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Chessa M, Favoccia C, Jha N, Carminati M, Fernandez Gonzalez L, Eicken A, Butera G, Ferreira Martins J, Pinto F, Tofeig M, Khan M. Long-term follow-up after recanalisation of aortic arch atresia. EUROINTERVENTION 2021; 16:e1274-e1280. [PMID: 31235456 PMCID: PMC9724876 DOI: 10.4244/eij-d-18-00857] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/23/2022]
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AIMS Aortic arch atresia (AAA) is one of the rarest obstructive defects. The presence of this anomaly in adult age is uncommon. The typical anatomic feature consists of a complete occlusion of the membranous obstruction resulting in an acquired atresia without flow continuity between the proximal and distal segments. This feature is important in determining the feasibility of percutaneous intervention. The aim of the present study was to share long-term follow-up data of adult patients with AAA requiring percutaneous interventions for the management of this rare anomaly involving five different centres. METHODS AND RESULTS Retrospective data of 19 patients (12 males, 63.2%, mean age 32.2±18.9 years) diagnosed with AAA treated in five different centres between 1999 and 2017 were collected. All patients underwent percutaneous recanalisation by (1) radiofrequency (RF) system (five patients, 26.3%), (2) extra-stiff guidewire (12 patients, 63.2%), and (3) transseptal needle (two patients, 10.5%). All procedures were subsequently followed by covered stent implantation. Two patients developed complications during the procedure and one of them died. Over a median follow-up of 4.94 years, four (21%) patients were able to be weaned from medications for hypertension. All the patients underwent reassessment for recurrence or restenosis during the follow-up. Seven (36.8%) patients underwent successful stent dilatation with a balloon. After the intervention, one patient experienced a late complication; however, one patient died due to an unknown cause believed to be unrelated to the previous recanalisation procedure. CONCLUSIONS Percutaneous treatment of AAA is feasible with good long-term survival. This study reports the largest case series so far available in the literature.
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- Massimo Chessa
- Pediatric and Adult Congenital Heart Centre, IRCCS, Policlinico San Donato Hospital, Via Morandi, 30, 20097 San Donato Milanese, Milan, Italy
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- Pediatric and Adult Congenital Heart Centre – IRCCS - Policlinico San Donato, Milan, Italy
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- Pediatric Cardiac Surgery Division, Sheikh Khalifa Medical City, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates
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- Pediatric and Adult Congenital Heart Centre – IRCCS - Policlinico San Donato, Milan, Italy
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- Hospital Universitario de Cruces, Sección de Hemodinámica y Cardiología Intervencionista, Baracaldo, Vizcaya, Spain
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- Department of Pediatric Cardiology and Congenital Heart Disease, German Heart Center Munich, Technische Universität München, Munich, Germany
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- Pediatric and Adult Congenital Heart Centre – IRCCS - Policlinico San Donato, Milan, Italy
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- Pediatric Cardiology Department, Santa Marta Hospital, CHLC, Lisbon, Portugal
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- Paediatric Cardiology & Adult Congenital Heart Diseases Division, Sheikh Khalifa Medical City, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates
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- Paediatric Cardiology & Adult Congenital Heart Diseases Division, Sheikh Khalifa Medical City, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates
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Mylotte D, Martucci G, Piazza N, McElhinney D. Percutaneous options for heart failure in adults with congenital heart disease. Heart Fail Clin 2013; 10:179-96. [PMID: 24275303 DOI: 10.1016/j.hfc.2013.09.018] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/26/2022]
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In the context of congenital heart disease (CHD), the complex biochemical and physiologic response to the pressure- or volume-loaded ventricle can be induced by stenotic and shunt/regurgitant lesions, respectively. A range of transcatheter therapies have recently emerged to expand the therapeutic potential of the more traditional surgical and medical interventions for heart failure in patients with CHD. Together, these complementary interventions aim to treat the growing patient population with adult CHD (ACHD). In this article, the most commonly used transcatheter interventions for heart failure in patients with ACHD are reviewed.
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- Darren Mylotte
- Department of Interventional Cardiology, McGill University Health Centre, Royal Victoria Hospital, 687, Pine Avenue West, Montréal H3A-1A1, Québec, Canada
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Kische S, Schneider H, Akin I, Ortak J, Rehders TC, Chatterjee T, Nienaber CA, Ince H. Technique of interventional repair in adult aortic coarctation. J Vasc Surg 2010; 51:1550-9. [DOI: 10.1016/j.jvs.2009.12.063] [Citation(s) in RCA: 23] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/22/2009] [Revised: 12/22/2009] [Accepted: 12/22/2009] [Indexed: 10/19/2022]
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Fawzy ME, Fathala A, Osman A, Badr A, Mostafa MA, Mohamed G, Dunn B. Twenty-two years of follow-up results of balloon angioplasty for discreet native coarctation of the aorta in adolescents and adults. Am Heart J 2008; 156:910-7. [PMID: 19061706 DOI: 10.1016/j.ahj.2008.06.037] [Citation(s) in RCA: 43] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/25/2008] [Accepted: 06/30/2008] [Indexed: 12/11/2022]
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BACKGROUND AND AIMS Although the immediate and intermediate-term results of balloon angioplasty (BA) for patients with aortic coarctation (AC) have been encouraging, there is paucity of data on long-term follow-up results. This study evaluated the long-term (up to 22 years) follow-up results of BA in adolescent and adult patients with discrete (shelf-like) coarctation of the aorta. METHODS Follow-up data of 58 patients (mean age 24+/-9 years) undergoing BA for discrete AC at median interval of 13.4 years including cardiac catheterization, magnetic resonance imaging, and Doppler echocardiography form the basis of this study. RESULTS No early deaths occurred. Balloon angioplasty produced immediate reduction in peak AC gradient from 60+/-22 mm Hg to 8.5+/-8 mm Hg (P<.0001). Follow-up catheterization 12 months later revealed a residual gradient of 5+/-6.4 mm Hg (P=.01). Five patients (8%) with suboptimal initial outcome (peak gradient>20 mm Hg) developed restenosis, and 4 of these had successful repeat angioplasty. Aneurysm developed at the site of dilatation in 4 patients (7%). Magnetic resonance imaging follow-up results revealed no new aneurysm. In one patient, the aneurysm increased in size, but no recoarctation or appreciable changes in the Doppler gradient across the AC site was noted. The blood pressure had normalized without medical treatment in 29 (50%) of the 58 patients. CONCLUSION Long-term results of BA for discrete AC are excellent and should be considered as first option for treatment of this disease.
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Yagubian M, Sundt TM. Diseases of the Thoracic Aorta. Surgery 2008. [DOI: 10.1007/978-0-387-68113-9_64] [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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Rodés-Cabau J, Miró J, Dancea A, Ibrahim R, Piette E, Lapierre C, Jutras L, Perron J, Tchervenkow CI, Poirier N, Dahdah NS, Houde C. Comparison of surgical and transcatheter treatment for native coarctation of the aorta in patients > or = 1 year old. The Quebec Native Coarctation of the Aorta study. Am Heart J 2007; 154:186-92. [PMID: 17584575 DOI: 10.1016/j.ahj.2007.03.046] [Citation(s) in RCA: 69] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/20/2007] [Accepted: 03/28/2007] [Indexed: 02/06/2023]
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BACKGROUND The objectives of this study were to compare, in the current era, the immediate results, complications, and midterm outcomes obtained by surgical repair versus transcatheter treatment of coarctation of the aorta (CoA). METHODS The study was of retrospective nature and included 80 consecutive patients > or = 1 year old (mean age 12 +/- 10 years) treated for an isolated CoA in 4 university centers in Quebec between 1998 and 2004. Fifty patients underwent aortic angioplasty, with stent implantation in 19, and 30 had surgical repair. Immediate results, procedural complications, clinical events, and the incidence of aortic aneurysm at follow-up were compared between groups. RESULTS There were no differences between the 2 groups in clinical baseline characteristics. Percentage reduction in peak systolic pressure gradient across the coarctation was similar between the 2 groups (angioplasty 72% +/- 23% vs surgery 75% +/- 18%, P = .55). Procedure-related complications occurred more frequently after surgical repair compared with angioplasty (50% vs 18%, P = .005), and median hospitalization time was longer in the surgical than in the angioplasty group (7 vs 1 day, P < .001). At 38 +/- 21 months' follow-up, no patient in the surgical group and 16 patients in the angioplasty group had at least 1 aortic reintervention (0% vs 32%, P < .0001). The presence of an aortic aneurysm was diagnosed more frequently in the angioplasty group compared with the surgical group (24% vs 0%, P = .01). CONCLUSION Aortic angioplasty provided comparable immediate hemodynamic results to surgery, with reduced morbidity and hospitalization length for the treatment of CoA in patients > or = 1 year old. However, angioplasty was associated with a higher rate of reintervention and aneurysm formation at a mean follow-up of 3 years.
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Russell IA, Rouine-Rapp K, Stratmann G, Miller-Hance WC. Congenital Heart Disease in the Adult: A Review with Internet-Accessible Transesophageal Echocardiographic Images. Anesth Analg 2006; 102:694-723. [PMID: 16492817 DOI: 10.1213/01.ane.0000197871.30775.2a] [Citation(s) in RCA: 40] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/05/2022]
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- Isobel A Russell
- Department of Anesthesia and Perioperative Care, University of California, San Francisco, San Francisco, California, USA.
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Pedra CAC, Fontes VF, Esteves CA, Pilla CB, Braga SLN, Pedra SRF, Santana MVT, Silva MAP, Almeida T, Sousa JEMR. Stenting vs. balloon angioplasty for discrete unoperated coarctation of the aorta in adolescents and adults. Catheter Cardiovasc Interv 2005; 64:495-506. [PMID: 15789379 DOI: 10.1002/ccd.20311] [Citation(s) in RCA: 75] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/13/2022]
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More information is needed to clarify whether stenting is superior to balloon angioplasty (BA) for unoperated coarctation of the aorta (CoA). From September 1997, 21 consecutive adolescents and adults (24 +/- 11 years) with discrete CoA underwent stenting (G1). The results were compared to those achieved by BA performed in historical group of 15 patients (18 +/- 10 years; P = 0.103; G2). After the procedure, systolic gradient reduction was higher (99% +/- 2% vs. 87% +/- 17%; P = 0.015), residual gradients lower (0.4 +/- 1.4 vs. 5.9 +/- 7.9 mm Hg; P = 0.019), gain at the CoA site higher (333% +/- 172% vs. 190% +/- 104%; P = 0.007), and CoA diameter larger (16.9 +/- 2.9 vs. 12.9 +/- 3.2 mm; P < 0.001) in G1. Aortic wall abnormalities were found in eight patients in G2 (53%) and in one in G1 (7%; P < 0.001). There was no major complication. Repeat catheterization (n = 33) and/or MRI (n = 2) was performed at a median follow-up of 1.0 year for G1 and 1.5 for G2 (P = 0.005). Gradient reduction persisted in both groups, although higher late gradients were seen in G2 (median of 0 mm Hg for G1 vs. 3 for G2; P = 0.014). CoA diameter showed no late loss in G1 and a late gain in G2 with a trend to being larger in G1 (16.7 +/- 2.9 vs. 14.6 +/- 3.9 mm; P = 0.075). Two patients required late stenting due to aneurysm formation or stent fracture in G1. Aortic wall abnormalities did not progress and one patient required redilation in G2. Blood pressure was similar in both groups at follow-up (126 +/- 12/81 +/- 11 for G1 vs. 120 +/- 15/80 +/- 10 mm Hg for G2; P = 0.149 and 0.975, respectively). Although satisfactory and similar clinical outcomes were observed with both techniques, stenting was a better means to relieve the stenosis and minimize the risk of developing immediate aortic wall abnormalities.
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Fawzy ME, Awad M, Hassan W, Al Kadhi Y, Shoukri M, Fadley F. Long-term outcome (up to 15 years) of balloon angioplasty of discrete native coarctation of the aorta in adolescents and adults. J Am Coll Cardiol 2004; 43:1062-7. [PMID: 15028367 DOI: 10.1016/j.jacc.2003.10.040] [Citation(s) in RCA: 64] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/09/2003] [Revised: 09/06/2003] [Accepted: 10/06/2003] [Indexed: 10/26/2022]
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OBJECTIVES This study evaluated the long-term follow-up results of balloon angioplasty (BA) in adolescent and adult patients with discrete coarctation of the aorta. BACKGROUND Although the immediate and intermediate term results of BA for patients with aortic coarctation (AC) have been encouraging, there is a paucity of data on long-term follow-up results. METHODS This basis of this study was follow-up of 49 patients (mean age, 22 +/- 7 years) undergoing BA for discrete AC at median interval of 10.2 years, including cardiac catheterization, magnetic resonance imaging, and Doppler echocardiography. RESULTS No early or late deaths occurred. Balloon angioplasty produced a reduction in peak AC gradient from 66 +/- 23 mm Hg (95% confidence interval [CI]: 59.5 to 72.7) to 10.8 +/- 7 mm Hg (95% CI: 8.8 to 12.5) (p < 0.0001). Follow-up catheterization 12 months later revealed a residual gradient of 6.2 +/- 6 mm Hg (95% CI: 4.4 to 7.9) (p < 0.001). Four patients (7.5%) with suboptimal initial outcome with peak gradient >20 mm Hg had successful repeat angioplasty. Aneurysm developed at the site of dilation in four patients (7.5%). Magnetic resonance imaging follow-up results revealed no new aneurysm or appreciable changes in the size of pre-existing aneurysms, and no recoarctation was observed. Also, no appreciable changes in the Doppler gradient across the AC site were noted. The blood pressure had normalized without medication in 31 (63%) of the 49 patients. CONCLUSIONS Long-term results of BA for discrete AC are excellent and should be considered as first option for treatment of this disease.
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- Mohamed Eid Fawzy
- Department of Cardiovascular Diseases (MBC-16), King Faisal Specialist Hospital and Research Center, PO Box 3354, Riyadh 11211, Saudi Arabia.
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Zabal C, Attie F, Rosas M, Buendía-Hernández A, García-Montes JA. The adult patient with native coarctation of the aorta: balloon angioplasty or primary stenting? Heart 2003; 89:77-83. [PMID: 12482798 PMCID: PMC1767490 DOI: 10.1136/heart.89.1.77] [Citation(s) in RCA: 86] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/05/2023] Open
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OBJECTIVE To compare results of dilatation of native coarctation of the aorta with and without stent implantation. DESIGN Open, observational, non-randomised study. PATIENTS 54 consecutive adult patients: 32 with balloon angioplasty alone (group 1) and 22 with stent placement (group 2). INTERVENTIONS Balloon dilatation from 1995 to 1997; dilatation with Palmaz stent placement from 1997 to 1999. MAIN OUTCOME MEASURES The primary end point was a composite index of failure including heart related death, a residual gradient of > 20 mm Hg, the need of reintervention, and aneurysm formation. RESULTS Peak systolic gradient (mean (SD)) was reduced both in group 1 (from 63.3 (22.8) to 10.7 (10.8) mm Hg, p < 0.001) and group 2 (from 63.9 (20.8) to 2.7 (4.3) mm Hg, p < 0.001), but Delta change was significantly greater in group 2. A residual gradient of > 10 mm Hg was shown to be the best cut off point to separate risk groups, representing a hazard ratio (HR) of 9.59 compared with a residual gradient of < or = 10 mm Hg (95% confidence interval (CI) 1.92 to 47.8). From multivariate Cox regression analysis, the only risk marker was the residual gradient (HR 8.9, 95% CI 1.2 to 63.0). The type of the coarctation and the use of stent were the factors associated with a residual gradient of < or = 10 mm Hg. CONCLUSIONS Mid term outcome in adult patients with native aortic coarctation receiving percutaneous treatment is strongly related to the immediate residual gradient. When treating these cases, efforts should be made to obtain gradients under 10 mm Hg, either by angioplasty alone or by placing a stent. Patients with discrete aortic coarctation have similar mid term results when the immediate residual gradient is < or = 10 mm Hg despite the implantation of a stent. To achieve these gradients, patients with hypoplastic isthmus or tubular coarctation should be treated with primary stenting. Further studies including exercise tests and non-invasive imaging are still needed before definitive conclusions can be drawn.
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- C Zabal
- Department of Adult Congenital Heart Disease, Instituto Nacional de Cardiología Ignacio Chávez, Mexico DF, Mexico.
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The standard treatment of coarctation of the aorta is surgical. In the last 2 decades, however, treatment by catheter intervention has become more widespread, using either balloon angioplasty or primary stent implantation. Balloon angioplasty was originally used for recurrent coarctation after surgical repair but has now been shown equally effective for unoperated coarctation. The procedure produces a satisfactory gradient reduction in approximately 80% of patients, with transverse arch hypoplasia the main predictor of poorer outcome. Rates of restenosis and aneurysm formation are less than 10%. Primary stent implantation has been suggested as an option potentially superior to angioplasty alone. Stent implantation limits elastic recoil and potentially reduces aneurysm formation by reducing the amount of balloon stretch required. The incidence of suboptimal gradient reduction is low, probably 5% or less, as is the rate of restenosis. Aneurysm formation, vascular complications, and stent migration also occur in less than 5%. Catheter interventions are now an established treatment strategy for coarctation, with a good success rate and safety profile. The outcome for native and recurrent coarctation appears similar. The authors believe that for most adult patients with coarctation of the aorta, catheter intervention should be offered as initial therapy.
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- T S Hornung
- Division of Cardiology, Green Lane Hospital, Auckland, New Zealand
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Joseph G, Mandalay A, Rajendiran G. Percutaneous recanalization and balloon angioplasty of congenital isolated local atresia of the aortic isthmus in adults. Catheter Cardiovasc Interv 2001; 53:535-41. [PMID: 11515009 DOI: 10.1002/ccd.1218] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/10/2022]
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Congenital isolated local atresia of the aortic isthmus is anatomically similar and morphogenetically related to congenital coarctation of the aorta and was encountered in 4 out of 26 consecutive adult patients selected for coarctation angioplasty at our center. Anterograde recanalization of the atresia was safely and successfully accomplished in all four patients, using a brachial approach. Balloon dilation in the four patients, with ancillary stent implantation in one patient, resulted in reduction of translesion gradient from 84 +/- 11 mm Hg to 9 +/- 7 mm Hg without complications. Angiography in the three non-stented patients after a mean follow-up of 13 months showed no evidence of restenosis, dissection or aneurysm formation, though one patient had mild dilatation of the posterior aspect of the aortic isthmus. The clinical presentation of patients with isolated local aortic atresia, and their short- to mid-term response to percutaneous treatment, is similar to that of patients with isolated severe coarctation of aorta.
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- Department of Cardiology, Christian Medical College Hospital, Vellore, South India.
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