURGERY 2019; 14:445-452. [DOI: 10.1177/1556984519872990] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/27/2023]
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Objective Patients with severe aortic stenosis and reduced left ventricular ejection fraction (LVEF) have a poor prognosis compared with patients with preserved LVEF. To evaluate the impact of sutureless Perceval (LivaNova, Italy) aortic bioprosthesis on LVEF and clinical outcomes in patients with baseline left ventricular (LV) dysfunction who underwent isolated aortic valve replacement (AVR). Methods Between March 2011 and August 2017, 803 patients underwent AVR with Perceval bioprosthesis implantation. Fifty-two isolated AVR had preoperative LVEF ≤45%. Mean age of these patients was 77 ± 6 years, 24 patients were female (46%), and mean EuroSCORE II was 9.4% ± 4.8%. Perceval bioprosthesis was implanted in 9 REDO operations. In 43 patients (83%), AVR was performed in minimally invasive surgery with an upper ministernotomy ( n = 13) or right anterior minithoracotomy ( n = 30). Results One patient died in hospital. Cardiopulmonary bypass and aortic cross-clamp times were 85.5 ± 26 minutes and 55.5 ± 19 minutes, respectively. At mean follow-up of 33 ± 20 months (range: 1 to 75 months), survival was 90%, freedom from reoperation was 100%, and mean transvalvular pressure gradient was 11 ± 5 mmHg. LVEF improved from 37% ± 7% preoperatively to 43% ± 8% at discharge ( P < 0.01) and further increased to 47% ± 9% at follow-up ( P = 0.06), LV mass decreased from 149.8 ± 16.9 g/m2 preoperatively to 115.3 ± 11.6 g/m2 at follow-up ( P < 0.001), and moderate paravalvular leakage occurred in 1 patient without hemolysis not requiring any treatment. Conclusions AVR with sutureless aortic bioprosthesis implantation in patients with preoperative LV dysfunction demonstrated a significant immediate and early improvement in LVEF.
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- Giovanni Concistrè
- Department of Adult Cardiac Surgery, G. Pasquinucci Heart Hospital, Fondazione CNR-G. Monasterio, Massa, Italy
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- Department of Adult Cardiac Surgery, G. Pasquinucci Heart Hospital, Fondazione CNR-G. Monasterio, Massa, Italy
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- Department of Adult Cardiac Surgery, G. Pasquinucci Heart Hospital, Fondazione CNR-G. Monasterio, Massa, Italy
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- Department of Adult Cardiac Surgery, G. Pasquinucci Heart Hospital, Fondazione CNR-G. Monasterio, Massa, Italy
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- Department of Adult Cardiac Surgery, G. Pasquinucci Heart Hospital, Fondazione CNR-G. Monasterio, Massa, Italy
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- Department of Adult Cardiac Surgery, G. Pasquinucci Heart Hospital, Fondazione CNR-G. Monasterio, Massa, Italy
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- Department of Adult Cardiac Surgery, G. Pasquinucci Heart Hospital, Fondazione CNR-G. Monasterio, Massa, Italy
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Baral P, Cotter E, Gao G, He J, Wirtz K, Sharma A, Zorn III T, Muehlebach G, Flynn B. Characteristics Associated With Mortality in 372 Patients Receiving Low-Dose Recombinant Factor VIIa (rFVIIa) for Cardiac Surgical Bleeding. J Cardiothorac Vasc Anesth 2019; 33:2133-2140. [DOI: 10.1053/j.jvca.2019.01.047] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/12/2018] [Indexed: 01/19/2023]
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Shahian DM. Professional Society Leadership in Health Care Quality: The Society of Thoracic Surgeons Experience. Jt Comm J Qual Patient Saf 2019; 45:466-479. [DOI: 10.1016/j.jcjq.2019.04.005] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/25/2022]
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Risk Prediction in Clinical Practice: A Practical Guide for Cardiothoracic Surgeons. Ann Thorac Surg 2019; 108:1573-1582. [PMID: 31255609 DOI: 10.1016/j.athoracsur.2019.04.126] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/27/2018] [Revised: 04/24/2019] [Accepted: 04/27/2019] [Indexed: 01/05/2023]
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Shahian DM, Fernandez FG, Badhwar V. The Society of Thoracic Surgeons National Database at 30: Honoring Our Heritage, Celebrating the Present, Evolving for the Future. Ann Thorac Surg 2019; 107:1259-1266. [DOI: 10.1016/j.athoracsur.2019.02.002] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/19/2019] [Accepted: 02/19/2019] [Indexed: 12/01/2022]
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Díaz de la Llera LS, Cubero Gómez JM, Casquero Domínguez S, Fernández Quero M, Villa Gil-Ortega M, Guisado Rasco A. Estimulación ventricular izquierda a través de la guía del implante percutáneo de válvula aórtica. Rev Esp Cardiol 2018. [DOI: 10.1016/j.recesp.2017.06.019] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/19/2022]
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The Society of Thoracic Surgeons 2018 Adult Cardiac Surgery Risk Models: Part 1—Background, Design Considerations, and Model Development. Ann Thorac Surg 2018; 105:1411-1418. [DOI: 10.1016/j.athoracsur.2018.03.002] [Citation(s) in RCA: 190] [Impact Index Per Article: 31.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/23/2018] [Accepted: 03/09/2018] [Indexed: 01/26/2023]
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Forcillo J, Condado JF, Ko YA, Yuan M, Binongo JN, Ndubisi NM, Kelly JJ, Babaliaros V, Guyton RA, Devireddy C, Leshnower BG, Stewart JP, Perrault LP, Khairy P, Thourani VH. Assessment of Commonly Used Frailty Markers for High- and Extreme-Risk Patients Undergoing Transcatheter Aortic Valve Replacement. Ann Thorac Surg 2017; 104:1939-1946. [DOI: 10.1016/j.athoracsur.2017.05.067] [Citation(s) in RCA: 26] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/14/2016] [Revised: 04/17/2017] [Accepted: 05/19/2017] [Indexed: 11/26/2022]
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Chakravarthy M. Modifying risks to improve outcome in cardiac surgery: An anesthesiologist's perspective. Ann Card Anaesth 2017; 20:226-233. [PMID: 28393785 PMCID: PMC5408530 DOI: 10.4103/aca.aca_20_17] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/04/2023] Open
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Challenging times are here for cardiac surgical and anesthesia team. The interventional cardiologist seem to have closed the flow of ‘good cases’ coming up for any of the surgery,; successful percutaneous interventions seem to be offering reasonable results in these patients, who therefore do not knock on the doors of the surgeons any more. It is a common experience among the cardiac anesthesiologists and surgeons that the type of the cases that come by now are high risk. That may be presence of comorbidities, ongoing medical therapies, unstable angina, uncontrolled heart failure and rhythm disturbances; and in patients with ischemic heart disease, the target coronaries are far from ideal. Several activities such as institution of preoperative supportive circulatory, ventilatory, and systemic disease control maneuvers seem to have helped improving the outcome of these ‘high risk ‘ patients. This review attempts to look at various interventions and the resulting improvement in outcomes. Several changes have happened in the realm of cardiac surgery and several more are en route. At times, for want of evidence, maximal optimization may not take place and the patient may encounter unfavorable outcomes.. This review is an attempt to bring the focus of the members of the cardiac surgical team on the value of preoperative optimization of risks to improve the outcome. The cardiac surgical patients may broadly be divided into adults undergoing coronary artery bypass graft surgery, valve surgery and pediatric patients undergoing repair/palliation of congenital heart ailments. Optimization of risks appear to be different in each genre of patients. This review also brings less often discussed issues such as anemia, nutritional issues and endocrine problems. The review is an attempt to data on ameliorating modifiable risk factors and altering non modifiable ones.
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- Murali Chakravarthy
- Department of Anesthesia, Critical Care and Pain Relief, Fortis Hospitals, Bengaluru, Karnataka, India
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Díaz de la Llera LS, Cubero Gómez JM, Casquero Domínguez S, Fernández Quero M, Villa Gil-Ortega M, Guisado Rasco A. Guidewire-driven Left Ventricular Pacing During Transcatheter Aortic Valve Implantation. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2017; 71:869-871. [PMID: 28941981 DOI: 10.1016/j.rec.2017.08.009] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/22/2017] [Accepted: 06/22/2017] [Indexed: 10/18/2022]
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- Unidad de Hemodinámica y Cardiología Intervencionista, Hospital Universitario Virgen del Rocío, Sevilla, Spain
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- Unidad de Hemodinámica y Cardiología Intervencionista, Hospital Universitario Virgen del Rocío, Sevilla, Spain.
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- Unidad de Hemodinámica y Cardiología Intervencionista, Hospital Universitario Virgen del Rocío, Sevilla, Spain
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- Unidad de Hemodinámica y Cardiología Intervencionista, Hospital Universitario Virgen del Rocío, Sevilla, Spain
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- Unidad de Hemodinámica y Cardiología Intervencionista, Hospital Universitario Virgen del Rocío, Sevilla, Spain
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Gabel E, Hofer IS, Satou N, Grogan T, Shemin R, Mahajan A, Cannesson M. Creation and Validation of an Automated Algorithm to Determine Postoperative Ventilator Requirements After Cardiac Surgery. Anesth Analg 2017; 124:1423-1430. [PMID: 28431419 DOI: 10.1213/ane.0000000000001997] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/05/2022]
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BACKGROUND In medical practice today, clinical data registries have become a powerful tool for measuring and driving quality improvement, especially among multicenter projects. Registries face the known problem of trying to create dependable and clear metrics from electronic medical records data, which are typically scattered and often based on unreliable data sources. The Society for Thoracic Surgery (STS) is one such example, and it supports manually collected data by trained clinical staff in an effort to obtain the highest-fidelity data possible. As a possible alternative, our team designed an algorithm to test the feasibility of producing computer-derived data for the case of postoperative mechanical ventilation hours. In this article, we study and compare the accuracy of algorithm-derived mechanical ventilation data with manual data extraction. METHODS We created a novel algorithm that is able to calculate mechanical ventilation duration for any postoperative patient using raw data from our EPIC electronic medical record. Utilizing nursing documentation of airway devices, documentation of lines, drains, and airways, and respiratory therapist ventilator settings, the algorithm produced results that were then validated against the STS registry. This enabled us to compare our algorithm results with data collected by human chart review. Any discrepancies were then resolved with manual calculation by a research team member. RESULTS The STS registry contained a total of 439 University of California Los Angeles cardiac cases from April 1, 2013, to March 31, 2014. After excluding 201 patients for not remaining intubated, tracheostomy use, or for having 2 surgeries on the same day, 238 cases met inclusion criteria. Comparing the postoperative ventilation durations between the 2 data sources resulted in 158 (66%) ventilation durations agreeing within 1 hour, indicating a probable correct value for both sources. Among the discrepant cases, the algorithm yielded results that were exclusively correct in 75 (93.8%) cases, whereas the STS results were exclusively correct once (1.3%). The remaining 4 cases had inconclusive results after manual review because of a prolonged documentation gap between mechanical and spontaneous ventilation. In these cases, STS and algorithm results were different from one another but were both within the transition timespan. This yields an overall accuracy of 99.6% (95% confidence interval, 98.7%-100%) for the algorithm when compared with 68.5% (95% confidence interval, 62.6%-74.4%) for the STS data (P < .001). CONCLUSIONS There is a significant appeal to having a computer algorithm capable of calculating metrics such as total ventilator times, especially because it is labor intensive and prone to human error. By incorporating 3 different sources into our algorithm and by using preprogrammed clinical judgment to overcome common errors with data entry, our results proved to be more comprehensive and more accurate, and they required a fraction of the computation time compared with manual review.
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- Eilon Gabel
- From the University of California Los Angeles, David Geffen School of Medicine, Los Angeles, California
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Finger B, Brase J, He J, Gibson WJ, Wirtz K, Flynn BC. Elevated Hemoglobin A1c Is Associated With Lower Socioeconomic Position and Increased Postoperative Infections and Longer Hospital Stay After Cardiac Surgical Procedures. Ann Thorac Surg 2017; 103:145-151. [DOI: 10.1016/j.athoracsur.2016.05.092] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/09/2016] [Revised: 05/17/2016] [Accepted: 05/24/2016] [Indexed: 10/21/2022]
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Analysis of Outcomes Using Low-Dose and Early Administration of Recombinant Activated Factor VII in Cardiac Surgery. Ann Thorac Surg 2016; 102:35-40. [DOI: 10.1016/j.athoracsur.2016.01.004] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/23/2015] [Revised: 11/20/2015] [Accepted: 01/04/2016] [Indexed: 11/21/2022]
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Boku N, Masuda M, Eto M, Nishida T, Morita S, Tominaga R. Risk Evaluation and Midterm Outcome of Cardiac Surgery in Patients on Dialysis. Asian Cardiovasc Thorac Ann 2016; 15:19-23. [PMID: 17244917 DOI: 10.1177/021849230701500105] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/17/2022]
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The medical charts of 54 patients on maintenance dialysis who underwent cardiovascular surgery (37 elective and 17 urgent/emergency) from 1994 to 2004 were retrospectively analyzed. Thirty patients had coronary artery bypass grafting (17 elective and 13 urgent/emergency), 18 had valve replacement (16 elective and 2 urgent/emergency), and 6 underwent aortic surgery (4 elective and 2 urgent/emergency). The overall early mortality rate was 11.1%, comprising 2 patients (5.4%) who had elective operations and 4 (23.5%) who had urgent or emergency operations ( p = 0.049). The overall 5-year survival rate was 48.4%. The 5-year survival rate was 67.2% for elective surgery and 10.5% for urgent/emergency surgery ( p = 0.0001). The midterm clinical results after elective cardiovascular surgery were acceptable, whereas the results after urgent/emergency surgery were poor. For elective surgery, sufficient and detailed preoperative examinations might have contributed to the better operative outcome. Early diagnosis and consultation to avoid urgent/emergency operations in dialysis patients is recommended.
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- Noriko Boku
- Department of Surgery, Graduate School of Medicine, Yokohama City University, 3-9, Fukuura, Kanazawa-ku, Yokohama 236-0004, Japan
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Winkley Shroyer AL, Bakaeen F, Shahian DM, Carr BM, Prager RL, Jacobs JP, Ferraris V, Edwards F, Grover FL. The Society of Thoracic Surgeons Adult Cardiac Surgery Database: The Driving Force for Improvement in Cardiac Surgery. Semin Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2015; 27:144-51. [PMID: 26686440 DOI: 10.1053/j.semtcvs.2015.07.007] [Citation(s) in RCA: 40] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 07/20/2015] [Indexed: 11/11/2022]
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Initiated in 1989, the Society of Thoracic Surgeons (STS) Adult Cardiac Surgery Database (ACSD) includes more than 1085 participating centers, representing 90%-95% of current US-based adult cardiac surgery hospitals. Since its inception, the primary goal of the STS ACSD has been to use clinical data to track and improve cardiac surgical outcomes. Patients' preoperative risk characteristics, procedure-related processes of care, and clinical outcomes data have been captured and analyzed, with timely risk-adjusted feedback reports to participating providers. In 2006, STS initiated an external audit process to evaluate STS ACSD completeness and accuracy. Given the extremely high inter-rater reliability and completeness rates of STS ACSD, it is widely regarded as the "gold standard" for benchmarking cardiac surgery risk-adjusted outcomes. Over time, STS ACSD has expanded its quality horizons beyond the traditional focus on isolated, risk-adjusted short-term outcomes such as perioperative morbidity and mortality. New quality indicators have evolved including composite measures of key processes of care and outcomes (risk-adjusted morbidity and risk-adjusted mortality), longer-term outcomes, and readmissions. Resource use and patient-reported outcomes would be added in the future. These additional metrics provide a more comprehensive perspective on quality as well as additional end points. Widespread acceptance and use of STS ACSD has led to a cultural transformation within cardiac surgery by providing nationally benchmarked data for internal quality assessment, aiding data-driven quality improvement activities, serving as the basis for a voluntary public reporting program, advancing cardiac surgery care through STS ACSD-based research, and facilitating data-driven informed consent dialogues and alternative treatment-related discussions.
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- Annie Laurie Winkley Shroyer
- Research and Development Service, Northport Veterans Affairs Medical Center, Northport, New York; Department of Surgery, Stony Brook University School of Medicine, Stony Brook, New York.
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- Department of Surgery, Baylor College of Medicine and Michael E. DeBakey VAMC, Houston, Texas
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- Department of Surgery, Massachusetts General Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts
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- Research and Development Service, Northport Veterans Affairs Medical Center, Northport, New York; Department of Surgery, Stony Brook University School of Medicine, Stony Brook, New York
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- Department of Cardiac Surgery, University of Michigan Health Care System, Ann Arbor, Michigan
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- Division of Cardiovascular Surgery, Johns Hopkins All Children׳s Heart Institute, Johns Hopkins University, Saint Petersburg and Tampa, Florida
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- Department of Surgery, University of Kentucky School of Medicine, Lexington, Kentucky
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- Department of Surgery, University of Florida School of Medicine, Jacksonville, Florida
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- Department of Surgery, University of Colorado School of Medicine, Anschutz Medical Campus, Aurora, Colorado; Department of Surgery, Denver Veterans Affairs Medical Center, Denver, Colorado
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Gillen JR, Isbell JM, Michaels AD, Lau CL, Sawyer RG. Risk Factors for Urinary Tract Infections in Cardiac Surgical Patients. Surg Infect (Larchmt) 2015; 16:504-8. [PMID: 26115336 DOI: 10.1089/sur.2013.115] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/13/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND Risk factors for catheter-associated urinary tract infections (CAUTIs) in patients undergoing non-cardiac surgical procedures have been well documented. However, the variables associated with CAUTIs in the cardiac surgical population have not been clearly defined. Therefore, the purpose of this study was to investigate risk factors associated with CAUTIs in patients undergoing cardiac procedures. METHODS All patients undergoing cardiac surgery at a single institution from 2006 through 2012 (4,883 patients) were reviewed. Patients with U.S. Centers for Disease Control (CDC) criteria for CAUTI were identified from the hospital's Quality Assessment database. Pre-operative, operative, and post-operative patient factors were evaluated. Univariate and multivariable analyses were used to identify significant correlations between perioperative characteristics and CAUTIs. RESULTS There were 55 (1.1%) documented CAUTIs in the study population. On univariate analysis, older age, female gender, diabetes mellitus, cardiogenic shock, urgent or emergent operation, packed red blood cell (PRBC) units transfused, and intensive care unit length of stay (ICU LOS) were all significantly associated with CAUTI [p<0.05]. On multivariable logistic regression, older age, female gender, diabetes mellitus, and ICU LOS remained significantly associated with CAUTI. Additionally, there was a significant association between CAUTI and 30-d mortality on univariate analysis. However, when controlling for common predictors of operative mortality on multivariable analysis, CAUTI was no longer associated with mortality. CONCLUSIONS There are several identifiable risk factors for CAUTI in patients undergoing cardiac procedures. CAUTI is not independently associated with increased mortality, but it does serve as a marker of sicker patients more likely to die from other comorbidities or complications. Therefore, awareness of the high-risk nature of these patients should lead to increased diligence and may help to improve peri-operative outcomes. Recognizing patients at high risk for CAUTI may lead to improved measures to decrease CAUTI rates within this population.
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- Jacob R Gillen
- Department of Surgery, University of Virginia Health System , Charlottesville, Virginia
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- Department of Surgery, University of Virginia Health System , Charlottesville, Virginia
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- Department of Surgery, University of Virginia Health System , Charlottesville, Virginia
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- Department of Surgery, University of Virginia Health System , Charlottesville, Virginia
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- Department of Surgery, University of Virginia Health System , Charlottesville, Virginia
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Elmariah S. Patterns of Left Ventricular Remodeling in Aortic Stenosis: Therapeutic Implications. CURRENT TREATMENT OPTIONS IN CARDIOVASCULAR MEDICINE 2015; 17:391. [DOI: 10.1007/s11936-015-0391-0] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/12/2022]
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Rassi AN, Pibarot P, Elmariah S. Left ventricular remodelling in aortic stenosis. Can J Cardiol 2014; 30:1004-11. [PMID: 25151283 DOI: 10.1016/j.cjca.2014.04.026] [Citation(s) in RCA: 56] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/01/2014] [Revised: 04/21/2014] [Accepted: 04/27/2014] [Indexed: 02/07/2023] Open
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Aortic stenosis (AS) is a progressive condition associated with high mortality if not treated. The hemodynamic effects of AS have serious implications for the left ventricle. In this review, we describe the responses of the left ventricle to AS by highlighting the process of adaptive remodelling, which begins as a beneficial compensatory mechanism but ultimately transitions to a maladaptive process with potentially irreversible consequences. We discuss the impact of left ventricular (LV) remodelling on diastolic and systolic function and on the development of symptoms. In addition, we review the adverse consequences of maladaptive LV remodelling on clinical outcomes before and after aortic valve replacement. The relative irreversibility of maladaptive remodelling and the clear relationship between its progression and clinical outcomes suggest a need to incorporate measures of LV performance beyond simply systolic function when deciding on the timing of valve replacement.
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- Andrew N Rassi
- Division of Cardiology, Massachusetts General Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts, USA
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- Quebec Heart and Lung Institute, Laval University, Québec City, Québec, Canada
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- Division of Cardiology, Massachusetts General Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts, USA.
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Ouzounian M, Currie ME, Buth KJ, Yip AM, Hassan A, Hirsch GM. Myocardium at risk is associated with adverse clinical events in women but not in men, after coronary artery bypass grafting. Can J Cardiol 2014; 30:808-13. [PMID: 24880935 DOI: 10.1016/j.cjca.2014.03.039] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/04/2013] [Revised: 03/10/2014] [Accepted: 03/28/2014] [Indexed: 10/25/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND Women undergoing coronary artery bypass grafting (CABG) are at increased risk for morbidity and mortality. Factors responsible for this observation include smaller coronary size and delayed presentation. To date, no studies have examined the effect of the degree of myocardium at risk (MAR) on the relationship between female sex and adverse postoperative events. METHODS Consecutive patients undergoing first-time isolated CABG at a single institution from 2002-2007 were identified. MAR was calculated using the weighted Duke Index and was categorized as low, moderate, or high. Multivariable logistic regression models were created to compare the impact of MAR on adverse clinical events. RESULTS We identified 3741 patients, 3325 (89%) of whom had complete angiographic data. Women (n = 755) were older (P = 0.0001) and presented more often with hypertension (P = 0.0001), diabetes (P = 0.0001), heart failure (P = 0.0001), and an urgent/emergent situation (P = 0.002). After surgery, women experienced greater rates of adverse events (15.2% vs 9.3%; P = 0.0001). In a fully adjusted logistic regression model, the nested interaction of sex in MAR showed that women had a significantly greater risk of major adverse cardiovascular events (MACE) when MAR was high (odds ratio [OR], 1.9; 95% confidence interval [CI], 1.3-2.6; P = 0.0004). Greater severity of MAR emerged as an independent predictor of adverse events among women (high: OR, 2.9; 95% CI, 1.2-7.3; moderate: OR, 2.2; 95% CI, 0.8-5.7; low: OR, 1.0), but not among men. CONCLUSIONS MAR was independently associated with higher rates of adverse events among women but not in men undergoing CABG. This finding may help explain differences in outcomes seen between women and men after revascularization.
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- Maral Ouzounian
- Division of Cardiac Surgery, Department of Surgery, Dalhousie University, Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada
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- Division of Cardiac Surgery, London Health Sciences Centre, London, Ontario, Canada
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- Division of Cardiac Surgery, Department of Surgery, Dalhousie University, Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada
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- New Brunswick Heart Centre, Saint John Regional Hospital, Saint John, New Brunswick, Canada
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- New Brunswick Heart Centre, Saint John Regional Hospital, Saint John, New Brunswick, Canada
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- Division of Cardiac Surgery, Department of Surgery, Dalhousie University, Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada.
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Clinical efficacy of transcatheter aortic valve replacement for severe aortic stenosis in high-risk patients: the PREVAIL JAPAN trial. Surg Today 2014; 45:34-43. [DOI: 10.1007/s00595-014-0855-y] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/19/2013] [Accepted: 01/08/2014] [Indexed: 10/25/2022]
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Grover FL, Shahian DM, Clark RE, Edwards FH. The STS National Database. Ann Thorac Surg 2014; 97:S48-54. [DOI: 10.1016/j.athoracsur.2013.10.015] [Citation(s) in RCA: 29] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/04/2013] [Revised: 10/04/2013] [Accepted: 10/04/2013] [Indexed: 12/29/2022]
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Gumus F, Polat A, Sinikoglu SN, Yektas A, Erkalp K, Alagol A. Use of a Lower Cut-Off Value for HbA1c to Predict Postoperative Renal Complication Risk in Patients Undergoing Coronary Artery Bypass Grafting. J Cardiothorac Vasc Anesth 2013; 27:1167-73. [DOI: 10.1053/j.jvca.2013.02.030] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/03/2012] [Indexed: 11/11/2022]
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Elmariah S, Palacios IF, McAndrew T, Hueter I, Inglessis I, Baker JN, Kodali S, Leon MB, Svensson L, Pibarot P, Douglas PS, Fearon WF, Kirtane AJ, Maniar HS, Passeri JJ. Outcomes of transcatheter and surgical aortic valve replacement in high-risk patients with aortic stenosis and left ventricular dysfunction: results from the Placement of Aortic Transcatheter Valves (PARTNER) trial (cohort A). Circ Cardiovasc Interv 2013; 6:604-14. [PMID: 24221391 DOI: 10.1161/circinterventions.113.000650] [Citation(s) in RCA: 118] [Impact Index Per Article: 10.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/06/2023]
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BACKGROUND The Placement of Aortic Transcatheter Valves (PARTNER) trial demonstrated similar survival after transcatheter and surgical aortic valve replacement (TAVR and SAVR, respectively) in high-risk patients with symptomatic, severe aortic stenosis. The aim of this study was to evaluate the effect of left ventricular (LV) dysfunction on clinical outcomes after TAVR and SAVR and the impact of aortic valve replacement technique on LV function. METHODS AND RESULTS The PARTNER trial randomized high-risk patients with severe aortic stenosis to TAVR or SAVR. Patients were stratified by the presence of LV ejection fraction (LVEF) <50%. All-cause mortality was similar for TAVR and SAVR at 30-days and 1 year regardless of baseline LV function and valve replacement technique. In patients with LV dysfunction, mean LVEF increased from 35.7±8.5% to 48.6±11.3% (P<0.0001) 1 year after TAVR and from 38.0±8.0% to 50.1±10.8% after SAVR (P<0.0001). Higher baseline LVEF (odds ratio, 0.90 [95% confidence interval, 0.86, 0.95]; P<0.0001) and previous permanent pacemaker (odds ratio, 0.34 [95% confidence interval, 0.15, 0.81]) were independently associated with reduced likelihood of ≥10% absolute LVEF improvement by 30 days; higher mean aortic valve gradient was associated with increased odds of LVEF improvement (odds ratio, 1.04 per 1 mm Hg [95% confidence interval, 1.01, 1.08]). Failure to improve LVEF by 30 days was associated with adverse 1-year outcomes after TAVR but not SAVR. CONCLUSIONS In high-risk patients with severe aortic stenosis and LV dysfunction, mortality rates and LV functional recovery were comparable between valve replacement techniques. TAVR is a feasible alternative for patients with symptomatic severe aortic stenosis and LV dysfunction who are at high risk for SAVR. CLINICAL TRIAL REGISTRATION URL: http://www.clinicaltrials.gov. Unique identifier: NCT00530894.
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- Sammy Elmariah
- From the Cardiology Division, Department of Medicine, Massachusetts General Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston (S.E., I.F.P., I.I., J.N.B., J.J.P.); Harvard Clinical Research Institute, Boston, MA (S.E.); Columbia University Medical Center/New York-Presbyterian Hospital and The Cardiovascular Research Foundation (T.M., I.H., S.K., M.B.L., A.J.K.); Department of Cardiovascular Medicine, Cleveland Clinic, OH (L.S.); Québec Heart and Lung Institute, Laval University, Québec, Canada (P.P.); Duke Clinical Research Institute, Duke University Medical Center, Durham, NC (P.S.D.); Division of Cardiovascular Medicine, Stanford University School of Medicine, CA (W.F.F.); and Division of Cardiothoracic Surgery, Washington University, St. Louis, MO (H.S.M.)
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Bailit JL, Grobman WA, Rice MM, Spong CY, Wapner RJ, Varner MW, Thorp JM, Leveno KJ, Caritis SN, Shubert PJ, Tita AT, Saade G, Sorokin Y, Rouse DJ, Blackwell SC, Tolosa JE, Van Dorsten JP. Risk-adjusted models for adverse obstetric outcomes and variation in risk-adjusted outcomes across hospitals. Am J Obstet Gynecol 2013; 209:446.e1-446.e30. [PMID: 23891630 DOI: 10.1016/j.ajog.2013.07.019] [Citation(s) in RCA: 72] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/19/2013] [Revised: 06/30/2013] [Accepted: 07/22/2013] [Indexed: 11/17/2022]
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OBJECTIVE Regulatory bodies and insurers evaluate hospital quality using obstetrical outcomes, however meaningful comparisons should take preexisting patient characteristics into account. Furthermore, if risk-adjusted outcomes are consistent within a hospital, fewer measures and resources would be needed to assess obstetrical quality. Our objective was to establish risk-adjusted models for 5 obstetric outcomes and assess hospital performance across these outcomes. STUDY DESIGN We studied a cohort of 115,502 women and their neonates born in 25 hospitals in the United States from March 2008 through February 2011. Hospitals were ranked according to their unadjusted and risk-adjusted frequency of venous thromboembolism, postpartum hemorrhage, peripartum infection, severe perineal laceration, and a composite neonatal adverse outcome. Correlations between hospital risk-adjusted outcome frequencies were assessed. RESULTS Venous thromboembolism occurred too infrequently (0.03%; 95% confidence interval [CI], 0.02-0.04%) for meaningful assessment. Other outcomes occurred frequently enough for assessment (postpartum hemorrhage, 2.29%; 95% CI, 2.20-2.38, peripartum infection, 5.06%; 95% CI, 4.93-5.19, severe perineal laceration at spontaneous vaginal delivery, 2.16%; 95% CI, 2.06-2.27, neonatal composite, 2.73%; 95% CI, 2.63-2.84). Although there was high concordance between unadjusted and adjusted hospital rankings, several individual hospitals had an adjusted rank that was substantially different (as much as 12 rank tiers) than their unadjusted rank. None of the correlations between hospital-adjusted outcome frequencies was significant. For example, the hospital with the lowest adjusted frequency of peripartum infection had the highest adjusted frequency of severe perineal laceration. CONCLUSION Evaluations based on a single risk-adjusted outcome cannot be generalized to overall hospital obstetric performance.
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- Jennifer L Bailit
- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Case Western Reserve University-MetroHealth Medical Center, Cleveland, OH
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Predicting In-Hospital Mortality After Redo Cardiac Operations: Development of a Preoperative Scorecard. Ann Thorac Surg 2012; 94:778-84. [DOI: 10.1016/j.athoracsur.2012.04.062] [Citation(s) in RCA: 31] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/26/2012] [Revised: 04/03/2012] [Accepted: 04/06/2012] [Indexed: 11/20/2022]
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Clark D, Tesseneer S, Tribble CG. Nitroglycerin and sodium nitroprusside: potential contributors to postoperative bleeding? Heart Surg Forum 2012; 15:E92-6. [PMID: 22543344 DOI: 10.1532/hsf98.20111109] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/20/2022]
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Postoperative bleeding is common in patients undergoing cardiac surgery with cardiopulmonary bypass. Most cases of severe postoperative bleeding not due to incomplete surgical hemostasis are related to acquired transient platelet dysfunction mediated by platelet activation during contact with the synthetic surfaces of the cardiopulmonary bypass equipment. Antihypertensive agents nitroglycerin and sodium nitroprusside have been shown to have platelet inhibitory properties, yet the clinical consequence in terms of postoperative bleeding has been little studied. Knowing that cardiopulmonary bypass causes platelet dysfunction, it is prudent for physicians to be aware of the additional platelet inhibition caused by these commonly used antihypertensive agents.
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- Donald Clark
- Department of Medicine, Division of Internal Medicine, University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, AL, USA
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Mohammadi S, Kalavrouziotis D, Dagenais F, Voisine P, Charbonneau E. Completeness of revascularization and survival among octogenarians with triple-vessel disease. Ann Thorac Surg 2012; 93:1432-7. [PMID: 22480392 DOI: 10.1016/j.athoracsur.2012.02.033] [Citation(s) in RCA: 27] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/24/2011] [Revised: 02/05/2012] [Accepted: 02/08/2012] [Indexed: 02/09/2023]
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BACKGROUND We sought to determine the impact of the completeness of surgical revascularization among octogenarians with triple-vessel disease. METHODS Between 1992 and 2008, 476 consecutive patients aged 80 years or more who underwent primary isolated coronary artery bypass grafting (CABG) procedures were identified. Early and late survival were compared among patients who underwent complete revascularization (CR, n=391) and incomplete revascularization (IR, n=85). IR was present when 1 or more of the 3 main coronary arteries with 50% or greater stenosis that were identified preoperatively as a surgical target by the operating surgeon were not grafted. The mean follow-up was 5.4±3.0 years (maximum 15.3 years). RESULTS Baseline risk was similar between the 2 groups of patients. IR was more frequent in off-pump compared with on-pump CABG (34.9% versus 16.2%, respectively; p=0.002). The most common reason for IR was small or severely diseased arteries (87%). The incidence of postoperative myocardial infarction (MI) was similar in both groups (CR, 18.4% versus IR, 17.3%; p=0.81). In-hospital mortality was 7.2% among patients with CR and 4.7% among patients with IR (p=0.60). Three, 5-, and 8-year freedom from all-cause mortality among patients who underwent CR were 89.2%, 74.1%, and 54.3%, respectively, and were not significantly different from those patients who underwent IR (86.6%, 74.5%, and 49.4%, respectively) (p=0.40). CONCLUSIONS In octogenarians with triple-vessel disease, a strategy of incomplete revascularization during CABG does not negatively impact early or long-term survival.
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- Siamak Mohammadi
- Department of Cardiac Surgery, Quebec Heart and Lung University Institute, Quebec City, Quebec, Canada.
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Suvorava T, Dao VTV, Bas M, Kojda G. Nitric oxide and the CABG patient. Curr Opin Pharmacol 2012; 12:195-202. [PMID: 22285392 DOI: 10.1016/j.coph.2012.01.004] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/18/2011] [Revised: 01/06/2012] [Accepted: 01/09/2012] [Indexed: 10/14/2022]
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The post surgery success of coronary artery bypass grafting (CABG) is counteracted by thrombosis and de-endothelialization, intimal hyperplasia and, over the long term, atherosclerosis. There are many reasons to assume that in CABG patients vascular bioavailability of NO generated by the endothelium plays an important role for graft function. This holds true for factors such as graft type, harvesting and storage, the type of surgery, non-pharmacologic prevention of risk factors, for example, regular physical activity (if feasible), and drug therapy. Although the precise role of graft endothelial NO bioavailability for graft patency and clinical endpoints is still uncertain, current data rather speak in favor of NO indicating that the potential of vasoprotective activities of NO in the CABG patient deserves further investigation.
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- Tatsiana Suvorava
- Institute of Pharmacology and Clinical Pharmacology, Heinrich Heine University, Duesseldorf, Germany
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Kalavrouziotis D, Voisine P, Mohammadi S, Dionne S, Dagenais F. High-Dose Tranexamic Acid Is an Independent Predictor of Early Seizure After Cardiopulmonary Bypass. Ann Thorac Surg 2012; 93:148-54. [DOI: 10.1016/j.athoracsur.2011.07.085] [Citation(s) in RCA: 119] [Impact Index Per Article: 9.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/12/2011] [Revised: 07/22/2011] [Accepted: 07/28/2011] [Indexed: 11/26/2022]
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Puskas JD, Kilgo PD, Thourani VH, Lattouf OM, Chen E, Vega JD, Cooper W, Guyton RA, Halkos M. The Society of Thoracic Surgeons 30-Day Predicted Risk of Mortality Score Also Predicts Long-Term Survival. Ann Thorac Surg 2012; 93:26-33; discussion 33-5. [DOI: 10.1016/j.athoracsur.2011.07.086] [Citation(s) in RCA: 83] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/27/2011] [Revised: 07/19/2011] [Accepted: 07/21/2011] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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Miyata H, Motomura N, Tsukihara H, Takamoto S. Risk models including high-risk cardiovascular procedures: clinical predictors of mortality and morbidity. Eur J Cardiothorac Surg 2011; 39:667-74. [DOI: 10.1016/j.ejcts.2010.08.050] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/09/2010] [Revised: 08/20/2010] [Accepted: 08/24/2010] [Indexed: 10/18/2022] Open
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Cardiovascular surgery risk prediction from the patient's perspective. J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2011; 142:e71-6. [PMID: 21334011 DOI: 10.1016/j.jtcvs.2011.01.018] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/22/2009] [Revised: 12/06/2010] [Accepted: 01/10/2011] [Indexed: 11/22/2022]
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OBJECTIVE Previous studies have developed cardiovascular surgery outcome prediction models using only patient risk factors, but surgery outcomes from the patient's perspective seem to differ between hospitals. We have developed outcome prediction models that incorporate preoperative patient risks, as well as hospital processes and structure. METHODS Data were collected from the Japan Cardiovascular Database for patients scheduled for cardiovascular surgery between January 2005 and December 2007. We analyzed 33,821 procedures in 102 hospitals. Logistic regression was used to generate risk models, which were then validated through split-sample validation. RESULTS Odds ratios, 95% confidence intervals, and P values for structures and processes in the mortality prediction model were as follows: "hospital annual adult cardiac surgery volume (continuous; every 1 procedure increase per year)" (odds ratio, 0.998; confidence interval, 0.997-0.999; P < .001); "recommended staffing and equipment" (odds ratio, 0.75; confidence interval, 0.64-0.87; P < .001); "daily conferences with cardiologists" (odds ratio, 0.79; confidence interval, 0.60-1.02; P = .073); "intensivists involved in postsurgical management" (odds ratio, 0.89; confidence interval, 0.77-1.02; P = .90); "public hospitals" (odds ratio, 0.80; confidence interval, 0.70-0.93; P = .003); "surgeons lacking miscellaneous duties" (odds ratio, 0.80; confidence interval, 0.70-0.93; P = .003); and "surgeons who work no more than 32 hours per week" (odds ratio, 0.55; confidence interval, 0.32-0.95; P = .032). The mortality prediction model had a C-index of 0.85 and a Hosmer-Lemeshow P value of .79. CONCLUSIONS Our models yielded good discrimination and calibration, so they may prove useful for hospital selection based on individual patient risks and circumstances. Improved surgeon work environments were also shown to be important for both surgeons and patients.
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Kon ZN, Lehr E, Odonkor P, Fitzpatrick M, Zimrin D, Griffith B, Bonatti J. Is an intraaortic balloon pump a contraindication to robotic totally endoscopic coronary artery bypass? Heart Surg Forum 2010; 13:E399-401. [PMID: 21169153 DOI: 10.1532/hsf98.20101152] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/20/2022]
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BACKGROUND The success of robotic totally endoscopic coronary artery bypass (TECAB) in recent years has led to the expansion of the procedure to patients with more severe disease. Outcomes with these patients have not yet been well characterized, and no reports on TECAB performed in patients with a preoperatively placed intraaortic balloon pump (IABP) are available. We present our initial experience with this patient population. PATIENTS AND METHODS We evaluated 5 patients with unstable angina or impaired left ventricular function requiring a preoperatively placed IABP who underwent TECAB using the daVinci telemanipulation system. Procedures were performed either on the beating heart using an endostabilizer (n = 2) or on the arrested heart using remote access perfusion and aortic balloon endoocclusion (n = 3). The median patient age was 67 years (range, 41-73 years), with a median preoperative ejection fraction of 43% (range, 26%-58%) and median EuroSCORE of 5 (range, 3-8). RESULTS There were no major intraoperative technical issues. The median length of stay in the hospital and intensive care unit was 8 days (range, 5-13 days) and 66 hours (range, 41-142 hours), respectively. There were no intraoperative or 30-day mortalities. CONCLUSIONS This early experience suggests that TECAB is feasible in patients with a preoperatively placed IABP. Both the beating heart and arrested heart versions can be used in this patient population, further broadening the spectrum of applicability of this procedure.
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- Zachary N Kon
- University of Maryland School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD, USA
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Fan H, Zheng Z, Feng W, Wang W, Song Y, Lin Y, Hu S. Risk factors and prevention of upper gastrointestinal hemorrhage after a coronary artery bypass grafting operation. Surg Today 2010; 40:931-5. [DOI: 10.1007/s00595-009-4160-0] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/26/2009] [Accepted: 10/07/2009] [Indexed: 10/19/2022]
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Jin R, Furnary AP, Fine SC, Blackstone EH, Grunkemeier GL. Using Society of Thoracic Surgeons risk models for risk-adjusting cardiac surgery results. Ann Thorac Surg 2010; 89:677-82. [PMID: 20172107 DOI: 10.1016/j.athoracsur.2009.10.078] [Citation(s) in RCA: 54] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/03/2009] [Revised: 10/22/2009] [Accepted: 10/27/2009] [Indexed: 12/19/2022]
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The Society of Thoracic Surgeons National Adult Cardiac Surgery Database (STS NCD) has become the national benchmark for cardiac surgery reporting. Several important aspects of its risk-adjustment reporting are discussed, with special emphasis on using the reported individual STS risk scores for analysis and evaluation: (1) Different risk models are used in different STS NCD versions. (2) STS calibrates risk scores annually to make the annual predicted rates equal the observed rates. (3) The risk scores given by the STS, whether in the approved STS data collection software programs, published risk models, or online calculator, are not calibrated. (4) The end-user is required to calibrate the STS risk scores before using them. (5) After calibration, the STS predicted risk for any given patient is usually smaller, sometimes less than half of the uncalibrated value. (6) STS uses an observed/expected ratio method to calibrate the risk scores; for technical reasons, it is preferable to use an odds ratio method.
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- Ruyun Jin
- Medical Data Research Center, Providence Health & Services, Portland, Oregon, USA.
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Caceres M, Braud RL, Garrett HE. A short history of the Society of Thoracic Surgeons national cardiac database: perceptions of a practicing surgeon. Ann Thorac Surg 2010; 89:332-9. [PMID: 20103279 DOI: 10.1016/j.athoracsur.2009.09.045] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/14/2009] [Revised: 09/10/2009] [Accepted: 09/14/2009] [Indexed: 11/25/2022]
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The Society of Thoracic Surgeons database was developed as an initiative to standardize nationwide outcomes in adult cardiac surgery, and it has currently expanded into general thoracic and congenital cardiac surgery databases. For more than 19 years since its inception, the Society of Thoracic Surgeons database has grown as a powerful source of risk-adjusted outcomes, large scale scientific contributions, and invaluable information for healthcare policy making. This review article provides a snapshot of the genesis, history, growth, and scientific contributions of the Society of Thoracic Surgeons database to stimulate the participation of thoracic surgery programs and maximize its future use for investigational purposes.
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- Manuel Caceres
- Department of Thoracic Surgery, Appalachian Regional Healthcare System, South Williamson, Kentucky, USA
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Deyell MW, Ghali WA, Ross DB, Zhang J, Hemmelgarn BR. Timing of nonemergent coronary artery bypass grafting and mortality after non-ST elevation acute coronary syndrome. Am Heart J 2010; 159:490-6. [PMID: 20211314 DOI: 10.1016/j.ahj.2010.01.002] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/30/2009] [Accepted: 01/06/2010] [Indexed: 12/01/2022]
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BACKGROUND The purpose of this study was to determine the association between time to coronary artery bypass grafting (CABG) and mortality among patients admitted with non-ST elevation acute coronary syndrome (NSTEACS). Patients are increasingly being referred for CABG soon after NSTEACS, although few data exist to guide the optimal timing of bypass surgery. METHODS We identified a cohort of all patients who underwent nonemergent CABG within 60 days of hospitalization for NSTEACS in the province of Alberta, Canada, from 2000 to 2004. Time from admission to CABG was categorized as early (2-7 days), intermediate (8-14 days), or late (15-60 days-reference group). The primary outcome was mortality occurring within 30 days of surgery. RESULTS Of the total cohort of 1,454 patients, 213 (14.6%) underwent early, 637 (43.8%) underwent intermediate, and 707 (48.6%) underwent late CABG surgery. In the final adjusted model time to CABG was not statistically significant as an independent predictor of short-term mortality. Compared to late CABG, there was a nonsignificant increased risk of mortality for those undergoing early (hazard ratio 2.36, 95% CI 0.72-7.76) and intermediate (hazard ratio 1.68, 95% CI 0.76-3.72) CABG surgery. CONCLUSIONS Time from admission to CABG was not associated with an increased risk of short-term mortality. However, there was a trend toward increased mortality with early CABG, and this study does not exclude the presence of a modest risk association between timing of CABG and short-term mortality.
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Kalavrouziotis D, Li D, Buth KJ, Légaré JF. The European System for Cardiac Operative Risk Evaluation (EuroSCORE) is not appropriate for withholding surgery in high-risk patients with aortic stenosis: a retrospective cohort study. J Cardiothorac Surg 2009; 4:32. [PMID: 19602289 PMCID: PMC2717063 DOI: 10.1186/1749-8090-4-32] [Citation(s) in RCA: 47] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/02/2009] [Accepted: 07/14/2009] [Indexed: 11/10/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND The European System for Cardiac Operative Risk Evaluation (EuroSCORE) is a widely used risk assessment tool in patients with severe aortic stenosis to determine operability and to select patients for alternative therapies such as transcatheter aortic valve implantation. The objective of this study was to determine the accuracy of the EuroSCORE in predicting mortality following aortic valve replacement (AVR). METHODS The logistic EuroSCORE was determined for all consecutive patients that underwent conventional AVR between 1995 and 2005 at our institution. Provincial Vital Statistics were used to determine all-cause mortality. The accuracy of the prognostic risk prediction provided by logistic EuroSCORE was assessed by comparing observed and expected operative mortality. RESULTS During the study period, a total of 1,421 patients underwent AVR including 237 patients (16.7%) that had a logistic EuroSCORE > 20. Among these patients, the mean predicted operative mortality was 38.7% (SD = 18.1). The actual mortality of these patients was significantly lower than that predicted by EuroSCORE (11.4% vs. 38.7%, observed/expected ratio 0.29, 95% CI 0.15-0.52, P < 0.05). The EuroSCORE overestimated mortality within all strata of predicted risk. Although medium-term mortality is significantly higher among patients with EuroSCORE > 20 (log rank P = 0.0001), approximately 60% are alive at five years. CONCLUSION Actual operative mortality in patients undergoing AVR is significantly lower than that predicted by the logistic EuroSCORE. Additionally, medium-term survival following AVR is acceptable in high-risk patients with EuroSCORE > 20. More accurate risk prediction models are needed for risk-stratifying patients with severe aortic stenosis.
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- Dimitri Kalavrouziotis
- Department of Surgery, Division of Cardiac Surgery, Queen Elizabeth II Health Sciences Centre, Dalhousie University, 1796 Summer Street, room 2269, Halifax, Nova Scotia, B3H 3A7, Canada.
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MacKenzie TA, Malenka DJ, Olmstead EM, Piper WD, Langner C, Ross CS, O'Connor GT. Prediction of survival after coronary revascularization: modeling short-term, mid-term, and long-term survival. Ann Thorac Surg 2009; 87:463-72. [PMID: 19161761 DOI: 10.1016/j.athoracsur.2008.09.042] [Citation(s) in RCA: 38] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/10/2007] [Revised: 09/12/2008] [Accepted: 09/16/2008] [Indexed: 11/18/2022]
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BACKGROUND Many clinical prediction rules for short-term mortality after coronary revascularization have been developed, validated, and introduced into routine clinical practice. Few rules exist for predicting long-term survival in the modern era of coronary revascularization. We report on the development and validation of models for predicting long-term survival after coronary artery bypass graft surgery and percutaneous coronary intervention on the basis of recent experience. METHODS We linked 1987 through 2001 coronary artery bypass graft surgery and 1992 through 2001 percutaneous coronary intervention data from our northern New England registries on 35,000 patients with complete data on risk factors to the National Death Index, ascertaining 7,000 deaths. We partitioned time after revascularization into three periods on the basis of exploratory analysis using generalizations of Cox's semiparametric model to nonproportional hazards and nonlinear log-hazards. These periods were 0 to 3 months, 4 to 18 months, and 19 months and later. For each period, Cox's regression model was used to regress survival on risk factors yielding three models, which were then combined to make long-term predictions. RESULTS These models were incorporated into easy-to-use software that yields predicted survival for up to 8 years after revascularization. The Harrell concordance statistic ranged from 72% to 83% for these models. CONCLUSIONS We developed and internally validated models that accurately predict long-term survival after coronary artery bypass graft surgery and percutaneous coronary intervention as currently performed. These models using routine clinical data, can be solved with available software, and could be used to enhance informed, patient-centered clinical decision making on the choice of revascularization procedure.
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- Todd A MacKenzie
- Department of Medicine, Dartmouth Medical School, Hanover, New Hampshire, USA.
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Factors affecting postoperative morbidity and mortality in isolated coronary artery bypass graft surgery. Surg Today 2008; 38:890-8. [PMID: 18820863 DOI: 10.1007/s00595-007-3733-z] [Citation(s) in RCA: 20] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/21/2007] [Accepted: 10/26/2007] [Indexed: 10/21/2022]
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PURPOSE This study was conducted to investigate predictors of mortality before and after isolated coronary artery bypass grafting (CABG). METHODS Single-institutional data on risk factors and mortality were collected for 8890 patients who underwent isolated CABG by the same group of surgeons. The relationship between risk factors and outcome was assessed using univariate and multivariate analyses in two risk models: a preoperative model (model 1) and then a pre-, intra-, and postoperative model (model 2). RESULTS The mean age of the patients (25.4% women and 74.6% men) was 58.5 +/- 9.7 years. Fifty-five (0.6%) patients died after surgery. Hypercholesterolemia was the most common comorbidity factor (61.1%), followed by hypertension, a smoking habit, recent myocardial infarction (MI) <21 days, and diabetes. Postoperative tamponade, graft occlusion, and MI (0.01%) were the least common complications. The patients spent 39.7 +/- 33.9 h in the intensive care unit (ICU) postoperatively. Patients were followed up for a minimum of 30 days. The multivariate analysis of our preoperative risk model revealed that the best predictors of operative mortality were a history of diabetes, hypertension, previous CABG, the presence of angina, arrhythmia, Canadian Cardiovascular Society Classification (CCS) of grade III or IV, ejection fraction (EF) < or =30%, three-vessel disease, and left main disease. CONCLUSION After surgery, and with the inclusion of all the pre-, intra-, and postoperative variables into model two, the following were revealed to be prognostic factors for in-hospital mortality: a history of diabetes, hypertension, the presence of angina, CCS grades III or IV, EF -30%, absence of internal mammary artery (IMA) use, prolonged cardiopulmonary bypass (CPB) time, and prolonged ICU stay.
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Cortina Romero JM. Condiciones de aplicación de modelos de riesgo en cirugía cardiaca. Rev Esp Cardiol (Engl Ed) 2008. [DOI: 10.1157/13123061] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/21/2022]
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Reinecke H, Regetmeier A, Matzkies F, Breithardt G, Schaefer RM. Even moderate chronic renal failure is associated with impaired acute and long-term outcome after coronary angioplasty. Nephrology (Carlton) 2008; 8:110-5. [PMID: 15012725 DOI: 10.1046/j.1440-1797.2003.00148.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/20/2022]
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End-stage renal failure requiring maintenance haemodialysis is known to be a strong independent predictor of mortality and complications after coronary interventions. In contrast, data about the outcome of patients with moderate chronic renal failure is very limited and was therefore evaluated in this study in patients with coronary angioplasty (PTCA). This was a retrospective case-control study of 66 patients with moderate chronic renal failure who underwent PTCA, and who were matched to 66 PTCA patients with normal renal function and followed up by telephone interviews. In hospital, patients with renal failure suffered significantly more often from local complications (12.1 vs 0%, P = 0.004) and acute deterioration of renal function after PTCA (7.6 vs 0%, P = 0.023) than their matched controls. Angiographic success after PTCA was not significantly different (85 vs 83%, n.s.) as was the case with in-hospital mortality (6.1 vs 3.0%, n.s.). During follow up (100% complete), 18 patients (27.3%) with renal failure had died compared with seven controls (10.6%; OR 3.2, P = 0.015). Even if deaths from non-cardiac causes in three patients with renal failure were excluded, death after PTCA occurred significantly more often in the renal failure group (P = 0.015, log rang test). Multivariate analyses with stepwise logistic regression identified impaired left ventricular function (OR 2.24, 95%CI 1.33-3.77), elevated serum creatinine (OR 2.02, 95%CI 1.24-3.31) and smaller height (OR 0.91, 95%CI 0.86-0.98) to be independently associated with death. In conclusion, in this matched-pair study, patients with chronic renal failure suffered from more in-hospital complications and from markedly increased long-term mortality after PTCA.
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- Holger Reinecke
- Department of Cardiology and Angiology, University Hospital of Münster, Münster, Germany.
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Moreno RP, Metnitz PG. Severity Scoring Systems: Tools for the Evaluation of Patients and Intensive Care Units. Crit Care Med 2008. [DOI: 10.1016/b978-032304841-5.50076-5] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/20/2022]
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