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Marigliano AN, Ortiz JT, Casas J, Evangelista A. Aortic Regurgitation: From Valvular to Myocardial Dysfunction. J Clin Med 2024; 13:2929. [PMID: 38792470 PMCID: PMC11122337 DOI: 10.3390/jcm13102929] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/03/2024] [Revised: 04/30/2024] [Accepted: 05/02/2024] [Indexed: 05/26/2024] Open
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Chronic aortic regurgitation (AR) leads to volume overload in the left ventricle (LV), which is well tolerated for years. In this condition, the LV usually dilates with minimal reduction in the ejection fraction (EF), even in the absence of symptoms. Echocardiography is the primary imaging test used to quantify AR. However, no single assessment of Doppler measures is accurate and precise in individual patients; therefore, the integration of multiple parameters is necessary. Recent guidelines recommend surgical treatment for severe AR in patients who are symptomatic or have an LVEF < 55% and an end-systolic diameter > 50 mm. Nevertheless, advances in imaging technology have improved the quantification of AR and the assessment of LV subclinical dysfunction. It is widely recognized that patients who undergo aortic valve replacement/repair (AVR) due to symptoms or a low LVEF experience worse outcomes than those undergoing AVR for non-Class I indications. In fact, subclinical irreversible myocardial damage may occur in clinically well-compensated and closely monitored patients while awaiting formal surgical indications. This condition could be prevented by the use of multimodal imaging parameters, in particular longitudinal LV strain and magnetic resonance imaging. In addition, better cut-off values for mortality predictors should be established. This review aims to identify simple models that integrate several echocardiographic and cardiac magnetic resonance-derived parameters to predict the optimal timing of surgical treatment in asymptomatic patients with chronic severe AR.
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- Alba-Nidia Marigliano
- Heart Institute, Teknon Medical Center, 08022 Barcelona, Spain; (A.-N.M.); (J.-T.O.)
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- Heart Institute, Teknon Medical Center, 08022 Barcelona, Spain; (A.-N.M.); (J.-T.O.)
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- Instituto Cedic, Bahía Blanca B8000, Argentina;
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- Heart Institute, Teknon Medical Center, 08022 Barcelona, Spain; (A.-N.M.); (J.-T.O.)
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Yokohama F, Takaya Y, Ichikawa K, Nakayama R, Miki T, Toda H, Toh N, Miyoshi T, Nakamura K, Ito H. Association Between Aortic Valve Calcification and Severity of Concomitant Aortic Regurgitation in Patients With Severe Aortic Stenosis. Circ J 2024; 88:606-611. [PMID: 37045774 DOI: 10.1253/circj.cj-22-0746] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 04/14/2023]
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BACKGROUND Patients with severe aortic stenosis (AS) frequently have concomitant aortic regurgitation (AR), but the association between aortic valvular calcification (AVC) and the severity of AR remains unclear.Methods and Results: We retrospectively reviewed patients with severe AS who underwent transthoracic echocardiography and multidetector computed tomography (MDCT) within 1 month. The patients were divided into 3 groups according to the degree of concomitant AR. The association between AVC and the severity of concomitant AR was assessed in patients with severe AS. The study population consisted of 95 patients: 43 men and 52 women with a mean age of 82±7 years. Of the 95 patients with severe AS, 27 had no or trivial AR, 53 had mild AR, and 15 had moderate AR. The AVC score (AVCS) and AVC volume (AVCV) significantly increased as the severity of concomitant AR increased (P=0.014 for both), and similar findings were obtained for the AVCS and AVCV indexes (P=0.004 for both). CONCLUSIONS The severity of AR correlated with AVCS and AVCV measured by MDCT in patients with severe AS. AVC may cause concomitant AR, leading to worsening of disease condition.
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- Fumi Yokohama
- Department of Cardiovascular Medicine, Okayama University Graduate School of Medicine, Dentistry, and Pharmaceutical Sciences
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- Department of Cardiovascular Medicine, Okayama University Graduate School of Medicine, Dentistry, and Pharmaceutical Sciences
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- Department of Cardiovascular Medicine, Okayama University Graduate School of Medicine, Dentistry, and Pharmaceutical Sciences
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- Department of Cardiovascular Medicine, Okayama University Graduate School of Medicine, Dentistry, and Pharmaceutical Sciences
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- Department of Cardiovascular Medicine, Okayama University Graduate School of Medicine, Dentistry, and Pharmaceutical Sciences
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- Department of Cardiovascular Medicine, Okayama University Graduate School of Medicine, Dentistry, and Pharmaceutical Sciences
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- Department of Cardiovascular Medicine, Okayama University Graduate School of Medicine, Dentistry, and Pharmaceutical Sciences
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- Department of Cardiovascular Medicine, Okayama University Graduate School of Medicine, Dentistry, and Pharmaceutical Sciences
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- Department of Cardiovascular Medicine, Okayama University Graduate School of Medicine, Dentistry, and Pharmaceutical Sciences
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- Department of Cardiovascular Medicine, Okayama University Graduate School of Medicine, Dentistry, and Pharmaceutical Sciences
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Stephens EH, Dearani JA, Pochettino A, Vricella LA, Sundt TM, David TE, Bavaria JE, Cameron DE. Valve-Sparing Aortic Root Replacement State-of-the-Art Review, Part I: Anatomy and Physiology. Ann Thorac Surg 2024:S0003-4975(24)00115-2. [PMID: 38360340 DOI: 10.1016/j.athoracsur.2023.12.018] [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] [Received: 12/01/2022] [Revised: 12/03/2023] [Accepted: 12/09/2023] [Indexed: 02/17/2024]
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Aortic valve disease is common, and valve-preserving operations are preferred whenever possible. Valve-sparing aortic root replacement has become an important tool for managing aortic root pathology in children and adults. The learning curve for this operation is challenging, but with increasing experience and technical modifications, early and late outcomes continue to improve. Durable long-term results vary based on the underlying anatomy, pathology, and patient selection, as well as surgeon expertise. The first installment of this Valve-Sparing Aortic Root Replacement State-of-the-Art Review article addresses patient anatomy and physiology as it relates to candidacy for VSRR.
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- Department of Cardiovascular Surgery, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, Minnesota.
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- Division of Pediatric Cardiovascular Surgery, Department of Surgery, Advocate Children's Heart Institute, Chicago, Illinois
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- Division of Cardiac Surgery, Department of Surgery, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, Massachusetts
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- Division of Cardiovascular Surgery, Department of Surgery, University of Toronto, Toronto, Canada
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- Division of Cardiovascular Surgery, Department of Surgery, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
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- Division of Cardiac Surgery, Department of Surgery, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, Massachusetts
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Marom G, Weltert LP, Raanani E, Chirirchilli I, Giebels C, Irace FG, De Paulis R, Schäfers HJ. Systematic adjustment of root dimensions to cusp size in aortic valve repair: a computer simulation. INTERDISCIPLINARY CARDIOVASCULAR AND THORACIC SURGERY 2024; 38:ivae024. [PMID: 38402485 PMCID: PMC10902611 DOI: 10.1093/icvts/ivae024] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/05/2024] [Revised: 01/29/2024] [Accepted: 02/05/2024] [Indexed: 02/26/2024]
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OBJECTIVES Aortic valve repair requires the creation of a normal geometry of cusps and aortic root. Of the different dimensions, geometric cusp height is the most difficult to change while annular and sinotubular dimensions can be easily modified. The objective of this study was to investigate, by computer simulation, ideal combinations of annular and sinotubular junction size for a given geometric height. METHODS Based on a literature review of anatomical data, a computational biomechanics model was generated for a tricuspid aortic valve. We aimed to determine the ideal relationships for the root dimensions, keeping geometric height constant and creating different combinations of the annular and sinotubular junction dimensions. Using this model, 125 virtual anatomies were created, with 25 different combinations of annulus and sinotubular junction. Effective height, coaptation height and mechanical cusp stress were calculated with the valves in closed configuration. RESULTS Generally, within the analysed range of geometric heights, changes to the annular diameter yielded a stronger impact than sinotubular junction diameter changes for optimal valve configuration. The best results were obtained with the sinotubular junction being 2-4 mm larger than the annulus, leading to higher effective height, normal coaptation height and lower stress. Within the range tested, stenosis did not occur due to annular reduction. CONCLUSIONS In tricuspid aortic valves, the geometric height can be used to predict ideal post-repair annular and sinotubular junction dimensions for optimal valve configuration. Such an ideal configuration is associated with reduced cusp stress.
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- Gil Marom
- School of Mechanical Engineering, Tel Aviv University, Tel Aviv, Israel
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- Department of Cardiac Surgery, European Hospital, Rome, Italy
- San Camillus International University of Health Sciences, Rome, Italy
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- Department of Cardiac Surgery, Sheba Medical Center at Tel Hashomer, Ramat Gan, Israel
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- Department of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, Saarland University Medical Center, Homburg, Germany
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- Department of Cardiac Surgery, European Hospital, Rome, Italy
- San Camillus International University of Health Sciences, Rome, Italy
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- Department of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, Saarland University Medical Center, Homburg, Germany
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Spadaccio C, Nenna A, Henkens A, Mastrobuoni S, Jahanyar J, Aphram G, Lemaire G, Vancraeynest D, El Khoury G, De Kerchove L. Predictors of long-term stenosis in bicuspid aortic valve repair. J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2024; 167:611-621.e6. [PMID: 35659121 DOI: 10.1016/j.jtcvs.2022.04.024] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/23/2021] [Revised: 04/04/2022] [Accepted: 04/17/2022] [Indexed: 10/18/2022]
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OBJECTIVES The use of modern techniques for bicuspid aortic valve repair has been shown to provide safe and durable results against recurrent regurgitation. However, an emerging body of evidence is indicating that aortic stenosis might be an additional late complication of these procedures. To date, the pathogenesis and clinical impact of aortic stenosis after bicuspid aortic valve repair are poorly understood. METHODS A retrospective analysis of 367 patients with bicuspid aortic valve repair was performed to identify predictors of reoperation for stenosis. Bicuspid aortic valve repair was performed using a combination of procedures on the leaflet, annulus, and aortic root. RESULTS During a median follow-up of 8 years, reoperation for stenosis was required in 33 patients (9.0%). Freedom from reoperation for stenosis was 100%, 99.6%, 91.7%, and 74.9% at 1, 5, 10, and 15 years, respectively. The following factors were independently associated with reoperation for aortic stenosis: Leaflet or raphe resection with shaving was a protective factor (hazard ratio, 0.34; 95% confidence interval, 0.16-0.71; P = .004), whereas the use of expanded polytetrafluoroethylene for free-edge running suture (hazard ratio, 2.55; 95% confidence interval, 1.16-5.57; P = .019), supracoronary replacement of the ascending aorta in combination with valve repair (hazard ratio, 5.41; 95% confidence interval, 2.11-13.85; P = .001), and the need for a second aortic crossclamp (hazard ratio, 10.95; 95% confidence interval, 2.80-42.80; P = .001) were associated with increased risk of reoperation for aortic stenosis. CONCLUSIONS While confirming previous findings, our analysis suggests that the inability to restore leaflet mobility and polytetrafluoroethylene for free-edge running suture are risk factors for stenosis. The so-called ascending phenotypes are probably more prone to stenosis. If the first attempt to repair is unsuccessful, the risk of late reoperation for aortic stenosis is high.
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- Cristiano Spadaccio
- Pôle de Recherche Cardiovasculaire, Institut de Recherche Expérimentale et Clinique, Université Catholique de Louvain, Brussels, Belgium; Division of Cardiothoracic and Vascular Surgery, Cliniques Universitaires Saint-Luc, Brussels, Belgium; Department of Cardiac Surgery, Massachusetts General Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, Mass
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- Department of Cardiovascular Surgery, University Campus Bio-Medico of Rome, Rome, Italy
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- Pôle de Recherche Cardiovasculaire, Institut de Recherche Expérimentale et Clinique, Université Catholique de Louvain, Brussels, Belgium; Division of Cardiothoracic and Vascular Surgery, Cliniques Universitaires Saint-Luc, Brussels, Belgium
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- Pôle de Recherche Cardiovasculaire, Institut de Recherche Expérimentale et Clinique, Université Catholique de Louvain, Brussels, Belgium; Division of Cardiothoracic and Vascular Surgery, Cliniques Universitaires Saint-Luc, Brussels, Belgium
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- Pôle de Recherche Cardiovasculaire, Institut de Recherche Expérimentale et Clinique, Université Catholique de Louvain, Brussels, Belgium; Division of Cardiothoracic and Vascular Surgery, Cliniques Universitaires Saint-Luc, Brussels, Belgium
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- Pôle de Recherche Cardiovasculaire, Institut de Recherche Expérimentale et Clinique, Université Catholique de Louvain, Brussels, Belgium; Division of Cardiothoracic and Vascular Surgery, Cliniques Universitaires Saint-Luc, Brussels, Belgium
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- Division of Anesthesiology, Cliniques Universitaires Saint-Luc, Brussels, Belgium
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- Division of Cardiology, Cliniques Universitaires Saint-Luc, Brussels, Belgium
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- Pôle de Recherche Cardiovasculaire, Institut de Recherche Expérimentale et Clinique, Université Catholique de Louvain, Brussels, Belgium; Division of Cardiothoracic and Vascular Surgery, Cliniques Universitaires Saint-Luc, Brussels, Belgium
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- Pôle de Recherche Cardiovasculaire, Institut de Recherche Expérimentale et Clinique, Université Catholique de Louvain, Brussels, Belgium; Division of Cardiothoracic and Vascular Surgery, Cliniques Universitaires Saint-Luc, Brussels, Belgium.
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Li X, Wang B, Wang X, Wang Z. The mid-term outcomes of aortic-root repair is not inferior to Bentall procedure in acute type-A aortic dissection. Asian J Surg 2024; 47:911-915. [PMID: 37951742 DOI: 10.1016/j.asjsur.2023.10.080] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/10/2023] [Revised: 10/03/2023] [Accepted: 10/20/2023] [Indexed: 11/14/2023] Open
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OBJECTIVE Bentall procedure used to be standard operation for involved aortic root in acute type A aortic dissection (ATAAD). But aortic root repair for preserving valve is still controversial in ATAAD. This study aimed to evaluate the midterm outcomes of aortic root repair by comparing with Bentall approach. METHODS A retrospective analysis of 1075 ATAAD patients with aortic root involvement was conducted. The patients were divided into aortic root repair group (n = 447) and Bentall group (n = 628). The propensity score matching analysis (PSMA) was used to adjust the baseline. RESULTS The median follow-up was 44 months (interquartile range, 17-65 months; range, 1-130 months). The 30-day mortality in the repair and replacement groups was 15.0 % and 12.9 % (P = 0.327) respectively; the late overall mortality was 15.9 % and 14.0 % (P = 0.394) respectively. The Kaplan-Meier 10-year survival and free-from-reoperation was 86.0 % and 92.5 % respectively in the repair group. After PSMA, the cumulative survival rate [Hazard Ratio (HR) 0.685; 95 % Confidence Interval (CI) 0.457-1.027; P = 0.747]) and reoperation rate (HR 0.308; 95 % CI 0.070-1.355; P = 0.157) was not significantly higher in the repair group than in the Bentall group. CONCLUSION The mid-term outcome of aortic root repair is probably not inferior to Bentall procedure. Therefore, root repair is an alternative approach in ATAAD with the advantage of preserving native valve.
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- Xiaoyong Li
- Department of Cardiovascular Surgery, Renmin Hospital of Wuhan University, 238# Jiefang Road, Wuhan, Hubei Province, 430000, China
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- Department of Cardiovascular Surgery, Wuhan Asia Heart Hospital Affiliated Wuhan University, 753# Jinghan Road, Wuhan, Hubei Province, 430004, China
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- Department of Cardiovascular Surgery, Wuhan Asia Heart Hospital Affiliated Wuhan University, 753# Jinghan Road, Wuhan, Hubei Province, 430004, China
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- Department of Cardiovascular Surgery, Renmin Hospital of Wuhan University, 238# Jiefang Road, Wuhan, Hubei Province, 430000, China.
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Tsampasian V, Victor K, Bhattacharyya S, Oxborough D, Ring L. Echocardiographic assessment of aortic regurgitation: a narrative review. Echo Res Pract 2024; 11:1. [PMID: 38167345 PMCID: PMC10762934 DOI: 10.1186/s44156-023-00036-7] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/09/2023] [Accepted: 11/08/2023] [Indexed: 01/05/2024] Open
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Aortic regurgitation (AR) is the third most frequently encountered valve lesion and may be caused by abnormalities of the valve cusps or the aorta. Echocardiography is instrumental in the assessment of AR as it enables the delineation of valvular morphology, the mechanism of the lesion and the grading of severity. Severe AR has a major impact on the myocardium and carries a significant risk of morbidity and mortality if left untreated. Established and novel echocardiographic methods, such as global longitudinal strain and three-dimensional echocardiography, allow an estimation of this risk and provide invaluable information for patient management and prognosis. This narrative review summarises the epidemiology of AR, reviews current practices and recommendations with regards to the echocardiographic assessment of AR and outlines novel echocardiographic tools that may prove beneficial in patient assessment and management.
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- Research Institute of Sports and Exercise Science and Liverpool Centre for Cardiovascular Science, Liverpool John Moores University, Liverpool, UK
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- West Suffolk Hospital NHS Foundation Trust, Bury St Edmunds, UK
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Munaf M, Babu S, Sukesan S, Gadhinglajkar SV. Intraoperative Transesophageal Echocardiographic Assessment of Aortic Valve Repair in a Child - What to Look for? Ann Card Anaesth 2024; 27:53-57. [PMID: 38722122 PMCID: PMC10876143 DOI: 10.4103/aca.aca_92_23] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/10/2023] [Revised: 08/10/2023] [Accepted: 08/21/2023] [Indexed: 05/12/2024] Open
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ABSTRACT Aortic valve (AV) repair is the desired surgical treatment option for young patients with aortic regurgitation (AR). It is considered as a class I indication for the surgical treatment of severeAR. The success of an AV repair depends on the detailed intraoperative transesophageal echocardiographic (TEE) examination which should fulfil the information required by the surgeon. The objective of this echo round is to describe the role of intraoperative TEE in systematic evaluation of the AV, before and after repair.
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- Mamatha Munaf
- Divison of Cardiothoracic and Vascular Anesthesiology, Sree Chitra Tirunal Institute for Medical Sciences and Technology, Trivandrum, Kerala, India
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- Divison of Cardiothoracic and Vascular Anesthesiology, Sree Chitra Tirunal Institute for Medical Sciences and Technology, Trivandrum, Kerala, India
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- Divison of Cardiothoracic and Vascular Anesthesiology, Sree Chitra Tirunal Institute for Medical Sciences and Technology, Trivandrum, Kerala, India
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- Divison of Cardiothoracic and Vascular Anesthesiology, Sree Chitra Tirunal Institute for Medical Sciences and Technology, Trivandrum, Kerala, India
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Accord RE, Mecozzi G, Aalberts JJJ, Nijs J, ter Weeme M, van Aarnhem EEHL, Mariani MA, van den Berg MP. Multicentre experience with valve-sparing aortic root replacement by means of combined remodelling and external aortic ring annuloplasty in patients with Marfan syndrome. INTERDISCIPLINARY CARDIOVASCULAR AND THORACIC SURGERY 2023; 37:ivad200. [PMID: 38109664 PMCID: PMC10739556 DOI: 10.1093/icvts/ivad200] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/27/2023] [Revised: 11/15/2023] [Accepted: 12/08/2023] [Indexed: 12/20/2023]
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OBJECTIVES The most recent valve-sparing root replacement technique combines the advantages of the reimplantation (David) and remodelling (Yacoub) techniques. The aortic root is reconstructed according to the remodelling technique, the aortic valve is repaired according to the principle of effective height, and an external ring provides annular support. The purpose of this study was to evaluate operative and mid-term outcomes using this technique in patients with Marfan syndrome. METHODS Adult patients with Marfan syndrome who had an indication for aortic root surgery according to European Society of Cardiology guidelines and were operated on using this new root replacement technique were retrospectively evaluated. Follow-up was obtained from standard outpatient visits and included echocardiography. RESULTS The study group comprised 22 patients (mean age 36 years, 68% males). Mean follow-up was 7.5 years. There were no mortalities. Two patients required aortic valve replacement because of aortic regurgitation. In both patients, the aortic root was severely dilated (≥65 mm) preoperatively, with grade III aortic valve regurgitation and aortic valve cusps that were very fragile. Aortic regurgitation was grade ≤I on follow-up in 18 of the remaining 20 patients. CONCLUSIONS Valve-sparing root replacement using remodelling combined with aortic-ring annuloplasty is safe in patients with Marfan syndrome. The mid-term outcome is promising in patients undergoing elective valve-sparing root replacement at recommended root diameters. However, in patients with extremely dilated aortic roots and already severe aortic regurgitation, the technique should be used cautiously as aortic cusps are fragile and might not be suitable for durable repair. CLINICAL REGISTRATION NUMBER UMCG Research registry #11208.
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- Ryan E Accord
- Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery, University of Groningen, University Medical Center Groningen, Groningen, Netherlands
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- Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery, University of Groningen, University Medical Center Groningen, Groningen, Netherlands
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- Department of Cardiology, Reinier de Graaf Hospital, Delft, Netherlands
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- Department of Cardiac Surgery, University Hospital Brussels, Brussels, Belgium
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- Thorax Centrum Twente, Medisch Spectrum Twente, Enschede, Netherlands
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- Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery, University of Groningen, University Medical Center Groningen, Groningen, Netherlands
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- Department of Cardiology, University of Groningen, University Medical Center Groningen, Groningen, Netherlands
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El Mathari S, Boulidam N, de Heer F, de Kerchove L, Schäfers HJ, Lansac E, Twisk JWR, Kluin J. Surgical outcomes of aortic valve repair for specific aortic valve cusp characteristics; retraction, calcification, and fenestration. J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2023; 166:1627-1634.e3. [PMID: 37244390 DOI: 10.1016/j.jtcvs.2023.05.020] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/09/2023] [Revised: 05/02/2023] [Accepted: 05/16/2023] [Indexed: 05/29/2023]
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OBJECTIVES We investigated the predictive value of aortic valve cusp retraction, calcification, and fenestration for aortic valvuloplasty feasibility. METHODS Multicenter data were collected for 2082 patients who underwent surgical aortic valvuloplasty or aortic valve replacement. The study population had retraction, calcification, or fenestration in at least one aortic valve cusp. Controls had normal or prolapsed cusps. RESULTS All cusp characteristics demonstrated significantly increased odds ratios [ORs] for switch to valve replacement. This effect was strongest for cusp retraction, followed by calcification and fenestration (OR, 25.14; P ≤ .001; OR, 13.50, P ≤ .001; OR, 12.32, P ≤ .001). Calcification and retraction displayed increased odds for developing grade 4 aortic regurgitation compared with grade 0 or 1 combined on average over time (OR, 6.67; P ≤ .001; OR, 4.13; P = .038). Patients with cusp retraction showed increased risk for reintervention at 1- and 2-year follow-up after aortic valvuloplasty (hazard ratio, 5.66; P ≤ .001; hazard ratio, 3.22, P = .007). Cusp fenestration was the only group showing neither an increased risk of postoperative severe aortic regurgitation (P = .57) or early reintervention (P = .88) compared with the control group. CONCLUSIONS Aortic valve cusp retraction, calcification, and fenestration were all related to increased rates of switch to valve replacement. Calcification and retraction were associated with recurrence of severe aortic regurgitation. Retraction was related to early reintervention. Fenestration was neither associated with recurrence of severe aortic regurgitation or reintervention. This indicates that surgeons are well able to distinguish aortic valve repair candidates in patients with cusp fenestration.
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- Sulayman El Mathari
- Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery, Amsterdam University Medical Center, Amsterdam, The Netherlands.
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- Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery, Amsterdam University Medical Center, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
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- Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery, Amsterdam University Medical Center, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
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- Department of Cardiothoracic and Vascular Surgery, Cliniques Universitaires Saint-Luc, Brussels, Belgium
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- Department of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, Saarland University Medical Center, Homburg, Germany
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- Department of Cardiovascular and Thoracic Surgery, Pitié-Salpêtrière APHP Hospital, Paris, France
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- Department of Epidemiology and Data Science, Amsterdam University Medical Center, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
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- Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery, Amsterdam University Medical Center, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
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Lebehn M, Vahl T, Kampaktsis P, Hahn RT. Contemporary Evaluation and Clinical Treatment Options for Aortic Regurgitation. J Cardiovasc Dev Dis 2023; 10:364. [PMID: 37754793 PMCID: PMC10532324 DOI: 10.3390/jcdd10090364] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/28/2023] [Revised: 08/21/2023] [Accepted: 08/22/2023] [Indexed: 09/28/2023] Open
Abstract
Aortic regurgitation (AR) is the third most frequent form of valvular disease and has increasing prevalence with age. This will be of increasing clinical importance with the advancing age of populations around the globe. An understanding of the various etiologies and mechanisms leading to AR requires a detailed understanding of the structure of the aortic valve and aortic root. While acute and chronic AR may share a similar etiology, their hemodynamic impact on the left ventricle (LV) and management are very different. Recent studies suggest current guideline recommendations for chronic disease may result in late intervention and suboptimal outcomes. Accurate quantitation of ventricular size and function, as well as grading of the severity of regurgitation, requires a multiparametric and multimodality imaging approach with an understanding of the strengths and weaknesses of each metric. Echocardiography remains the primary imaging modality for diagnosis with supplemental information provided by computed tomography (CT) and cardiac magnetic resonance imaging (CMR). Emerging transcatheter therapies may allow the treatment of patients at high risk for surgery, although novel methods to assess AR severity and its impact on LV size and function may improve the timing and outcomes of surgical intervention.
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- Mark Lebehn
- Department of Medicine, Columbia University Irving Medical Center, New York, NY 10032, USA
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- Department of Medicine, Columbia University Irving Medical Center, New York, NY 10032, USA
- Cardiovascular Research Foundation, New York, NY 10019, USA
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- Department of Medicine, Columbia University Irving Medical Center, New York, NY 10032, USA
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- Department of Medicine, Columbia University Irving Medical Center, New York, NY 10032, USA
- Cardiovascular Research Foundation, New York, NY 10019, USA
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Aortic root anatomy after aortic valve reimplantation. J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2023; 165:1335-1342.e2. [PMID: 33985805 DOI: 10.1016/j.jtcvs.2021.03.115] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/20/2021] [Revised: 03/17/2021] [Accepted: 03/24/2021] [Indexed: 01/13/2023]
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OBJECTIVE During the last decade, special concerns have been raised about the anatomic relationships among the sinotubular junction, ventricular-aortic junction, and virtual basal ring to improve the results of root reconstruction. The aim of this study is to evaluate the in vivo anatomy of the aortic root after reimplantation with the Valsalva graft and the anatomic relationship between its components. METHODS We analyzed 10 consecutive patients with tricuspid aortic valves who underwent reimplantation with the Valsalva graft between September and December 2019. Surgical clips were applied as markers at the level of proximal annular knots and at the distal reimplanted commissures on the neo-sinotubular junction. Electrocardiogram-gated computed tomography scan of the aortic root was performed. Coordinates of the markers were exported on a 3-dimensional modeling software, and the distances between the virtual basal ring and the Dacron graft basal landmarks were measured. RESULTS The mean heights of Dacron graft basal landmarks from virtual basal ring were right-left commissure 7.1 ± 5.1 mm; right sinus 4.7 ± 4.1 mm; right-noncoronary commissure 2.8 ± 2.2 mm; noncoronary sinus 1.4 ± 1.6 mm; left-noncoronary commissure 2.2 ± 2.3 mm; and left sinus 2.0 ± 0.9 mm. The mean planar distances of basal Dacron graft landmarks from virtual basal ring (thickness) were right-left commissure 5.3 ± 3.1 mm; right sinus 2.8 ± 1.4 mm; right-noncoronary commissure 2.2 ± 1.5 mm; noncoronary sinus 1.5 ± 1.5 mm; left-noncoronary commissure 1.3 ± 1.0 mm; and left sinus 3.4 ± 2.5 mm. CONCLUSIONS After reimplantation, despite a complete dissection of the root, slight asymmetry of graft proximal seating exists. The inner annuloplasty is on the virtual basal ring, and the proximal edge of the Dacron graft is on the ventricular-aortic junction at a slightly different thickness and height along the annular circumference. At the level of the right sinus and left/right commissure, the Dacron graft is higher than the virtual basal ring and the relative wall thickness is increased. The annular stabilization is unaffected.
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Sassis L, Kefala-Karli P, Cucchi I, Kouremenos I, Demosthenous M, Diplaris K. Valve Repair in Aortic Insufficiency: A State-of-the-art Review. Curr Cardiol Rev 2023; 19:e270422204131. [PMID: 35490315 PMCID: PMC10201877 DOI: 10.2174/1573403x18666220427120235] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/22/2022] [Revised: 03/02/2022] [Accepted: 03/09/2022] [Indexed: 02/08/2023] Open
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Aortic valve insufficiency (AI) describes the pathology of blood leaking through the aortic valve to the left ventricle during diastole and is classified as mild, moderate or severe according to the volume of regurgitating blood. Intervention is required in severe AI when the patient is symptomatic or when the left ventricular function is impaired. Aortic valve replacement has been considered the gold standard for decades for these patients, but several repair techniques have recently emerged that offer exceptional stability and long-term outcomes. The appropriate method of repair is selected based on the mechanism of AI and each patient's anatomic variations. This review aims to describe different pathologies of AI based on its anatomy, along with the different surgical techniques of aortic repair and their reported results.
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- University of Nicosia, School of Medicine, Nicosia, Cyprus
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Rashid HN, Chehab O, Hurrell H, Androshchuk V, Sularz A, Patterson T, Lucchese G, Redwood S. Conventional aortic root vs valve-sparing root replacement surgery in aortic dilatation syndromes: a comparison of mortality and postoperative complications. Expert Rev Cardiovasc Ther 2023; 21:57-65. [PMID: 36543329 DOI: 10.1080/14779072.2023.2162039] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/06/2022] [Accepted: 12/20/2022] [Indexed: 12/24/2022]
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INTRODUCTION Conventional aortic root and valve-sparing root replacement surgery are two current surgical treatments for aortic dilatation syndromes. This review article aims to review the current literature surrounding these two established techniques. AREAS COVERED This review article will address the current indications for valve-sparing root replacement surgery, technical considerations in surgical planning and a comparison of clinical outcomes between these two surgical techniques. EXPERT OPINION Valve-sparing root replacement surgery is a safe and established treatment for aortic syndromes. Valve-sparing surgery procedure avoids the inherent risk of prosthetic valve dysfunction and prosthesis infection by preserving the native aortic valve compared to conventional aortic root surgery. This has been demonstrated in various observational studies and should be considered in clinically and anatomically appropriate patients. Other technical considerations, such as reimplantation versus remodeling technique and aortic cusp repair in select patients, may impact in short-term procedural and long-term clinical success with valve-sparing surgery.
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- Hashrul N Rashid
- Department of Cardiology and Cardiac Surgery, Guy's & St. Thomas' Hospital, London, UK
- School of Cardiovascular Medicine & Sciences, King's College London, London, UK
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- Department of Cardiology and Cardiac Surgery, Guy's & St. Thomas' Hospital, London, UK
- School of Cardiovascular Medicine & Sciences, King's College London, London, UK
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- Department of Cardiology and Cardiac Surgery, Guy's & St. Thomas' Hospital, London, UK
- School of Cardiovascular Medicine & Sciences, King's College London, London, UK
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- Department of Cardiology and Cardiac Surgery, Guy's & St. Thomas' Hospital, London, UK
- School of Cardiovascular Medicine & Sciences, King's College London, London, UK
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- Department of Cardiology and Cardiac Surgery, Guy's & St. Thomas' Hospital, London, UK
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- Department of Cardiology and Cardiac Surgery, Guy's & St. Thomas' Hospital, London, UK
- School of Cardiovascular Medicine & Sciences, King's College London, London, UK
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- Department of Cardiology and Cardiac Surgery, Guy's & St. Thomas' Hospital, London, UK
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- Department of Cardiology and Cardiac Surgery, Guy's & St. Thomas' Hospital, London, UK
- School of Cardiovascular Medicine & Sciences, King's College London, London, UK
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Ehrlich T, Hagendorff A, Abeln K, Froede L, Giebels C, Schäfers HJ. Aortic cusp abnormalities in patients with trileaflet aortic valve and root aneurysm. HEART (BRITISH CARDIAC SOCIETY) 2022; 109:55-62. [PMID: 35803710 DOI: 10.1136/heartjnl-2022-320905] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/31/2022] [Accepted: 06/09/2022] [Indexed: 02/04/2023]
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BACKGROUND The frequency of concomitant cusp pathology in aortic root aneurysm with or without aortic regurgitation is not well known, and the sensitivity and specificity of two-dimensional trans-oesophageal echocardiography (2D TEE) in its detection has not yet been specified. OBJECTIVES We analysed the type and frequency of concomitant cusp alterations in root aneurysm referred for surgery. Sensitivity and specificity of 2D TEE in detecting these alterations were determined. METHODS In 582 patients (age 56.8±15.4 years, 453 male) with trileaflet aortic valves undergoing root replacement for regurgitation (n=347) or aneurysm (n=235), details of valve morphology were analysed. In a subcohort (n=281), intraoperative TEEs were analysed retrospectively and correlated with the intraoperative findings. RESULTS Any cusp pathology was present in 90.9% (prolapse: n=473; retraction: n=30; calcification: n=14; fenestration: n=12), morphologically normal cusps were seen in only 52 patients (8.93%). Valve-sparing surgery was performed in 525 (90.2%) instances, composite replacement in 57 (9.8%). Preoperative TEE correctly identified any postroot repair prolapse in 70.6% and any retraction in 85%. The sensitivity of TEE in detecting any prolapse was 68.6% (specificity of 79.5%). The sensitivity was highest for the right cusp and intermediate for the non-coronary. CONCLUSIONS Cusp prolapse is frequent in root aneurysm and trileaflet aortic valves. Prolapse is underdiagnosed by 2D TEE in many cases because pre-existent stretching of cusp tissue is masked by the geometric effects of root dilatation.
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- Tristan Ehrlich
- Department of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, Saarland University Medical Center, Homburg, Germany
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- Department of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, Saarland University Medical Center, Homburg, Germany
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- Department of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, Saarland University Medical Center, Homburg, Germany
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- Department of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, Saarland University Medical Center, Homburg, Germany
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- Department of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, Saarland University Medical Center, Homburg, Germany
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Tabrizi NS, Stout P, Richvalsky T, Cherukupalli D, Pedersen A, Samy S, Shapeton AD, Musuku SR. Aortic Valve Repair Using HAART 300 Geometric Annuloplasty Ring: A Review and Echocardiographic Case Series. J Cardiothorac Vasc Anesth 2022; 36:3990-3998. [PMID: 35545458 DOI: 10.1053/j.jvca.2022.03.013] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/31/2021] [Revised: 02/24/2022] [Accepted: 03/13/2022] [Indexed: 11/11/2022]
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Aortic valve repair (AVr) aims to preserve the native aortic leaflets and restore normal valve function. In doing so, AVr is a more technically challenging approach than traditional aortic valve replacement. Some of the complexity of repair techniques can be attributed to the unique structure of the functional aortic annulus (FAA), which, unlike the well-defined mitral annulus, is comprised of virtual and functional components. Though stabilizing the ventriculo-aortic junction (VAJ), a component of the FAA, is considered beneficial for patients with chronic aortic insufficiency (AI), the ideal AVr technique remains a subject of much debate. The existing AVr techniques do not completely stabilize the VAJ which may increase susceptibility to recurrent AI due to VAJ dilation. An emerging new technique showing promise for the treatment of both isolated and complex AI is AVr using HAART 300TM geometric annuloplasty ring (GAR). The GAR is implanted below the valve leaflets in the left ventricular outflow tract (LVOT), providing stability and creating a neo-annulus. As with other AVr subtypes, this procedure has a learning curve. There are unique surgical and echocardiographic aspects of AVr with GAR, including the appearance of the LVOT, the aortic valve leaflets, and their motion which cardiac anesthesiologists and echocardiographers must be familiar with. In this work, using an eight-patient echocardiographic case series, we provide an overview of this novel AVr technique, including some unique aspects of device sizing, patient selection, expected post-repair echocardiographic features, and a review of outcomes data.
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- Department of Anesthesiology and Perioperative Medicine, Albany Medical Center, Albany, NY
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- Department of Anesthesiology and Perioperative Medicine, Albany Medical Center, Albany, NY
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- Department of Anesthesiology and Perioperative Medicine, Albany Medical Center, Albany, NY
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- Veterans Affairs Boston Healthcare System, Department of Anesthesia, Critical Care and Pain Medicine, and Tufts University School of Medicine, Boston, MA
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- Department of Anesthesiology and Perioperative Medicine, Albany Medical Center, Albany, NY.
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Siani A, Perone F, Costantini P, Rodolfi S, Muscogiuri G, Sironi S, Carriero S, Pavon AG, van der Bilt I, van Rosendael P, Broekhuizen L, Teske A, Cramer MJ, Guglielmo M. Aortic regurgitation: A multimodality approach. JOURNAL OF CLINICAL ULTRASOUND : JCU 2022; 50:1041-1050. [PMID: 36218214 PMCID: PMC9828136 DOI: 10.1002/jcu.23299] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/21/2022] [Revised: 07/17/2022] [Accepted: 07/18/2022] [Indexed: 06/16/2023]
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Aortic regurgitation (AR) is a common valvular pathology. Multimodality noninvasive cardiovascular imaging is routinely used to assess the mechanism of AR, degree, and its hemodynamic impact on the cardiovascular system. Collecting this information is crucial in establishing the prognosis and in guiding patient management and follow-up. While echocardiography remains the primary test to assess AR, a comprehensive assessment of this valvulopathy can be obtained by combining the information from different techniques. This state-of-the-art review is intended to provide an update ed overview of the applications, strengths, and limits of transthoracic echocardiography, cardiac magnetic resonance, and cardiac computed tomography in patients with AR.
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- Agnese Siani
- Radiology DepartmentOspedale Maggiore della Carità University HospitalNovaraItaly
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- Cardiac Rehabilitation Unit, Rehabilitation Clinic "Villa delle Magnolie", Castel MorroneCasertaItaly
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- Radiology DepartmentOspedale Maggiore della Carità University HospitalNovaraItaly
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- Radiology DepartmentOspedale Maggiore della Carità University HospitalNovaraItaly
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- School of Medicine and Surgery, University of Milano‐BicoccaMilanItaly
- Department of RadiologyIRCCS Istituto Auxologico Italiano, San Luca HospitalMilanItaly
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- School of Medicine and Surgery, University of Milano‐BicoccaMilanItaly
- Department of RadiologyASST Papa Giovanni XXIII HospitalBergamoItaly
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- Postgraduate School in Radiodiagnostics, Università degli Studi di MilanoMilanItaly
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- Cardiocentro Ticino Institute, Ente Ospedaliero CantonaleLuganoSwitzerland
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- Department of CardiologyHaga Teaching HospitalThe HagueNetherlands
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- Department of Cardiology, Division of Heart and LungsUtrecht University, Utrecht University Medical CenterUtrechtThe Netherlands
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- Department of Cardiology, Division of Heart and LungsUtrecht University, Utrecht University Medical CenterUtrechtThe Netherlands
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- Department of Cardiology, Division of Heart and LungsUtrecht University, Utrecht University Medical CenterUtrechtThe Netherlands
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- Department of Cardiology, Division of Heart and LungsUtrecht University, Utrecht University Medical CenterUtrechtThe Netherlands
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- Department of Cardiology, Division of Heart and LungsUtrecht University, Utrecht University Medical CenterUtrechtThe Netherlands
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Echocardiographic Evaluation of the Etiology and Mechanism of Native Aortic Valve Regurgitation. CASE 2022; 6:150-157. [PMID: 35818493 PMCID: PMC9270673 DOI: 10.1016/j.case.2022.03.004] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/22/2022]
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Galusko V, Thornton G, Jozsa C, Sekar B, Aktuerk D, Treibel TA, Petersen SE, Ionescu A, Ricci F, Khanji MY. Aortic regurgitation management: a systematic review of clinical practice guidelines and recommendations. EUROPEAN HEART JOURNAL. QUALITY OF CARE & CLINICAL OUTCOMES 2022; 8:113-126. [PMID: 35026012 DOI: 10.1093/ehjqcco/qcac001] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/23/2021] [Accepted: 01/05/2022] [Indexed: 11/13/2022]
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Guidelines for the diagnosis and management of aortic regurgitation (AR) contain recommendations that do not always match. We systematically reviewed clinical practice guidelines and summarized similarities and differences in the recommendations as well as gaps in evidence on the management of AR. We searched MEDLINE and Embase (1 January 2011 to 1 September 2021), Google Scholar, and websites of relevant organizations for contemporary guidelines that were rigorously developed as assessed by the Appraisal of Guidelines for Research and Evaluation II tool. Three guidelines met our inclusion criteria. There was consensus on the definition of severe AR and use of echocardiography and of multimodality imaging for diagnosis, with emphasis on comprehensive assessment by the heart valve team to assess suitability and choice of intervention. Surgery is indicated in all symptomatic patients and aortic valve replacement is the cornerstone of treatment. There is consistency in the frequency of follow-up of patients, and safety of non-cardiac surgery in patients without indications for surgery. Discrepancies exist in recommendations for 3D imaging and the use of global longitudinal strain and biomarkers. Cut-offs for left ventricular ejection fraction and size for recommending surgery in severe asymptomatic AR also vary. There are no specific AR cut-offs for high-risk surgery and the role of percutaneous intervention is yet undefined. Recommendations on the treatment of mixed valvular disease are sparse and lack robust prospective data.
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- Victor Galusko
- Department of Cardiology, King's College Hospital, London SE5 9RS, UK
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- Barts Heart Centre, Barts Health NHS Trust, West Smithfield, London EC1A 7BE, UK
- Institute of Cardiovascular Science, University College London, London WC1E 6DD, UK
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- Barts Heart Centre, Barts Health NHS Trust, West Smithfield, London EC1A 7BE, UK
- Department of Cardiology, Newham University Hospital, Barts Health NHS Trust, Glen Road, London E13 8SL, UK
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- Department of Cardiology, Gloucestershire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, Gloucester GL1 3NN, UK
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- Barts Heart Centre, Barts Health NHS Trust, West Smithfield, London EC1A 7BE, UK
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- Barts Heart Centre, Barts Health NHS Trust, West Smithfield, London EC1A 7BE, UK
- Institute of Cardiovascular Science, University College London, London WC1E 6DD, UK
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- Barts Heart Centre, Barts Health NHS Trust, West Smithfield, London EC1A 7BE, UK
- NIHR Barts Biomedical Research Centre, William Harvey Research Institute, Queen Mary University of London, London EC1A 7BE, UK
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- Morriston Hospital, UK Cardiac Regional Centre, Swansea Bay Health Board, Swansea SA6 6NL, UK
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- Department of Neuroscience, Imaging and Clinical Sciences, 'G.d'Annunzio' University of Chieti-Pescara, 66100 Chieti, Italy
- Department of Clinical Sciences, Lund University, Jan Waldenströms gata 35, -205 02, Malmö, Sweden
- Casa di Cura Villa Serena, 65013 Città Sant'Angelo, Pescara, Italy
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- Barts Heart Centre, Barts Health NHS Trust, West Smithfield, London EC1A 7BE, UK
- Department of Cardiology, Newham University Hospital, Barts Health NHS Trust, Glen Road, London E13 8SL, UK
- NIHR Barts Biomedical Research Centre, William Harvey Research Institute, Queen Mary University of London, London EC1A 7BE, UK
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Age-related etiologies of aortic regurgitation with moderate or greater severity and coronary cusp bending: evaluation using transesophageal echocardiography. J Med Ultrason (2001) 2022; 49:231-239. [PMID: 35031893 DOI: 10.1007/s10396-021-01177-0] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/27/2021] [Accepted: 10/25/2021] [Indexed: 10/19/2022]
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PURPOSE The prevalence of valvular heart disease has been rising, especially among those ≥ 65 years of age, because of age-related valvular degeneration resulting in an increase in the number of patients diagnosed with aortic regurgitation (AR). We analyzed transesophageal echocardiography (TEE) images in AR patients to identify the etiologies and investigate any differences in them according to age. METHODS We studied 146 consecutive patients with chronic moderate or severe AR who underwent TEE. AR etiology was evaluated based on the TEE images in all the patients, as well as in each group separated by age. RESULTS The total number of patients eligible was 126 (mean age 67 ± 12 years), consisting of an older group (n = 85, mean age 74 ± 5 years) and younger group (n = 41, mean age 52 ± 11 years). In total, the most common etiology of AR was cusp bending (33.0%). In the older group, it was the most frequent as well (48.2%), with the right coronary cusp being the most commonly affected site (90.2%). In the younger group, bicuspid aortic valve was the most common (36.5%). Subsequently, all the study subjects were re-classified into two groups according to the presence/absence of cusp bending. Multivariate analysis revealed that age was the only factor associated with cusp bending. CONCLUSION Cusp bending was the most frequent etiology of AR in the elderly. Preoperative detection of cusp bending by TEE would expand the therapeutic strategy for AR, including aortic valvuloplasty.
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Yang T, Wen H, El-Hamamsy I, Ni Q, Sun Y, Zhu D. Relationship Between Leaflets and Root in Normal Aortic Valve Based on Computed Tomography Imaging: Implication for Aortic Valve Repair. Front Cardiovasc Med 2021; 8:731440. [PMID: 34881298 PMCID: PMC8645849 DOI: 10.3389/fcvm.2021.731440] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/27/2021] [Accepted: 10/26/2021] [Indexed: 11/21/2022] Open
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Objective: By assessing the normal dimensions and the relationship between the aortic root and leaflets in Chinese population, the objective of this three-dimensional computed tomography (3DCT)-based study was to establish a matching reference for leaflets and aortic root for aortic valve (AV) repair. Method: Electrocardiogram-gated multi-detector CT was performed on 168 Chinese participants with a normal aortic valve. Measurements of the aortic annuli and leaflets were obtained. The correlations between and the ratios of the specific root and leaflet measurements were analyzed. The references for the leaflet and root dimensions were suggested based on geometric height (gH) using a linear regression equation. The utility of the ratios was tested with CT images of 15 patients who underwent aortic valve repair. Result: The mean annulus diameter (AD), sino-tubular junction (STJ) diameter, geometric height (gH), effective height (eH), free margin length (FML), commissural height (ComH), inter-commissural distance (ICD), and coaptation height (CH) were 22.4 ± 1.7 mm, 27.3 ± 2, 0.4 mm, 15.5 ± 1.7 mm, 8.9 ± 1.2 mm, 32.0 ± 3.4 mm, 17.9 ± 1.9 mm, 23.1 ± 2.3 mm, and 3.1 ± 0.6 mm, respectively. The gH/AD, FML/ICD, and eH/ComH ratios were 0.69 ± 0.07, 1.38 ± 0.08, and 0.50 ± 0.07, respectively. The gH correlated with all other leaflet and root measurements (P < 0.01), whereas the FML demonstrated a better correlation with ICD compared with gH (R2 = 0.75, and R2 = 0.37, respectively). The FML/ICD and eH/ComH ratios might be used to assess leaflet-root mismatch and post-repair leaflet billowing. Conclusion: The normal aortic valve measurements based on 3DCT revealed a specific relationship between the root and leaflets; and this will guide the development of an objective method of aortic valve repair.
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- Tianyang Yang
- Department of Cardiac Surgery, Shanghai Chest Hospital, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai, China
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- Department of Pharmacy, Shanghai Chest Hospital, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai, China
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- Department of Cardiovascular Surgery, Mount Sinai Hospital, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, New York, NY, United States
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- Department of Radiology, Shanghai Chest Hospital, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai, China
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- Department of Radiology, Shanghai Chest Hospital, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai, China
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- Department of Cardiac Surgery, Shanghai Chest Hospital, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai, China
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Ichikawa N, Shiina Y, Kijima Y, Kodama H, Abe K, Komiyama N, Niwa K. Characteristics of the aortic root morphology in conotruncal anomaly of the congenital heart disease. J Cardiol 2021; 79:277-282. [PMID: 34600781 DOI: 10.1016/j.jjcc.2021.09.007] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/30/2021] [Revised: 08/17/2021] [Accepted: 09/04/2021] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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BACKGROUND Aortopathy is a well-known feature of conotruncal anomalies, but it remains unknown whether valve-sparing aortic root replacement, such as the David procedure, is feasible in young patients with severe aortic regurgitation. We assessed the aortic valve complex and aortic root morphology in patients with conotruncal anomalies using echocardiography. Furthermore, we evaluated the relevant factors associated with aortopathy in this population. METHODS A total of 172 adult patients with conotruncal anomalies were enrolled in this study. Dimensions of the aortic valve complex were measured at the level of the sinus of Valsalva (SV) and sinotubular junction (STJ). The geometric height (GH), effective height (EH), and coaptation length (CL) were also assessed to analyze the aortic valve complex in detail. RESULTS Sixteen of 172 patients were excluded due to poor imaging; 105 patients with tetralogy of Fallot, 24 with double outlet right ventricle, and 27 with transposition of the great arteries totaling 156 patients (32+/-11 years old) were included in the analysis. The patients were divided into four groups: Group 1 (98 patients) had no dilatation of SV or STJ; Group 2 (32 patients) had dilated SV and STJ; Group 3 (14 patients) had dilated SV; and Group 4 (12 patients) had dilated STJ. GH and EH in Group 2 were also highest among the four, whereas CL was not significantly shortened. Multivariate analysis revealed that male sex, age, and conduit repair were risk factors for aortopathy in this population. CONCLUSIONS Patients with dilated SV and STJ (Group 2) were the most common among the patients with aortopathy (Groups 2, 3, and 4). The aortic valve leaflets themselves were enlarged, and the poor coaptation of the valve tips was compensated in spite of aortic root dilatation, which plays an important role in preventing severe aortic regurgitation in this population. Overall, valve-sparing aortic valve replacement is more feasible in the young populations than we expected.
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- Naoko Ichikawa
- Clinical Laboratory, St. Luke's International Hospital, Tokyo, Japan
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- Cardiovascular center, St. Luke's International Hospital, Tokyo, Japan.
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- Cardiovascular center, St. Luke's International Hospital, Tokyo, Japan
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- Cardiovascular center, St. Luke's International Hospital, Tokyo, Japan
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- Department of Cardiovascular Surgery, St. Luke's International Hospital, Tokyo, Japan
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- Cardiovascular center, St. Luke's International Hospital, Tokyo, Japan
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- Cardiovascular center, St. Luke's International Hospital, Tokyo, Japan
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Michelena HI, Corte AD, Evangelista A, Maleszewski JJ, Edwards WD, Roman MJ, Devereux RB, Fernández B, Asch FM, Barker AJ, Sierra-Galan LM, De Kerchove L, Fernandes SM, Fedak PWM, Girdauskas E, Delgado V, Abbara S, Lansac E, Prakash SK, Bissell MM, Popescu BA, Hope MD, Sitges M, Thourani VH, Pibarot P, Chandrasekaran K, Lancellotti P, Borger MA, Forrest JK, Webb J, Milewicz DM, Makkaar R, Leon MB, Sanders SP, Markl M, Ferrari VA, Roberts WC, Song JK, Blanke P, White CS, Siu S, Svensson LG, Braverman AC, Bavaria J, Sundt TM, El Khoury G, De Paulis R, Enriquez-Sarano M, Bax JJ, Otto CM, Schäfers HJ. International Consensus Statement on Nomenclature and Classification of the Congenital Bicuspid Aortic Valve and Its Aortopathy, for Clinical, Surgical, Interventional and Research Purposes. Radiol Cardiothorac Imaging 2021; 3:e200496. [PMID: 34505060 DOI: 10.1148/ryct.2021200496] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/30/2022]
Abstract
This International Consensus Classification and Nomenclature for the congenital bicuspid aortic valve condition recognizes 3 types of bicuspid valves: 1. The fused type (right-left cusp fusion, right-non-coronary cusp fusion and left-non-coronary cusp fusion phenotypes); 2. The 2-sinus type (latero-lateral and antero-posterior phenotypes); and 3. The partial-fusion (forme fruste) type. The presence of raphe and the symmetry of the fused type phenotypes are critical aspects to describe. The International Consensus also recognizes 3 types of bicuspid valve-associated aortopathy: 1. The ascending phenotype; 2. The root phenotype; and 3. Extended phenotypes. © 2021 Jointly between the RSNA, the European Association for Cardio-Thoracic Surgery, The Society of Thoracic Surgeons, and the American Association for Thoracic Surgery. The articles are identical except for minor stylistic and spelling differences in keeping with each journal's style. All rights reserved. Keywords: Bicuspid Aortic Valve, Aortopathy, Nomenclature, Classification.
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- Department of Translational Medical Sciences, University of Campania "L. Vanvitelli", Naples, Italy
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- Department of Cardiology, Hospital Vall d'Hebron, Vall d'Hebron Research Institute (VHIR) Ciber-CV, Barcelona, Spain
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- Department of Laboratory Medicine and Pathology, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN, USA
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- Department of Laboratory Medicine and Pathology, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN, USA
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- Division of Cardiology, Weill Cornell Medicine, New York, NY, USA
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- Departamento de Biologia Animal, Facultad de Ciencias, Instituto de Investigación Biomédica de Málaga, Universidad de Málaga, Ciber-CV, Málaga, Spain
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- Department of Radiology, Children's Hospital Colorado, University of Colorado, Anschutz Medical Campus, Aurora, CO, USA
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- Cardiovascular Division, American British Cowdray Medical Center, Mexico City, Mexico
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- Cardiovascular Division, American British Cowdray Medical Center, Mexico City, Mexico
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- Division of Pediatric Cardiology, Department of Pediatrics, Stanford University, Palo Alto, CA, USA.,Division of Cardiovascular Medicine, Department of Medicine, Stanford University, Palo Alto, CA, USA
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- Department of Cardiac Sciences, Libin Cardiovascular Institute, Cumming School of Medicine, University of Calgary, Calgary, Canada
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- Department of Cardiovascular Surgery, University Heart and Vascular Center Hamburg, Hamburg, Germany
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- Department of Cardiology, Leiden University Medical Center, Leiden, Netherlands
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- Cardiothoracic Imaging Division, Department of Radiology, UT Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, TX, USA
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- Department of Cardiac Surgery, Institute Mutualiste Montsouris, Paris, France
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- Department of Internal Medicine, McGovern Medical School, The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston, Houston, TX, USA
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- Department of Biomedical Imaging Science, Leeds Institute to Cardiovascular and Metabolic Medicine, University of Leeds, Leeds, UK
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- Department of Cardiology, University of Medicine and Pharmacy "Carol Davila"-Euroecolab, Emergency Institute for Cardiovascular Diseases "Prof. Dr. C. C. Iliescu", Bucharest, Romania
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- Department of Radiology and Biomedical Imaging, University of California San Francisco, San Francisco, CA, USA
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- Cardiovascular Institute, Hospital Clinic, Universitat de Barcelona, IDIBAPS, CIBERCV, ISCIII (CB16/11/00354), CERCA Programme, Barcelona, Spain
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- Department of Cardiovascular Surgery, Marcus Valve Center, Piedmont Heart Institute, Atlanta, GA, USA
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- Department of Cardiology, Québec Heart & Lung Institute, Laval University Québec, Québec, Canada
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- Department of Cardiology, University of Liège Hospital, GIGA Cardiovascular Sciences, CHU Sart Tilman, Liège, Belgium.,Gruppo Villa Maria Care and Research, Maria Cecilia Hospital, Cotignola, and Anthea Hospital, Bari, Italy
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- University Clinic of Cardiac Surgery, Leipzig Heart Center, Leipzig, Germany
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- Yale University School of Medicine & Yale New Haven Hospital, New Haven, CT, USA
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- St Paul's Hospital, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, Canada
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- Department of Internal Medicine, McGovern Medical School, The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston, Houston, TX, USA
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- Cedars Sinai Heart Institute, Los Angeles, CA, USA
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- Department of Internal Medicine, McGovern Medical School, The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston, Houston, TX, USA
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- Cardiac Registry, Departments of Cardiology, Pathology and Cardiac Surgery, Boston Children's Hospital, Boston, MA, USA.,Department of Pediatrics, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, USA
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- Yale University School of Medicine & Yale New Haven Hospital, New Haven, CT, USA
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- Cardiovascular Medicine Division, University of Pennsylvania Medical Center and Penn Cardiovascular Institute, Philadelphia, PA, USA
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- Baylor Heart and Vascular Institute, Baylor University Medical Center, Texas A&M School of Medicine, Dallas Campus, Dallas, TX, USA
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- University of Ulsan College of Medicine, Asan Medical Center, Seoul, South Korea
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- Department of Radiology, St. Paul's Hospital, Vancouver, BC, Canada
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- Department of Radiology, University of Maryland School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD, USA
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- Schulich School of Medicine and Dentistry, London, ON, Canada
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- Heart, Vascular and Thoracic Institute, Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland, OH, USA
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- Cardiovascular Division, Department of Medicine, Washington University School of Medicine, St. Louis, MO, USA
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- Division of Cardiac Surgery, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA, USA
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- Division of Cardiac Surgery, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, MA, USA
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- Cardiovascular Division, American British Cowdray Medical Center, Mexico City, Mexico
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- Department of Cardiac Surgery, European Hospital and Unicamillus University Rome, Rome, Italy
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- Department of Cardiology, Leiden University Medical Center, Leiden, Netherlands
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- Division of Cardiology, University of Washington, Seattle, WA, USA
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- Department of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, Saarland University Medical Center, Homburg/Saar, Germany
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Amano M, Izumi C. Optimal Management of Chronic Severe Aortic Regurgitation - How to Determine Cutoff Values for Surgical Intervention? Circ J 2021; 86:1691-1698. [PMID: 34456205 DOI: 10.1253/circj.cj-21-0652] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/09/2022]
Abstract
Aortic regurgitation (AR) is a common valvular heart disease, but the optimal timing of surgical intervention remains controversial. In the natural history of chronic severe AR, sudden death is rare, and the annual mortality rate is comparatively low. Considering the hemodynamic features of combined volume and pressure overload and long-term compensation in patients with chronic AR, symptoms related to AR do not frequently occur. Therefore, the progression of left ventricular (LV) dysfunction is a key factor in determining the timing of surgical intervention in patients with severe chronic AR. In addition to symptoms, an ejection fraction <50% and an LV endsystolic diameter (LVESD) >45 mm are appropriate cutoff values for surgical intervention in Japanese patients, whereas LV end-diastolic diameter is not a good indicator. An LVESD index of 25 mm/m2is controversial, because adjusting for body size may cause overcorrection in Japanese patients who have a small body size compared with Westerners. Accumulation of data from the Japanese population is indispensable for establishing guidelines on optimal management of patients with chronic AR.
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- Masashi Amano
- Department of Cardiovascular Medicine, National Cerebral and Cardiovascular Center
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- Department of Cardiovascular Medicine, National Cerebral and Cardiovascular Center
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Arcieri L, Brambilla A, Ravaglioli A, Viacava C, Federici D, Poli V, Pak V, Murzi B. Neo-aortic posterior sinus of Valsalva reduction and closed coronary artery transfer as a method to approach aortopulmonary mismatch in transposition of great arteries. J Card Surg 2021; 36:3665-3670. [PMID: 34312916 DOI: 10.1111/jocs.15820] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/30/2021] [Revised: 06/07/2021] [Accepted: 06/14/2021] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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OBJECTIVE In transposition of great arteries (TGA), aortopulmonary mismatch (APM) can determine postoperative neo-aortic insufficiency after arterial switch operation (ASO). The distortion of sinu-tubular junction may be the geometric mechanism responsible. We developed a strategy able to reduce the mismatch at the timing of ASO, and in this study, we aimed to describe our indications and results. METHODS Preoperative root circumferences at the level of the mid-portion of sinus of Valsalva and ascending aorta circumference were used to define APM. Indication to surgery was a neo-aortic root (NAR) to ascending aorta ratio ≥ 1.4. Along with standard ASO, posterior neo-aortic sinus inverted conal resection and punch technique for coronary reimplantation was used in all patients to re-establish the more geometric ratio possible between the two components. Hypoplastic aortic arch (HAA) and aortic coarctation (CA) were managed by aortic arch enlargement with an autologous pericardial patch. RESULTS Twenty patients (20 male), 19 with diagnoses TGA (17 with ventricular septal defect, 85%) and 1 with Taussig-Bing anomaly underwent ASO. HAA was present in three (15%) and CA in two (10%). The mean preoperative neo-aortic to ascending aorta ratio was 1.8 versus 1.1 postoperatively (p < .01). No moderate or severe neo-aortic insufficiency was observed before discharge and at a mean follow-up of 4.3 years (interquartile range = 0.5-12 years). CONCLUSION Neo-aortic reduction plasty with coronary reimplantation by punch technique is an effective strategy to approach preoperative APM in TGA. This technique confers a more harmonious geometry to NAR that can improve neo-aortic valve function.
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- Luigi Arcieri
- Pediatric Heart Surgery Unit, Heart Hospital, G. Monasterio Foundation, Massa, Italy
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- Pediatric and Neonatology Unit, Santa Maria Annunziata Hospital, Florence, Italy
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- Pediatric Heart Surgery Unit, Heart Hospital, G. Monasterio Foundation, Massa, Italy
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- Pediatric Cardiology Unit, Heart Hospital, G. Monasterio Foundation, Massa, Italy
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- Pediatric Heart Surgery Unit, Heart Hospital, G. Monasterio Foundation, Massa, Italy
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- Pediatric Heart Surgery Unit, Heart Hospital, G. Monasterio Foundation, Massa, Italy
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- Pediatric Heart Surgery Unit, Heart Hospital, G. Monasterio Foundation, Massa, Italy
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- Pediatric Heart Surgery Unit, Heart Hospital, G. Monasterio Foundation, Massa, Italy
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Michelena HI, Della Corte A, Evangelista A, Maleszewski JJ, Edwards WD, Roman MJ, Devereux RB, Fernández B, Asch FM, Barker AJ, Sierra-Galan LM, De Kerchove L, Fernandes SM, Fedak PWM, Girdauskas E, Delgado V, Abbara S, Lansac E, Prakash SK, Bissell MM, Popescu BA, Hope MD, Sitges M, Thourani VH, Pibarot P, Chandrasekaran K, Lancellotti P, Borger MA, Forrest JK, Webb J, Milewicz DM, Makkar R, Leon MB, Sanders SP, Markl M, Ferrari VA, Roberts WC, Song JK, Blanke P, White CS, Siu S, Svensson LG, Braverman AC, Bavaria J, Sundt TM, El Khoury G, De Paulis R, Enriquez-Sarano M, Bax JJ, Otto CM, Schäfers HJ. Summary: international consensus statement on nomenclature and classification of the congenital bicuspid aortic valve and its aortopathy, for clinical, surgical, interventional and research purposes. Eur J Cardiothorac Surg 2021; 60:481-496. [PMID: 34292332 DOI: 10.1093/ejcts/ezab039] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/15/2021] [Accepted: 01/15/2021] [Indexed: 11/12/2022] Open
Abstract
This International evidence-based nomenclature and classification consensus on the congenital bicuspid aortic valve and its aortopathy recognizes 3 types of bicuspid aortic valve: 1. Fused type, with 3 phenotypes: right-left cusp fusion, right-non cusp fusion and left-non cusp fusion; 2. 2-sinus type with 2 phenotypes: Latero-lateral and antero-posterior; and 3. Partial-fusion or forme fruste. This consensus recognizes 3 bicuspid-aortopathy types: 1. Ascending phenotype; root phenotype; and 3. extended phenotypes.
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- Department of Translational Medical Sciences, University of Campania "L. Vanvitelli", Naples, Italy
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- Department of Cardiology, Hospital Vall d'Hebron, Vall d'Hebron Research Institute (VHIR) Ciber-CV, Barcelona, Spain
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- Department of Cardiovascular Medicine, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN, USA.,Department of Laboratory Medicine and Pathology, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN, USA
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- Department of Laboratory Medicine and Pathology, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN, USA
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- Division of Cardiology, Weill Cornell Medicine, New York, NY, USA
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- Departamento de Biología Animal, Facultad de Ciencias, Instituto de Investigación Biomédica de Málaga, Universidad de Málaga, Ciber-CV, Málaga, Spain
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- Department of Radiology, Children's Hospital Colorado, University of Colorado, Anschutz Medical Campus, Colorado, USA
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- Cardiovascular Division, American British Cowdray Medical Center, Mexico City, Mexico
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- Division of Cardiothoracic and Vascular Surgery, Cliniques Universitaires Saint-Luc, Université Catholique de Louvain, Brussels, Belgium
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- Department of Pediatrics, Division of Pediatric Cardiology, Stanford University, Palo Alto, CA, USA.,Department of Medicine, Division of Cardiovascular Medicine, Stanford University, Palo Alto, CA, USA
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- Department of Cardiac Sciences, Libin Cardiovascular Institute, Cumming School of Medicine, University of Calgary, Calgary, Canada
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- Department of Cardiovascular Surgery, University Heart and Vascular Center Hamburg, Hamburg, Germany
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- Department of Cardiology, Leiden University Medical Center, Leiden, Netherlands
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- Cardiothoracic Imaging Division, Department of Radiology, UT Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, TX, USA
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- Department of Cardiac Surgery, Institute Mutualiste Montsouris, Paris, France
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- Department of Internal Medicine, McGovern Medical School, The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston, Houston, TX, USA
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- Department of Biomedical Imaging Science, Leeds Institute to Cardiovascular and Metabolic Medicine, University of Leeds, Leeds, UK
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- Department of Cardiology, University of Medicine and Pharmacy "Carol Davila"-Euroecolab, Emergency Institute for Cardiovascular Diseases "Prof. Dr. C. C. Iliescu", Bucharest, Romania
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- Department of Radiology and Biomedical Imaging, University of California San Francisco, San Francisco, CA, USA
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- Cardiovascular Institute, Hospital Clínic, Universitat de Barcelona, IDIBAPS; CIBERCV, ISCIII (CB16/11/00354); CERCA Programme
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- Department of Cardiovascular Surgery, Marcus Valve Center, Piedmont Heart Institute, Atlanta, GA, USA
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- Department of Cardiology, Québec Heart & Lung Institute, Laval University, Québec, Canada
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- Department of Cardiology, University of Liège Hospital, GIGA Cardiovascular Sciences, CHU Sart Tilman, Liège,Belgium.,Gruppo Villa Maria Care and Research, Maria Cecilia Hospital, Cotignola, Italy.,Anthea Hospital, Bari, Italy
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- University Clinic of Cardiac Surgery, Leipzig Heart Center, Leipzig, Germany
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- Yale University School of Medicine & Yale New Haven Hospital, New Haven, CT, USA
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- St Paul's Hospital, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, Canada
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- Department of Internal Medicine, McGovern Medical School, The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston, Houston, TX, USA
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- Yale University School of Medicine & Yale New Haven Hospital, New Haven, CT, USA
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- St Paul's Hospital, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, Canada.,Cedars Sinai Heart Institute, Los Angeles, CA, USA.,Division of Cardiology, Columbia University Irving Medical Center/NY Presbyterian Hospital, New York, NY, USA
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- Cardiac Registry, Departments of Cardiology, Pathology and Cardiac Surgery, Boston Children's Hospital, Boston, MA, USA.,Department of Pediatrics, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, USA
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- Department of Radiology, Feinberg School of Medicine, Northwestern University, Chicago, IL, USA
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- Cardiovascular Medicine Division, University of Pennsylvania Medical Center and Penn Cardiovascular Institute, Philadelphia, PA, USA
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- Baylor Heart and Vascular Institute, Baylor University Medical Center, Dallas, TX, USA.,Texas A & M School of Medicine, Dallas, TX, USA
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- University of Ulsan College of Medicine, Asan Medical Center, Seoul, South Korea
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- Department of Radiology, St. Paul's Hospital, Vancouver, BC, Canada
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- Department of Radiology, University of Maryland School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD, USA
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- Schulich School of Medicine and Dentistry, London, ON, Canada
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- Heart, Vascular and Thoracic Institute, Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland, OH, USA
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- Cardiovascular Division, Department of Medicine, Washington University School of Medicine, St. Louis, MO, USA
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- Division of Cardiac Surgery, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA, USA
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- Division of Cardiac Surgery, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, MA, USA
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- Division of Cardiothoracic and Vascular Surgery, Cliniques Universitaires Saint-Luc, Université Catholique de Louvain, Brussels, Belgium
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- Department of Cardiac Surgery, European Hospital and Unicamillus University, Rome, Italy
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- Department of Cardiology, Leiden University Medical Center, Leiden, Netherlands
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- Division of Cardiology, University of Washington, Seattle, WA, USA
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- Division of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, Saarland University Medical Center, Homburg, Saar, Germany
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Michelena HI, Della Corte A, Evangelista A, Maleszewski JJ, Edwards WD, Roman MJ, Devereux RB, Fernández B, Asch FM, Barker AJ, Sierra-Galan LM, De Kerchove L, Fernandes SM, Fedak PWM, Girdauskas E, Delgado V, Abbara S, Lansac E, Prakash SK, Bissell MM, Popescu BA, Hope MD, Sitges M, Thourani VH, Pibarot P, Chandrasekaran K, Lancellotti P, Borger MA, Forrest JK, Webb J, Milewicz DM, Makkar R, Leon MB, Sanders SP, Markl M, Ferrari VA, Roberts WC, Song JK, Blanke P, White CS, Siu S, Svensson LG, Braverman AC, Bavaria J, Sundt TM, El Khoury G, De Paulis R, Enriquez-Sarano M, Bax JJ, Otto CM, Schäfers HJ. International consensus statement on nomenclature and classification of the congenital bicuspid aortic valve and its aortopathy, for clinical, surgical, interventional and research purposes. J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2021; 162:e383-e414. [PMID: 34304896 DOI: 10.1016/j.jtcvs.2021.06.019] [Citation(s) in RCA: 36] [Impact Index Per Article: 12.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/06/2023]
Abstract
This International Consensus Classification and Nomenclature for the congenital bicuspid aortic valve condition recognizes 3 types of bicuspid valves: 1. The fused type (right-left cusp fusion, right-non-coronary cusp fusion and left-non-coronary cusp fusion phenotypes); 2. The 2-sinus type (latero-lateral and antero-posterior phenotypes); and 3. The partial-fusion (forme fruste) type. The presence of raphe and the symmetry of the fused type phenotypes are critical aspects to describe. The International Consensus also recognizes 3 types of bicuspid valve-associated aortopathy: 1. The ascending phenotype; 2. The root phenotype; and 3. Extended phenotypes.
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Affiliation(s)
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- Department of Translational Medical Sciences, University of Campania "L. Vanvitelli", Naples, Italy
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- Department of Cardiology, Hospital Vall d'Hebron, Vall d'Hebron Research Institute (VHIR) Ciber-CV, Barcelona, Spain
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- Department of Laboratory Medicine and Pathology, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, Minn
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- Division of Cardiology, Weill Cornell Medicine, New York, NY
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- Departamento de Biologia Animal, Facultad de Ciencias, Instituto de Investigación Biomédica de Málaga, Universidad de Málaga, Ciber-CV, Málaga, Spain
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- Department of Radiology, Children's Hospital Colorado, University of Colorado, Anschutz Medical Campus, Aurora, Colo
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- Cardiovascular Division, American British Cowdray Medical Center, Mexico City, Mexico
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- Division of Cardiothoracic and Vascular Surgery, Cliniques Universitaires Saint-Luc, Université Catholique de Louvain, Brussels, Belgium
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- Division of Pediatric Cardiology, Department of Pediatrics, Stanford University, Palo Alto, Calif; Division of Cardiovascular Medicine, Department of Medicine, Stanford University, Palo Alto, Calif
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- Department of Cardiac Sciences, Libin Cardiovascular Institute, Cumming School of Medicine, University of Calgary, Calgary, Canada
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- Department of Cardiovascular Surgery, University Heart and Vascular Center Hamburg, Hamburg, Germany
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- Department of Cardiology, Leiden University Medical Center, Leiden, The Netherlands
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- Cardiothoracic Imaging Division, Department of Radiology, UT Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, Tex
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- Department of Cardiac Surgery, Institute Mutualiste Montsouris, Paris, France
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- Department of Internal Medicine, McGovern Medical School, The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston, Houston, Tex
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- Department of Biomedical Imaging Science, Leeds Institute to Cardiovascular and Metabolic Medicine, University of Leeds, Leeds, UK
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- Department of Cardiology, University of Medicine and Pharmacy "Carol Davila"-Euroecolab, Emergency Institute for Cardiovascular Diseases "Prof. Dr. C. C. Iliescu", Bucharest, Romania
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- Department of Radiology and Biomedical Imaging, University of California San Francisco, San Francisco, Calif
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- Cardiovascular Institute, Hospital Clinic, Universitat de Barcelona, IDIBAPS, CIBERCV, ISCIII (CB16/11/00354), CERCA Programme, Barcelona, Spain
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- Department of Cardiovascular Surgery, Marcus Valve Center, Piedmont Heart Institute, Atlanta, Ga
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- Department of Cardiology, Québec Heart & Lung Institute, Laval University Québec, Québec, Canada
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- Department of Cardiology, University of Liège Hospital, GIGA Cardiovascular Sciences, CHU Sart Tilman, Liège, Belgium; Gruppo Villa Maria Care and Research, Maria Cecilia Hospital, Cotignola, and Anthea Hospital, Bari, Italy
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- University Clinic of Cardiac Surgery, Leipzig Heart Center, Leipzig, Germany
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- Yale University School of Medicine & Yale New Haven Hospital, New Haven, Conn
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- St Paul's Hospital, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, Canada
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- Department of Internal Medicine, McGovern Medical School, The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston, Houston, Tex
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- Cedars Sinai Heart Institute, Los Angeles, Calif
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- Division of Cardiology, Columbia University Irving Medical Center/NY Presbyterian Hospital, New York, NY
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- Cardiac Registry, Departments of Cardiology, Pathology and Cardiac Surgery, Boston Children's Hospital, Boston, Mass; Department of Pediatrics, Harvard Medical School, Boston, Mass
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- Department of Radiology, Feinberg School of Medicine, Northwestern University, Chicago, Ill
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- Cardiovascular Medicine Division, University of Pennsylvania Medical Center and Penn Cardiovascular Institute, Philadelphia, Pa
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- Baylor Heart and Vascular Institute, Baylor University Medical Center, Texas A& M School of Medicine, Dallas Campus, Dallas, Tex
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- University of Ulsan College of Medicine, Asan Medical Center, Seoul, South Korea
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- Department of Radiology, St. Paul's Hospital, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
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- Department of Radiology, University of Maryland School of Medicine, Baltimore, Md
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- Schulich School of Medicine and Dentistry, London, Ontario, Canada
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- Heart, Vascular, and Thoracic Institute, Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland, Ohio
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- Cardiovascular Division, Department of Medicine, Washington University School of Medicine, St. Louis, Mo
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- Division of Cardiac Surgery, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Pa
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- Division of Cardiac Surgery, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, Mass
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- Division of Cardiothoracic and Vascular Surgery, Cliniques Universitaires Saint-Luc, Université Catholique de Louvain, Brussels, Belgium
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- Department of Cardiac Surgery, European Hospital and Unicamillus University Rome, Rome, Italy
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- Department of Cardiology, Leiden University Medical Center, Leiden, The Netherlands
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- Department of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, Saarland University Medical Center, Homburg/Saar, Germany
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Michelena HI, Della Corte A, Evangelista A, Maleszewski JJ, Edwards WD, Roman MJ, Devereux RB, Fernández B, Asch FM, Barker AJ, Sierra-Galan LM, De Kerchove L, Fernandes SM, Fedak PWM, Girdauskas E, Delgado V, Abbara S, Lansac E, Prakash SK, Bissell MM, Popescu BA, Hope MD, Sitges M, Thourani VH, Pibarot P, Chandrasekaran K, Lancellotti P, Borger MA, Forrest JK, Webb J, Milewicz DM, Makkar R, Leon MB, Sanders SP, Markl M, Ferrari VA, Roberts WC, Song JK, Blanke P, White CS, Siu S, Svensson LG, Braverman AC, Bavaria J, Sundt TM, Khoury GE, De Paulis R, Enriquez-Sarano M, Bax JJ, Otto CM, Schäfers HJ. Summary: International consensus statement on nomenclature and classification of the congenital bicuspid aortic valve and its aortopathy, for clinical, surgical, interventional, and research purposes. J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2021; 162:781-797. [PMID: 34304894 DOI: 10.1016/j.jtcvs.2021.05.008] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/05/2021] [Accepted: 01/05/2021] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
Abstract
This International evidence-based nomenclature and classification consensus on the congenital bicuspid aortic valve and its aortopathy recognizes 3 types of bicuspid aortic valve: 1. Fused type, with 3 phenotypes: right-left cusp fusion, right-non cusp fusion and left-non cusp fusion; 2. 2-sinus type with 2 phenotypes: Latero-lateral and antero-posterior; and 3. Partial-fusion or forme fruste. This consensus recognizes 3 bicuspid-aortopathy types: 1. Ascending phenotype; root phenotype; and 3. extended phenotypes.
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- Department of Translational Medical Sciences, University of Campania "L. Vanvitelli," Naples, Italy
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- Department of Cardiology, Hospital Vall d'Hebron, Vall d'Hebron Research Institute (VHIR) Ciber-CV, Barcelona, Spain
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- Department of Cardiovascular Medicine, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, Minn; Department of Laboratory Medicine and Pathology, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, Minn
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- Department of Laboratory Medicine and Pathology, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, Minn
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- Division of Cardiology, Weill Cornell Medicine, New York, NY
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- Departamento de Biología Animal, Facultad de Ciencias, Instituto de Investigación Biomédica de Málaga, Universidad de Málaga, Ciber-CV, Málaga, Spain
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- Department of Radiology, Children's Hospital Colorado, University of Colorado, Anschutz Medical Campus, Colo
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- Cardiovascular Division, American British Cowdray Medical Center, Mexico City, Mexico
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- Division of Cardiothoracic and Vascular Surgery, Cliniques Universitaires Saint-Luc, Université Catholique de Louvain, Brussels, Belgium
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- Department of Pediatrics, Division of Pediatric Cardiology, Stanford University, Palo Alto, Calif; Department of Medicine, Division of Cardiovascular Medicine, Stanford University, Palo Alto, Calif
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- Department of Cardiac Sciences, Libin Cardiovascular Institute, Cumming School of Medicine, University of Calgary, Calgary, Canada
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- Department of Cardiovascular Surgery, University Heart and Vascular Center Hamburg, Hamburg, Germany
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- Department of Cardiology, Leiden University Medical Center, Leiden, The Netherlands
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- Cardiothoracic Imaging Division, Department of Radiology, UT Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, Tex
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- Department of Cardiac Surgery, Institute Mutualiste Montsouris, Paris, France
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- Department of Internal Medicine, McGovern Medical School, The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston, Houston, Tex
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- Department of Biomedical Imaging Science, Leeds Institute to Cardiovascular and Metabolic Medicine, University of Leeds, Leeds, UK
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- Department of Cardiology, University of Medicine and Pharmacy "Carol Davila"-Euroecolab, Emergency Institute for Cardiovascular Diseases "Prof. Dr. C. C. Iliescu," Bucharest, Romania
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- Department of Radiology and Biomedical Imaging, University of California San Francisco, San Francisco, Calif
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- Cardiovascular Institute, Hospital Clínic, Universitat de Barcelona, Spain, IDIBAPS; CIBERCV, ISCIII (CB16/11/00354); and CERCA Programme
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- Department of Cardiovascular Surgery, Marcus Valve Center, Piedmont Heart Institute, Atlanta, Ga
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- Department of Cardiology, Québec Heart & Lung Institute, Laval University, Québec, Canada
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- Department of Cardiology, University of Liège Hospital, GIGA Cardiovascular Sciences, CHU Sart Tilman, Liège, Belgium; Gruppo Villa Maria Care and Research, Maria Cecilia Hospital, Cotignola, Italy; Anthea Hospital, Bari, Italy
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- University Clinic of Cardiac Surgery, Leipzig Heart Center, Leipzig, Germany
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- Yale University School of Medicine & Yale New Haven Hospital, New Haven, Conn
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- St Paul's Hospital, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, Canada; aeCedars Sinai Heart Institute, Los Angeles, Calif; afDivision of Cardiology, Columbia University Irving Medical Center/NY Presbyterian Hospital, New York, NY
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- Department of Internal Medicine, McGovern Medical School, The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston, Houston, Tex
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- Yale University School of Medicine & Yale New Haven Hospital, New Haven, Conn
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- St Paul's Hospital, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, Canada; aeCedars Sinai Heart Institute, Los Angeles, Calif; afDivision of Cardiology, Columbia University Irving Medical Center/NY Presbyterian Hospital, New York, NY
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- Cardiac Registry, Departments of Cardiology, Pathology and Cardiac Surgery, Boston Children's Hospital, Boston, Mass; Department of Pediatrics, Harvard Medical School, Boston, Mass
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- Department of Radiology, Feinberg School of Medicine, Northwestern University, Chicago, Ill
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- Cardiovascular Medicine Division, University of Pennsylvania Medical Center and Penn Cardiovascular Institute, Philadelphia, Pa
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- Baylor Heart and Vascular Institute, Baylor University Medical Center, Dallas, Tex; Texas A & M School of Medicine, Dallas, Tex
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- University of Ulsan College of Medicine, Asan Medical Center, Seoul, South Korea
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- Department of Radiology, St. Paul's Hospital, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
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- Department of Radiology, University of Maryland School of Medicine, Baltimore, Md
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- Schulich School of Medicine and Dentistry, London, Ontario, Canada
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- Heart, Vascular and Thoracic Institute, Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland, Ohio
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- Cardiovascular Division, Department of Medicine, Washington University School of Medicine, St. Louis, Mo
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- Division of Cardiac Surgery, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Pa
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- Division of Cardiac Surgery, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, Mass
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- Division of Cardiothoracic and Vascular Surgery, Cliniques Universitaires Saint-Luc, Université Catholique de Louvain, Brussels, Belgium
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- Department of Cardiac Surgery, European Hospital and Unicamillus University, Rome, Italy
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- Department of Cardiology, Leiden University Medical Center, Leiden, The Netherlands
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- Division of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, Saarland University Medical Center, Homburg, Saar, Germany
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Michelena HI, Della Corte A, Evangelista A, Maleszewski JJ, Edwards WD, Roman MJ, Devereux RB, Fernández B, Asch FM, Barker AJ, Sierra-Galan LM, De Kerchove L, Fernandes SM, Fedak PWM, Girdauskas E, Delgado V, Abbara S, Lansac E, Prakash SK, Bissell MM, Popescu BA, Hope MD, Sitges M, Thourani VH, Pibarot P, Chandrasekaran K, Lancellotti P, Borger MA, Forrest JK, Webb J, Milewicz DM, Makkar R, Leon MB, Sanders SP, Markl M, Ferrari VA, Roberts WC, Song JK, Blanke P, White CS, Siu S, Svensson LG, Braverman AC, Bavaria J, Sundt TM, El Khoury G, De Paulis R, Enriquez-Sarano M, Bax JJ, Otto CM, Schäfers HJ. International consensus statement on nomenclature and classification of the congenital bicuspid aortic valve and its aortopathy, for clinical, surgical, interventional and research purposes. Eur J Cardiothorac Surg 2021; 60:448-476. [PMID: 34293102 DOI: 10.1093/ejcts/ezab038] [Citation(s) in RCA: 51] [Impact Index Per Article: 17.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/13/2022] Open
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This International Consensus Classification and Nomenclature for the congenital bicuspid aortic valve condition recognizes 3 types of bicuspid valves: 1. The fused type (right-left cusp fusion, right-non-coronary cusp fusion and left-non-coronary cusp fusion phenotypes); 2. The 2-sinus type (latero-lateral and antero-posterior phenotypes); and 3. The partial-fusion (forme fruste) type. The presence of raphe and the symmetry of the fused type phenotypes are critical aspects to describe. The International Consensus also recognizes 3 types of bicuspid valve-associated aortopathy: 1. The ascending phenotype; 2. The root phenotype; and 3. Extended phenotypes.
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- Department of Translational Medical Sciences, University of Campania "L. Vanvitelli", Naples, Italy
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- Department of Cardiology, Hospital Vall d'Hebron, Vall d'Hebron Research Institute (VHIR) Ciber-CV, Barcelona, Spain
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- Department of Laboratory Medicine and Pathology, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN, USA
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- Department of Laboratory Medicine and Pathology, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN, USA
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- Division of Cardiology, Weill Cornell Medicine, New York, NY, USA
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- Departamento de Biología Animal, Facultad de Ciencias, Instituto de Investigación Biomédica de Málaga, Universidad de Málaga, Ciber-CV, Málaga, Spain
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- Department of Radiology, Children's Hospital Colorado, University of Colorado, Anschutz Medical Campus, Aurora, CO, USA
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- Cardiovascular Division, American British Cowdray Medical Center, Mexico City, Mexico
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- Division of Cardiothoracic and Vascular Surgery, Cliniques Universitaires Saint-Luc, Université Catholique de Louvain, Brussels, Belgium
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- Division of Pediatric Cardiology, Department of Pediatrics, Stanford University, Palo Alto, CA, USA.,Division of Cardiovascular Medicine, Department of Medicine, Stanford University, Palo Alto, CA, USA
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- Department of Cardiac Sciences, Libin Cardiovascular Institute, Cumming School of Medicine, University of Calgary, Calgary, Canada
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- Department of Cardiovascular Surgery, University Heart and Vascular Center Hamburg, Hamburg, Germany
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- Department of Cardiology, Leiden University Medical Center, Leiden, Netherlands
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- Cardiothoracic Imaging Division, Department of Radiology, UT Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, TX, USA
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- Department of Cardiac Surgery, Institute Mutualiste Montsouris, Paris, France
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- Department of Internal Medicine, McGovern Medical School, The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston, Houston, TX, USA
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- Department of Biomedical Imaging Science, Leeds Institute to Cardiovascular and Metabolic Medicine, University of Leeds, Leeds, UK
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- Department of Cardiology, University of Medicine and Pharmacy "Carol Davila"-Euroecolab, Emergency Institute for Cardiovascular Diseases "Prof. Dr. C. C. Iliescu", Bucharest, Romania
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- Department of Radiology and Biomedical Imaging, University of California San Francisco, San Francisco, CA, USA
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- Cardiovascular Institute, Hospital Clínic, Universitat de Barcelona, IDIBAPS, CIBERCV, ISCIII (CB16/11/00354), CERCA Programme, Barcelona, Spain
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- Department of Cardiovascular Surgery, Marcus Valve Center, Piedmont Heart Institute, Atlanta, GA, USA
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- Department of Cardiology, Québec Heart & Lung Institute, Laval University Québec, Québec, Canada
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- Department of Cardiology, University of Liège Hospital, GIGA Cardiovascular Sciences, CHU Sart Tilman, Liège, Belgium.,Gruppo Villa Maria Care and Research, Maria Cecilia Hospital, Cotignola, and Anthea Hospital, Bari, Italy
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- University Clinic of Cardiac Surgery, Leipzig Heart Center, Leipzig, Germany
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- Yale University School of Medicine & Yale New Haven Hospital, New Haven, CT, USA
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- St Paul's Hospital, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, Canada
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- Department of Internal Medicine, McGovern Medical School, The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston, Houston, TX, USA
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- Cedars Sinai Heart Institute, Los Angeles, CA, USA
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- Division of Cardiology, Columbia University Irving Medical Center/NY Presbyterian Hospital, New York, NY, USA
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- Cardiac Registry, Departments of Cardiology, Pathology and Cardiac Surgery, Boston Children's Hospital, Boston, MA, USA.,Department of Pediatrics, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, USA
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- Department of Radiology, Feinberg School of Medicine, Northwestern University, Chicago, IL, USA
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- Cardiovascular Medicine Division, University of Pennsylvania Medical Center and Penn Cardiovascular Institute, Philadelphia, PA, USA
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- Baylor Heart and Vascular Institute, Baylor University Medical Center, Texas A & M School of Medicine, Dallas Campus, Dallas, TX, USA
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- University of Ulsan College of Medicine, Asan Medical Center, Seoul, South Korea
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- Department of Radiology, St. Paul's Hospital, Vancouver, BC, Canada
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- Department of Radiology, University of Maryland School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD, USA
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- Schulich School of Medicine and Dentistry, London, ON, Canada
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- Heart, Vascular and Thoracic Institute, Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland, OH, USA
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- Cardiovascular Division, Department of Medicine, Washington University School of Medicine, St. Louis, MO, USA
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- Division of Cardiac Surgery, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA, USA
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- Division of Cardiac Surgery, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, MA, USA
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- Division of Cardiothoracic and Vascular Surgery, Cliniques Universitaires Saint-Luc, Université Catholique de Louvain, Brussels, Belgium
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- Department of Cardiac Surgery, European Hospital and Unicamillus University Rome, Rome, Italy
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- Department of Cardiology, Leiden University Medical Center, Leiden, Netherlands
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- Division of Cardiology, University of Washington, Seattle, WA, USA
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- Department of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, Saarland University Medical Center, Homburg/Saar, Germany
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Summary: International Consensus Statement on Nomenclature and Classification of the Congenital Bicuspid Aortic Valve and Its Aortopathy, for Clinical, Surgical, Interventional and Research Purposes. Ann Thorac Surg 2021; 112:1005-1022. [PMID: 34304861 DOI: 10.1016/j.athoracsur.2021.05.001] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/05/2021] [Indexed: 01/16/2023]
Abstract
This International evidence-based nomenclature and classification consensus on the congenital bicuspid aortic valve and its aortopathy recognizes 3 types of bicuspid aortic valve: 1. Fused type, with 3 phenotypes: right-left cusp fusion, right-non cusp fusion and left-non cusp fusion; 2. 2-sinus type with 2 phenotypes: Latero-lateral and antero-posterior; and 3. Partial-fusion or forme fruste. This consensus recognizes 3 bicuspid-aortopathy types: 1. Ascending phenotype; root phenotype; and 3. extended phenotypes.
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Michelena HI, Della Corte A, Evangelista A, Maleszewski JJ, Edwards WD, Roman MJ, Devereux RB, Fernández B, Asch FM, Barker AJ, Sierra-Galan LM, De Kerchove L, Fernandes SM, Fedak PWM, Girdauskas E, Delgado V, Abbara S, Lansac E, Prakash SK, Bissell MM, Popescu BA, Hope MD, Sitges M, Thourani VH, Pibarot P, Chandrasekaran K, Lancellotti P, Borger MA, Forrest JK, Webb J, Milewicz DM, Makkar R, Leon MB, Sanders SP, Markl M, Ferrari VA, Roberts WC, Song JK, Blanke P, White CS, Siu S, Svensson LG, Braverman AC, Bavaria J, Sundt TM, El Khoury G, De Paulis R, Enriquez-Sarano M, Bax JJ, Otto CM, Schäfers HJ. International Consensus Statement on Nomenclature and Classification of the Congenital Bicuspid Aortic Valve and Its Aortopathy, for Clinical, Surgical, Interventional and Research Purposes. Ann Thorac Surg 2021; 112:e203-e235. [PMID: 34304860 DOI: 10.1016/j.athoracsur.2020.08.119] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/12/2020] [Accepted: 08/30/2020] [Indexed: 01/17/2023]
Abstract
This International Consensus Classification and Nomenclature for the congenital bicuspid aortic valve condition recognizes 3 types of bicuspid valves: 1. The fused type (right-left cusp fusion, right-non-coronary cusp fusion and left-non-coronary cusp fusion phenotypes); 2. The 2-sinus type (latero-lateral and antero-posterior phenotypes); and 3. The partial-fusion (forme fruste) type. The presence of raphe and the symmetry of the fused type phenotypes are critical aspects to describe. The International Consensus also recognizes 3 types of bicuspid valve-associated aortopathy: 1. The ascending phenotype; 2. The root phenotype; and 3. Extended phenotypes.
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Affiliation(s)
- Hector I Michelena
- Department of Cardiovascular Medicine, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, Minnesota.
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- Department of Translational Medical Sciences, University of Campania "L. Vanvitelli", Naples, Italy
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- Department of Cardiology, Hospital Vall d'Hebron, Vall d'Hebron Research Institute (VHIR) Ciber-CV, Barcelona, Spain
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- Department of Laboratory Medicine and Pathology, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, Minnesota
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- Department of Laboratory Medicine and Pathology, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, Minnesota
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- Division of Cardiology, Weill Cornell Medicine, New York, New York
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- Departamento de Biología Animal, Facultad de Ciencias, Instituto de Investigación Biomédica de Málaga, Universidad de Málaga, Ciber-CV, Málaga, Spain
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- Department of Radiology, Children's Hospital Colorado, University of Colorado, Anschutz Medical Campus, Aurora, Colorado
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- Cardiovascular Division, American British Cowdray Medical Center, Mexico City, Mexico
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- Division of Cardiothoracic and Vascular Surgery, Cliniques Universitaires Saint-Luc, Université Catholique de Louvain, Brussels, Belgium
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- Division of Pediatric Cardiology, Department of Pediatrics, Stanford University, Palo Alto, California; Division of Cardiovascular Medicine, Department of Medicine, Stanford University, Palo Alto, California
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- Department of Cardiac Sciences, Libin Cardiovascular Institute, Cumming School of Medicine, University of Calgary, Calgary, Alberta, Canada
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- Department of Cardiovascular Surgery, University Heart and Vascular Center Hamburg, Hamburg, Germany
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- Department of Cardiology, Leiden University Medical Center, Leiden, Netherlands
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- Cardiothoracic Imaging Division, Department of Radiology, UT Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, Texas
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- Department of Cardiac Surgery, Institute Mutualiste Montsouris, Paris, France
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- Department of Internal Medicine, McGovern Medical School, The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston, Houston, Texas
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- Department of Biomedical Imaging Science, Leeds Institute to Cardiovascular and Metabolic Medicine, University of Leeds, Leeds, United Kingdom
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- Department of Cardiology, University of Medicine and Pharmacy "Carol Davila"-Euroecolab, Emergency Institute for Cardiovascular Diseases "Prof. Dr. C. C. Iliescu", Bucharest, Romania
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- Department of Radiology and Biomedical Imaging, University of California San Francisco, San Francisco, California
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- Cardiovascular Institute, Hospital Clínic, Universitat de Barcelona, IDIBAPS, CIBERCV, ISCIII (CB16/11/00354), CERCA Programme, Barcelona, Spain
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- Department of Cardiovascular Surgery, Marcus Valve Center, Piedmont Heart Institute, Atlanta, Georgia
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- Department of Cardiology, Québec Heart & Lung Institute, Laval University Québec, Québec, Canada
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- Department of Cardiology, University of Liège Hospital, GIGA Cardiovascular Sciences, CHU Sart Tilman, Liège, Belgium; Gruppo Villa Maria Care and Research, Maria Cecilia Hospital, Cotignola, and Anthea Hospital, Bari, Italy
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- University Clinic of Cardiac Surgery, Leipzig Heart Center, Leipzig, Germany
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- Yale University School of Medicine & Yale New Haven Hospital, New Haven, Connecticut
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- St Paul's Hospital, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
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- Department of Internal Medicine, McGovern Medical School, The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston, Houston, Texas
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- Cedars Sinai Heart Institute, Los Angeles, California
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- Division of Cardiology, Columbia University Irving Medical Center/NY Presbyterian Hospital, New York, New York
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- Cardiac Registry, Departments of Cardiology, Pathology and Cardiac Surgery, Boston Children's Hospital, Boston, Massachusetts; Department of Pediatrics, Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts
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- Department of Radiology, Feinberg School of Medicine, Northwestern University, Chicago, Illinois
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- Cardiovascular Medicine Division, University of Pennsylvania Medical Center and Penn Cardiovascular Institute, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
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- Baylor Heart and Vascular Institute, Baylor University Medical Center, Texas A & M School of Medicine, Dallas Campus, Dallas, Texas
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- University of Ulsan College of Medicine, Asan Medical Center, Seoul, South Korea
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- Department of Radiology, St. Paul's Hospital, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
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- Department of Radiology, University of Maryland School of Medicine, Baltimore, Maryland
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- Schulich School of Medicine and Dentistry, London, Ontario, Canada
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- Heart, Vascular and Thoracic Institute, Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland, Ohio
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- Cardiovascular Division, Department of Medicine, Washington University School of Medicine, St. Louis, Missouri
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- Division of Cardiac Surgery, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
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- Division of Cardiac Surgery, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, Massachusetts
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- Division of Cardiothoracic and Vascular Surgery, Cliniques Universitaires Saint-Luc, Université Catholique de Louvain, Brussels, Belgium
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- Department of Cardiac Surgery, European Hospital and Unicamillus University Rome, Rome, Italy
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- Department of Cardiology, Leiden University Medical Center, Leiden, Netherlands
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- Division of Cardiology, University of Washington, Seattle, Washington
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- Department of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, Saarland University Medical Center, Homburg/Saar, Germany
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Polito A, Albanese SB, Cetrano E, Cicenia M, Rinelli G, Carotti A. Aortic valve neocuspidalization in paediatric patients with isolated aortic valve disease: early experience. Interact Cardiovasc Thorac Surg 2021; 32:111-117. [PMID: 33221849 DOI: 10.1093/icvts/ivaa237] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/14/2020] [Revised: 08/21/2020] [Accepted: 09/16/2020] [Indexed: 12/17/2022] Open
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OBJECTIVES There is growing interest in the aortic valve (AV) neocuspidalization technique for the treatment of aortic valve disease (AVD). We report our medium-term results with this procedure performed in a paediatric patient population. METHODS Between July 2016 and May 2020, 22 patients with both congenital and acquired isolated AVD were treated with neocuspidalization. The primary outcome was progression of the preoperatively assessed AVD in the immediate postoperative course and at follow-up. Secondary outcome was freedom from reintervention by material used. Potential predictors of failure were analysed in relation to the primary outcome. RESULTS The median age at operation was 13.9 (interquartile range, 9.8-16.2) years, and the prevailing AV defect was stenosis in 10 cases (45%) and incompetence in 12 (55%). Pre-treated autologous pericardium was used in 13 patients whereas bovine pericardium in 9. Effective treatment of AV stenosis or regurgitation was achieved and remained stable over a median follow-up of 11.3 (4.7-21) months. Three patients required AV replacement at 4.9, 3.5 and 33 months. At follow-up, an upward trend of both median indexed vena contracta jet widths and aortic peak and mean gradients were recorded, the latter associated with a failure to grow the aortic annulus. Predictor of such outcome turned out to be the use of bovine pericardium. A significant inverse linear correlation between AV peak gradient at follow-up and preoperative aortic annular size (P = 0.008) was also demonstrated. CONCLUSIONS The Ozaki procedure is safe and effective in paediatric patients with AV disease. The use of heterologous pericardium should probably be minimized. Moreover, preoperative small aortic annuli should probably be promptly treated by means of an associated ring enlargement procedure.
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- Angelo Polito
- Pediatric and Neonatal Intensive Care Unit, Department of Pediatrics, Gynecology and Obstetrics, University Hospitals and Faculty of Medicine, University of Geneva, Geneva, Switzerland
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- Department of Cardiac Surgery, Bambino Gesù Children's Hospital and Research Institute, Rome, Italy
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- Department of Cardiac Surgery, Bambino Gesù Children's Hospital and Research Institute, Rome, Italy
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- Department of Pediatric Cardiology, Bambino Gesù Children's Hospital and Research Institute, Rome, Italy
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- Department of Pediatric Cardiology, Bambino Gesù Children's Hospital and Research Institute, Rome, Italy
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- Department of Cardiac Surgery, Bambino Gesù Children's Hospital and Research Institute, Rome, Italy
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Tamer S, Mastrobuoni S, van Dyck M, Navarra E, Bollen X, Poncelet A, Noirhomme P, Astarci P, El Khoury G, de Kerchove L. Free margin length and geometric height in aortic root dilatation and leaflet prolapse: implications for aortic valve repair surgery. Eur J Cardiothorac Surg 2021; 57:124-132. [PMID: 31089691 DOI: 10.1093/ejcts/ezz132] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/14/2018] [Revised: 03/12/2019] [Accepted: 03/14/2019] [Indexed: 12/18/2022] Open
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OBJECTIVES Our goal was to assess the aortic leaflet free margin length (FML) and geometric height (gH) in a normal aortic valve (AV), aorta dilatation and aortic leaflet prolapse. METHODS We measured the FML and gH intraoperatively in 132 patients operated on for aortic insufficiency, aortic dilatation, endocarditis or fibroelastoma. Patients were divided into 3 groups: normal tricuspid AV (group 1, n = 12), aortic dilatation (group 2, tricuspid = 43, bicuspid = 18) and leaflet prolapse (group 3, tricuspid = 32, bicuspid = 27). The FML and gH were compared between the groups and between the leaflets within each group. RESULTS In a normal tricuspid AV, the mean FML and gH were 34.7 ± 3.1 mm and 18.8 ± 1.7 mm, respectively. In group 2 tricuspid, the FML and gH were greater than those in group 1 (FML 43.7 ± 4.4, P < 0.001; gH 21.2 ± 1.8, P = 0.003). In group 3, tricuspid, the FML of the prolapsing leaflet was greater than the FML of the non-prolapsing leaflet (48.3 ± 5.4 vs 42.2 ± 3.6; P < 0.001). In group 2, bicuspid, FML of both leaflets were similar in group 2, but augmented on the fused leaflet compared to the non-fused leaflet in group 3 (fused 55.4 ± 6.3; non-fused 46.2 ± 6.2; P < 0.001). In groups 2 and 3 bicuspid, the gH of the non-fused leaflet was systematically greater than the fused leaflet (group 2 non-fused 24.6 ± 2.5 vs fused 20.4 ± 2.1; P < 0.001). CONCLUSIONS In aortic dilatation and leaflet prolapse, FML and, to a lesser extent, gH increased significantly compared to those of normal AV function. FML and gH dimensions also depended on the valve configuration (tricuspid/bicuspid). These data provide new insight into the pathomorphology of AV disease and will serve to further develop new methods of AV repair based on intraoperative measurements of the FML.
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- Saadallah Tamer
- Division of Cardiothoracic and Vascular Surgery, Cliniques Universitaires Saint-Luc, Brussels, Belgium
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- Division of Cardiothoracic and Vascular Surgery, Cliniques Universitaires Saint-Luc, Brussels, Belgium
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- Division of Anesthesiology, Cliniques Universitaires Saint-Luc, Brussels, Belgium
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- Division of Cardiothoracic and Vascular Surgery, Cliniques Universitaires Saint-Luc, Brussels, Belgium
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- Center for Research in Mechatronics (CEREM), Université Catholique de Louvain, Louvain-la-Neuve, Belgium
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- Division of Cardiothoracic and Vascular Surgery, Cliniques Universitaires Saint-Luc, Brussels, Belgium
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- Division of Cardiothoracic and Vascular Surgery, Cliniques Universitaires Saint-Luc, Brussels, Belgium
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- Division of Cardiothoracic and Vascular Surgery, Cliniques Universitaires Saint-Luc, Brussels, Belgium
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- Division of Cardiothoracic and Vascular Surgery, Cliniques Universitaires Saint-Luc, Brussels, Belgium
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- Division of Cardiothoracic and Vascular Surgery, Cliniques Universitaires Saint-Luc, Brussels, Belgium
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Benhassen LL, Hedensted JH, Sharghbin M, Skov SN, Carlson Hanse L, Tjørnild MJ, Bechsgaard T, Ropcke DM, Nielsen SL, Hasenkam JM. Altered stresses and dynamics after single and double annuloplasty ring for aortic valve repair. Eur J Cardiothorac Surg 2021; 57:1210-1217. [PMID: 32031602 PMCID: PMC7239603 DOI: 10.1093/ejcts/ezaa001] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/13/2019] [Revised: 12/06/2019] [Accepted: 12/11/2019] [Indexed: 11/17/2022] Open
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- Leila Louise Benhassen
- Department of Clinical Medicine, Faculty of Health, Aarhus University, Aarhus, Denmark.,Department of Cardiothoracic and Vascular Surgery, Aarhus University Hospital, Aarhus, Denmark
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- Department of Clinical Medicine, Faculty of Health, Aarhus University, Aarhus, Denmark.,Department of Cardiothoracic and Vascular Surgery, Aarhus University Hospital, Aarhus, Denmark
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- Department of Clinical Medicine, Faculty of Health, Aarhus University, Aarhus, Denmark.,Department of Cardiothoracic and Vascular Surgery, Aarhus University Hospital, Aarhus, Denmark
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- Department of Clinical Medicine, Faculty of Health, Aarhus University, Aarhus, Denmark.,Department of Cardiothoracic and Vascular Surgery, Aarhus University Hospital, Aarhus, Denmark
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- Department of Clinical Medicine, Faculty of Health, Aarhus University, Aarhus, Denmark.,Department of Cardiothoracic and Vascular Surgery, Aarhus University Hospital, Aarhus, Denmark
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- Department of Clinical Medicine, Faculty of Health, Aarhus University, Aarhus, Denmark.,Department of Cardiothoracic and Vascular Surgery, Aarhus University Hospital, Aarhus, Denmark
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- Department of Clinical Medicine, Faculty of Health, Aarhus University, Aarhus, Denmark.,Department of Cardiothoracic and Vascular Surgery, Aarhus University Hospital, Aarhus, Denmark.,Department of Engineering, Faculty of Science and Technology, Aarhus University, Aarhus, Denmark
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- Department of Clinical Medicine, Faculty of Health, Aarhus University, Aarhus, Denmark.,Department of Cardiothoracic and Vascular Surgery, Aarhus University Hospital, Aarhus, Denmark
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- Department of Clinical Medicine, Faculty of Health, Aarhus University, Aarhus, Denmark.,Department of Cardiothoracic and Vascular Surgery, Aarhus University Hospital, Aarhus, Denmark
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- Department of Clinical Medicine, Faculty of Health, Aarhus University, Aarhus, Denmark.,Department of Cardiothoracic and Vascular Surgery, Aarhus University Hospital, Aarhus, Denmark
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Moscarelli M, Di Bari N, Nasso G, Fattouch K, Athanasiou T, Bonifazi R, Speziale G. Early safety performance of a modified technique of aorta replacement with sinotubular stabilization. Asian Cardiovasc Thorac Ann 2021; 30:171-176. [PMID: 33947228 DOI: 10.1177/02184923211015094] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/17/2022]
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BACKGROUND We sought to determine if a modified technique for ascending aorta replacement with sinotubular junction reduction and stabilization was safe. METHODS This technique was performed by suspension of the three commissures, invagination of the aortic Dacron graft and advancing the graft into the ventricles. We included patients with dilatation of the ascending aorta, normal sinuses of Valsalva dimension (<45 mm), with or without aortic annulus enlargement (>25 mm) and with various degree of aortic insufficiency (from grade 1 to 3). RESULTS From April to October 2019, 20 patients were recruited from two centers; mean age was 66.9 ± 12.8 years, 13 were male; grade 1, 2 and 3 was present in 12, 2 and 6 patients, respectively. All patients underwent ascending aorta replacement with modified technique; an additional open subvalvular ring was used in 8 patients with aortic insufficiency ≥ 2; cusps repair was performed in 6 patients (5 plicating central stitches/1 shaving); concomitant coronary artery bypass grafting was performed in 10 patients. There was no 30-day mortality. One patient was re-explored for bleeding. All patients completed six-month follow-up; at the transthoracic echocardiography, there was no aortic insufficiency ≥ 1 except one patient with aortic insufficiency grade 1 who underwent ascending aorta replacement and subvalvular ring; no patients underwent reintervention. CONCLUSIONS This modified technique for ascending aorta replacement and sinotubular junction stabilization was safe. It could be associated with other aortic valve sparing techniques. However, such remodeling approach has to be validated in a larger cohort of patients with longer follow-up.
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- GVM Care & Research, Maria Eleonora Hospital, Palermo, Italy
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Trileaflet Aortic Valve Reconstruction Using Bovine Pericardium. Heart Lung Circ 2021; 30:1570-1577. [PMID: 33941469 DOI: 10.1016/j.hlc.2021.03.278] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/04/2021] [Accepted: 03/16/2021] [Indexed: 11/21/2022]
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AIM For several years now, trileaflet aortic valve reconstruction has been performed in patients with various aortic valve diseases. This study aimed to explore the feasibility and durability of trileaflet aortic valve reconstruction with bovine pericardium. METHOD Trileaflet aortic valve reconstruction with bovine pericardium was performed in 519 patients with various aortic valve diseases from April 2008 to December 2019. The results for all 519 patients were reviewed retrospectively. Mean age was 48.04±19.08 years (range, 13-80 years), and 40 patients were younger than 18 years of age. Thirty-four (34) patients had aortic stenosis, 344 patients had aortic regurgitation, and 141 patients had both aortic stenosis and regurgitation. One hundred and fifty-four (154) patients had bicuspid aortic valves, and three patients had quadricuspid aortic valves. The size of the pericardial leaflets was designed to be individually proportional to the size of the aortic root. RESULTS Mean length of follow-up was 41.97±22.68 years (range, 1-127 months). In total, 448 patients were reviewed, and the follow-up rate was 86.4%. All procedures were successful without conversion to prosthetic valve replacement during the procedure. Six (6) patients died after the procedure (in-hospital mortality, 1.2%). All-cause mortality occurred in 11 patients during the follow-up period. The 10-year cumulative survival rate was 94.7%±2.9%. Redo aortic valve surgery was performed in 11 patients after the procedure. The actuarial freedom from redo aortic valve surgery after the procedure was 88.2%±5.2%. At the end of the follow-up, the mean peak was 29.1±9.6 mmHg and mean gradient was 15.6±6.2 mmHg. CONCLUSIONS The mid- and long-term outcomes in patients with various aortic valve diseases undergoing trileaflet aortic valve reconstruction with bovine pericardium are encouraging. The engineered pericardial leaflets should be individually proportional to the size of the aortic root.
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Verzini A, Bargagna M, Ascione G, Sala A, Carino D, Del Forno B, Blasio A, Ruggeri S, Castiglioni A, Alfieri O, De Bonis M. Fate of mild-to-moderate bicuspid aortic valve disease untreated during ascending aorta replacement. J Card Surg 2021; 36:1953-1957. [PMID: 33651397 DOI: 10.1111/jocs.15465] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/23/2020] [Accepted: 02/13/2021] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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BACKGROUND Bicuspid aortic valve (BAV) is the most common congenital heart defect and it is responsible for an increased risk of developing aortic valve and ascending aorta complications. In case of mild to moderate BAV disease in patients undergoing supracoronary ascending aorta replacement, it is unclear whether a concomitant aortic valve replacement should be performed. METHODS From June 2002 to January 2020, 75 patients with mild-to-moderate BAV regurgitation (±mild-to-moderate stenosis) who underwent isolated supracoronary ascending aorta replacement were retrospectively analyzed. Clinical and echocardiographic follow-up was 100% complete (mean: 7.4 ± 3.9 years, max: 16.4). Kaplan-Meier estimates were employed to analyze long-term survival. Cumulative incidence function (CIF) for time to reoperation, recurrence of aortic regurgitation (AR) ≥3+ and aortic stenosis (AS) greater than moderate, with death as competing risk, were computed. RESULTS There was no hospital mortality and no cardiac death occurred. Overall survival at 12 years was 97.4 ± 2.5%, 95% confidence interval (CI: 83.16-99.63). At follow-up there were no cases of aortic root surgery whereas three patients underwent AV replacement. At 12 years the CIF of reoperation was 2.6 ± 2.5%, 95% CI [0.20-11.53]. At follow-up, AR 3+/4+ was present in 1 pt and AS greater than moderate in 3. At 12 years the CIF of AR more than 2+/4+ was 5.1 ± 4.98% and of AS more than moderate 6.9 ± 3.8%. CONCLUSIONS In our study mild to moderate regurgitation of a BAV did not do significantly worse at least up to 10 years after isolated supracoronary ascending aorta replacement.
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- Alessandro Verzini
- Department of Cardiac Surgery, IRCCS San Raffaele Scientific Institute, Milan, Italy
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- Department of Cardiac Surgery, IRCCS San Raffaele Scientific Institute, Milan, Italy
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- Department of Cardiac Surgery, IRCCS San Raffaele Scientific Institute, Milan, Italy
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- Department of Cardiac Surgery, IRCCS San Raffaele Scientific Institute, Milan, Italy
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- Department of Cardiac Surgery, IRCCS San Raffaele Scientific Institute, Milan, Italy
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- Department of Cardiac Surgery, IRCCS San Raffaele Scientific Institute, Milan, Italy
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- Department of Cardiac Surgery, IRCCS San Raffaele Scientific Institute, Milan, Italy
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- Department of Cardiac Surgery, IRCCS San Raffaele Scientific Institute, Milan, Italy
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- Department of Cardiac Surgery, IRCCS San Raffaele Scientific Institute, Milan, Italy
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- Department of Cardiac Surgery, IRCCS San Raffaele Scientific Institute, Milan, Italy
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Tamaki R, Nakagawa I, Iida J, Yokota H, Horiuchi K, Mori K, Miyamae S, Yaegaki T, Tanaka H, Shimotsuma A, Fujimoto T. Entrapment of modified Simmonds catheter by aortic valve using turn-over technique. A case report. INTERDISCIPLINARY NEUROSURGERY 2021. [DOI: 10.1016/j.inat.2020.100958] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/30/2022] Open
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VAN DER MERWE J, CASSELMAN F. Minimally invasive surgical and transcatheter interventions for aortic valve incompetence: current concepts and future perspectives. THE JOURNAL OF CARDIOVASCULAR SURGERY 2021; 62:3-11. [DOI: 10.23736/s0021-9509.20.11516-7] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/08/2022]
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Commissural geometry and cusp fusion insights to guide bicuspid aortic valve repair. JTCVS Tech 2021; 7:83-92. [PMID: 34319302 PMCID: PMC8311622 DOI: 10.1016/j.xjtc.2020.12.043] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/02/2020] [Accepted: 12/02/2020] [Indexed: 12/05/2022] Open
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Polito A, Albanese SB, Cetrano E, Forcina S, Cicenia M, Rinelli G, Carotti A. Aortic Valve Neocuspidalization May Be a Viable Alternative to Ross Operation in Pediatric Patients. Pediatr Cardiol 2021; 42:668-675. [PMID: 33394106 PMCID: PMC7780600 DOI: 10.1007/s00246-020-02528-3] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/28/2020] [Accepted: 12/18/2020] [Indexed: 10/28/2022]
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The aim of the study was to evaluate the medium-term results of aortic valve neocuspidalization according to Ozaki compared to Ross procedure for treatment of isolated aortic valve disease in pediatric age. Thirty-eight consecutive patients with congenital or acquired aortic valve disease underwent either Ozaki (n = 22) or Ross (n = 16) operation between 01/2015 and 05/2020. The primary outcome was progression of aortic valve disease and aortic ring and root dimension, whereas secondary outcome was freedom from reintervention or death by type of operation. Median age was 12.4 (8.8-15.8) years and the prevailing lesion was stenosis in 20 cases (52%) and incompetence in 18 (48%). One death occurred in the Ross group in the early postoperative period, while there were no deaths in the Ozaki group. Effective treatment of aortic valve stenosis or regurgitation occurred in both groups and remained stable over a median follow-up of 18.2 (5-32) months. In Ozaki group, 3 patients required aortic valve replacement at 4.9, 3.5, and 33 months, respectively. In Ross group, 1 patient required Melody pulmonary valve replacement, whereas none required aortic valve surgery. Finally, significantly higher aortic transvalvular gradient at follow-up was recorded in Ozaki group compared to Ross group. Overall, there was no significant difference in freedom from reoperation or death between the two groups. The medium-term outcome of Ozaki and Ross in pediatric patients is similar, despite an increased tendency of the former to develop aortic transvalvular gradient in the follow-up. Future larger multicenter studies with longer follow-up are warranted to confirm these results.
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- Angelo Polito
- grid.8591.50000 0001 2322 4988Pediatric and Neonatal Intensive Care Unit, Department of Pediatrics, Gynecology and Obstetrics, University Hospitals and Faculty of Medicine, University of Geneva, Geneva, Switzerland
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- grid.414125.70000 0001 0727 6809Department of Cardiac Surgery, Bambino Gesù Children’s Hospital and Research Institute, Piazza S. Onofrio 4, 00165 Rome, Italy
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- grid.414125.70000 0001 0727 6809Department of Cardiac Surgery, Bambino Gesù Children’s Hospital and Research Institute, Piazza S. Onofrio 4, 00165 Rome, Italy
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- grid.414125.70000 0001 0727 6809Department of Cardiac Surgery, Bambino Gesù Children’s Hospital and Research Institute, Piazza S. Onofrio 4, 00165 Rome, Italy
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- grid.414125.70000 0001 0727 6809Department of Pediatric Cardiology, Bambino Gesù Children’s Hospital and Research Institute, Rome, Italy
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- grid.414125.70000 0001 0727 6809Department of Pediatric Cardiology, Bambino Gesù Children’s Hospital and Research Institute, Rome, Italy
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- Department of Cardiac Surgery, Bambino Gesù Children's Hospital and Research Institute, Piazza S. Onofrio 4, 00165, Rome, Italy.
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Murana G, Pacini D. Mini or full sternotomy for aortic valve repair? A systematic review of the literature. THE JOURNAL OF CARDIOVASCULAR SURGERY 2020; 62:19-24. [PMID: 33185077 DOI: 10.23736/s0021-9509.20.11649-5] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/08/2022]
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INTRODUCTION Minimally invasive aortic valve replacement is becoming a standard treatment. The possibility of extending this approach to more demanding aortic root pathologies is being debated with limited evidence. Attaining comfort in a complex aortic repair is a "dogma" that should always be achieved. Perhaps, the patient's condition, the aortic anatomy and the expertise creates the fundamental principles that achieve stable results over time. EVIDENCE ACQUISITION Selection of literature articles was performed using PubMed databases from inception to July 2020. We excluded editorials and expert opinions, review articles, congenital heart disease, and other types of valve repair. According to the limited studies available, case reports were included. EVIDENCE SYNTHESIS We identified 7 studies from 2015 to 2020 with the number of patients spanning 1 to 117 from single centers' experiences. Three were case reports with aortic repair of a bicuspid aortic valve. A total of 259 mini-AVr patients were analyzed. CONCLUSIONS In this review article, we sought to analyze and report the experience and results of a currently available series on aortic valve repair (with or without associated aortic root procedures) using mini sternotomy. Early- and long-term data will be reported and discussed in terms of survival and aortic valve function.
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- Giacomo Murana
- Unit of Cardiac Surgery, Cardio-Thoracic-Vascular Department, S. Orsola Hospital, Alma Mater Studiorum, University of Bologna, Bologna, Italy -
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- Unit of Cardiac Surgery, Cardio-Thoracic-Vascular Department, S. Orsola Hospital, Alma Mater Studiorum, University of Bologna, Bologna, Italy
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Izumi C, Eishi K, Ashihara K, Arita T, Otsuji Y, Kunihara T, Komiya T, Shibata T, Seo Y, Daimon M, Takanashi S, Tanaka H, Nakatani S, Ninami H, Nishi H, Hayashida K, Yaku H, Yamaguchi J, Yamamoto K, Watanabe H, Abe Y, Amaki M, Amano M, Obase K, Tabata M, Miura T, Miyake M, Murata M, Watanabe N, Akasaka T, Okita Y, Kimura T, Sawa Y, Yoshida K. JCS/JSCS/JATS/JSVS 2020 Guidelines on the Management of Valvular Heart Disease. Circ J 2020; 84:2037-2119. [DOI: 10.1253/circj.cj-20-0135] [Citation(s) in RCA: 72] [Impact Index Per Article: 18.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/09/2022]
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- Chisato Izumi
- Department of Cardiovascular Medicine, National Cerebral and Cardiovascular Center
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- Division of Cardiovascular Surgery, Nagasaki University Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences
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- Department of Cardiology, Tokyo Women’s Medical University Hospital
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- Division of Cardiovascular Medicine Heart & Neuro-Vascular Center, Fukuoka Wajiro
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- Department of Cardiology, Hospital of University of Occupational and Environmental Health
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- Department of Cardiac Surgery, The Jikei University School of Medicine
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- Department of Cardiovascular Surgery, Kurashiki Central Hospital
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- Department of Cardiovascular Surgery, Osaka City University Postgraduate of Medicine
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- Department of Cardiology, Nagoya City University Graduate School of Medical Sciences
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- Department of Clinical Laboratory/Cardiology, The University of Tokyo Hospital
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- Division of Health Sciences, Osaka University Graduate School of Medicine
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- Department of Cardiac Surgery, Tokyo Women’s Medical University
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- Department of Cardiovascular Surgery, Osaka General Medical Center
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- Department of Cardiovascular Surgery, Kyoto Prefectural University of Medicine
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- Division of Cardiovascular Medicine, Endocrinology and Metabolism, Faculty of Medicine, Tottori University
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- Department of Cardiology, Osaka City General Hospital
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- Department of Cardiovascular Medicine, National Cerebral and Cardiovascular Center
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- Department of Cardiovascular Medicine, National Cerebral and Cardiovascular Center
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- Division of Cardiovascular Surgery, Nagasaki University Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences
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- Department of Cardiovascular Surgery, Tokyo Bay Urayasu Ichikawa Medical Center
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- Division of Cardiovascular Surgery, Nagasaki University Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences
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- Department of Laboratory Medicine, Tokai University Hachioji Hospital
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- Department of Cardiology, Miyazaki Medical Association Hospital
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- Department of Cardiovascular Medicine, Wakayama Medical University
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- Department of Cardiovascular Surgery, Takatsuki Hospital
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- Department of Cardiology, Kyoto University Graduate School of Medicine
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- Department of Cardiovascular Surgery, Osaka University Graduate School of Medicine
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- Department of Cardiology, Sakakibara Heart Institute of Okayama
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Surgical correction of aortic regurgitation using a HAART 300™ rigid aortic ring: A novel method to standardize aortic valve repair. Cardiol J 2020; 26:799-801. [PMID: 31970739 DOI: 10.5603/cj.2019.0118] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/23/2019] [Revised: 09/13/2019] [Accepted: 11/04/2019] [Indexed: 11/25/2022] Open
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Yokawa K, Henmi S, Nakai H, Yamanaka K, Omura A, Inoue T, Okita Y, Okada K. Mid-term outcomes of valve-sparing root reimplantation with leaflet repair. Eur J Cardiothorac Surg 2020; 58:138-144. [PMID: 32187353 DOI: 10.1093/ejcts/ezaa058] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/03/2019] [Revised: 01/27/2020] [Accepted: 01/31/2020] [Indexed: 11/14/2022] Open
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OBJECTIVES Valve repair for aortic insufficiency (AI) requires a tailored surgical approach determined by the leaflet and aortic disease. In this study, we used a repair-oriented system for the classification of AI, and we elucidated long-term outcomes of aortic root reimplantation with this classification system. METHODS From 1999 to 2018, a total of 197 patients underwent elective reimplantation (mean age: 52.7 ± 17.7 years; 80% male). The aortic valve was tricuspid in 143 patients, bicuspid in 51 patients and quadricuspid in 3 patients. A total of 93 patients had type I AI (aortic dilatation), 57 patients had type II AI (cusp prolapse) and 47 patients had type III AI (restrictive). In total, 104 of the 264 patients (39%) had more than 1 identified mechanism. RESULTS In-hospital mortality was 0.5% (1/197). Mid-term follow-up (mean follow-up duration: 5.5 years) revealed a late mortality rate of 4.2% (9/197). Aortic valve reoperation was performed on 16 patients (8.0%). Rates of freedom from aortic valve replacement and freedom from aortic valve-related events at 10 years of follow-up were 87.0 ± 4.0% and 60.6 ± 6.0%, respectively; patients with type Ib AI (98.3 ± 1.7%; 80.7 ± 7.5%) had better outcomes than patients with type III AI (59.6 ± 15.6%; 42.2 ± 13.1%, P = 0.01). In patients with types II and III AI who had bicuspid aortic valves, rates of freedom from aortic valve-related events at 5 years of follow-up were 95.2 ± 4.7% and 71.7 ± 9.1%, respectively (P = 0.03). CONCLUSIONS This repair-oriented system for classifying AI could help to predict the durable aortic valve repair techniques. Patient selection according to the classification is particularly important for long-term durability. CLINICAL TRIAL REGISTRATION NUMBER B190050.
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- Koki Yokawa
- Department of Cardiovascular Surgery, Kobe University Graduate School of Medicine, Kobe, Japan
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- Department of Cardiovascular Surgery, Kobe University Graduate School of Medicine, Kobe, Japan
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- Department of Cardiovascular Surgery, Kobe University Graduate School of Medicine, Kobe, Japan
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- Department of Cardiovascular Surgery, Kobe University Graduate School of Medicine, Kobe, Japan
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- Department of Cardiovascular Surgery, Kobe University Graduate School of Medicine, Kobe, Japan
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- Department of Cardiovascular Surgery, Kobe University Graduate School of Medicine, Kobe, Japan
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- Department of Cardiovascular Surgery, Takatsuki Hospital, Osaka, Japan
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- Department of Cardiovascular Surgery, Kobe University Graduate School of Medicine, Kobe, Japan
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Nicoara A, Skubas N, Ad N, Finley A, Hahn RT, Mahmood F, Mankad S, Nyman CB, Pagani F, Porter TR, Rehfeldt K, Stone M, Taylor B, Vegas A, Zimmerman KG, Zoghbi WA, Swaminathan M. Guidelines for the Use of Transesophageal Echocardiography to Assist with Surgical Decision-Making in the Operating Room: A Surgery-Based Approach: From the American Society of Echocardiography in Collaboration with the Society of Cardiovascular Anesthesiologists and the Society of Thoracic Surgeons. J Am Soc Echocardiogr 2020; 33:692-734. [PMID: 32503709 DOI: 10.1016/j.echo.2020.03.002] [Citation(s) in RCA: 90] [Impact Index Per Article: 22.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/07/2023]
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Intraoperative transesophageal echocardiography is a standard diagnostic and monitoring tool employed in the management of patients undergoing an entire spectrum of cardiac surgical procedures, ranging from "routine" surgical coronary revascularization to complex valve repair, combined procedures, and organ transplantation. Utilizing a protocol as a starting point for imaging in all procedures and all patients enables standardization of image acquisition, reduction in variability in quality of imaging and reporting, and ultimately better patient care. Clear communication of the echocardiographic findings to the surgical team, as well as understanding the impact of new findings on the surgical plan, are paramount. Equally important is the need for complete understanding of the technical steps of the surgical procedures being performed and the complications that may occur, in order to direct the postprocedure evaluation toward aspects directly related to the surgical procedure and to provide pertinent echocardiographic information. The rationale for this document is to outline a systematic approach describing how to apply the existing guidelines to questions on cardiac structure and function specific to the intraoperative environment in open, minimally invasive, or hybrid cardiac surgery procedures.
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- White Oak Medical Center and University of Maryland, Silver Spring, Maryland
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- Medical University of South Carolina, Charleston, South Carolina
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- Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts
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- University of Maryland Medical Center, Baltimore, Maryland
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PURPOSE OF REVIEW Cardiac involvement in patients with ankylosing spondylitis (AS) generally manifests itself as aortic insufficiency, aortitis, disturbance in cardiac conduction, and myocardial dysfunction. We have used a case-based approach to review the current state of the art knowledge regarding the diagnosis and management of aortic valve disease and aortitis in patients with AS. RECENT FINDINGS The risk for aortic valve disease and aortic valve replacement or repair is significantly higher than in people without AS, and this risk increases with age. Echocardiography, cardiac MRI, and CT can serve as effective tools for screening and follow-up. Surgical repair/replacement remains the mainstay of therapy for aortic insufficiency and aortic dilation, whereas transcatheter-based techniques may be favorable in the setting of aortic stenosis. Aortic valve and atrioventricular conduction abnormalities contribute to overall cardiovascular burden in AS. Optimal timing and therapeutic technique are dependent on assessment of overall risk and serial follow-up.
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Ruan Y, Liu X, Meng X, Zhang H, He Y. Prognostic factors associated with postoperative adverse outcomes in patients with aortic valve prolapse. Medicine (Baltimore) 2020; 99:e19827. [PMID: 32332629 PMCID: PMC7220789 DOI: 10.1097/md.0000000000019827] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/26/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND AND AIM Aortic valve (AV) cusp prolapse and subsequent aortic insufficiency (AI) are 2 of factors leading to left ventricular (LV) enlargement and decreased LV function. Aortic valve replacement (AVR) has been the standard surgical procedure for AI. However, few data is available on the prognosis of these patients undergoing AVR procedure, especially in Chinese population. The study aims to evaluate the potential risk factors affecting the mid-term adverse outcomes after AVR. METHODS One hundred thirty-four patients (mean age: 46.7 years old) with AV cusp prolapse and severe AI who all received surgical aortic valve replacement were recruited in our hospital between January 1, 2009 and December 30, 2017. The clinical characteristics, echocardiography parameters, as well as operative parameters were obtained. The primary endpoint included death, heart failure development, and reoperation. RESULTS There were 14 adverse events altogether with the primary endpoint during a median follow-up of 8.6 (6-10) months. The multivariable Cox regression analysis revealed that baseline LVEDD (hazard rate, HR = 1.08, 95% CI: 1.01-1.15, P = .021), moderate pulmonary hypertension (HR = 9.36, 95% CI: 1.81-48.28, P = .008), and the time of assisted mechanical ventilation (HR = 1.01, 95% CI: 1.00-1.01, P = .022) were independently associated with the primary endpoint. Kaplan-Meier survival curve showed a significant worse survival free of the endpoint for patients with LVEDD≥70 mm, indexed LVEDD≥37.3 mm/m (the mean in this study), indexed LVESD≥25 mm/m or baseline LVEF <50% (all P<.05). CONCLUSION Baseline enlarged LV dimensions, low LV function, moderate pulmonary hypertension, and prolonged assisted mechanical ventilation may predict the poor mid-term postoperative outcomes for AV cusp prolapse patients undergoing AVR procedure.
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- Department of Cardiac Surgery, Beijing Anzhen Hospital, Capital Medical University, Beijing, China
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- Department of Cardiac Surgery, Beijing Anzhen Hospital, Capital Medical University, Beijing, China
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Greco R, Muretti M, Jin XY, Petrou M. Aortic valve repair techniques: an early UK experience. Open Heart 2019; 6:e001107. [PMID: 31798914 PMCID: PMC6861102 DOI: 10.1136/openhrt-2019-001107] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/08/2019] [Revised: 10/09/2019] [Accepted: 10/14/2019] [Indexed: 11/04/2022] Open
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Objectives Retrospective review of early results with aortic valve repair (AVr) techniques. Methods 61 consecutive patients underwent AVr surgery at our institutions between 2008 and 2018. 14 patients had a bicuspid aortic valve and 16 had a connective tissue disorder. In 48 patients, aortic regurgitation (AR) was secondary to an aortic root and/or ascending aneurysms, while in 13 it was due to primary cusp pathologies. 13 patients underwent isolated cusp repair, 19 sinotubular junction remodelling, 25 valve-sparing root replacement (VSRR) and 4 hemiroot replacement. Cusp repair techniques included: 18 free margin plication, 18 commissural re-suspensions, 3 raphe resections and 1 free-edge reinforcement. Subcommissural annuloplasty was performed in 25 patients (42%) with a dilated annulus (>28 mm). Results 50 patients (82%) left the operating theatre with no AR, 8 with mild central and 3 with mild eccentric AR. In-hospital survival was 100%. Clinical follow-up was complete at 5.08±2.29 years and all patients were alive. Transthoracic echocardiographic follow-up was complete at 2.35±1.92 years and showed the presence of a moderate AR in 10 patients (18%) and severe AR in 2 patients (4%). One of these required re-do aortic valve replacement 6 years after VSRR. Freedom from re-operation at 8 years was 88.15%±1.51%. Conclusion Good early results are achievable following AVr with acceptable medium-term outcomes. AVr surgery continues to evolve, and concentrating the experience in specialist centres in the UK is recommended.
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- Renata Greco
- Cardiothoracic, Oxford University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, Oxford, UK
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- Cardiothoracic, Oxford University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, Oxford, UK
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- Cardiothoracic, Oxford University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, Oxford, UK
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- Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery, Royal Brompton and Harefield NHS Foundation Trust, London, UK
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Levack MM, Mecozzi G, Jainandunsing JS, Bouma W, Jassar AS, Pouch AM, Yushkevich PA, Mariani MA, Jackson BM, Gorman JH, Gorman RC. Quantitative three-dimensional echocardiographic analysis of the bicuspid aortic valve and aortic root: A single modality approach. J Card Surg 2019; 35:375-382. [PMID: 31794089 DOI: 10.1111/jocs.14387] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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BACKGROUND Patients with bicuspid aortic valves (BAV) are heterogeneous with regard to patterns of root remodeling and valvular dysfunction. Two-dimensional echocardiography is the standard surveillance modality for patients with aortic valve dysfunction. However, ancillary computed tomography or magnetic resonance imaging is often necessary to characterize associated patterns of aortic root pathology. Conversely, the pairing of three-dimensional (3D) echocardiography with novel quantitative modeling techniques allows for a single modality description of the entire root complex. We sought to determine 3D aortic valve and root geometry with this quantitative approach. METHODS Transesophageal real-time 3D echocardiography was performed in five patients with tricuspid aortic valves (TAV) and in five patients with BAV. No patient had evidence of valvular dysfunction or aortic root pathology. A customized image analysis protocol was used to assess 3D aortic annular, valvular, and root geometry. RESULTS Annular, sinus and sinotubular junction diameters and areas were similar in both groups. Coaptation length and area were higher in the TAV group (7.25 ± 0.98 mm and 298 ± 118 mm2 , respectively) compared to the BAV group (5.67 ± 1.33 mm and 177 ± 43 mm2 ; P = .07 and P = .01). Cusp surface area to annular area, coaptation height, and the sub- and supravalvular tenting indices did not differ significantly between groups. CONCLUSIONS Single modality 3D echocardiography-based modeling allows for a quantitative description of the aortic valve and root geometry. This technique together with novel indices will improve our understanding of normal and pathologic geometry in the BAV population and may help to identify geometric predictors of adverse remodeling and guide tailored surgical therapy.
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- Melissa M Levack
- Gorman Cardiovascular Research Group, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
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- Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery, University Medical Center Groningen, University of Groningen, Groningen, The Netherlands
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- Department of Anesthesiology and Pain Medicine, University Medical Center Groningen, University of Groningen, Groningen, The Netherlands
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- Gorman Cardiovascular Research Group, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.,Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery, University Medical Center Groningen, University of Groningen, Groningen, The Netherlands
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- Gorman Cardiovascular Research Group, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.,Department of Surgery, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
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- Gorman Cardiovascular Research Group, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
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- Department of Radiology, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
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- Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery, University Medical Center Groningen, University of Groningen, Groningen, The Netherlands
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- Department of Surgery, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
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- Gorman Cardiovascular Research Group, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.,Department of Surgery, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
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- Gorman Cardiovascular Research Group, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.,Department of Surgery, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
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