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Horn P, Haschemi J, Kelm M. The Role of Gender in Revascularization Strategies for Acute Coronary Syndrome and Multivessel Disease. Am J Cardiol 2024; 217:153-155. [PMID: 38417652 DOI: 10.1016/j.amjcard.2024.02.008] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/09/2024] [Revised: 01/18/2024] [Accepted: 02/10/2024] [Indexed: 03/01/2024]
Affiliation(s)
- Patrick Horn
- Department of Cardiology, Pulmonology and Vascular Medicine, University Hospital Düsseldorf, Medical Faculty of the Heinrich Heine University Düsseldorf, Düsseldorf, Germany
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- Department of Cardiology, Pulmonology and Vascular Medicine, University Hospital Düsseldorf, Medical Faculty of the Heinrich Heine University Düsseldorf, Düsseldorf, Germany
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- Department of Cardiology, Pulmonology and Vascular Medicine, University Hospital Düsseldorf, Medical Faculty of the Heinrich Heine University Düsseldorf, Düsseldorf, Germany; CARID, Cardiovascular Research Institute, Medical Faculty, University Hospital Düsseldorf, Heinrich Heine University, Düsseldorf, Germany.
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Sundermeyer J, Kellner C, Beer BN, Besch L, Dettling A, Bertoldi LF, Blankenberg S, Dauw J, Dindane Z, Eckner D, Eitel I, Graf T, Horn P, Jozwiak-Nozdrzykowska J, Kirchhof P, Kluge S, Linke A, Landmesser U, Luedike P, Lüsebrink E, Majunke N, Mangner N, Maniuc O, Möbius-Winkler S, Nordbeck P, Orban M, Pappalardo F, Pauschinger M, Pazdernik M, Proudfoot A, Kelham M, Rassaf T, Scherer C, Schulze PC, Schwinger RHG, Skurk C, Sramko M, Tavazzi G, Thiele H, Villanova L, Morici N, Winzer EB, Westermann D, Schrage B. Sex-related differences in patients presenting with heart failure-related cardiogenic shock. Clin Res Cardiol 2024; 113:612-625. [PMID: 38353681 PMCID: PMC10954943 DOI: 10.1007/s00392-024-02392-8] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/25/2023] [Accepted: 01/31/2024] [Indexed: 03/21/2024]
Abstract
BACKGROUND Heart failure-related cardiogenic shock (HF-CS) accounts for a significant proportion of all CS cases. Nevertheless, there is a lack of evidence on sex-related differences in HF-CS, especially regarding use of treatment and mortality risk in women vs. men. This study aimed to investigate potential differences in clinical presentation, use of treatments, and mortality between women and men with HF-CS. METHODS In this international observational study, patients with HF-CS (without acute myocardial infarction) from 16 tertiary-care centers in five countries were enrolled between 2010 and 2021. Logistic and Cox regression models were used to assess differences in clinical presentation, use of treatments, and 30-day mortality in women vs. men with HF-CS. RESULTS N = 1030 patients with HF-CS were analyzed, of whom 290 (28.2%) were women. Compared to men, women were more likely to be older, less likely to have a known history of heart failure or cardiovascular risk factors, and lower rates of highly depressed left ventricular ejection fraction and renal dysfunction. Nevertheless, CS severity as well as use of treatments were comparable, and female sex was not independently associated with 30-day mortality (53.0% vs. 50.8%; adjusted HR 0.94, 95% CI 0.75-1.19). CONCLUSIONS In this large HF-CS registry, sex disparities in risk factors and clinical presentation were observed. Despite these differences, the use of treatments was comparable, and both sexes exhibited similarly high mortality rates. Further research is necessary to evaluate if sex-tailored treatment, accounting for the differences in cardiovascular risk factors and clinical presentation, might improve outcomes in HF-CS.
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Affiliation(s)
- Jonas Sundermeyer
- Department of Cardiology, University Heart and Vascular Center Hamburg, Martinistr. 52, 20251, Hamburg, Germany
- German Center for Cardiovascular Research (DZHK), Partner Site Hamburg/Kiel/Lübeck, Hamburg, Germany
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- Department of Cardiology, University Heart and Vascular Center Hamburg, Martinistr. 52, 20251, Hamburg, Germany
- German Center for Cardiovascular Research (DZHK), Partner Site Hamburg/Kiel/Lübeck, Hamburg, Germany
- Cardio Center, Humanitas Clinical and Research Center - IRCCS, Rozzano, Milan, Italy
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- Department of Cardiology, University Heart and Vascular Center Hamburg, Martinistr. 52, 20251, Hamburg, Germany
- German Center for Cardiovascular Research (DZHK), Partner Site Hamburg/Kiel/Lübeck, Hamburg, Germany
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- Department of Cardiology, University Heart and Vascular Center Hamburg, Martinistr. 52, 20251, Hamburg, Germany
- German Center for Cardiovascular Research (DZHK), Partner Site Hamburg/Kiel/Lübeck, Hamburg, Germany
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- Department of Cardiology, University Heart and Vascular Center Hamburg, Martinistr. 52, 20251, Hamburg, Germany
- German Center for Cardiovascular Research (DZHK), Partner Site Hamburg/Kiel/Lübeck, Hamburg, Germany
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- Department of Cardiology, University Heart and Vascular Center Hamburg, Martinistr. 52, 20251, Hamburg, Germany
- German Center for Cardiovascular Research (DZHK), Partner Site Hamburg/Kiel/Lübeck, Hamburg, Germany
- Center for Population Health Innovation (POINT), University Heart and Vascular Center Hamburg, University Medical Center Hamburg-Eppendorf, Hamburg, Germany
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- Department of Cardiology, AZ Sint-Lucas, Ghent, Belgium
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- Department for Internal Medicine and Cardiology, Heart Centre Dresden, University Hospital, Dresden, Germany
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- Department of Cardiology, Paracelsus Medical University Nürnberg, Nuremberg, Germany
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- German Center for Cardiovascular Research (DZHK), Partner Site Hamburg/Kiel/Lübeck, Hamburg, Germany
- University Heart Center Lübeck, University Hospital Schleswig-Holstein, Lübeck, Germany
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- German Center for Cardiovascular Research (DZHK), Partner Site Hamburg/Kiel/Lübeck, Hamburg, Germany
- University Heart Center Lübeck, University Hospital Schleswig-Holstein, Lübeck, Germany
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- Division of Cardiology, Pulmonology and Vascular Medicine, Medical Faculty, University Duesseldorf, Düsseldorf, Germany
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- Department of Internal Medicine and Cardiology, Heart Center Leipzig at University of Leipzig and Leipzig Heart Science, Leipzig, Germany
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- Department of Cardiology, University Heart and Vascular Center Hamburg, Martinistr. 52, 20251, Hamburg, Germany
- German Center for Cardiovascular Research (DZHK), Partner Site Hamburg/Kiel/Lübeck, Hamburg, Germany
- Center for Population Health Innovation (POINT), University Heart and Vascular Center Hamburg, University Medical Center Hamburg-Eppendorf, Hamburg, Germany
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- Department of Intensive Care Medicine, University Medical Center Hamburg-Eppendorf, Hamburg, Germany
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- Department for Internal Medicine and Cardiology, Heart Centre Dresden, University Hospital, Dresden, Germany
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- Department of Cardiology, Angiology and Intensive Care Medicine, DHZC Berlin, Campus Benjamin Franklin, Berlin, Germany
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- Department of Cardiology and Vascular Medicine, West German Heart and Vascular Center, University Hospital Essen, Essen, Germany
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- Department of Medicine I, University Hospital, LMU Munich, Munich, Germany
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- Department of Internal Medicine and Cardiology, Heart Center Leipzig at University of Leipzig and Leipzig Heart Science, Leipzig, Germany
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- Department for Internal Medicine and Cardiology, Heart Centre Dresden, University Hospital, Dresden, Germany
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- Department of Internal Medicine I, University Hospital Würzburg, Würzburg, Germany
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- Department of Internal Medicine I, University Hospital Würzburg, Würzburg, Germany
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- Department of Medicine I, University Hospital, LMU Munich, Munich, Germany
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- Dept Cardiothoracic and Vascular Anesthesia and Intensive Care, AO SS Antonio E Biagio E Cesare Arrigo, Alessandria, Italy
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- Department of Cardiology, Paracelsus Medical University Nürnberg, Nuremberg, Germany
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- Department of Perioperative Medicine, St. Bartholomew's Hospital, London, UK
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- Department of Perioperative Medicine, St. Bartholomew's Hospital, London, UK
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- Department of Cardiology and Vascular Medicine, West German Heart and Vascular Center, University Hospital Essen, Essen, Germany
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- Department of Medicine I, University Hospital, LMU Munich, Munich, Germany
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- Department of Cardiology, Angiology and Intensive Care Medicine, DHZC Berlin, Campus Benjamin Franklin, Berlin, Germany
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- Department of Cardiology, IKEM, Prague, Czech Republic
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- Department of Clinical-Surgical, Diagnostic and Paediatric Sciences, Anesthesia and Intensive Care, University of Pavia Italy, Fondazione Policlinico San Matteo Hospital IRCCS, Pavia, Italy
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- Department of Internal Medicine and Cardiology, Heart Center Leipzig at University of Leipzig and Leipzig Heart Science, Leipzig, Germany
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- Unità Di Cure Intensive Cardiologiche and De Gasperis Cardio-Center, ASST Grande Ospedale Metropolitano Niguarda, Milan, Italy
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- IRCCS Fondazione Don Gnocchi, ONLUS, Santa Maria Nascente, Milan, Italy
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- Department for Internal Medicine and Cardiology, Heart Centre Dresden, University Hospital, Dresden, Germany
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- Department of Cardiology and Angiology, University Heart Center Freiburg-Bad Krozingen, Freiburg, Germany
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- Department of Cardiology, University Heart and Vascular Center Hamburg, Martinistr. 52, 20251, Hamburg, Germany.
- German Center for Cardiovascular Research (DZHK), Partner Site Hamburg/Kiel/Lübeck, Hamburg, Germany.
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Sundermeyer J, Kellner C, Beer BN, Besch L, Dettling A, Bertoldi LF, Blankenberg S, Dauw J, Dindane Z, Eckner D, Eitel I, Graf T, Horn P, Jozwiak-Nozdrzykowska J, Kirchhof P, Kluge S, Linke A, Landmesser U, Luedike P, Lüsebrink E, Majunke N, Mangner N, Maniuc O, Winkler SM, Nordbeck P, Orban M, Pappalardo F, Pauschinger M, Pazdernik M, Proudfoot A, Kelham M, Rassaf T, Scherer C, Schulze PC, Schwinger RHG, Skurk C, Sramko M, Tavazzi G, Thiele H, Villanova L, Morici N, Westenfeld R, Winzer EB, Westermann D, Schrage B. Association between left ventricular ejection fraction, mortality and use of mechanical circulatory support in patients with non-ischaemic cardiogenic shock. Clin Res Cardiol 2024; 113:570-580. [PMID: 37982863 PMCID: PMC10954940 DOI: 10.1007/s00392-023-02332-y] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/15/2023] [Accepted: 10/20/2023] [Indexed: 11/21/2023]
Abstract
BACKGROUND Currently, use of mechanical circulatory support (MCS) in non-ischaemic cardiogenic shock (CS) is predominantly guided by shock-specific markers, and not by markers of cardiac function. We hypothesise that left ventricular ejection fraction (LVEF) can identify patients with a higher likelihood to benefit from MCS and thus help to optimise their expected benefit. METHODS Patients with non-ischaemic CS and available data on LVEF from 16 tertiary-care centres in five countries were analysed. Cox regression models were fitted to evaluate the association between LVEF and mortality, as well as the interaction between LVEF, MCS use and mortality. RESULTS N = 807 patients were analysed: mean age 63 [interquartile range (IQR) 51.5-72.0] years, 601 (74.5%) male, lactate 4.9 (IQR 2.6-8.5) mmol/l, LVEF 20 (IQR 15-30) %. Lower LVEF was more frequent amongst patients with more severe CS, and MCS was more likely used in patients with lower LVEF. There was no association between LVEF and 30-day mortality risk in the overall study cohort. However, there was a significant interaction between MCS use and LVEF, indicating a lower 30-day mortality risk with MCS use in patients with LVEF ≤ 20% (hazard ratio 0.72, 95% confidence interval 0.51-1.02 for LVEF ≤ 20% vs. hazard ratio 1.31, 95% confidence interval 0.85-2.01 for LVEF > 20%, interaction-p = 0.017). CONCLUSION This retrospective study may indicate a lower mortality risk with MCS use only in patients with severely reduced LVEF. This may propose the inclusion of LVEF as an adjunctive parameter for MCS decision-making in non-ischaemic CS, aiming to optimise the benefit-risk ratio.
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- Jonas Sundermeyer
- Department of Cardiology, University Heart and Vascular Center Hamburg, Martinistr. 52, 20251, Hamburg, Germany
- German Center for Cardiovascular Research (DZHK), Partner Site Hamburg/Kiel/Lübeck, Hamburg, Germany
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- Department of Cardiology, University Heart and Vascular Center Hamburg, Martinistr. 52, 20251, Hamburg, Germany
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- Department of Cardiology, University Heart and Vascular Center Hamburg, Martinistr. 52, 20251, Hamburg, Germany
- German Center for Cardiovascular Research (DZHK), Partner Site Hamburg/Kiel/Lübeck, Hamburg, Germany
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- Department of Cardiology, University Heart and Vascular Center Hamburg, Martinistr. 52, 20251, Hamburg, Germany
- German Center for Cardiovascular Research (DZHK), Partner Site Hamburg/Kiel/Lübeck, Hamburg, Germany
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- Department of Cardiology, University Heart and Vascular Center Hamburg, Martinistr. 52, 20251, Hamburg, Germany
- German Center for Cardiovascular Research (DZHK), Partner Site Hamburg/Kiel/Lübeck, Hamburg, Germany
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- Department of Cardiology, University Heart and Vascular Center Hamburg, Martinistr. 52, 20251, Hamburg, Germany
- German Center for Cardiovascular Research (DZHK), Partner Site Hamburg/Kiel/Lübeck, Hamburg, Germany
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- Department of Cardiology, AZ Sint-Lucas, Ghent, Belgium
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- Herzzentrum Dresden, Technische Universität Dresden, Dresden, Germany
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- Department of Cardiology, Paracelsus Medical University Nürnberg, Nuremberg, Germany
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- German Center for Cardiovascular Research (DZHK), Partner Site Hamburg/Kiel/Lübeck, Hamburg, Germany
- University Heart Center Lübeck, University Hospital Schleswig-Holstein, Lübeck, Germany
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- German Center for Cardiovascular Research (DZHK), Partner Site Hamburg/Kiel/Lübeck, Hamburg, Germany
- University Heart Center Lübeck, University Hospital Schleswig-Holstein, Lübeck, Germany
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- Division of Cardiology, Pulmonology and Vascular Medicine, Medical Faculty, University Duesseldorf, Duesseldorf, Germany
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- Department of Internal Medicine and Cardiology, Heart Center Leipzig at University of Leipzig and Leipzig Heart Institute, Leipzig, Germany
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- Department of Cardiology, University Heart and Vascular Center Hamburg, Martinistr. 52, 20251, Hamburg, Germany
- German Center for Cardiovascular Research (DZHK), Partner Site Hamburg/Kiel/Lübeck, Hamburg, Germany
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- Department of Intensive Care Medicine, University Medical Center Hamburg-Eppendorf, Hamburg, Germany
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- Herzzentrum Dresden, Technische Universität Dresden, Dresden, Germany
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- Department of Cardiology, Charité Universitätsmedizin Berlin, Campus Benjamin Franklin, Berlin, Germany
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- Department of Cardiology and Vascular Medicine, West German Heart and Vascular Center, University Hospital Essen, Essen, Germany
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- Department of Medicine I, University Hospital, LMU Munich, Munich, Germany
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- Department of Internal Medicine and Cardiology, Heart Center Leipzig at University of Leipzig and Leipzig Heart Institute, Leipzig, Germany
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- Herzzentrum Dresden, Technische Universität Dresden, Dresden, Germany
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- Department of Internal Medicine I, University Hospital Würzburg, Würzburg, Germany
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- Department of Internal Medicine I, University Hospital Würzburg, Würzburg, Germany
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- Department of Medicine I, University Hospital, LMU Munich, Munich, Germany
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- Dept Cardiothoracic and Vascular Anesthesia and Intensive Care, AO SS Antonio E Biagio E Cesare Arrigo, Alessandria, Italy
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- Department of Cardiology, Paracelsus Medical University Nürnberg, Nuremberg, Germany
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- Department of Perioperative Medicine, St. Bartholomew's Hospital, London, UK
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- Department of Perioperative Medicine, St. Bartholomew's Hospital, London, UK
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- Department of Cardiology and Vascular Medicine, West German Heart and Vascular Center, University Hospital Essen, Essen, Germany
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- Department of Medicine I, University Hospital, LMU Munich, Munich, Germany
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- Department of Cardiology, Charité Universitätsmedizin Berlin, Campus Benjamin Franklin, Berlin, Germany
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- Department of Cardiology, IKEM, Prague, Czech Republic
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- IRCCS S. Maria Nascente-Fondazione Don Carlo Gnocchi ONLUS, Milan, Italy
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- Department of Internal Medicine and Cardiology, Heart Center Leipzig at University of Leipzig and Leipzig Heart Institute, Leipzig, Germany
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- Unità Di Cure Intensive Cardiologiche and De Gasperis Cardio-Center, ASST Grande Ospedale Metropolitano Niguarda, Milan, Italy
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- IRCCS S. Maria Nascente-Fondazione Don Carlo Gnocchi ONLUS, Milan, Italy
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- Division of Cardiology, Pulmonology and Vascular Medicine, Medical Faculty, University Duesseldorf, Duesseldorf, Germany
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- Herzzentrum Dresden, Technische Universität Dresden, Dresden, Germany
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- Department of Cardiology and Angiology, University Heart Center Freiburg-Bad Krozingen, Freiburg, Germany
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- Department of Cardiology, University Heart and Vascular Center Hamburg, Martinistr. 52, 20251, Hamburg, Germany.
- German Center for Cardiovascular Research (DZHK), Partner Site Hamburg/Kiel/Lübeck, Hamburg, Germany.
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Vandenbriele C, M'Pembele R, Dannenberg L, Metzen D, Zako S, Helten C, Mourikis P, Ignatov D, Huhn R, Balthazar T, Adriaenssens T, Vanassche T, Meyns B, Panoulas V, Monteagudo-Vela M, Arachchillage D, Janssens S, Scherer C, Orban M, Petzold T, Horn P, Jung C, Zeus T, Price S, Westenfeld R, Kelm M, Polzin A. Heparin dosing in patients with Impella-supported cardiogenic shock. Int J Cardiol 2024; 399:131690. [PMID: 38160912 DOI: 10.1016/j.ijcard.2023.131690] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/16/2023] [Revised: 12/12/2023] [Accepted: 12/22/2023] [Indexed: 01/03/2024]
Abstract
BACKGROUND Impella™ is increasingly used in cardiogenic shock. However, thromboembolic and bleeding events are frequent during percutaneous mechanical circulatory support (pMCS). OBJECTIVE Therefore, we aimed to explore the optimal anticoagulation regime for pMCS to prevent thromboembolism and bleedings. METHODS This hypothesis-generating multi-center cohort study investigated 170 patients with left-Impella™ support. We (A) compared bleeding/thrombotic events in two centers with therapeutic range (TR-aPTT) activated partial thromboplastin time (60-80s) and (B) compared events of these centers with one center with intermediate range aPTT (40-60s). RESULTS After matching, there were no differences in patients' characteristics. In centers aiming at TR-aPTT, major bleeding was numerically lower with aPTT <60s within 48 h of left-Impella™ support, versus patients that achieved the aimed aPTT of ≥60s [aPTT ≥60s: 22 (37.3%) vs. aPTT<60s 14 (23.7%); Hazard ratio [HR], 0.62 (95%) CI, 0.28-1.38; p = 0.234]. Major cardiovascular and cerebrovascular adverse events (MACCE) did not differ between groups. In comparison of centers, TR-aPTT strategy showed higher major bleeding rates [TR: 8 (47.1%) vs. intermediate range: 1 (5.9%); HR, 0.06 (95%) CI, 0.01-0.45; p = 0.006]. MACCE were lower in the intermediate range aPTT group as well [TR 12 (70.6%) vs. intermediate range 5 (29.4%) HR, 0.32 (95%) CI, 0.11-0.92; p = 0.034]. CONCLUSION This pilot analysis showed that lowering UFH-targets in left-Impella™ supported CS patients seems to be a safe and promising strategy for reducing major bleedings without increasing MACCE. This needs to be validated in larger, randomized clinical trials.
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- Department of Anesthesiology, Medical Faculty and University Hospital Duesseldorf, Heinrich-Heine-University Duesseldorf, Germany
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- Cardiovascular Research Institute Düsseldorf (CARID), Division of Cardiology, Pulmonology, and Vascular Medicine, University Duesseldorf, Medical Faculty, Duesseldorf, Germany
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- Cardiovascular Research Institute Düsseldorf (CARID), Division of Cardiology, Pulmonology, and Vascular Medicine, University Duesseldorf, Medical Faculty, Duesseldorf, Germany
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- Cardiovascular Research Institute Düsseldorf (CARID), Division of Cardiology, Pulmonology, and Vascular Medicine, University Duesseldorf, Medical Faculty, Duesseldorf, Germany
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- Cardiovascular Research Institute Düsseldorf (CARID), Division of Cardiology, Pulmonology, and Vascular Medicine, University Duesseldorf, Medical Faculty, Duesseldorf, Germany
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- Cardiovascular Research Institute Düsseldorf (CARID), Division of Cardiology, Pulmonology, and Vascular Medicine, University Duesseldorf, Medical Faculty, Duesseldorf, Germany
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- Cardiovascular Research Institute Düsseldorf (CARID), Division of Cardiology, Pulmonology, and Vascular Medicine, University Duesseldorf, Medical Faculty, Duesseldorf, Germany
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- Department of Anesthesiology, Medical Faculty and University Hospital Duesseldorf, Heinrich-Heine-University Duesseldorf, Germany
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- Department of Cardiovascular Sciences, University of Leuven, Leuven, Belgium
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- Department of Cardiovascular Sciences, University of Leuven, Leuven, Belgium
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- Department of Cardiovascular Sciences, University of Leuven, Leuven, Belgium
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- Department of cardiac surgery, University Hospitals Leuven, Belgium
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- Department of Adult Intensive Care, Royal Brompton and Harefield Hospitals, Guy's & St Thomas' NHS Foundation Trust, London, UK
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- Department of Adult Intensive Care, Royal Brompton and Harefield Hospitals, Guy's & St Thomas' NHS Foundation Trust, London, UK
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- Centre for haematology, Department of Immunology and Inflammation, Imperial College London, London, UK; Department of Haematology, Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust, London, UK
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- Department of Cardiovascular Sciences, University of Leuven, Leuven, Belgium
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- Intensive Care Unit and Department of Cardiology, Medizinische Klinik und Poliklinik I, Klinikum der Universität München, 81377 Munich, Germany; DZHK (German Center for Cardiovascular Research), Partner Site Munich Heart Alliance, Medizinische Klinik und Poliklinik I, Klinikum der Universität München, 81377 Munich, Germany
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- Intensive Care Unit and Department of Cardiology, Medizinische Klinik und Poliklinik I, Klinikum der Universität München, 81377 Munich, Germany; DZHK (German Center for Cardiovascular Research), Partner Site Munich Heart Alliance, Medizinische Klinik und Poliklinik I, Klinikum der Universität München, 81377 Munich, Germany
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- Intensive Care Unit and Department of Cardiology, Medizinische Klinik und Poliklinik I, Klinikum der Universität München, 81377 Munich, Germany; DZHK (German Center for Cardiovascular Research), Partner Site Munich Heart Alliance, Medizinische Klinik und Poliklinik I, Klinikum der Universität München, 81377 Munich, Germany
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- Cardiovascular Research Institute Düsseldorf (CARID), Division of Cardiology, Pulmonology, and Vascular Medicine, University Duesseldorf, Medical Faculty, Duesseldorf, Germany
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- Cardiovascular Research Institute Düsseldorf (CARID), Division of Cardiology, Pulmonology, and Vascular Medicine, University Duesseldorf, Medical Faculty, Duesseldorf, Germany
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- Cardiovascular Research Institute Düsseldorf (CARID), Division of Cardiology, Pulmonology, and Vascular Medicine, University Duesseldorf, Medical Faculty, Duesseldorf, Germany
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- Department of Adult Intensive Care, Royal Brompton and Harefield Hospitals, Guy's & St Thomas' NHS Foundation Trust, London, UK
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- Cardiovascular Research Institute Düsseldorf (CARID), Division of Cardiology, Pulmonology, and Vascular Medicine, University Duesseldorf, Medical Faculty, Duesseldorf, Germany
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- Cardiovascular Research Institute Düsseldorf (CARID), Division of Cardiology, Pulmonology, and Vascular Medicine, University Duesseldorf, Medical Faculty, Duesseldorf, Germany
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- Cardiovascular Research Institute Düsseldorf (CARID), Division of Cardiology, Pulmonology, and Vascular Medicine, University Duesseldorf, Medical Faculty, Duesseldorf, Germany.
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Haschemi J, Oehler D, Haurand JM, Voss F, Polzin A, Kelm M, Horn P. Outcome of Patients Managed by Percutaneous Left Ventricular Assist Device Implantation During On-Hours and Off-Hours. ASAIO J 2024; 70:193-198. [PMID: 37862685 DOI: 10.1097/mat.0000000000002081] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/22/2023] Open
Abstract
Percutaneous left ventricular assist devices (pVADs) may be used in patients with cardiogenic shock (CS) to stabilize hemodynamics and maintain sufficient end-organ perfusion. Vascular complications are commonly observed in patients with pVAD support. We aimed to assess the relationship between pVAD implantation time and access-site complication rates. This retrospective observational study included all patients who underwent pVAD insertion for the treatment of CS at our university hospital between 2014 and 2021 (n = 224). Depending on the pVAD insertion time, the patients were assigned to the on-hours (n = 120) or off-hours group (n = 104). Both groups had comparable baseline characteristics and comorbidities. The rate of access-site-related complications was higher in the off-hours group than in the on-hours group (26% vs. 10%, p = 0.002). Premature discontinuation of pVAD support to prevent limb ischemia or manage access-site bleeding was required more often in the off-hours group than in the on-hours group (14% vs. 5%, p = 0.016). Pre-existing peripheral artery disease and implantation time off-hours were independent predictors for access-siterelated vascular complications. In conclusion, patients with CS in whom pVAD was inserted during off-hours had higher rates of access-site-related complications and premature discontinuation of pVAD support than those in whom pVAD was inserted during on-hours.
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- Jafer Haschemi
- From the Department of Cardiology, Pulmonology and Vascular Medicine, University Hospital Düsseldorf, Medical Faculty of the Heinrich Heine University Düsseldorf, Düsseldorf, Germany
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- From the Department of Cardiology, Pulmonology and Vascular Medicine, University Hospital Düsseldorf, Medical Faculty of the Heinrich Heine University Düsseldorf, Düsseldorf, Germany
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- From the Department of Cardiology, Pulmonology and Vascular Medicine, University Hospital Düsseldorf, Medical Faculty of the Heinrich Heine University Düsseldorf, Düsseldorf, Germany
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- From the Department of Cardiology, Pulmonology and Vascular Medicine, University Hospital Düsseldorf, Medical Faculty of the Heinrich Heine University Düsseldorf, Düsseldorf, Germany
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- From the Department of Cardiology, Pulmonology and Vascular Medicine, University Hospital Düsseldorf, Medical Faculty of the Heinrich Heine University Düsseldorf, Düsseldorf, Germany
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- From the Department of Cardiology, Pulmonology and Vascular Medicine, University Hospital Düsseldorf, Medical Faculty of the Heinrich Heine University Düsseldorf, Düsseldorf, Germany
- CARID, Cardiovascular Research Institute, Medical Faculty and University Hospital Düsseldorf, Heinrich-Heine University, Düsseldorf, Germany
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- From the Department of Cardiology, Pulmonology and Vascular Medicine, University Hospital Düsseldorf, Medical Faculty of the Heinrich Heine University Düsseldorf, Düsseldorf, Germany
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Sundermeyer J, Kellner C, Beer BN, Besch L, Dettling A, Bertoldi LF, Blankenberg S, Dauw J, Dindane Z, Eckner D, Eitel I, Graf T, Horn P, Jozwiak-Nozdrzykowska J, Kirchhof P, Kluge S, Linke A, Landmesser U, Luedike P, Lüsebrink E, Majunke N, Mangner N, Maniuc O, Möbius Winkler S, Nordbeck P, Orban M, Pappalardo F, Pauschinger M, Pazdernik M, Proudfoot A, Kelham M, Rassaf T, Reichenspurner H, Scherer C, Schulze PC, Schwinger RHG, Skurk C, Sramko M, Tavazzi G, Thiele H, Villanova L, Morici N, Winzer EB, Westermann D, Gustafsson F, Schrage B. Clinical presentation, shock severity and mortality in patients with de novo versus acute-on-chronic heart failure-related cardiogenic shock. Eur J Heart Fail 2024; 26:432-444. [PMID: 37940139 DOI: 10.1002/ejhf.3082] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/03/2023] [Revised: 09/22/2023] [Accepted: 11/06/2023] [Indexed: 11/10/2023] Open
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AIMS Heart failure-related cardiogenic shock (HF-CS) accounts for a significant proportion of CS cases. Whether patients with de novo HF and those with acute-on-chronic HF in CS differ in clinical characteristics and outcome remains unclear. The aim of this study was to evaluate differences in clinical presentation and mortality between patients with de novo and acute-on-chronic HF-CS. METHODS AND RESULTS In this international observational study, patients with HF-CS from 16 tertiary care centres in five countries were enrolled between 2010 and 2021. To investigate differences in clinical presentation and 30-day mortality, adjusted logistic/Cox regression models were fitted. Patients (n = 1030) with HF-CS were analysed, of whom 486 (47.2%) presented with de novo HF-CS and 544 (52.8%) with acute-on-chronic HF-CS. Traditional markers of CS severity (e.g. blood pressure, heart rate and lactate) as well as use of treatments were comparable between groups. However, patients with acute-on-chronic HF-CS were more likely to have a higher CS severity and also a higher mortality risk, after adjusting for relevant confounders (de novo HF 45.5%, acute-on-chronic HF 55.9%, adjusted hazard ratio 1.38, 95% confidence interval 1.10-1.72, p = 0.005). CONCLUSION In this large HF-CS cohort, acute-on-chronic HF-CS was associated with more severe CS and higher mortality risk compared to de novo HF-CS, although traditional markers of CS severity and use of treatments were comparable. These findings highlight the vast heterogeneity of patients with HF-CS, emphasize that HF chronicity is a relevant disease modifier in CS, and indicate that future clinical trials should account for this.
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- Jonas Sundermeyer
- Department of Cardiology, University Heart and Vascular Center Hamburg, Hamburg, Germany
- German Center for Cardiovascular Research (DZHK), Partner site Hamburg/Kiel/Lübeck, Hamburg, Germany
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- Department of Cardiology, University Heart and Vascular Center Hamburg, Hamburg, Germany
- Center for Population Health Innovation (POINT), University Heart and Vascular Center Hamburg, University Medical Center Hamburg-Eppendorf, Hamburg, Germany
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- Department of Cardiology, University Heart and Vascular Center Hamburg, Hamburg, Germany
- German Center for Cardiovascular Research (DZHK), Partner site Hamburg/Kiel/Lübeck, Hamburg, Germany
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- Department of Cardiology, University Heart and Vascular Center Hamburg, Hamburg, Germany
- German Center for Cardiovascular Research (DZHK), Partner site Hamburg/Kiel/Lübeck, Hamburg, Germany
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- Department of Cardiology, University Heart and Vascular Center Hamburg, Hamburg, Germany
- German Center for Cardiovascular Research (DZHK), Partner site Hamburg/Kiel/Lübeck, Hamburg, Germany
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- Department of Cardiology, University Heart and Vascular Center Hamburg, Hamburg, Germany
- German Center for Cardiovascular Research (DZHK), Partner site Hamburg/Kiel/Lübeck, Hamburg, Germany
- Center for Population Health Innovation (POINT), University Heart and Vascular Center Hamburg, University Medical Center Hamburg-Eppendorf, Hamburg, Germany
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- Department of Cardiology, AZ Sint-Lucas, Ghent, Belgium
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- Technische Universität Dresden, Heart Centre Dresden, University Hospital, Department for Internal Medicine and Cardiology, Dresden, Germany
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- Department of Cardiology, Paracelsus Medical University Nürnberg, Nürnberg, Germany
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- German Center for Cardiovascular Research (DZHK), Partner site Hamburg/Kiel/Lübeck, Hamburg, Germany
- University Heart Center Lübeck, University Hospital Schleswig-Holstein, Lübeck, Germany
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- German Center for Cardiovascular Research (DZHK), Partner site Hamburg/Kiel/Lübeck, Hamburg, Germany
- University Heart Center Lübeck, University Hospital Schleswig-Holstein, Lübeck, Germany
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- Division of Cardiology, Pulmonology and Vascular Medicine, Medical Faculty, University Duesseldorf, Duesseldorf, Germany
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- Department of Internal Medicine and Cardiology, Heart Center Leipzig at University of Leipzig and Leipzig Heart Science, Leipzig, Germany
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- Department of Cardiology, University Heart and Vascular Center Hamburg, Hamburg, Germany
- German Center for Cardiovascular Research (DZHK), Partner site Hamburg/Kiel/Lübeck, Hamburg, Germany
- Center for Population Health Innovation (POINT), University Heart and Vascular Center Hamburg, University Medical Center Hamburg-Eppendorf, Hamburg, Germany
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- Department of Intensive Care Medicine, University Medical Center Hamburg-Eppendorf, Hamburg, Germany
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- Technische Universität Dresden, Heart Centre Dresden, University Hospital, Department for Internal Medicine and Cardiology, Dresden, Germany
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- Department of Cardiology, Charité Universitätsmedizin Berlin, Campus Benjamin Franklin, Berlin, Germany
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- Department of Cardiology and Vascular Medicine, West German Heart and Vascular Center, University Hospital Essen, Essen, Germany
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- Department of Medicine I, University Hospital, LMU Munich, Munich, Germany
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- Department of Internal Medicine and Cardiology, Heart Center Leipzig at University of Leipzig and Leipzig Heart Science, Leipzig, Germany
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- Technische Universität Dresden, Heart Centre Dresden, University Hospital, Department for Internal Medicine and Cardiology, Dresden, Germany
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- Department of Internal Medicine I, University Hospital Würzburg, Würzburg, Germany
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- Department of Internal Medicine I, University Hospital Würzburg, Würzburg, Germany
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- Department of Medicine I, University Hospital, LMU Munich, Munich, Germany
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- Department of Cardiothoracic and Vascular Anesthesia and Intensive Care, SS. Antonio e Biagio e Cesare Arrigo Hospital, Alessandria, Italy
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- Department of Cardiology, Paracelsus Medical University Nürnberg, Nürnberg, Germany
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- Department of Perioperative Medicine, St. Bartholomew's Hospital, London
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- Department of Perioperative Medicine, St. Bartholomew's Hospital, London
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- Department of Cardiology and Vascular Medicine, West German Heart and Vascular Center, University Hospital Essen, Essen, Germany
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- German Center for Cardiovascular Research (DZHK), Partner site Hamburg/Kiel/Lübeck, Hamburg, Germany
- Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery, University Heart and Vascular Center Hamburg, Hamburg, Germany
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- Department of Medicine I, University Hospital, LMU Munich, Munich, Germany
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- Department of Cardiology, Charité Universitätsmedizin Berlin, Campus Benjamin Franklin, Berlin, Germany
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- Department of Cardiology, IKEM, Prague, Czech Republic
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- Department of Clinical-Surgical, Diagnostic and Paediatric Sciences, University of Pavia, Italy
- Anesthesia and Intensive Care, Fondazione Policlinico San Matteo Hospital IRCCS, Pavia, Italy
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- Department of Internal Medicine and Cardiology, Heart Center Leipzig at University of Leipzig and Leipzig Heart Science, Leipzig, Germany
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- Intensive Cardiac Care Unit and De Gasperis Cardio-Center, Niguarda Hospital, Milan, Italy
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- IRCCS S. Maria Nascente-Fondazione Don Carlo Gnocchi, ONLUS, Milan, Italy
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- Technische Universität Dresden, Heart Centre Dresden, University Hospital, Department for Internal Medicine and Cardiology, Dresden, Germany
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- Department of Cardiology and Angiology, University Heart Center Freiburg-Bad Krozingen, Freiburg, Germany
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- Rigshospitalet and Department of Clinical Medicine, University of Copenhagen Copenhagen, Copenhagen, Denmark
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- Department of Cardiology, University Heart and Vascular Center Hamburg, Hamburg, Germany
- German Center for Cardiovascular Research (DZHK), Partner site Hamburg/Kiel/Lübeck, Hamburg, Germany
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Spieker M, Lagarden H, Sidabras J, Veulemans V, Christian L, Bejinariu A, Akhyari P, Rana O, Polzin A, Horn P, Kelm M, Westenfeld R. Prevalence, mechanisms, and prognostic impact of dynamic mitral regurgitation assessed by isometric handgrip exercise. Eur Heart J Cardiovasc Imaging 2024; 25:240-248. [PMID: 37740790 DOI: 10.1093/ehjci/jead230] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/26/2023] [Revised: 07/26/2023] [Accepted: 09/07/2023] [Indexed: 09/25/2023] Open
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AIMS The extent of mitral regurgitation (MR) may vary depending on the haemodynamic situation; thus, exercise testing plays an important role in assessing the haemodynamic relevance of MR. We aim to assess prevalence, mechanisms, and prognostic impact of exercise-induced changes in MR in patients with degenerative MR (DegMR) and functional MR (FMR). METHODS AND RESULTS We enrolled 367 patients with at least mild MR who underwent standardized echocardiography at rest and during handgrip exercise. Handgrip exercise led to an increase in MR by one grade or more in 19% of DegMR and 28% of FMR patients. In FMR, patients with exercise-induced increases in MR, handgrip exercise led to a reduction in left ventricular stroke volume index, being maintained in DegMR patients. Exercise-induced changes in systolic pulmonary artery pressure were linked to changes in effective regurgitant orifice area (DegMR: r = 0.456; P < 0.001; FMR: r = 0.326; P < 0.001). Thus, 26% of patients with DegMR and FMR developed pulmonary hypertension during exercise. In both cohorts, a significant proportion of patients with non-severe MR at rest and exercise-induced severe MR underwent mitral valve surgery/intervention during follow-up. In FMR patients (but not in DegMR patients), early mitral valve surgery/intervention was independently associated with lower event rates during follow-up [0.177 (0.027-0.643); P = 0.025]. CONCLUSIONS Handgrip exercise echocardiography provides important information regarding the dynamic nature of MR, exercise-induced changes in left ventricular function, and pulmonary circulation with subsequent consequences for further therapeutic decision making. Thus, it should be considered as a diagnostic tool in symptomatic patients with non-severe MR at rest.
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- Maximilian Spieker
- Department of Cardiology, Pulmonology and Vascular Medicine, Medical Faculty, University Hospital Duesseldorf, Heinrich-Heine University Duesseldorf, Moorenstraße 5, 40225 Duesseldorf, Germany
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- Department of Cardiology, Pulmonology and Vascular Medicine, Medical Faculty, University Hospital Duesseldorf, Heinrich-Heine University Duesseldorf, Moorenstraße 5, 40225 Duesseldorf, Germany
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- Department of Cardiology, Pulmonology and Vascular Medicine, Medical Faculty, University Hospital Duesseldorf, Heinrich-Heine University Duesseldorf, Moorenstraße 5, 40225 Duesseldorf, Germany
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- Department of Cardiology, Pulmonology and Vascular Medicine, Medical Faculty, University Hospital Duesseldorf, Heinrich-Heine University Duesseldorf, Moorenstraße 5, 40225 Duesseldorf, Germany
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- Department of Cardiology, Pulmonology and Vascular Medicine, Medical Faculty, University Hospital Duesseldorf, Heinrich-Heine University Duesseldorf, Moorenstraße 5, 40225 Duesseldorf, Germany
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- Department of Cardiology, Pulmonology and Vascular Medicine, Medical Faculty, University Hospital Duesseldorf, Heinrich-Heine University Duesseldorf, Moorenstraße 5, 40225 Duesseldorf, Germany
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- Department of Cardiac Surgery, Medical Faculty, University Hospital Aachen, Pauwelsstraße 30, 52074 Aachen, Germany
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- Department of Cardiology, Pulmonology and Vascular Medicine, Medical Faculty, University Hospital Duesseldorf, Heinrich-Heine University Duesseldorf, Moorenstraße 5, 40225 Duesseldorf, Germany
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- Department of Cardiology, Pulmonology and Vascular Medicine, Medical Faculty, University Hospital Duesseldorf, Heinrich-Heine University Duesseldorf, Moorenstraße 5, 40225 Duesseldorf, Germany
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- Department of Cardiology, Pulmonology and Vascular Medicine, Medical Faculty, University Hospital Duesseldorf, Heinrich-Heine University Duesseldorf, Moorenstraße 5, 40225 Duesseldorf, Germany
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- Department of Cardiology, Pulmonology and Vascular Medicine, Medical Faculty, University Hospital Duesseldorf, Heinrich-Heine University Duesseldorf, Moorenstraße 5, 40225 Duesseldorf, Germany
- Cardiovascular Research Institute Duesseldorf, Medical Faculty, Heinrich-Heine University, Moorenstraße 5, 40225 Duesseldorf, Germany
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- Department of Cardiology, Pulmonology and Vascular Medicine, Medical Faculty, University Hospital Duesseldorf, Heinrich-Heine University Duesseldorf, Moorenstraße 5, 40225 Duesseldorf, Germany
- Abiomed Europe GmbH, Neuenhofer Weg 3, 52074 Aachen, Germany
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Geisler T, Schreieck J, Euper M, Zdanyte M, Goldschmied A, Gawaz M, Bramlage P, Haurand JM, Kelm M, Horn P. Outcomes of patients undergoing edge-to-edge mitral valve repair with the Edwards PASCAL transcatheter valve repair system under conscious sedation. Catheter Cardiovasc Interv 2024; 103:137-146. [PMID: 37890011 DOI: 10.1002/ccd.30866] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/22/2023] [Revised: 08/28/2023] [Accepted: 10/05/2023] [Indexed: 10/29/2023]
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BACKGROUND The development of the PASCAL transcatheter valve repair system for treating mitral regurgitation (MR) greatly extends therapeutic options. AIMS To assess the safety, efficacy, and time efficiency of the PASCAL system in transcatheter edge-to-edge repair (TEER) under conscious sedation (CS). METHODS This is a retrospective, two-center, German registry study consisting of 211 patients who underwent TEER using the PASCAL system under CS. The endpoints were to assess (1) technical, device, and procedural success as per Mitral Valve Academic Research Consortium (MVARC), (2) conversion rate to general anesthesia (GA), (3) hospital length of stay (LoS), (4) New York Heart Association (NYHA) class, and (5) MR compared to baseline at 30-day. RESULTS A total of 211 patients with a mean age of 78.4 ± 8.9 years, with 51.4% being female and 86.7% belonging to NYHA functional class III/IV and EuroSCORE II 6.3 ± 4.9%, were enrolled. Procedural success attained was 96.9%, and six patients (2.8%) required conversion from CS to GA. At 30 days follow-up, a significant improvement in MR was found in 96 patients (54.2%) patients with 0/1 grade MR and 45 patients (29.5%) were in NYHA functional class III + IV. Moreover, TEER under CS has a short hospital LoS (6.71 ± 5.29 days) and intensive care unit LoS (1.34 ± 3.49 days) with a 2.8% mortality rate. CONCLUSIONS Performing TEER with the PASCAL system under CS resulted in appreciable (96.9%) procedural success with low mortality and is a safe and promising alternative to GA with positive clinical outcomes.
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- Institute for Pharmacology and Preventive Medicine, Cloppenburg, Germany
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- Division of Cardiology, Pulmonology and Vascular Medicine, University Hospital, Duesseldorf, Germany
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- Division of Cardiology, Pulmonology and Vascular Medicine, University Hospital, Duesseldorf, Germany
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- Division of Cardiology, Pulmonology and Vascular Medicine, University Hospital, Duesseldorf, Germany
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von Stein P, Besler C, Riebisch M, Al‐Hammadi O, Ruf T, Gerçek M, Grothusen C, Mehr M, Becher MU, Friedrichs K, Öztürk C, Baldus S, Guthoff H, Rassaf T, Thiele H, Nickenig G, Hausleiter J, Möllmann H, Horn P, Kelm M, Rudolph V, von Bardeleben R, Nef HM, Luedike P, Lurz P, Pfister R, Mauri V. One-Year Outcomes According to Mitral Regurgitation Etiology Following Transcatheter Edge-to-Edge Repair With the PASCAL System: Results From a Multicenter Registry. J Am Heart Assoc 2023; 12:e031881. [PMID: 38084735 PMCID: PMC10863793 DOI: 10.1161/jaha.123.031881] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/20/2023] [Accepted: 09/18/2023] [Indexed: 12/20/2023]
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BACKGROUND We previously reported procedural and 30-day outcomes of a German early multicenter experience with the PASCAL system for severe mitral regurgitation (MR). This study reports 1-year outcomes of mitral valve transcatheter edge-to-edge repair with the PASCAL system according to MR etiology in a large all-comer cohort. METHODS AND RESULTS Clinical and echocardiographic outcomes up to 1-year were investigated according to MR etiology (degenerative [DMR], functional [FMR], or mixed [MMR]) in the first 282 patients with symptomatic MR 3+/4+ treated with the PASCAL implant at 9 centers in 2019. A total of 282 patients were included (33% DMR, 50% FMR, 17% MMR). At discharge, MR reduction to ≤1+/2+ was achieved in 58%/87% of DMR, in 75%/97% of FMR, and in 78%/98% of patients with MMR (P=0.004). MR reduction to ≤1+/2+ was sustained at 30 days (50%/83% DMR, 67%/97% FMR, 74%/100% MMR) and at 1 year (53%/78% DMR, 75%/97% FMR, 67%/91% MMR) with significant differences between etiologies. DMR patients with residual MR 3+/4+ at 1-year had at least complex valve morphology in 91.7%. Valve-related reintervention was performed in 7.4% DMR, 0.7% FMR, and 0.0% MMR (P=0.010). At 1-year, New York Heart Association Functional Class was significantly improved irrespective of MR etiology (P<0.001). CONCLUSIONS In this large all-comer cohort, mitral valve transcatheter edge-to-edge repair with the PASCAL system was associated with an acute and sustained MR reduction at 1-year in all causes. However, in patients with DMR, MR reduction was less pronounced, reflecting the high incidence of complex or very complex anatomies being referred for mitral valve transcatheter edge-to-edge repair.
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- Philipp von Stein
- University of Cologne, Faculty of Medicine and University Hospital Cologne, Clinic III for Internal MedicineCologneGermany
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- Department of CardiologyHeart Center Leipzig at University of LeipzigGermany
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- Department of Cardiology and Vascular Medicine, West German Heart and Vascular CenterUniversity Hospital Essen, Medical FacultyEssenGermany
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- Medizinische Klinik I, Department of CardiologyUniversity of GiessenGermany
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- Heart Valve Center Mainz, Center of Cardiology, Cardiology IUniversity Medical Center MainzMainzGermany
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- Clinic for General and Interventional Cardiology/Angiology, Heart and Diabetes Centre NRW, Bad OeynhausenRuhr University BochumBochumGermany
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- Medical Clinic I, Department of Cardiology, St.‐Johannes‐HospitalDortmundGermany
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- Medizinische Klinik und Poliklinik I der Ludwig‐Maximilians‐Universität MünchenMunichGermany
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- Heart Center Bonn, Department of Medicine IIUniversity Hospital BonnBonnGermany
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- Clinic for General and Interventional Cardiology/Angiology, Heart and Diabetes Centre NRW, Bad OeynhausenRuhr University BochumBochumGermany
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- Heart Center Bonn, Department of Medicine IIUniversity Hospital BonnBonnGermany
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- University of Cologne, Faculty of Medicine and University Hospital Cologne, Clinic III for Internal MedicineCologneGermany
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- University of Cologne, Faculty of Medicine and University Hospital Cologne, Clinic III for Internal MedicineCologneGermany
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- Department of Cardiology and Vascular Medicine, West German Heart and Vascular CenterUniversity Hospital Essen, Medical FacultyEssenGermany
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- Department of CardiologyHeart Center Leipzig at University of LeipzigGermany
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- Heart Center Bonn, Department of Medicine IIUniversity Hospital BonnBonnGermany
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- Medizinische Klinik und Poliklinik I der Ludwig‐Maximilians‐Universität MünchenMunichGermany
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- Medical Clinic I, Department of Cardiology, St.‐Johannes‐HospitalDortmundGermany
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- Department of Cardiology, Pulmonology, and Vascular Medicine, Medical FacultyUniversity DüsseldorfDuesseldorfGermany
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- Department of Cardiology, Pulmonology, and Vascular Medicine, Medical FacultyUniversity DüsseldorfDuesseldorfGermany
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- Clinic for General and Interventional Cardiology/Angiology, Heart and Diabetes Centre NRW, Bad OeynhausenRuhr University BochumBochumGermany
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- Medizinische Klinik I, Department of CardiologyUniversity of GiessenGermany
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- Department of Cardiology and Vascular Medicine, West German Heart and Vascular CenterUniversity Hospital Essen, Medical FacultyEssenGermany
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- Department of CardiologyHeart Center Leipzig at University of LeipzigGermany
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- University of Cologne, Faculty of Medicine and University Hospital Cologne, Clinic III for Internal MedicineCologneGermany
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- University of Cologne, Faculty of Medicine and University Hospital Cologne, Clinic III for Internal MedicineCologneGermany
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Iliadis C, Weber M, Horn P, Harr C, Gavazzoni M, Nickenig G, Westenfeld R, Taramasso M, Alessandrini H, Pfister R. Imaging Predictors of Successful Transcatheter Direct Annuloplasty in Secondary Mitral Regurgitation. JACC Cardiovasc Interv 2023; 16:2945-2947. [PMID: 37943198 DOI: 10.1016/j.jcin.2023.09.023] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/07/2023] [Revised: 09/11/2023] [Accepted: 09/19/2023] [Indexed: 11/10/2023]
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Spieker M, Jonas S, Lagarden H, Christian L, Angendohr S, Zweck E, Bejinariu A, Veulemanns V, Schulze C, Polzin A, Rana O, Westenfeld R, Kelm M, Horn P. Prevalence and prognostic impact of dynamic atrial functional mitral regurgitation assessed by isometric handgrip exercise. Eur Heart J Cardiovasc Imaging 2023:jead336. [PMID: 38066677 DOI: 10.1093/ehjci/jead336] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/13/2023] [Revised: 11/17/2023] [Accepted: 12/07/2023] [Indexed: 01/10/2024] Open
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AIMS In atrial functional mitral regurgitation (aFMR), a considerable proportion of patients displays a discrepancy between symptoms and echocardiographic findings at rest. Exercise testing plays a substantial role in assessing the haemodynamic relevance of mitral regurgitation (MR) and is recommended by current guidelines. Here, we aimed to assess the prevalence, extent, and prognostic impact of exercise-induced changes in patients with aFMR. METHODS AND RESULTS Patients with at least mild MR who underwent handgrip exercise echocardiography at the University Hospital Duesseldorf between January 2019 and September 2021 were enrolled. Patients were followed-up for one year to assess clinical outcomes. Eighty patients with aFMR were included (median age: 80 (77-83) years; 53.8% female). The median N-terminal pro brain natriuretic petide level was 1756 (1034-3340) ng/l. At rest, half of the patients (53.8%) had mild MR, 20 patients (25.0%) had moderate MR, and 17 patients (21.2%) had severe MR. In approximately every fifth patient (17.5%) with non-severe MR at rest, the MR became severe during exercise. Handgrip exercise led to a re-classification of MR severity in 28 patients (35.0%). At one-year follow-up, adverse events occurred more often in patients with severe MR at rest (76.5%) and exercise-induced dynamic severe MR (66.7%) than in those with non-severe MR (28.6%) (p < 0.001). CONCLUSIONS Handgrip exercise during echocardiography revealed exercise-induced changes in aFMR in every third patient. These data may have implications for therapeutic decision-making in symptomatic patients with non-severe aFMR at rest.
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- Maximilian Spieker
- Division of Cardiology, Pulmonology and Vascular Medicine, University Hospital Duesseldorf, Heinrich-Heine University Duesseldorf, Medical Faculty, Moorenstraße 5, 40225 Duesseldorf, Germany
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- Division of Cardiology, Pulmonology and Vascular Medicine, University Hospital Duesseldorf, Heinrich-Heine University Duesseldorf, Medical Faculty, Moorenstraße 5, 40225 Duesseldorf, Germany
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- Division of Cardiology, Pulmonology and Vascular Medicine, University Hospital Duesseldorf, Heinrich-Heine University Duesseldorf, Medical Faculty, Moorenstraße 5, 40225 Duesseldorf, Germany
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- Division of Cardiology, Pulmonology and Vascular Medicine, University Hospital Duesseldorf, Heinrich-Heine University Duesseldorf, Medical Faculty, Moorenstraße 5, 40225 Duesseldorf, Germany
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- Division of Cardiology, Pulmonology and Vascular Medicine, University Hospital Duesseldorf, Heinrich-Heine University Duesseldorf, Medical Faculty, Moorenstraße 5, 40225 Duesseldorf, Germany
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- Division of Cardiology, Pulmonology and Vascular Medicine, University Hospital Duesseldorf, Heinrich-Heine University Duesseldorf, Medical Faculty, Moorenstraße 5, 40225 Duesseldorf, Germany
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- Division of Cardiology, Pulmonology and Vascular Medicine, University Hospital Duesseldorf, Heinrich-Heine University Duesseldorf, Medical Faculty, Moorenstraße 5, 40225 Duesseldorf, Germany
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- Division of Cardiology, Intensive Care Medicine and Vascular Medicine, University Hospital Jena, Am Klinikum 1, 07747 Jena, Germany
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- Division of Cardiology, Pulmonology and Vascular Medicine, University Hospital Duesseldorf, Heinrich-Heine University Duesseldorf, Medical Faculty, Moorenstraße 5, 40225 Duesseldorf, Germany
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- Division of Cardiology, Pulmonology and Vascular Medicine, University Hospital Duesseldorf, Heinrich-Heine University Duesseldorf, Medical Faculty, Moorenstraße 5, 40225 Duesseldorf, Germany
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- Division of Cardiology, Pulmonology and Vascular Medicine, University Hospital Duesseldorf, Heinrich-Heine University Duesseldorf, Medical Faculty, Moorenstraße 5, 40225 Duesseldorf, Germany
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- Division of Cardiology, Pulmonology and Vascular Medicine, University Hospital Duesseldorf, Heinrich-Heine University Duesseldorf, Medical Faculty, Moorenstraße 5, 40225 Duesseldorf, Germany
- Cardiovascular Research Institute Duesseldorf, Medical Faculty, Heinrich-Heine University; Moorenstraße 5, 40225 Duesseldorf, Germany
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- Division of Cardiology, Pulmonology and Vascular Medicine, University Hospital Duesseldorf, Heinrich-Heine University Duesseldorf, Medical Faculty, Moorenstraße 5, 40225 Duesseldorf, Germany
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Sugimura Y, Bauer S, Immohr MB, Mehdiani A, Rellecke P, Tudorache I, Horn P, Westenfeld R, Boeken U, Aubin H, Lichtenberg A, Akhyari P. Clinical outcomes of hundred large Impella implantations in cardiogenic shock patients based on individual clinical scenarios. Artif Organs 2023; 47:1874-1884. [PMID: 37724611 DOI: 10.1111/aor.14646] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/14/2023] [Revised: 07/09/2023] [Accepted: 09/05/2023] [Indexed: 09/21/2023]
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BACKGROUND Large Impella systems (5.0 or 5.5; i.e., Impella 5+) (Abiomed Inc., Danvers, MA, USA) help achieve better clinical outcomes through relevant left ventricular unloading in acute cardiogenic shock (CS). Here, we report our experience with Impella 5+, while focusing on the clinical outcomes depending on individual case scenarios in patients with acute CS. METHODS This single-center retrospective observational study included 100 Impella 5+ implantations conducted on patients with acute CS from November 2018 to October 2021. After excluding 10 reimplantation cases, 90 cases were enrolled for further analysis. RESULTS In-hospital and 30-day mortality rates were 56.7% (n = 51) and 48.9% (n = 44), respectively. In-hospital mortality was lower in patients with acute myocardial infarction (AMI) than in non-AMI patients (p = 0.07). Young age and low lactate levels were the independent predictors of successful transition and survival after permanent mechanical circulatory support/heart transplantation (pMCS/HTX) (age, p = 0.03; lactate level, p = 0.04; survived after pMCS/HTX, n = 11; died on Impella, n = 41). During simultaneous utilization of venoarterial extracorporeal membrane oxygenation therapy and Impella 5+, termed ECMELLA therapy, high dose of noradrenaline was a predictive factor for in-hospital mortality by multivariate analysis (n = 0.02). CONCLUSIONS Our results suggest that enhanced Impella support might have better clinical outcomes among acute CS patients supported with large Impella, those with AMI than those with no AMI. Young age and low lactate levels were predictors of successful bridging to pMCS/HTX and favorable clinical outcomes thereafter. The clinical outcomes of ECMELLA therapy might depend on noradrenaline dose at the time of Impella 5+ implantation.
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- Yukiharu Sugimura
- Department of Cardiac Surgery and Research Group for Experimental Surgery, Medical Faculty and University Hospital Düsseldorf, Heinrich Heine University Hospital, Düsseldorf, Germany
- Department of Cardiac Surgery, Medical Faculty and RWTH University Hospital Aachen, RWTH Aachen University, Aachen, Germany
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- Department of Cardiac Surgery and Research Group for Experimental Surgery, Medical Faculty and University Hospital Düsseldorf, Heinrich Heine University Hospital, Düsseldorf, Germany
- Department of Cardiac Surgery, Medical Faculty and RWTH University Hospital Aachen, RWTH Aachen University, Aachen, Germany
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- Department of Cardiac Surgery and Research Group for Experimental Surgery, Medical Faculty and University Hospital Düsseldorf, Heinrich Heine University Hospital, Düsseldorf, Germany
- Department of Cardiac Surgery, Medical Faculty and RWTH University Hospital Aachen, RWTH Aachen University, Aachen, Germany
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- Department of Cardiac Surgery and Research Group for Experimental Surgery, Medical Faculty and University Hospital Düsseldorf, Heinrich Heine University Hospital, Düsseldorf, Germany
- Department of Cardiac Surgery, Medical Faculty and RWTH University Hospital Aachen, RWTH Aachen University, Aachen, Germany
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- Department of Cardiac Surgery and Research Group for Experimental Surgery, Medical Faculty and University Hospital Düsseldorf, Heinrich Heine University Hospital, Düsseldorf, Germany
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- Department of Cardiac Surgery and Research Group for Experimental Surgery, Medical Faculty and University Hospital Düsseldorf, Heinrich Heine University Hospital, Düsseldorf, Germany
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- Department of Cardiology, Angiology and Pulmonology, Medical Faculty and University Hospital Düsseldorf, Heinrich Heine University Hospital, Düsseldorf, Germany
- CARID-Cardiovascular Research Institute Düsseldorf, Heinrich Heine University Düsseldorf, Düsseldorf, Germany
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- Department of Cardiology, Angiology and Pulmonology, Medical Faculty and University Hospital Düsseldorf, Heinrich Heine University Hospital, Düsseldorf, Germany
- CARID-Cardiovascular Research Institute Düsseldorf, Heinrich Heine University Düsseldorf, Düsseldorf, Germany
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- Department of Cardiac Surgery and Research Group for Experimental Surgery, Medical Faculty and University Hospital Düsseldorf, Heinrich Heine University Hospital, Düsseldorf, Germany
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- Department of Cardiac Surgery and Research Group for Experimental Surgery, Medical Faculty and University Hospital Düsseldorf, Heinrich Heine University Hospital, Düsseldorf, Germany
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- Department of Cardiac Surgery and Research Group for Experimental Surgery, Medical Faculty and University Hospital Düsseldorf, Heinrich Heine University Hospital, Düsseldorf, Germany
- CARID-Cardiovascular Research Institute Düsseldorf, Heinrich Heine University Düsseldorf, Düsseldorf, Germany
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- Department of Cardiac Surgery and Research Group for Experimental Surgery, Medical Faculty and University Hospital Düsseldorf, Heinrich Heine University Hospital, Düsseldorf, Germany
- Department of Cardiac Surgery, Medical Faculty and RWTH University Hospital Aachen, RWTH Aachen University, Aachen, Germany
- CARID-Cardiovascular Research Institute Düsseldorf, Heinrich Heine University Düsseldorf, Düsseldorf, Germany
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Haschemi J, Haurand JM, Oehler D, Wolff G, Spieker M, Polzin A, Kelm M, Horn P. 1-Year Comparison of PASCAL vs MitraClip for Mitral Valve Transcatheter Edge-to-Edge Repair: A Quasi-Randomized Study. JACC Cardiovasc Interv 2023; 16:2687-2689. [PMID: 37855809 DOI: 10.1016/j.jcin.2023.08.003] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/19/2023] [Accepted: 08/01/2023] [Indexed: 10/20/2023]
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Haurand JM, Haschemi J, Oehler D, Heinen Y, Polzin A, Kelm M, Horn P. Comparison of costs associated with transcatheter mitral valve repair: PASCAL vs MitraClip in a real-world setting. BMC Health Serv Res 2023; 23:945. [PMID: 37667270 PMCID: PMC10476289 DOI: 10.1186/s12913-023-09966-8] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/22/2023] [Accepted: 08/25/2023] [Indexed: 09/06/2023] Open
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AIMS We aimed to conduct a clinical process cost analysis to evaluate all upcoming costs of mitral valve transcatheter edge-to-edge repair (M-TEER) treatment using the MitraClip and the PASCAL repair system. METHODS First, we prospectively enrolled 107 M-TEER patients treated with either the PASCAL or MitraClip system and compared all upcoming costs during the M-TEER procedure and the associated in-hospital stay. Second, we retrospectively analysed 716 M-TEER procedures with regard to the occurrence of complications and their associated costs. All materials used in the catheterization laboratory for the procedures were evaluated. The cost analysis considered various expenses, such as general in-hospital costs, device costs, catheter laboratory and material costs. RESULTS In the prospective study, 51 patients were treated using the PASCAL system, and 56 were treated using the MitraClip system. The two groups had comparable baseline characteristics and comorbidities. The total in-hospital costs were 25 414 (Interquartile range (IQR) 24 631, 27 697) € in the PASCAL group and 25 633 (IQR 24 752, 28 256) € in the MitraClip group (p = 0.515). The major cost driver was initial material expenditure, mostly triggered by device costs, which were similar to the PASCAL and MitraClip systems. Overall intensive care unit and general ward costs did not differ between the PASCAL and MitraClip groups. In the retrospective analysis, M-TEER-related complications were rare but were associated with higher costs, mainly due to prolonged hospitalisation. CONCLUSION The major cost driver of M-TEER was the material expenditure, which was mostly triggered by high device costs. The costs of treating patients were similar for the PASCAL and MitraClip systems. M-TEER-related complications are associated with higher costs, mainly due to prolonged hospitalisation. This analysis provides valuable insights into reducing expenses by modifying the process of M-TEER.
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- Jean Marc Haurand
- Department of Cardiology, Pulmonology and Vascular Medicine, University Hospital Düsseldorf, Medical Faculty of the Heinrich Heine University Düsseldorf, Moorenstr. 5, 40225, Düsseldorf, Germany
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- Department of Cardiology, Pulmonology and Vascular Medicine, University Hospital Düsseldorf, Medical Faculty of the Heinrich Heine University Düsseldorf, Moorenstr. 5, 40225, Düsseldorf, Germany
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- Department of Cardiology, Pulmonology and Vascular Medicine, University Hospital Düsseldorf, Medical Faculty of the Heinrich Heine University Düsseldorf, Moorenstr. 5, 40225, Düsseldorf, Germany
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- Department of Cardiology, Pulmonology and Vascular Medicine, University Hospital Düsseldorf, Medical Faculty of the Heinrich Heine University Düsseldorf, Moorenstr. 5, 40225, Düsseldorf, Germany
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- Department of Cardiology, Pulmonology and Vascular Medicine, University Hospital Düsseldorf, Medical Faculty of the Heinrich Heine University Düsseldorf, Moorenstr. 5, 40225, Düsseldorf, Germany
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- Department of Cardiology, Pulmonology and Vascular Medicine, University Hospital Düsseldorf, Medical Faculty of the Heinrich Heine University Düsseldorf, Moorenstr. 5, 40225, Düsseldorf, Germany
- CARID, Cardiovascular Research Institute, Medical Faculty and University Hospital Düsseldorf, Heinrich-Heine University, Düsseldorf, Germany
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- Department of Cardiology, Pulmonology and Vascular Medicine, University Hospital Düsseldorf, Medical Faculty of the Heinrich Heine University Düsseldorf, Moorenstr. 5, 40225, Düsseldorf, Germany.
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Oehler D, Oehler H, Sigetti D, Immohr MB, Böttger C, Bruno RR, Haschemi J, Aubin H, Horn P, Westenfeld R, Bönner F, Akhyari P, Kelm M, Lichtenberg A, Boeken U. Early Postoperative Neurologic Events Are Associated With Worse Outcome and Fatal Midterm Survival After Adult Heart Transplantation. J Am Heart Assoc 2023; 12:e029957. [PMID: 37548172 PMCID: PMC10492937 DOI: 10.1161/jaha.123.029957] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/18/2023] [Accepted: 06/26/2023] [Indexed: 08/08/2023]
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Background Neurologic events during primary stay in heart transplant (HTx) recipients may be associated with reduced outcome and survival, which we aim to explore with the current study. Methods and Results We screened and included all patients undergoing HTx in our center between September 2010 and December 2022 (n=268) and checked for the occurrence of neurologic events within their index stay. Neurologic events were defined as ischemic stroke, hemorrhage, hypoxic ischemic injury, or acute symptomatic neurologic dysfunction without central nervous system injury. The cohort was then divided into recipients with (n=33) and without (n=235) neurologic events after HTx. Using a multivariable Cox regression model, the association of neurologic events after HTx and survival was assessed. Recipients with neurologic events displayed a longer intensive care unit stay (30 versus 16 days; P=0.009), longer mechanical ventilation (192 versus 48 hours; P<0.001), and higher need for blood transfusion, and need for hemodialysis after HTx was substantially higher (81% versus 55%; P=0.01). Resternotomy (36% versus 26%; P=0.05) and mechanical life support (extracorporeal life support) after HTx (46% versus 24%; P=0.02) were also significantly higher in patients with neurologic events. Covariable-adjusted multivariable Cox regression analysis revealed a significant independent association of neurologic events and increased 30-day (hazard ratio [HR], 2.5 [95% CI, 1.0-6.0]; P=0.049), 1-year (HR, 2.2 [95% CI, 1.1-4.3]; P=0.019), and overall (HR, 2.5 [95% CI, 1.5-4.2]; P<0.001) mortality after HTx and reduced Kaplan-Meier survival up to 5 years after HTx (P<0.001). Conclusions Neurologic events after HTx were strongly and independently associated with worse postoperative outcome and reduced survival up to 5 years after HTx.
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- Daniel Oehler
- Department of Cardiology, Pulmonology, and Vascular MedicineHeinrich‐Heine UniversityDuesseldorfGermany
- CARID, Cardiovascular Research Institute DüsseldorfMedical Faculty and University Hospital Düsseldorf, Heinrich‐Heine‐University DüsseldorfDüsseldorfGermany
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- Department of NeurologyHeidelberg UniversityHeidelbergGermany
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- Department of Cardiac SurgeryHeinrich‐Heine UniversityDuesseldorfGermany
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- Department of Diagnostic and Interventional RadiologyHeinrich‐Heine UniversityDuesseldorfGermany
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- Department of Cardiology, Pulmonology, and Vascular MedicineHeinrich‐Heine UniversityDuesseldorfGermany
- CARID, Cardiovascular Research Institute DüsseldorfMedical Faculty and University Hospital Düsseldorf, Heinrich‐Heine‐University DüsseldorfDüsseldorfGermany
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- Department of Cardiology, Pulmonology, and Vascular MedicineHeinrich‐Heine UniversityDuesseldorfGermany
- CARID, Cardiovascular Research Institute DüsseldorfMedical Faculty and University Hospital Düsseldorf, Heinrich‐Heine‐University DüsseldorfDüsseldorfGermany
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- Department of Cardiac SurgeryHeinrich‐Heine UniversityDuesseldorfGermany
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- Department of Cardiology, Pulmonology, and Vascular MedicineHeinrich‐Heine UniversityDuesseldorfGermany
- CARID, Cardiovascular Research Institute DüsseldorfMedical Faculty and University Hospital Düsseldorf, Heinrich‐Heine‐University DüsseldorfDüsseldorfGermany
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- Department of Cardiology, Pulmonology, and Vascular MedicineHeinrich‐Heine UniversityDuesseldorfGermany
- CARID, Cardiovascular Research Institute DüsseldorfMedical Faculty and University Hospital Düsseldorf, Heinrich‐Heine‐University DüsseldorfDüsseldorfGermany
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- Department of Cardiology, Pulmonology, and Vascular MedicineHeinrich‐Heine UniversityDuesseldorfGermany
- CARID, Cardiovascular Research Institute DüsseldorfMedical Faculty and University Hospital Düsseldorf, Heinrich‐Heine‐University DüsseldorfDüsseldorfGermany
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- Department of Cardiac SurgeryHeinrich‐Heine UniversityDuesseldorfGermany
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- Department of Cardiology, Pulmonology, and Vascular MedicineHeinrich‐Heine UniversityDuesseldorfGermany
- CARID, Cardiovascular Research Institute DüsseldorfMedical Faculty and University Hospital Düsseldorf, Heinrich‐Heine‐University DüsseldorfDüsseldorfGermany
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- Department of Cardiac SurgeryHeinrich‐Heine UniversityDuesseldorfGermany
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- Department of Cardiac SurgeryHeinrich‐Heine UniversityDuesseldorfGermany
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Thompson RJ, Artan R, Baumann U, Calvo PL, Czubkowski P, Dalgic B, D’Antiga L, Di Giorgio A, Durmaz Ö, Gonzalès E, Grammatikopoulos T, Gupte G, Hardikar W, Houwen RH, Kamath BM, Karpen SJ, Lacaille F, Lachaux A, Lainka E, Loomes KM, Mack CL, Mattsson JP, McKiernan P, Ni Q, Özen H, Rajwal SR, Roquelaure B, Shteyer E, Sokal E, Sokol RJ, Soufi N, Sturm E, Tessier ME, van der Woerd WL, Verkade HJ, Vittorio JM, Wallefors T, Warholic N, Yu Q, Horn P, Kjems L. Interim results from an ongoing, open-label, single-arm trial of odevixibat in progressive familial intrahepatic cholestasis. JHEP Rep 2023; 5:100782. [PMID: 37456676 PMCID: PMC10338319 DOI: 10.1016/j.jhepr.2023.100782] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/19/2022] [Revised: 03/28/2023] [Accepted: 04/16/2023] [Indexed: 07/18/2023] Open
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Background & Aims PEDFIC 2, an ongoing, open-label, 72-week study, evaluates odevixibat, an ileal bile acid transporter inhibitor, in patients with progressive familial intrahepatic cholestasis. Methods PEDFIC 2 enrolled and dosed 69 patients across two cohorts; all received odevixibat 120 μg/kg per day. Cohort 1 comprised children from PEDFIC 1, and cohort 2 comprised new patients (any age). We report data through 15 July 2020, with Week 24 of PEDFIC 2 the main time point analysed. This represents up to 48 weeks of cumulative exposure for patients treated with odevixibat from the 24-week PEDFIC 1 study (cohort 1A) and up to 24 weeks of treatment for those who initiated odevixibat in PEDFIC 2 (patients who received placebo in PEDFIC 1 [cohort 1B] or cohort 2 patients). Primary endpoints for this prespecified interim analysis were change from baseline to Weeks 22-24 in serum bile acids (sBAs) and proportion of positive pruritus assessments (≥1-point drop from PEDFIC 2 baseline in pruritus on a 0-4 scale or score ≤1) over the 24-week period. Safety monitoring included evaluating treatment-emergent adverse events (TEAEs). Results In cohort 1A, mean change from PEDFIC 1 baseline to Weeks 22-24 of PEDFIC 2 in sBAs was -201 μmol/L (p <0.0001). For cohort 1B and cohort 2, mean changes from odevixibat initiation to weeks 22-24 in sBAs were -144 and -104 μmol/L, respectively. The proportion of positive pruritus assessments in the first 24-week period of PEDFIC 2 was 33%, 56%, and 62% in cohorts 1A, 1B, and 2, respectively. Most TEAEs were mild or moderate. No drug-related serious TEAEs occurred. Conclusions Odevixibat in patients with progressive familial intrahepatic cholestasis was generally well tolerated and associated with sustained reductions in sBAs and pruritus. Clinical Trials Registration This study is registered at ClinicalTrials.gov (NCT03659916). Impact and Implications Disrupted bile flow is a hallmark feature of patients with progressive familial intrahepatic cholestasis and can result in build-up of bile constituents in the liver with spill over into the bloodstream; other effects that patients can experience include extremely itchy skin, and because not enough bile reaches the gut, patients can have problems digesting food, which may lead to poor growth. Odevixibat is an orally administered medication that shunts bile acids away from the liver. The current study, called PEDFIC 2, suggested that odevixibat can improve the problematic signs and symptoms of progressive familial intrahepatic cholestasis and was generally safe for patients.
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- Department of Pediatric Gastroenterology, Akdeniz University, Antalya, Turkey
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- Pediatric Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Hannover Medical School, Hannover, Germany
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- Pediatric Gastroenterology Unit, Regina Margherita Children’s Hospital, Azienda Ospedaliera-Città della Salute e della Scienza di Torino, Turin, Italy
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- Department of Gastroenterology, Hepatology, Nutritional Disorders, and Pediatrics, The Children’s Memorial Health Institute, Warsaw, Poland
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- Department of Pediatric Gastroenterology, Gazi University Faculty of Medicine, Ankara, Turkey
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- Pediatric Hepatology, Gastroenterology, and Transplantation, Azienda Ospedaliera Papa Giovanni XXIII, Bergamo, Italy
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- Pediatric Hepatology, Gastroenterology, and Transplantation, Azienda Ospedaliera Papa Giovanni XXIII, Bergamo, Italy
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- Istanbul University, Istanbul Faculty of Medicine, Istanbul, Turkey
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- Hépatologie et Transplantation Hépatique Pédiatriques, Centre de Référence de l’Atrésie des Voies Biliaires et des Cholestases Génétiques, FSMR FILFOIE, ERN RARE LIVER, Hôpital Bicêtre, AP-HP, Université Paris-Saclay, Hépatinov, Inserm U 1193, Paris, France
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- Institute of Liver Studies, King’s College London, London, UK
- Pediatric Liver, GI, and Nutrition Center and MowatLabs, King’s College Hospital NHS Trust, London, UK
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- Liver Unit and Small Bowel Transplantation, Birmingham Women’s and Children’s NHS Foundation Trust, Birmingham, UK
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- Department of Gastroenterology, Royal Children's Hospital, Melbourne, Australia
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- Department of Pediatric Gastroenterology at the Wilhelmina Children’s Hospital and University Medical Center, Utrecht, The Netherlands
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- Division of Gastroenterology, Hepatology, and Nutrition, Hospital for Sick Children and the University of Toronto, Toronto, ON, Canada
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- Pediatrics Department, Emory University School of Medicine, Children’s Healthcare of Atlanta, Atlanta, GA, USA
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- Pediatric Gastroenterology-Hepatology-Nutrition Unit, Hôpital Universitaire Necker-Enfants Malades, Paris, France
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- Hospices Civils de Lyon, Hôpital Femme-Mère-Enfant, Service D’hépatogastoentérologie et Nutrition Pédiatrique, Lyon, France
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- Department of Pediatric Gastroenterology, Hepatology, and Liver Transplantation, University Children’s Hospital, Essen, Germany
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- Department of Pediatrics, Division of Gastroenterology, Hepatology and Nutrition, The Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia, Philadelphia, PA, USA
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- Pediatric Gastroenterology, Hepatology, & Nutrition, Children’s Hospital of Wisconsin, Medical College of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, WI, USA
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- Liver Unit and Small Bowel Transplantation, Birmingham Women’s and Children’s NHS Foundation Trust, Birmingham, UK
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- Division of Pediatric Gastroenterology, Hepatology, and Nutrition, Hacettepe University Faculty of Medicine, Ankara, Turkey
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- Children’s Liver Unit, Leeds Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust, Leeds Children’s Hospital, Leeds, UK
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- Faculty of Medicine, Hebrew University of Jerusalem, Juliet Keidan Department of Pediatric Gastroenterology, Shaare Zedek Medical Center, Jerusalem, Israel
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- Université Catholique de Louvain, Cliniques St Luc, Brussels, Belgium
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- University of Colorado School of Medicine, Children’s Hospital Colorado, Aurora, CO, USA
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- Pediatrics Department, Children's Hospital Los Angeles, Los Angeles, CA, USA
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- Pediatric Gastroenterology and Hepatology, University Children’s Hospital Tübingen, Tübingen, Germany
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- Department of Pediatrics, Section of Pediatric Gastroenterology, Hepatology, and Nutrition, Baylor College of Medicine/Texas Children’s Hospital, Houston, TX, USA
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- Department of Pediatric Gastroenterology at the Wilhelmina Children’s Hospital and University Medical Center, Utrecht, The Netherlands
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- Department of Pediatrics, University of Groningen, Beatrix Children’s Hospital/University Medical Center Groningen, Groningen, The Netherlands
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- Department of Surgery, Center for Liver Disease and Transplantation, Columbia University Medical Center, New York, NY, USA
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- Albireo Pharma, Inc., Boston, MA, USA
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Oehler D, Böttger C, Immohr MB, Bruno RR, Haschemi J, Scheiber D, Horn P, Aubin H, Tudorache I, Westenfeld R, Akhyari P, Kelm M, Lichtenberg A, Boeken U. Reply to Thet et al. Comment on "Oehler et al. Outcome and Midterm Survival after Heart Transplantation Is Independent from Donor Length of Stay in the Intensive Care Unit. Life 2022, 12, 1053". Life (Basel) 2023; 13:1444. [PMID: 37511819 PMCID: PMC10381220 DOI: 10.3390/life13071444] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/08/2023] [Accepted: 06/16/2023] [Indexed: 07/30/2023] Open
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Myat Soe Thet et al. published a letter [...].
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- Daniel Oehler
- Division of Cardiology, Pulmonology and Vascular Medicine Medical Faculty, Heinrich-Heine University, 40225 Düsseldorf, Germany
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- Department of Diagnostic and Interventional Radiology, Medical Faculty, Heinrich-Heine University, 40225 Düsseldorf, Germany
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- Department of Cardiac Surgery, Medical Faculty, Heinrich-Heine University, 40225 Düsseldorf, Germany
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- Division of Cardiology, Pulmonology and Vascular Medicine Medical Faculty, Heinrich-Heine University, 40225 Düsseldorf, Germany
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- Division of Cardiology, Pulmonology and Vascular Medicine Medical Faculty, Heinrich-Heine University, 40225 Düsseldorf, Germany
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- Division of Cardiology, Pulmonology and Vascular Medicine Medical Faculty, Heinrich-Heine University, 40225 Düsseldorf, Germany
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- Division of Cardiology, Pulmonology and Vascular Medicine Medical Faculty, Heinrich-Heine University, 40225 Düsseldorf, Germany
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- Department of Cardiac Surgery, Medical Faculty, Heinrich-Heine University, 40225 Düsseldorf, Germany
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- Department of Cardiac Surgery, Medical Faculty, Heinrich-Heine University, 40225 Düsseldorf, Germany
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- Division of Cardiology, Pulmonology and Vascular Medicine Medical Faculty, Heinrich-Heine University, 40225 Düsseldorf, Germany
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- Department of Cardiac Surgery, Medical Faculty, Heinrich-Heine University, 40225 Düsseldorf, Germany
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- Division of Cardiology, Pulmonology and Vascular Medicine Medical Faculty, Heinrich-Heine University, 40225 Düsseldorf, Germany
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- Department of Cardiac Surgery, Medical Faculty, Heinrich-Heine University, 40225 Düsseldorf, Germany
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- Department of Cardiac Surgery, Medical Faculty, Heinrich-Heine University, 40225 Düsseldorf, Germany
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Haschemi J, Müller CT, Haurand JM, Oehler D, Spieker M, Polzin A, Kelm M, Horn P. Lactate to Albumin Ratio for Predicting Clinical Outcomes after In-Hospital Cardiac Arrest. J Clin Med 2023; 12:4136. [PMID: 37373829 DOI: 10.3390/jcm12124136] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/30/2023] [Revised: 06/12/2023] [Accepted: 06/17/2023] [Indexed: 06/29/2023] Open
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In-hospital cardiac arrest (IHCA) is associated with high mortality and poor neurological outcomes. Our objective was to assess whether the lactate-to-albumin ratio (LAR) can predict the outcomes in patients after IHCA. We retrospectively screened 75,987 hospitalised patients at a university hospital between 2015 and 2019. The primary endpoint was survival at 30-days. Neurological outcomes were assessed at 30 days using the cerebral performance category scale. 244 patients with IHCA and return of spontaneous circulation (ROSC) were included in this study and divided into quartiles of LAR. Overall, there were no differences in key baseline characteristics or rates of pre-existing comorbidities among the LAR quartiles. Patients with higher LAR had poorer survival after IHCA compared to patients with lower LAR: Q1, 70.4% of the patients; Q2, 50.8% of the patients; Q3, 26.2% of the patients; Q4, 6.6% of the patients (p = 0.001). Across increasing quartiles, the probability of a favourable neurological outcome in patients with ROSC after IHCA decreased: Q1: 49.2% of the patients; Q2: 32.8% of the patients; Q3: 14.7% of the patients; Q4: 3.2% of the patients (p = 0.001). The AUCs for predicting 30-days survival using the LAR were higher as compared to using a single measurement of lactate or albumin. The prognostic performance of LAR was superior to that of a single measurement of lactate or albumin for predicting survival after IHCA.
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- Jafer Haschemi
- Department of Cardiology, Pulmonology and Vascular Medicine, University Hospital Düsseldorf, Medical Faculty of the Heinrich Heine University Düsseldorf, 40225 Düsseldorf, Germany
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- Department of Cardiology, Pulmonology and Vascular Medicine, University Hospital Düsseldorf, Medical Faculty of the Heinrich Heine University Düsseldorf, 40225 Düsseldorf, Germany
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- Department of Cardiology, Pulmonology and Vascular Medicine, University Hospital Düsseldorf, Medical Faculty of the Heinrich Heine University Düsseldorf, 40225 Düsseldorf, Germany
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- Department of Cardiology, Pulmonology and Vascular Medicine, University Hospital Düsseldorf, Medical Faculty of the Heinrich Heine University Düsseldorf, 40225 Düsseldorf, Germany
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- Department of Cardiology, Pulmonology and Vascular Medicine, University Hospital Düsseldorf, Medical Faculty of the Heinrich Heine University Düsseldorf, 40225 Düsseldorf, Germany
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- Department of Cardiology, Pulmonology and Vascular Medicine, University Hospital Düsseldorf, Medical Faculty of the Heinrich Heine University Düsseldorf, 40225 Düsseldorf, Germany
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- Department of Cardiology, Pulmonology and Vascular Medicine, University Hospital Düsseldorf, Medical Faculty of the Heinrich Heine University Düsseldorf, 40225 Düsseldorf, Germany
- CARID, Cardiovascular Research Institute, Medical Faculty, University Hospital Düsseldorf, Heinrich-Heine University, 40225 Düsseldorf, Germany
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- Department of Cardiology, Pulmonology and Vascular Medicine, University Hospital Düsseldorf, Medical Faculty of the Heinrich Heine University Düsseldorf, 40225 Düsseldorf, Germany
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Borisjuk L, Horn P, Chapman K, Jakob PM, Gündel A, Rolletschek H. Seeing plants as never before. New Phytol 2023; 238:1775-1794. [PMID: 36895109 DOI: 10.1111/nph.18871] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/15/2022] [Accepted: 02/06/2023] [Indexed: 05/04/2023]
Abstract
Imaging has long supported our ability to understand the inner life of plants, their development, and response to a dynamic environment. While optical microscopy remains the core tool for imaging, a suite of novel technologies is now beginning to make a significant contribution to visualize plant metabolism. The purpose of this review was to provide the scientific community with an overview of current imaging methods, which rely variously on either nuclear magnetic resonance (NMR), mass spectrometry (MS) or infrared (IR) spectroscopy, and to present some examples of their application in order to illustrate their utility. In addition to providing a description of the basic principles underlying these technologies, the review discusses their various advantages and limitations, reveals the current state of the art, and suggests their potential application to experimental practice. Finally, a view is presented as to how the technologies will likely develop, how these developments may encourage the formulation of novel experimental strategies, and how the enormous potential of these technologies can contribute to progress in plant science.
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- Ljudmilla Borisjuk
- Leibniz-Institute of Plant Genetics and Crop Plant Research (IPK), Corrensstrasse 3, 06466, Seeland-Gatersleben, Germany
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- Department of Biological Sciences, BioDiscovery Institute, University of North Texas, Denton, TX, 76203, USA
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- Department of Biological Sciences, BioDiscovery Institute, University of North Texas, Denton, TX, 76203, USA
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- Institute of Experimental Physics 5, University of Würzburg, Am Hubland, 97074, Würzburg, Germany
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- Leibniz-Institute of Plant Genetics and Crop Plant Research (IPK), Corrensstrasse 3, 06466, Seeland-Gatersleben, Germany
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- Leibniz-Institute of Plant Genetics and Crop Plant Research (IPK), Corrensstrasse 3, 06466, Seeland-Gatersleben, Germany
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Duse DA, Voß F, Heyng L, Wolff G, Quast C, Scheiber D, Horn P, Kelm M, Westenfeld R, Jung C, Erkens R. Lactate versus Phosphate as Biomarkers to Aid Mechanical Circulatory Support Decisions in Patients with Out-of-Hospital Cardiac Arrest and Return of Spontaneous Circulation. Diagnostics (Basel) 2023; 13:diagnostics13091523. [PMID: 37174915 PMCID: PMC10177342 DOI: 10.3390/diagnostics13091523] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/16/2023] [Revised: 04/17/2023] [Accepted: 04/21/2023] [Indexed: 05/15/2023] Open
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AIMS Identifying patients who may benefit from mechanical circulatory support (MCS) after out-of-hospital cardiac arrest (OHCA) and return of spontaneous circulation (ROSC) remains challenging; thus, a search for helpful biomarkers is warranted. We aimed to evaluate phosphate and lactate levels on admission regarding their associations with survival with and without MCS. METHODS In 224 OHCA patients who achieved ROSC, the initial phosphate and lactate levels were investigated to discriminate in-hospital mortality by receiver operating characteristic (ROC) curves. According to the Youden Index (YI) from the respective ROC, the groups were risk stratified by both biomarkers, and 30-day mortality was analyzed in patients with and without MCS. RESULTS Within the entire collective, MCS was not associated with a better chance of survival. Both phosphate and lactate level elevations showed good yet comparable discriminations to predict mortality (areas under the curve: 0.80 vs. 0.79, p = 0.74). In patients with initial phosphate values > 2.2 mmol/L (>YI), 30-day mortality within the MCS cohort was lower (HR 2.3, 95% CI: 1.4-3.7; p = 0.0037). In patients with lower phosphate levels and groups stratified by lactate, 30-day mortality was similar in patients with and without MCS. CONCLUSIONS We found a significant association between survival and MCS therapy in patients with phosphate levels above 2.2 mmol/L (Youden Index), and a similar discrimination of patient overall survival by lactate and phosphate. Prospective studies should assess the possible independent prognostic value of phosphate and its clearance for MCS efficiency.
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- Dragos Andrei Duse
- Department of Cardiology, Pulmonology, and Vascular Medicine, University Hospital Düsseldorf, Medical Faculty, Heinrich Heine University Düsseldorf, 40225 Düsseldorf, Germany
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- Department of Cardiology, Pulmonology, and Vascular Medicine, University Hospital Düsseldorf, Medical Faculty, Heinrich Heine University Düsseldorf, 40225 Düsseldorf, Germany
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- Department of Cardiology, Pulmonology, and Vascular Medicine, University Hospital Düsseldorf, Medical Faculty, Heinrich Heine University Düsseldorf, 40225 Düsseldorf, Germany
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- Department of Cardiology, Pulmonology, and Vascular Medicine, University Hospital Düsseldorf, Medical Faculty, Heinrich Heine University Düsseldorf, 40225 Düsseldorf, Germany
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- Department of Cardiology, Pulmonology, and Vascular Medicine, University Hospital Düsseldorf, Medical Faculty, Heinrich Heine University Düsseldorf, 40225 Düsseldorf, Germany
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- Department of Cardiology, Pulmonology, and Vascular Medicine, University Hospital Düsseldorf, Medical Faculty, Heinrich Heine University Düsseldorf, 40225 Düsseldorf, Germany
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- Department of Cardiology, Pulmonology, and Vascular Medicine, University Hospital Düsseldorf, Medical Faculty, Heinrich Heine University Düsseldorf, 40225 Düsseldorf, Germany
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- Department of Cardiology, Pulmonology, and Vascular Medicine, University Hospital Düsseldorf, Medical Faculty, Heinrich Heine University Düsseldorf, 40225 Düsseldorf, Germany
- Cardiovascular Research Institute Düsseldorf (CARID), University Hospital Düsseldorf, Medical Faculty, Heinrich-Heine-University Düsseldorf, 40225 Düsseldorf, Germany
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- Department of Cardiology, Pulmonology, and Vascular Medicine, University Hospital Düsseldorf, Medical Faculty, Heinrich Heine University Düsseldorf, 40225 Düsseldorf, Germany
- Abiomed Europe GmbH Europe, Neunhofer Weg 3, 52074 Aachen, Germany
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- Department of Cardiology, Pulmonology, and Vascular Medicine, University Hospital Düsseldorf, Medical Faculty, Heinrich Heine University Düsseldorf, 40225 Düsseldorf, Germany
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- Department of Cardiology, Pulmonology, and Vascular Medicine, University Hospital Düsseldorf, Medical Faculty, Heinrich Heine University Düsseldorf, 40225 Düsseldorf, Germany
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Oehler D, Immohr M, Böttger C, Bruno R, Sigetti D, Haschemi J, Scheiber D, Aubin H, Horn P, Tudorache I, Westenfeld R, Bönner F, Akhyari P, Kelm M, Lichtenberg A, Boeken U. Preoperative Recipient CRP/Albumin Ratio Predicts Survival and Outcome after Heart Transplantation. J Heart Lung Transplant 2023. [DOI: 10.1016/j.healun.2023.02.889] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 04/05/2023] Open
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Oehler D, Immohr M, Böttger C, Bruno R, Sigetti D, Haschemi J, Oehler H, Aubin H, Horn P, Tudorache I, Westenfeld R, Akhyari P, Kelm M, Lichtenberg A, Boeken U. Postoperative Neurological Events are Associated with Worse Outcome and Fatal Midterm Survival after Heart Transplantation. J Heart Lung Transplant 2023. [DOI: 10.1016/j.healun.2023.02.890] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 04/05/2023] Open
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Schrage B, Sundermeyer J, Beer BN, Bertoldi L, Bernhardt A, Blankenberg S, Dauw J, Dindane Z, Eckner D, Eitel I, Graf T, Horn P, Kirchhof P, Kluge S, Linke A, Landmesser U, Luedike P, Lüsebrink E, Mangner N, Maniuc O, Winkler SM, Nordbeck P, Orban M, Pappalardo F, Pauschinger M, Pazdernik M, Proudfoot A, Kelham M, Rassaf T, Reichenspurner H, Scherer C, Schulze PC, Schwinger RHG, Skurk C, Sramko M, Tavazzi G, Thiele H, Villanova L, Morici N, Wechsler A, Westenfeld R, Winzer E, Westermann D. Use of mechanical circulatory support in patients with non-ischaemic cardiogenic shock. Eur J Heart Fail 2023; 25:562-572. [PMID: 36781178 DOI: 10.1002/ejhf.2796] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 9.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/21/2022] [Revised: 01/31/2023] [Accepted: 02/02/2023] [Indexed: 02/15/2023] Open
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AIMS Despite its high incidence and mortality risk, there is no evidence-based treatment for non-ischaemic cardiogenic shock (CS). The aim of this study was to evaluate the use of mechanical circulatory support (MCS) for non-ischaemic CS treatment. METHODS AND RESULTS In this multicentre, international, retrospective study, data from 890 patients with non-ischaemic CS, defined as CS due to severe de-novo or acute-on-chronic heart failure with no need for urgent revascularization, treated with or without active MCS, were collected. The association between active MCS use and the primary endpoint of 30-day mortality was assessed in a 1:1 propensity-matched cohort. MCS was used in 386 (43%) patients. Patients treated with MCS presented with more severe CS (37% vs. 23% deteriorating CS, 30% vs. 25% in extremis CS) and had a lower left ventricular ejection fraction at baseline (21% vs. 25%). After matching, 267 patients treated with MCS were compared with 267 patients treated without MCS. In the matched cohort, MCS use was associated with a lower 30-day mortality (hazard ratio 0.76, 95% confidence interval 0.59-0.97). This finding was consistent through all tested subgroups except when CS severity was considered, indicating risk reduction especially in patients with deteriorating CS. However, complications occurred more frequently in patients with MCS; e.g. severe bleeding (16.5% vs. 6.4%) and access-site related ischaemia (6.7% vs. 0%). CONCLUSION In patients with non-ischaemic CS, MCS use was associated with lower 30-day mortality as compared to medical therapy only, but also with more complications. Randomized trials are needed to validate these findings.
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- Benedikt Schrage
- Department of Cardiology, University Heart and Vascular Center Hamburg, Hamburg, Germany.,German Center for Cardiovascular Research (DZHK), Partner site Hamburg/Kiel/Lübeck, Hamburg, Germany
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- Department of Cardiology, University Heart and Vascular Center Hamburg, Hamburg, Germany.,German Center for Cardiovascular Research (DZHK), Partner site Hamburg/Kiel/Lübeck, Hamburg, Germany
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- Department of Cardiology, University Heart and Vascular Center Hamburg, Hamburg, Germany.,German Center for Cardiovascular Research (DZHK), Partner site Hamburg/Kiel/Lübeck, Hamburg, Germany
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- Cardio Center, Humanitas Clinical and Research Center - IRCCS, Milan, Italy
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- German Center for Cardiovascular Research (DZHK), Partner site Hamburg/Kiel/Lübeck, Hamburg, Germany.,Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery, University Heart and Vascular Center Hamburg, Hamburg, Germany
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- Department of Cardiology, University Heart and Vascular Center Hamburg, Hamburg, Germany.,German Center for Cardiovascular Research (DZHK), Partner site Hamburg/Kiel/Lübeck, Hamburg, Germany
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- Department of Cardiology, Ziekenhuis Oost-Limburg (ZOL), Genk, Belgium.,Doctoral School for Medicine and Life Sciences, LCRC, Diepenbeek, Belgium
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- Herzzentrum Dresden, Technische Universität Dresden, Dresden, Germany
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- Department of Cardiology, Paracelsus Medical University Nürnberg, Nürnberg, Germany
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- German Center for Cardiovascular Research (DZHK), Partner site Hamburg/Kiel/Lübeck, Hamburg, Germany.,University Heart Center Lübeck, University Hospital Schleswig-Holstein, Lübeck, Germany
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- German Center for Cardiovascular Research (DZHK), Partner site Hamburg/Kiel/Lübeck, Hamburg, Germany.,University Heart Center Lübeck, University Hospital Schleswig-Holstein, Lübeck, Germany
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- Department of Cardiology, Pulmonology and Vascular Medicine, Heinrich Heine University Düsseldorf, Düsseldorf, Germany
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- Department of Cardiology, University Heart and Vascular Center Hamburg, Hamburg, Germany.,German Center for Cardiovascular Research (DZHK), Partner site Hamburg/Kiel/Lübeck, Hamburg, Germany
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- University Medical Center Hamburg-Eppendorf, Department of Intensive Care Medicine, Hamburg, Germany
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- Herzzentrum Dresden, Technische Universität Dresden, Dresden, Germany
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- Department of Cardiology, Charité Universitätsmedizin Berlin, Berlin, Germany
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- Department of Cardiology and Vascular Medicine, West German Heart and Vascular Center, University Hospital Essen, Essen, Germany
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- Medizinische Klinik und Poliklinik I, Klinikum der Universität München, Munich, Germany
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- Herzzentrum Dresden, Technische Universität Dresden, Dresden, Germany
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- Department of Internal Medicine I, University Hospital Würzburg, Würzburg, Germany
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- Department of Internal Medicine I, University Hospital Würzburg, Würzburg, Germany
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- Medizinische Klinik und Poliklinik I, Klinikum der Universität München, Munich, Germany
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- Dept Cardiothoracic and Vascular Anesthesia and Intensive Care, AO SS Antonio e Biagio e Cesare Arrigo, Alessandria, Italy
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- Department of Cardiology, Paracelsus Medical University Nürnberg, Nürnberg, Germany
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- Department of Perioperative Medicine, St. Bartholomew's Hospital, London, UK
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- Department of Perioperative Medicine, St. Bartholomew's Hospital, London, UK
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- Department of Cardiology and Vascular Medicine, West German Heart and Vascular Center, University Hospital Essen, Essen, Germany
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- German Center for Cardiovascular Research (DZHK), Partner site Hamburg/Kiel/Lübeck, Hamburg, Germany.,Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery, University Heart and Vascular Center Hamburg, Hamburg, Germany
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- Medizinische Klinik und Poliklinik I, Klinikum der Universität München, Munich, Germany
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- Department of Cardiology, Charité Universitätsmedizin Berlin, Berlin, Germany
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- Department of Cardiology, IKEM, Prague, Czech Republic
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- Department of Clinical-Surgical, Diagnostic and Paediatric Sciences, University of Pavia, Pavia, Italy.,Anesthesia and Intensive Care, Fondazione Policlinico San Matteo Hospital IRCCS, Pavia, Italy
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- Department of Internal Medicine and Cardiology, Heart Center Leipzig at University of Leipzig and Leipzig Heart Institute, Leipzig, Germany
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- Unità di Cure Intensive Cardiologiche and De Gasperis Cardio-Center, ASST Grande Ospedale Metropolitano Niguarda, Milan, Italy
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- IRCCS Santa Maria Nascente Fondazione Don Carlo Gnocchi ONLUS, Milan, Italy
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- Medizinische Klinik II, Kliniken Nordoberpfalz AG, Weiden, Germany
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- Department of Cardiology, Pulmonology and Vascular Medicine, Heinrich Heine University Düsseldorf, Düsseldorf, Germany
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- Herzzentrum Dresden, Technische Universität Dresden, Dresden, Germany
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- Department of Cardiology and Angiology, University Heart Center, Freiburg, Germany
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Veulemans V, Wilde N, Wienemann H, Adrichem R, Hokken TW, Al-Kassou B, Shamekhi J, Mauri V, Maier O, Jung C, Horn P, Adam M, Nickenig G, Baldus S, Van Mieghem NM, Kelm M, Sedaghat A, Zeus T. Impact of different guidewires on the implantation depth using the largest self-expandable TAVI device. Front Cardiovasc Med 2023; 9:1064916. [PMID: 36684595 PMCID: PMC9849574 DOI: 10.3389/fcvm.2022.1064916] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/08/2022] [Accepted: 12/05/2022] [Indexed: 01/07/2023] Open
Abstract
Background The deployment process of the largest self-expandable device (STHV-34) during transcatheter aortic valve implantation (TAVI) might be challenging due to stabilization issues. Whether the use of different TAVI-guidewires impact the procedural success and outcome is not well-known. Therefore, we sought to evaluate the impact of non-Lunderquist (NLu) vs. the Lunderquist (Lu) guidewires during TAVI using the STHV-34 on the procedural and 30-day outcomes. Methods The primary study endpoint was defined as the final implantation depth (ID) depending on the selected guidewire strategy. Key secondary endpoints included VARC-3-defined complications. Results The study cohort included 398 patients of four tertiary care institutions, of whom 79.6% (317/398) had undergone TAVI using NLu and 20.4% (81/398) using Lu guidewires. Baseline characteristics did not substantially differ between NLu and Lu patients. The average ID was higher in the Lu cohort (NLu vs. Lu: -5.2 [-7.0-(-3.5)] vs. -4.5 [-6.0-(-3.0)]; p = 0.022*). The optimal ID was reached in 45.0% of patients according to former and only in 20.1% according to nowadays best practice recommendations. There was no impact of the guidewire use on the 30-day outcomes, including conduction disturbances and pacemaker need (NLu vs. Lu: 15.1 vs. 18.5%; p = 0.706). Conclusion The use of the LunderquistTM guidewire was associated with a higher ID during TAVI with the STHV-34 without measurable benefits in the 30-day course concerning conduction disturbances and associated pacemaker need. Whether using different guidewires might impact the outcome in challenging anatomies should be further investigated in randomized studies under standardized conditions.
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- Verena Veulemans
- Department of Cardiology, Pulmonology, and Vascular Diseases, University Hospital Düsseldorf, Düsseldorf, Germany,Cardiovascular Research Institute, Düsseldorf, Germany,*Correspondence: Verena Veulemans
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- Department of Medicine II, Heart Center, University Hospital Bonn, Bonn, Germany
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- Department of Cardiology, Heart Center, University of Cologne, Cologne, Germany
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- Department of Cardiology, Erasmus University Medical Center, Rotterdam, Netherlands
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- Department of Cardiology, Erasmus University Medical Center, Rotterdam, Netherlands
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- Department of Medicine II, Heart Center, University Hospital Bonn, Bonn, Germany
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- Department of Medicine II, Heart Center, University Hospital Bonn, Bonn, Germany
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- Department of Cardiology, Heart Center, University of Cologne, Cologne, Germany
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- Department of Cardiology, Pulmonology, and Vascular Diseases, University Hospital Düsseldorf, Düsseldorf, Germany
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- Department of Cardiology, Pulmonology, and Vascular Diseases, University Hospital Düsseldorf, Düsseldorf, Germany
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- Department of Cardiology, Pulmonology, and Vascular Diseases, University Hospital Düsseldorf, Düsseldorf, Germany
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- Department of Cardiology, Heart Center, University of Cologne, Cologne, Germany
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- Department of Medicine II, Heart Center, University Hospital Bonn, Bonn, Germany
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- Department of Cardiology, Heart Center, University of Cologne, Cologne, Germany
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- Department of Cardiology, Pulmonology, and Vascular Diseases, University Hospital Düsseldorf, Düsseldorf, Germany,Cardiovascular Research Institute, Düsseldorf, Germany
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- Department of Medicine II, Heart Center, University Hospital Bonn, Bonn, Germany
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- Department of Cardiology, Pulmonology, and Vascular Diseases, University Hospital Düsseldorf, Düsseldorf, Germany
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Mauri V, Sugiura A, Spieker M, Iliadis C, Horn P, Öztürk C, Besler C, Riebisch M, Al-Hammadi O, Ruf T, Gerçek M, Grothusen C, Mehr M, Becher MU, Mues C, Boeder N, Kreidel F, Friedrichs K, Westenfeld R, Braun D, Baldus S, Rassaf T, Thiele H, Nickenig G, Hausleiter J, Möllmann H, Kelm M, Rudolph V, von Bardeleben RS, Nef HM, Luedike P, Lurz P, Pfister R. Early Outcomes of 2 Mitral Valve Transcatheter Leaflet Approximation Devices: A Propensity Score-Matched Multicenter Comparison. JACC Cardiovasc Interv 2022; 15:2541-2551. [PMID: 36543448 DOI: 10.1016/j.jcin.2022.10.008] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/12/2022] [Revised: 09/12/2022] [Accepted: 10/04/2022] [Indexed: 12/02/2022]
Abstract
BACKGROUND In addition to the edge-to-edge MitraClip repair system, the edge-to-spacer PASCAL repair system was approved for percutaneous treatment of severe mitral regurgitation (MR). Comparative data are lacking. OBJECTIVES The aim of this study was to compare procedural and short-term safety and efficacy of 2 leaflet-based transcatheter mitral valve repair systems. METHODS Procedural and 30-day outcomes were investigated in a propensity score-matched cohort of 307 PASCAL and 307 MitraClip patients at 10 sites. Matching criteria included sex, age, left ventricular ejection fraction, New York Heart Association functional class, MR etiology, left ventricular end-diastolic diameter, left atrial volume index, and vena contracta width. The primary efficacy endpoints were technical success and degree of residual MR at discharge. The primary safety endpoint was the rate of major adverse events (MAE). RESULTS Technical success was 97.0% in the PASCAL group and 98.0% in the MitraClip group (P = 0.624). MR ≤2+ at discharge was comparable in both groups (PASCAL: 93.8% vs MitraClip: 92.4%; P = 0.527), with more patients exhibiting MR ≤1+ in the PASCAL group (70.5% vs 56.6%; P < 0.001). The postprocedural mean gradient was significantly higher in the MitraClip group (3.3 ± 1.5 mm Hg vs 3.9 ± 1.7 mm Hg; P < 0.001). At 30 days, all-cause mortality and MAE rates were similar (mortality: 1.7% vs 3.3%; P = 0.299; MAE: 3.9% vs 5.2%; P = 0.562). CONCLUSIONS In this first large propensity score-matched comparison, procedural success rates and MAE did not differ significantly between patients treated with the PASCAL or MitraClip valve repair system. Procedural results with less than moderate MR and no elevated transmitral gradient were more common in the PASCAL group, which might have an impact on long-term outcome.
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- Victor Mauri
- Department of Cardiology, Heart Center, Faculty of Medicine, University of Cologne, Cologne, Germany
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- Heart Center Bonn, Department of Medicine II, University Hospital Bonn, Bonn, Germany
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- Department of Cardiology, Pulmonology, and Vascular Medicine, Medical Faculty, University of Düsseldorf, Düsseldorf, Germany
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- Department of Cardiology, Heart Center, Faculty of Medicine, University of Cologne, Cologne, Germany
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- Department of Cardiology, Pulmonology, and Vascular Medicine, Medical Faculty, University of Düsseldorf, Düsseldorf, Germany
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- Heart Center Bonn, Department of Medicine II, University Hospital Bonn, Bonn, Germany
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- Department of Cardiology, Heart Center Leipzig, University of Leipzig, Leipzig, Germany
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- Department of Cardiology and Vascular Medicine, West German Heart and Vascular Center, Medical Faculty, University Hospital Essen, Essen, Germany
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- Medizinische Klinik I, Department of Cardiology, University of Giessen, Giessen, Germany
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- Heart Valve Center Mainz, Center of Cardiology, Cardiology I, University Medical Center Mainz, Mainz, Germany
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- General and Interventional Cardiology, Heart and Diabetes Centre NRW Bad Oeynhausen, Ruhr University Bochum, Bad Oeynhausen, Germany
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- Medical Clinic I, Department of Cardiology, St-Johannes-Hospital, Dortmund, Germany; Department of Cardiovascular Surgery, University Hospital Schleswig-Holstein, Campus Kiel, Kiel, Germany
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- Medizinische Klinik und Poliklinik I, Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München, Munich, Germany
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- Heart Center Bonn, Department of Medicine II, University Hospital Bonn, Bonn, Germany
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- Medical Clinic I, Department of Cardiology, St-Johannes-Hospital, Dortmund, Germany
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- Medizinische Klinik I, Department of Cardiology, University of Giessen, Giessen, Germany
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- Heart Valve Center Mainz, Center of Cardiology, Cardiology I, University Medical Center Mainz, Mainz, Germany
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- General and Interventional Cardiology, Heart and Diabetes Centre NRW Bad Oeynhausen, Ruhr University Bochum, Bad Oeynhausen, Germany
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- Department of Cardiology, Pulmonology, and Vascular Medicine, Medical Faculty, University of Düsseldorf, Düsseldorf, Germany
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- Medizinische Klinik und Poliklinik I, Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München, Munich, Germany
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- Department of Cardiology, Heart Center, Faculty of Medicine, University of Cologne, Cologne, Germany
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- Department of Cardiology and Vascular Medicine, West German Heart and Vascular Center, Medical Faculty, University Hospital Essen, Essen, Germany
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- Department of Cardiology, Heart Center Leipzig, University of Leipzig, Leipzig, Germany
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- Heart Center Bonn, Department of Medicine II, University Hospital Bonn, Bonn, Germany
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- Medizinische Klinik und Poliklinik I, Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München, Munich, Germany
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- Medical Clinic I, Department of Cardiology, St-Johannes-Hospital, Dortmund, Germany
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- Department of Cardiology, Pulmonology, and Vascular Medicine, Medical Faculty, University of Düsseldorf, Düsseldorf, Germany
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- General and Interventional Cardiology, Heart and Diabetes Centre NRW Bad Oeynhausen, Ruhr University Bochum, Bad Oeynhausen, Germany
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- Medizinische Klinik I, Department of Cardiology, University of Giessen, Giessen, Germany
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- Department of Cardiology and Vascular Medicine, West German Heart and Vascular Center, Medical Faculty, University Hospital Essen, Essen, Germany
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- Department of Cardiology, Heart Center Leipzig, University of Leipzig, Leipzig, Germany
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- Department of Cardiology, Heart Center, Faculty of Medicine, University of Cologne, Cologne, Germany.
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Afzal S, Zeus T, Hofsähs T, Kuballa M, Veulemans V, Piayda K, Heidari H, Polzin A, Horn P, Westenfeld R, Kelm M, Hellhammer K. Safety of transoesophageal echocardiography during structural heart disease interventions under procedural sedation: a single-centre study. Eur Heart J Cardiovasc Imaging 2022; 24:68-77. [PMID: 34977935 DOI: 10.1093/ehjci/jeab280] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/02/2021] [Accepted: 12/14/2021] [Indexed: 12/24/2022] Open
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AIMS The aim of this study was to determine the incidence of transoesophageal echocardiography (TOE)-related adverse events (AEs) during structural heart disease (SHD) interventions and to identify potential risk factors. METHODS AND RESULTS We retrospectively analysed 898 consecutive patients undergoing TOE-guided SHD interventions under procedural sedation. TOE-related AEs were classified as bleeding complications, mechanical lesions, conversion to general anaesthesia with intubation, and the occurrence of pneumonia. A follow-up was conducted up to 3 months after the intervention. TOE-related AEs were observed in 5.3% of the patients (n = 48). The highest rate of AEs was observed in the percutaneous mitral valve repair (PMVR) group with 8.2% (n = 32), whereas 4.8% (n = 11) of the patients in the left atrial appendage group and 1.8% (n = 5) in the patent foramen ovale/atrial septal defect group developed a TOE-related AE (P = 0.001). The most frequent AE was pneumonia with an incidence of 2.6% (n = 26) in the total cohort. Bleeding events occurred in 1.8% (n = 16) of the patients, mostly in the PMVR group with 2.1% (n = 8). In the multivariate regression analysis, we found a lower haemoglobin {odds ratio (OR) [95% confidence interval (CI)]: 8.82 (0.68-0.98) P = 0.025} and an obstructive sleep apnoea syndrome (OSAS) [OR (95% CI): 2.51 (1.08-5.84) P = 0.033] to be associated with AE. Furthermore, AEs were related to procedural time [OR (95% CI): 1.01 (1.0-1.01) P = 0.056] and oral anticoagulation [OR (95% CI): 1.97 (0.9-4.3) P = 0.076] with borderline significance in the multivariate regression analysis. No persistent damages were observed. CONCLUSION TOE-related AEs during SHD interventions are clinically relevant. It was highest in patients undergoing PMVR. A lower baseline haemoglobin level and an OSAS were found to be associated with the occurrence of a TOE-related AE.
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- Shazia Afzal
- Department of Cardiology, Pulmonology and Vascular Medicine, Heinrich Heine University Düsseldorf, Medical Faculty, Moorenstraße 5, 40225 Düsseldorf, Germany
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- Department of Cardiology, Pulmonology and Vascular Medicine, Heinrich Heine University Düsseldorf, Medical Faculty, Moorenstraße 5, 40225 Düsseldorf, Germany
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- Department of Cardiology, Pulmonology and Vascular Medicine, Heinrich Heine University Düsseldorf, Medical Faculty, Moorenstraße 5, 40225 Düsseldorf, Germany
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- Department of Cardiology, Pulmonology and Vascular Medicine, Heinrich Heine University Düsseldorf, Medical Faculty, Moorenstraße 5, 40225 Düsseldorf, Germany
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- Department of Cardiology, Pulmonology and Vascular Medicine, Heinrich Heine University Düsseldorf, Medical Faculty, Moorenstraße 5, 40225 Düsseldorf, Germany
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- Department of Cardiology, Pulmonology and Vascular Medicine, Heinrich Heine University Düsseldorf, Medical Faculty, Moorenstraße 5, 40225 Düsseldorf, Germany
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- Department of Cardiology, Pulmonology and Vascular Medicine, Heinrich Heine University Düsseldorf, Medical Faculty, Moorenstraße 5, 40225 Düsseldorf, Germany
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- Department of Cardiology, Pulmonology and Vascular Medicine, Heinrich Heine University Düsseldorf, Medical Faculty, Moorenstraße 5, 40225 Düsseldorf, Germany
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- Department of Cardiology, Pulmonology and Vascular Medicine, Heinrich Heine University Düsseldorf, Medical Faculty, Moorenstraße 5, 40225 Düsseldorf, Germany
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- Department of Cardiology, Pulmonology and Vascular Medicine, Heinrich Heine University Düsseldorf, Medical Faculty, Moorenstraße 5, 40225 Düsseldorf, Germany
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- Department of Cardiology, Pulmonology and Vascular Medicine, Heinrich Heine University Düsseldorf, Medical Faculty, Moorenstraße 5, 40225 Düsseldorf, Germany.,CARID (Cardiovascular Research Institute Düsseldorf), Heinrich Heine University Düsseldorf, 40225 Düsseldorf, Germany
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- Department of Cardiology, Pulmonology and Vascular Medicine, Heinrich Heine University Düsseldorf, Medical Faculty, Moorenstraße 5, 40225 Düsseldorf, Germany
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Oehler D, Immohr MB, Böttger C, Bruno RR, Sigetti D, Haschemi J, Aubin H, Horn P, Tudorache I, Westenfeld R, Akhyari P, Kelm M, Lichtenberg A, Boeken U. Donor hypernatremia is associated with increased mortality after heart transplantation: A retrospective study. Clin Transplant 2022; 36:e14803. [PMID: 36004448 DOI: 10.1111/ctr.14803] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/30/2022] [Revised: 08/11/2022] [Accepted: 08/22/2022] [Indexed: 12/27/2022]
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BACKGROUND AND AIMS Donor hypernatremia has been associated with primary graft dysfunction in heart transplantation (HTx) and is correlated with impaired outcome following liver and renal transplantation. However, controversial data exist regarding the impact of sodium dysregulation on survival. This study aims to investigate the impact of donor sodium levels on early morbidity and short- and midterm survival following HTx. METHODS Between September 2010 and June 2021, a total of n = 218 patients underwent HTx in our center. From those, 214 could be included retrospectively in our study. For each donor, sodium levels were collected and different cut-off levels from 145 to 159 mmol/L were investigated by Kaplan-Meier-analysis. Then, recipients were divided in three groups regarding donor sodium: Normonatremia (133-145 mmol/L, n = 73), mild hypernatremia (146-156 mmol/L, n = 105) and severe hypernatremia (>156 mmol/L, n = 35). Recipient and donor variables were reviewed and compared, including peri- and postoperative characteristics and recipient survival after up to 5 years after transplantation. RESULTS All patients were comparable regarding baseline characteristics and perioperative parameters. Regarding early mortality, 90-day survival was significantly reduced only in patients with severe donor hypernatremia in comparison to normonatremia (90% vs. 71%, p = .02), but not in mild hypernatremia (89%, p = .89). One-year survival was comparable in all groups (p > .28). CONCLUSION Severe donor hypernatremia was associated with reduced short-term survival, while the correlation weakens > 1 year after HTx. As our study is limited due to the nature of its retrospective, single-center approach, future prospective studies are needed to evaluate the importance of donor management with regard to hypernatremia.
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- Daniel Oehler
- Department of Cardiology, Pulmonology, and Vascular Medicine, Medical Faculty, Heinrich-Heine University, Duesseldorf, Germany.,Cardiovascular Research Institute Düsseldorf, Medical Faculty, Heinrich-Heine University, Duesseldorf, Germany
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- Department of Cardiac Surgery, Medical Faculty, Heinrich-Heine University, Duesseldorf, Germany
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- Department of Diagnostic and Interventional Radiology, Heinrich-Heine University, Medical Faculty, Duesseldorf, Germany
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- Department of Cardiology, Pulmonology, and Vascular Medicine, Medical Faculty, Heinrich-Heine University, Duesseldorf, Germany.,Cardiovascular Research Institute Düsseldorf, Medical Faculty, Heinrich-Heine University, Duesseldorf, Germany
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- Department of Cardiac Surgery, Medical Faculty, Heinrich-Heine University, Duesseldorf, Germany
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- Department of Cardiology, Pulmonology, and Vascular Medicine, Medical Faculty, Heinrich-Heine University, Duesseldorf, Germany.,Cardiovascular Research Institute Düsseldorf, Medical Faculty, Heinrich-Heine University, Duesseldorf, Germany
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- Department of Cardiac Surgery, Medical Faculty, Heinrich-Heine University, Duesseldorf, Germany
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- Department of Cardiology, Pulmonology, and Vascular Medicine, Medical Faculty, Heinrich-Heine University, Duesseldorf, Germany.,Cardiovascular Research Institute Düsseldorf, Medical Faculty, Heinrich-Heine University, Duesseldorf, Germany
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- Department of Cardiac Surgery, Medical Faculty, Heinrich-Heine University, Duesseldorf, Germany
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- Department of Cardiology, Pulmonology, and Vascular Medicine, Medical Faculty, Heinrich-Heine University, Duesseldorf, Germany.,Cardiovascular Research Institute Düsseldorf, Medical Faculty, Heinrich-Heine University, Duesseldorf, Germany
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- Department of Cardiac Surgery, Medical Faculty, Heinrich-Heine University, Duesseldorf, Germany
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- Department of Cardiology, Pulmonology, and Vascular Medicine, Medical Faculty, Heinrich-Heine University, Duesseldorf, Germany.,Cardiovascular Research Institute Düsseldorf, Medical Faculty, Heinrich-Heine University, Duesseldorf, Germany
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- Department of Cardiac Surgery, Medical Faculty, Heinrich-Heine University, Duesseldorf, Germany
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- Department of Cardiac Surgery, Medical Faculty, Heinrich-Heine University, Duesseldorf, Germany
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Afzal S, Haschemi J, Bönner F, Kelm M, Horn P. Case report: Transcatheter edge-to-edge repair after prior surgical tricuspid annuloplasty. Front Cardiovasc Med 2022; 9:1044410. [DOI: 10.3389/fcvm.2022.1044410] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/14/2022] [Accepted: 10/07/2022] [Indexed: 11/13/2022] Open
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Residual and recurrent tricuspid regurgitation may occur frequently after surgical tricuspid valve repair. However, reoperation for tricuspid regurgitation is rare, although many patients are again highly symptomatic. Tricuspid transcatheter edge-to-edge repair (TEER) is a promising therapy for severe tricuspid regurgitation. Herein, we report a 77-year-old woman with recurrent symptomatic massive tricuspid regurgitation 2 years after sutured annuloplasty of the tricuspid valve. TEER was successfully performed using the TriClip® device and tricuspid regurgitation was reduced to a mild degree. In conclusion, tricuspid TEER is feasible following surgical suture annuloplasty. TEER is an alternative option for patients with a failed previous annuloplasty repair for tricuspid regurgitation to undergo a less invasive treatment rather than a potentially higher-risk reoperation.
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Iliadis C, Weber M, Horn P, Harr C, Gavazzoni M, Nickenig G, Westenfeld R, Alessandrini H, Taramasso M, Baldus S, Pfister R. Echocardiography and computed tomography predictors of successful transcatheter direct annuloplasty for mitral regurgitation. Eur Heart J 2022. [DOI: 10.1093/eurheartj/ehac544.1640] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/14/2022] Open
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Background
Secondary mitral regurgitation (SMR) is associated with adverse outcomes and the optimal treatment modality remains challenging due to extensive variety in the pathology of SMR. Percutaneous direct annuloplasty using the Cardioband system emerged as a promising treatment in selected patients. However, success predictors of this intervention and their association with prognosis remain unclear.
Purpose
To investigate the role of echocardiographic and computed tomography (CT) data in patients with SMR undergoing percutaneous direct annuloplasty.
Methods
We retrospectively analyzed patients who underwent catheter-based direct annuloplasty with the Cardioband system for SMR at five tertiary centres in Germany and Switzerland between 2013 and 2020. Patients with procedural success (defined as postprocedural MR grade ≤2+) were compared to those with MR >2+ with respect to baseline echocardiographic data and outcome.
Results
We included 130 patients (median age 75.5 [71–79], 37% female). Most patients were severely symptomatic (NYHA class III/IV 86.9%), had a median EF of 39 (29–52) with an ischaemic etiology in 39%. Procedural success was achieved in 68%. Procedural time was 178.5 (147.5–214.5) minutes. Patients with and without procedural success differed significantly in measures of MR severity (defined as postprocedural SMR severity (grade, vena contracta (VC), effective regurgitation orifice area and regurgitation volume), annular dilatation (leaflet length, LA sphericity index at end-systole and CT-derived intercommissural distance) and leaflet tethering (tenting area, regurgitation jet direction). In multivariable analysis of echocardiographic parameters including significant measures of annular dilatation and leaflet tethering, predictors of procedural treatment success were tenting area (OR 0.54; 95% CI 0.33–0.98 per mm2, p=0.016) and central regurgitation jet direction (OR 2.96; 95% CI 1.06–8.25, p=0.038). After adding CT data in the multivariable model, intercommissural distance proved to be the most significant predictor (OR 0.96; 0.92–0.99, p=0.009), whereas VC was the only echo predictor (OR 0.84; 0.73–0.98, p=0.03).
NYHA class III/IV at last follow up was significantly different between groups, with 34.1% vs. 55.2% of patients with vs. without procedural success, respectively (p=0.04). The combined endpoint of mortality or reintervention at 1 year was significantly lower in patients with procedural success (27% vs. 63%, p=0.002), whereas the association of procedural success with 1-year mortality was of borderline significance (13% vs. 32%, p=0.05).
Conclusion
Two thirds of patients undergoing transcatheter direct annuloplasty for SMR had procedural success. Careful patient selection by assessment of mitral valve anatomy is helpful to predict procedural success, which translates into less symptom burden and better clinical outcome.
Funding Acknowledgement
Type of funding sources: None.
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- C Iliadis
- Cologne University Hospital - Heart Center, Department III of Internal Medicine, Heart Center, University of Cologne, Cologne Germany , Cologne , Germany
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- University Hospital Bonn, Heart Centre, Department of Medicine II, University Hospital Bonn , Bonn , Germany
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- University Hospital Duesseldorf, Division of Cardiology, Pulmonology, and Vascular Medicine, Medical Faculty , Duesseldorf , Germany
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- Asklepios St. Georg Clinic, Department of Cardiology , Hamburg , Germany
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- Italian Auxological Institute San Luca Hospital, Istituto Auxologico Italiano , Milan , Italy
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- University Hospital Bonn, Heart Centre, Department of Medicine II, University Hospital Bonn , Bonn , Germany
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- University Hospital Duesseldorf, Division of Cardiology, Pulmonology, and Vascular Medicine, Medical Faculty , Duesseldorf , Germany
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- Asklepios St. Georg Clinic, Department of Cardiology , Hamburg , Germany
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- Hirslanden Heart Center, Herzzentrum Hirslanden , Zurich , Switzerland
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- Cologne University Hospital - Heart Center, Department III of Internal Medicine, Heart Center, University of Cologne, Cologne Germany , Cologne , Germany
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- Cologne University Hospital - Heart Center, Department III of Internal Medicine, Heart Center, University of Cologne, Cologne Germany , Cologne , Germany
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Spieker M, Sidabras J, Lagarden H, Veulemans V, Horn P, Akhyari P, Kelm M, Westenfeld R. Extent and determinants of pulmonary hypertension unmasked by handgrip exercise in patients with mitral regurgitation. Eur Heart J 2022. [DOI: 10.1093/eurheartj/ehac544.1639] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/14/2022] Open
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Background
Pulmonary hypertension (PH) is an established prognosticator in patients with mitral regurgitation (MR). However, a substantial proportion of patients with MR presents without PH at rest but may develop PH during exercise. Previous studies already demonstrated the prevalence and prognostic impact of PH during bicycle exercise. Until now, there are no data on exercise PH assessed by handgrip exercise.
Purpose
To assess prevalence and predictors of exercise-induced PH during handgrip exercise in patients with MR.
Methods
We prospectively included patients with MR and at least mild severity that underwent echocardiography at rest and during three minutes of handgrip exercise according to a standardized protocol. PH was defined by systolic pulmonary artery pressure (SPAP) >50 mmHg.
Results
The final patient cohort included 371 patients with primary and secondary MR. Mean age was 74±11 years, 48% were female and 59% had atrial fibrillation. Median NT-proBNP was 2017 (845–4976) ng/l. Thirty-eight percent of patients had primary MR, while 62% presented with secondary MR. At rest, MR severity was graded as mild in 56% of patients, moderate in 32% and severe in 12%. Mean SPAP at rest was 40±12 mmHg, and 63 patients (17%) revealed PH at rest (SPAP >50 mmHg). Handgrip exercise leads to an increase in SPAP by 7±12 mmHg. Thus, during exercise 137 patients (37%) exhibited SPAP >50 mmHg. Together, 110 patients (32%) of those patients without PH at rest, showed PH during handgrip exercise. Left- (OR 1.021 (1.010 to 1.033); p<0.001), and right atrial volume index (OR 1.020 (1.009 to 1.035); p<0.001), RV fractional area change (OR 0.972 (0.949 to 0.994); p=0.013), tricuspid regurgitation (OR 1.863 (1.434 to 2.445); p<0.001) and SPAP at rest (OR 1.131 (1.100 to 1.167); p<0.001) were the predictors of exercise PH. Moreover, there was a linear correlation between the change in MR severity assessed by effective regurgitant orifice area (r=0.359; p<0.001) and regurgitation volume (r=0.370; p<0.001) and the change in SPAP. Patients with exercise PH and patients with PH at rest were more symptomatic according to NYHA functional class than patients without PH (p=0.008) (Fig. 1).
Conclusion(s)
In patients with primary and secondary MR, handgrip echocardiography unmasks exercise PH in every third patient without PH at rest. Bi-atrial dilatation, right ventricular function, tricuspid regurgitation and SPAP at rest were predictors of exercise PH, while changes in MR severity during handgrip exercise correlate with changes in pulmonary pressures.
Funding Acknowledgement
Type of funding sources: Public Institution(s). Main funding source(s): This work was supported by the Forschungskommission of the Medical Faculty of the Heinrich Heine University Düsseldorf to Maximilian Spieker for a Clinician Scientist Track.
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- M Spieker
- University Hospital Duesseldorf , Duesseldorf , Germany
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- University Hospital Duesseldorf , Duesseldorf , Germany
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- University Hospital Duesseldorf , Duesseldorf , Germany
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- University Hospital Duesseldorf , Duesseldorf , Germany
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- University Hospital Duesseldorf , Duesseldorf , Germany
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- Heinrich-Heine University, Department of Cardiac Surgery , Duesseldorf , Germany
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- University Hospital Duesseldorf , Duesseldorf , Germany
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- University Hospital Duesseldorf , Duesseldorf , Germany
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Spieker M, Lagarden H, Sidabras J, Veulemans V, Akhyari P, Horn P, Kelm M, Westenfeld R. Extent and determinants of dynamic mitral regurgitation unmasked by handgrip exercise in patients with primary mitral regurgitation. Eur Heart J 2022. [DOI: 10.1093/eurheartj/ehac544.1638] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/14/2022] Open
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Abstract
Background
Bicycle exercise is the exercise modality of choice to unmask the dynamic nature of mitral regurgitation (MR). Handgrip exercise may serve as alternative exercise intervention, as it can be performed physically accomplished by the majority of patients. Until now, there are only scarce data on the prevalence and magnitude of dynamic MR during handgrip exercise.
Purpose
To assess extent and predictors of exercise-induced dynamic MR during handgrip exercise in patients with primary MR.
Methods
We prospectively included patients with primary MR and at least mild severity that underwent echocardiography at rest and during three minutes of handgrip exercise according to a standardized protocol.
Results
The final patient cohort included 166 patients. Mean age was 72±12 years, 57% were female and 53% had atrial fibrillation. At rest, MR severity was graded as mild in 57% of patients, moderate MR in 27% and severe in 16%. Handgrip exercise led to an increase in at least one grade in MR severity in 31 patients (19%), while 15 patients (9%) experienced a decrease of MR severity (Fig. 1B). Twenty patients (14%) of those with non-severe MR at rest, developed severe MR during handgrip exercise (Fig. 1B). According to a pre-defined cutoff of increase in effective orifice regurgitant area (EROA) >10 mm2 during exercise, 19% of patients revealed a marked exercise-induced increase in MR, irrespective of the severity of MR at rest. Patients with marked exercise-induced increases in MR severity (EROA >10 mm2) had elevated left- (53±22ml/m2 vs. 44±19ml/m2; p=0.036), and right atrial volumes (43±19ml/m2 vs. 34±18ml/m2; p=0.014), more often pathology of the anterior mitral leaflet (e.g. prolapse; flail leaflet) (65% vs. 33%; p<0.001), and increased mitral annulus diameter (38±5mm vs. 36±4mm; p=0.003). The exercise-induced changes in EROA correlated with changes in estimated systolic pulmonary pressure from rest to exercise (r=0.438 (0.287 to 0.568); p<0.001) (Fig. 1C).
Conclusion(s)
In patients with primary MR, handgrip echocardiography unmasks marked exercise-induced increases of MR severity in every fifth patient independent of the severity at rest. A relevant number of patients with non-severe MR at rest developed severe MR during exercise. Dynamic MR is associated with bi-atrial dilatation, increased mitral annulus diameter, and pathology of the anterior mitral valve leaflet. Moreover, changes in MR severity during handgrip exercise correlate with changes in pulmonary pressures.
Funding Acknowledgement
Type of funding sources: Public Institution(s). Main funding source(s): This work was supported by the Forschungskommission of the Medical Faculty of the Heinrich Heine University Düsseldorf Maximilian Spieker for a Clinician Scientist Track.
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- M Spieker
- University Hospital Duesseldorf , Duesseldorf , Germany
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- University Hospital Duesseldorf , Duesseldorf , Germany
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- University Hospital Duesseldorf , Duesseldorf , Germany
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- University Hospital Duesseldorf , Duesseldorf , Germany
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- Heinrich-Heine University, Department of Cardiac Surgery , Duesseldorf , Germany
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- University Hospital Duesseldorf , Duesseldorf , Germany
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- University Hospital Duesseldorf , Duesseldorf , Germany
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- University Hospital Duesseldorf , Duesseldorf , Germany
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Spieker M, Sidabras JS, Lagarden H, Veulemans V, Akhyari P, Horn P, Kelm M, Westenfeld R. Extent and predictors of exercise-induced changes in ischemic mitral regurgitation during handgrip exercise. Eur Heart J 2022. [DOI: 10.1093/eurheartj/ehac544.1537] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/13/2022] Open
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Abstract
Background
Mitral regurgitation (MR) is frequent in patients with ischemic heart disease and carries a dismal prognosis. Recent studies suggest that ischemic MR is a dynamic condition influenced by global and regional left ventricular (LV) remodeling as well as mitral valvular deformation. Handgrip exercise may serve as alternative exercise intervention to bicycle exercise.
Purpose
To assess degree and determinants of exercise-induced changes in ischemic MR during handgrip exercise.
Methods
We prospectively enrolled 205 patients with at least mild ischemic MR that underwent echocardiography at rest and during three minutes of handgrip exercise according to a standardized protocol.
Results
Mean age in our patient cohort was 75±10 years, 30% were female, and 58% suffer from atrial fibrillation. Median NT-proBNP was 2657 (1331–6599) ng/l. Mean left ventricular ejection fraction was 44±14%. At rest, MR severity was graded as mild in 57% of patients, moderate MR in 34% and severe in 9%. Mean effective regurgitant orifice area (EROA) at rest was 15±6 mm2 and regurgitation volume was 25±11 ml. During handgrip exercise, 58 patients (28%) showed an increase in MR severity in at least one grade; 30 patients (15%) with non-severe MR at rest, developed severe MR during handgrip exercise. The EROA decreased (>5 mm2) in 5% of patients, remained unchanged in 50% (between −5 mm2 and +5 mm2), and increased (>5 mm2) in 45% of patients (Fig. 1B). A small increase (5–10 mm2) was observed in 30%, while 15% of patients revealed a marked increase in EROA (>10 mm2) (Fig. 1B). The degree of MR at rest was not associated with exercise-induced increases in EROA (r=−0.03; p=0.641)(Fig. 1C). However, echocardiographic parameters of local (e.g. tenting height) and global (e.g. LVESVi) LV remodeling, as well as mitral valvular deformation correlated with exercise-induced changes in EROA (Table 1).
Conclusion
In patients with secondary MR due to ischemic heart disease, handgrip echocardiography unmasks exercise-induced increases of MR severity in a significant proportion of patients. Dynamic MR during handgrip exercise is associated with parameters of global and local LV remodeling as well with parameters of mitral valvular deformation. Future studies need to address the prognostic importance of exercise-induced changes in MR severity in patients with ischemic cardiomyopathy.
Funding Acknowledgement
Type of funding sources: Public Institution(s). Main funding source(s): This work was supported by the Forschungskommission of the Medical Faculty of the Heinrich Heine University Düsseldorf to Maximilian Spieker for a Clinician Scientist Track.
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- M Spieker
- University Hospital Duesseldorf , Duesseldorf , Germany
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- University Hospital Duesseldorf , Duesseldorf , Germany
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- University Hospital Duesseldorf , Duesseldorf , Germany
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- University Hospital Duesseldorf , Duesseldorf , Germany
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- Heinrich-Heine University, Department of Cardiac Surgery , Duesseldorf , Germany
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- University Hospital Duesseldorf , Duesseldorf , Germany
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- University Hospital Duesseldorf , Duesseldorf , Germany
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- University Hospital Duesseldorf , Duesseldorf , Germany
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Oehler D, Immohr M, Boettger C, Erbel-Khurtsidze S, Aubin H, Bruno R, Holst T, Horn P, Westenfeld R, Kelm M, Tudorache I, Akhyari P, Lichtenberg A, Boeken U. Donor hypernatremia is associated with increased mortality after heart transplantation. Eur Heart J 2022. [DOI: 10.1093/eurheartj/ehac544.2161] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/13/2022] Open
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Donor hypernatremia has been associated with primary graft dysfunction in heart transplantation and is known to be associated with impaired outcome following liver and renal transplantation. However, controversial data exist regarding the impact of sodium deregulation in patient survival after heart transplantation (HTx). This study aims to investigate the impact of donor sodium levels on early morbidity and short- and midterm survival following HTx.
Methods
Between September 2010 and June 2021, a total of n=218 patients underwent HTx in our centre. From those, 214 could be included retrospectively in our study. For each donor, sodium levels were collected and different cut-off levels from 145 to 159 mmol/l were investigated by Kaplan-Meier-analysis. Then, recipients were divided in three groups regarding donor sodium: Normonatremia (133–145 mmol/l, n=73), mild hypernatremia (146–156 mmol/l, n=105) and severe hypernatremia (>156 mmol/l, n=35). Recipient and donor variables were reviewed and compared, including peri- and postoperative characteristics and recipient survival after up to 5 years after transplantation.
Results
All patients were comparable regarding baseline characteristics and perioperative parameters. Regarding early mortality, 90-day survival was significantly reduced only in patients with severe donor hypernatremia in comparison to normonatremia (see table 1 and fifgure 1, 90% vs. 71%, p=0.02), but not in mild normonatremia (89%, p=0.89). 1-year survival was comparable in all groups (p>0.28).
Conclusion
Donor hypernatremia was associated with reduced short-term survival, while correlation weakens >1 year after HTx. Future prospective studies are needed to confirm the possible cut-off value of 156 mmol/l for donor-acceptancy.
Funding Acknowledgement
Type of funding sources: None.
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- D Oehler
- University Hospital Duesseldorf, Department of Cardiology, Pulmonology and Vascular Medicine , Duesseldorf , Germany
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- University Hospital Duesseldorf, Department of Cardiac Surgery , Duesseldorf , Germany
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- University Hospital Duesseldorf, Department of Diagnostic and Interventional Radiology , Duesseldorf , Germany
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- University Hospital Duesseldorf, Department of Cardiac Surgery , Duesseldorf , Germany
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- University Hospital Duesseldorf, Department of Cardiac Surgery , Duesseldorf , Germany
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- University Hospital Duesseldorf, Department of Cardiology, Pulmonology and Vascular Medicine , Duesseldorf , Germany
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- University Hospital Duesseldorf, Department of Cardiac Surgery , Duesseldorf , Germany
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- University Hospital Duesseldorf, Department of Cardiology, Pulmonology and Vascular Medicine , Duesseldorf , Germany
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- University Hospital Duesseldorf, Department of Cardiology, Pulmonology and Vascular Medicine , Duesseldorf , Germany
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- University Hospital Duesseldorf, Department of Cardiology, Pulmonology and Vascular Medicine , Duesseldorf , Germany
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- University Hospital Duesseldorf, Department of Cardiac Surgery , Duesseldorf , Germany
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- University Hospital Duesseldorf, Department of Cardiac Surgery , Duesseldorf , Germany
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- University Hospital Duesseldorf, Department of Cardiac Surgery , Duesseldorf , Germany
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- University Hospital Duesseldorf, Department of Cardiac Surgery , Duesseldorf , Germany
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Afzal S, Bönner F, Zeus T, Kelm M, Westenfeld R, Horn P. Real-time fusion imaging for guiding transcatheter tricuspid valve repair. Int J Cardiovasc Imaging 2022; 38:2261-2262. [PMID: 37726467 PMCID: PMC10509129 DOI: 10.1007/s10554-022-02667-z] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/27/2022] [Accepted: 05/30/2022] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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- Shazia Afzal
- Department of Cardiology, Pulmonology and Vascular Medicine, Medical Faculty of the Heinrich Heine University, Duesseldorf, Germany
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- Department of Cardiology, Pulmonology and Vascular Medicine, Medical Faculty of the Heinrich Heine University, Duesseldorf, Germany
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- Department of Cardiology, Pulmonology and Vascular Medicine, Medical Faculty of the Heinrich Heine University, Duesseldorf, Germany
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- Department of Cardiology, Pulmonology and Vascular Medicine, Medical Faculty of the Heinrich Heine University, Duesseldorf, Germany
- Cardiovascular Research Institute, Medical Faculty of the Heinrich-Heine University, Duesseldorf, Germany
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- Department of Cardiology, Pulmonology and Vascular Medicine, Medical Faculty of the Heinrich Heine University, Duesseldorf, Germany
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- Department of Cardiology, Pulmonology and Vascular Medicine, Medical Faculty of the Heinrich Heine University, Duesseldorf, Germany.
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Haurand JM, Kavsur R, Ochs L, Tanaka T, Iliadis C, Sugiura A, Kelm M, Nickenig G, Baldus S, Westenfeld R, Becher MU, Pfister R, Horn P. Deep sedation vs. general anesthesia for transcatheter tricuspid valve repair. Front Cardiovasc Med 2022; 9:976822. [PMID: 36119730 PMCID: PMC9471949 DOI: 10.3389/fcvm.2022.976822] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/23/2022] [Accepted: 08/10/2022] [Indexed: 12/01/2022] Open
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Background Transcatheter tricuspid valve repair (TTVr) is routinely performed under general anesthesia (GA). This study aimed to investigate whether TTVr procedures can be performed effectively and safely without GA but using deep sedation (DS). Methods We performed a retrospective analysis of 104 patients from three centers who underwent TTVr between 2020 and 2021. The primary performance endpoints were technical success and severity of TR assessed at the time of discharge. The safety outcome was a composite of in-hospital complications, including occurrence of death, conversion to surgery, major adverse cardiac and cerebrovascular events, major vascular complications, or occurrence of pneumonia. Results Sixty-four procedures were performed in GA and 40 procedures were performed in DS. The groups did not differ in age, EuroScore II, TR severity, ventricular function, or hemodynamic parameters. Technical success was achieved in 92.5% of the patients in the DS group and in 93.6% of the patients in the GA group (p = 0.805). In none of the patients intraprocedural conversion from DS to GA was required. There was no difference in total duration of the procedure, and number of devices implanted. The degree of TR was ≤2+ in 77.5% of the patients in the DS group and in 74.2% of the patients in the GA group (p = 0.705). The composite safety endpoint did not differ between the groups (2.5 vs. 6.3%, p = 0.384). The total duration of hospital stay was shorter in patients who underwent TTVr in DS compared to those who underwent TTVr in GA (6 [5, 9] days vs. 8 [6, 11] days; p = 0.011). Conclusion Performing TTVr in DS was effective with similar procedural results, and was safe with similar low complication rates compared to GA.
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- Jean Marc Haurand
- Division of Cardiology, Pulmonology and Vascular Medicine, Medical Faculty, University Düsseldorf, Düsseldorf, Germany
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- Department of Cardiology, Angiology, Pneumology and Medical Intensive Care, University Hospital Bonn, Bonn, Germany
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- Department of Cardiology, Angiology, Pneumology and Medical Intensive Care, Heart Center of the University of Cologne, Cologne, Germany
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- Department of Cardiology, Angiology, Pneumology and Medical Intensive Care, University Hospital Bonn, Bonn, Germany
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- Department of Cardiology, Angiology, Pneumology and Medical Intensive Care, Heart Center of the University of Cologne, Cologne, Germany
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- Department of Cardiology, Angiology, Pneumology and Medical Intensive Care, University Hospital Bonn, Bonn, Germany
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- Division of Cardiology, Pulmonology and Vascular Medicine, Medical Faculty, University Düsseldorf, Düsseldorf, Germany
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- Department of Cardiology, Angiology, Pneumology and Medical Intensive Care, University Hospital Bonn, Bonn, Germany
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- Department of Cardiology, Angiology, Pneumology and Medical Intensive Care, Heart Center of the University of Cologne, Cologne, Germany
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- Division of Cardiology, Pulmonology and Vascular Medicine, Medical Faculty, University Düsseldorf, Düsseldorf, Germany
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- Department of Cardiology, Angiology, Pneumology and Medical Intensive Care, University Hospital Bonn, Bonn, Germany
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- Department of Cardiology, Angiology, Pneumology and Medical Intensive Care, Heart Center of the University of Cologne, Cologne, Germany
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- Division of Cardiology, Pulmonology and Vascular Medicine, Medical Faculty, University Düsseldorf, Düsseldorf, Germany
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Maier O, Piayda K, Binnebößel S, Berisha N, Afzal S, Polzin A, Klein K, Westenfeld R, Horn P, Jung C, Kelm M, Veulemans V, Zeus T. Real-world experience with the cusp-overlap deployment technique in transcatheter aortic valve replacement: A propensity-matched analysis. Front Cardiovasc Med 2022; 9:847568. [PMID: 36119734 PMCID: PMC9471948 DOI: 10.3389/fcvm.2022.847568] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/02/2022] [Accepted: 08/15/2022] [Indexed: 11/29/2022] Open
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Background The implantation depth (ID) is a critical condition for optimal hemodynamic and clinical outcomes in transcatheter aortic valve replacement (TAVR). The recently recommended cusp-overlap technique (COT) offers optimized fluoroscopic projections facilitating a precise ID. This single-center observational study aimed to investigate short-term clinical performance, safety, and efficacy outcomes in patients undergoing TAVR with self-expandable prostheses and application of COT in a real-world setting. Materials and methods From September 2020 to April 2021, a total of 170 patients underwent TAVR with self-expandable devices and the application of COT, while 589 patients were treated from January 2016 to August 2020 with a conventional three-cusp coplanar view approach. The final ID and 30-day outcomes were compared after 1:1 propensity score matching, resulting in 150 patients in both cohorts. Results The mean ID was significantly reduced in the COT cohort (−4.2 ± 2.7 vs. −4.9 ± 2.3 mm; p = 0.007) with an improvement of ID symmetry of less than 2 mm difference below the annular plane (47.3 vs. 57.3%; p = 0.083). The rate of new permanent pacemaker implantation (PPI) following TAVR was effectively reduced (8.0 vs. 16.8%; p = 0.028). While the fluoroscopy time decreased (18.4 ± 7.6 vs. 19.8 ± 7.6 min; p = 0.023), the dose area product increased in the COT group (4951 ± 3662 vs. 3875 ± 2775 Gy × cm2; p = 0.005). Patients implanted with COT had a shorter length of in-hospital stay (8.4 ± 4.0 vs. 10.3 ± 6.7 days; p = 0.007). Conclusion Transcatheter aortic valve replacement using the cusp-overlap deployment technique is associated with an optimized implantation depth, leading to fewer permanent conduction disturbances. However, our in-depth analysis showed for the first time an increase of radiation dose due to extreme angulations of the gantry to obtain the cusp-overlap view.
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- Oliver Maier
- Department of Cardiology, Pulmonology and Vascular Medicine, Medical Faculty, Heinrich Heine University, Düsseldorf, Germany
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- CardioVascular Center (CVC) Frankfurt, Frankfurt, Germany
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- Department of Cardiology, Pulmonology and Vascular Medicine, Medical Faculty, Heinrich Heine University, Düsseldorf, Germany
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- Department of Cardiology, Pulmonology and Vascular Medicine, Medical Faculty, Heinrich Heine University, Düsseldorf, Germany
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- Department of Cardiology, Pulmonology and Vascular Medicine, Medical Faculty, Heinrich Heine University, Düsseldorf, Germany
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- Department of Cardiology, Pulmonology and Vascular Medicine, Medical Faculty, Heinrich Heine University, Düsseldorf, Germany
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- Department of Cardiology, Pulmonology and Vascular Medicine, Medical Faculty, Heinrich Heine University, Düsseldorf, Germany
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- Department of Cardiology, Pulmonology and Vascular Medicine, Medical Faculty, Heinrich Heine University, Düsseldorf, Germany
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- Department of Cardiology, Pulmonology and Vascular Medicine, Medical Faculty, Heinrich Heine University, Düsseldorf, Germany
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- Department of Cardiology, Pulmonology and Vascular Medicine, Medical Faculty, Heinrich Heine University, Düsseldorf, Germany
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- Department of Cardiology, Pulmonology and Vascular Medicine, Medical Faculty, Heinrich Heine University, Düsseldorf, Germany
- Cardiovascular Research Institute Düsseldorf (CARID), Medical Faculty, Heinrich Heine University, Düsseldorf, Germany
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- Department of Cardiology, Pulmonology and Vascular Medicine, Medical Faculty, Heinrich Heine University, Düsseldorf, Germany
- *Correspondence: Verena Veulemans,
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- Department of Cardiology, Pulmonology and Vascular Medicine, Medical Faculty, Heinrich Heine University, Düsseldorf, Germany
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Tanaka T, Kavsur R, Sugiura A, Haurand JM, Galka N, Öztürk C, Vogelhuber J, Becher MU, Weber M, Westenfeld R, Zimmer S, Kelm M, Nickenig G, Horn P, Zachoval C. Acute Kidney Injury Following Tricuspid Transcatheter Edge-to-Edge Repair. JACC Cardiovasc Interv 2022; 15:1936-1945. [PMID: 36008268 DOI: 10.1016/j.jcin.2022.07.018] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/03/2022] [Revised: 07/13/2022] [Accepted: 07/13/2022] [Indexed: 10/15/2022]
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BACKGROUND Little is known about the incidence and clinical relevance of postprocedural acute kidney injury (AKI) in patients undergoing transcatheter edge-to-edge repair (TEER) for tricuspid regurgitation (TR). OBJECTIVES The aim of this study was to investigate the prognostic impact of postprocedural AKI following TEER for TR. METHODS Two hundred sixty-eight patients who underwent TEER for TR at 2 centers were retrospectively analyzed. Postprocedural AKI was defined as an increase in serum creatinine of ≥0.3 mg/dL within 48 hours or ≥50% within 7 days after the procedure compared with baseline. The association between AKI and the composite outcome, consisting of all-cause mortality and rehospitalization for heart failure within 1 year after the procedure, was determined. RESULTS The mean age of the patients was 79.0 ± 6.8 years, and 43.3% were men. Postprocedural AKI occurred in 42 patients (15.7%). Age, male sex, an estimated glomerular filtration rate of <60 mL/min/1.73 m2, and absence of procedural success were associated with the occurrence of AKI. Patients with AKI had a higher incidence of in-hospital mortality than those without AKI (9.5% vs 0.9%; P = 0.006). Moreover, AKI was associated with the incidence of the composite outcome within 1 year after TEER for TR (adjusted HR: 2.39; 95% CI: 1.45-3.94; P = 0.001). CONCLUSIONS Postprocedural AKI occurred in 15.7% of patients undergoing TEER for TR, despite the absence of iodinated contrast agents, which was associated with worse clinical outcomes. These findings highlight the clinical impact of AKI following TEER for TR and should help in identifying patients at high risk for AKI.
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- Tetsu Tanaka
- Heart Center Bonn, Department of Internal Medicine II, University Hospital Bonn, Bonn, Germany
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- Heart Center Bonn, Department of Internal Medicine II, University Hospital Bonn, Bonn, Germany
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- Heart Center Bonn, Department of Internal Medicine II, University Hospital Bonn, Bonn, Germany
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- Department of Cardiology, Pulmonology and Vascular Medicine, Medical Faculty of the Heinrich Heine University, Düsseldorf, Germany
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- Heart Center Bonn, Department of Internal Medicine II, University Hospital Bonn, Bonn, Germany
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- Heart Center Bonn, Department of Internal Medicine II, University Hospital Bonn, Bonn, Germany
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- Heart Center Bonn, Department of Internal Medicine II, University Hospital Bonn, Bonn, Germany
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- Heart Center Bonn, Department of Internal Medicine II, University Hospital Bonn, Bonn, Germany
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- Heart Center Bonn, Department of Internal Medicine II, University Hospital Bonn, Bonn, Germany
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- Department of Cardiology, Pulmonology and Vascular Medicine, Medical Faculty of the Heinrich Heine University, Düsseldorf, Germany
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- Heart Center Bonn, Department of Internal Medicine II, University Hospital Bonn, Bonn, Germany
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- Department of Cardiology, Pulmonology and Vascular Medicine, Medical Faculty of the Heinrich Heine University, Düsseldorf, Germany
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- Heart Center Bonn, Department of Internal Medicine II, University Hospital Bonn, Bonn, Germany
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- Department of Cardiology, Pulmonology and Vascular Medicine, Medical Faculty of the Heinrich Heine University, Düsseldorf, Germany
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- Heart Center Bonn, Department of Internal Medicine II, University Hospital Bonn, Bonn, Germany.
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Oehler D, Bruno RR, Holst HT, Tudorache I, Aubin H, Sigetti D, Horn P, Akhyari P, Kelm M, Lichtenberg A, Westenfeld R, Boeken U. COVID-19 nach Herztransplantation: Erfahrungen eines deutschen Transplantationszentrums. Z Herz- Thorax- Gefäßchir 2022; 36:406-413. [PMID: 35875599 PMCID: PMC9297270 DOI: 10.1007/s00398-022-00529-3] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/23/2021] [Revised: 02/11/2022] [Accepted: 04/12/2022] [Indexed: 12/15/2022]
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Hintergrund Die durch SARS-CoV‑2 (Severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus type 2) verursachte Erkrankung gilt bei immunsupprimierten Patienten als besonders gefährlich. Patienten nach einer Herztransplantation zählen zu den Gruppen mit langjähriger, meist 3‑facher Immunsuppression. In der Literatur werden schwerwiegende klinische Verläufe beschrieben. Ziel der Arbeit (Fragestellung) In dieser Arbeit wird über unsere Erfahrungen mit COVID-19 (coronavirus disease 2019) bei herztransplantierten Patienten an einem deutschen Transplantationszentrum longitudinal über die bisherigen Pandemiewellen berichtet und es erfolgt eine Einordnung dieser in publizierte Erfahrungen anderer Zentren. Material und Methoden Alle adulten herztransplantierten Patienten unseres Zentrums, bei denen nach der Herztransplantation eine SARS-CoV-2-Infektion nachgewiesen wurde (n = 12), wurden eingeschlossen und retrospektiv analysiert. Ergebnisse Das Durchschnittsalter betrug 61,5 (49 bis 63) Jahre; die Mehrheit der Patienten war männlich (83 %). Die häufigsten Komorbiditäten waren Diabetes (42 %), arterielle Hypertonie (43 %) sowie chronische Niereninsuffizienz (67 %). Bei 50 % erfolgte bei Krankenhausaufnahme eine passive Immunisierung (Rekonvaleszenzplasma/monoklonale Antikörper). Eine Sauerstoffgabe war bei 33 % der Patienten notwendig; nur ein Patient erhielt eine nichtinvasive Ventilation (8 %). Kein Patient benötigte eine invasive Beatmung oder eine mechanische Herz-Kreislauf-Unterstützung (ECMO). Es fanden sich keine neuen kardiovaskulären oder thrombembolischen Ereignisse. Zusammenfassung In dieser Kohorte konnten wir longitudinal keine schweren Verläufe oder eine erhöhte Mortalität von COVID-19 in herztransplantierten Patienten detektieren. Prospektive Studien sind notwendig, um in Zukunft bessere Prognoseabschätzungen bei COVID-19 in (herz-)transplantierten Patienten treffen zu können.
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- Daniel Oehler
- Klinik für Kardiologie, Pneumologie und Angiologie, Medizinische Fakultät, Heinrich-Heine-Universität Düsseldorf, Moorenstr. 5, 40225 Düsseldorf, Deutschland
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- Klinik für Kardiologie, Pneumologie und Angiologie, Medizinische Fakultät, Heinrich-Heine-Universität Düsseldorf, Moorenstr. 5, 40225 Düsseldorf, Deutschland
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- Klinik für Herzchirurgie, Medizinische Fakultät, Heinrich-Heine-Universität Düsseldorf, Moorenstr. 5, 40225 Düsseldorf, Deutschland
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- Klinik für Herzchirurgie, Medizinische Fakultät, Heinrich-Heine-Universität Düsseldorf, Moorenstr. 5, 40225 Düsseldorf, Deutschland
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- Klinik für Herzchirurgie, Medizinische Fakultät, Heinrich-Heine-Universität Düsseldorf, Moorenstr. 5, 40225 Düsseldorf, Deutschland
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- Klinik für Herzchirurgie, Medizinische Fakultät, Heinrich-Heine-Universität Düsseldorf, Moorenstr. 5, 40225 Düsseldorf, Deutschland
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- Klinik für Kardiologie, Pneumologie und Angiologie, Medizinische Fakultät, Heinrich-Heine-Universität Düsseldorf, Moorenstr. 5, 40225 Düsseldorf, Deutschland
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- Klinik für Herzchirurgie, Medizinische Fakultät, Heinrich-Heine-Universität Düsseldorf, Moorenstr. 5, 40225 Düsseldorf, Deutschland
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- Klinik für Kardiologie, Pneumologie und Angiologie, Medizinische Fakultät, Heinrich-Heine-Universität Düsseldorf, Moorenstr. 5, 40225 Düsseldorf, Deutschland
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- Klinik für Herzchirurgie, Medizinische Fakultät, Heinrich-Heine-Universität Düsseldorf, Moorenstr. 5, 40225 Düsseldorf, Deutschland
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- Klinik für Kardiologie, Pneumologie und Angiologie, Medizinische Fakultät, Heinrich-Heine-Universität Düsseldorf, Moorenstr. 5, 40225 Düsseldorf, Deutschland
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- Klinik für Herzchirurgie, Medizinische Fakultät, Heinrich-Heine-Universität Düsseldorf, Moorenstr. 5, 40225 Düsseldorf, Deutschland
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Haschemi J, Marc Haurand J, Oehler D, Westenfeld R, Kelm M, Horn P. Fatal outcome of isolated patients who suffered an in-hospital cardiac arrest. Resuscitation 2022; 178:1-7. [PMID: 35792306 DOI: 10.1016/j.resuscitation.2022.06.024] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/19/2022] [Revised: 06/24/2022] [Accepted: 06/27/2022] [Indexed: 01/09/2023]
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AIM Isolation of patients in single-patient rooms for infection control precautions leads to less contact with medical staff. Our objective was to assess whether isolated patients who suffer an in-hospital cardiac arrest (IHCA) have lower survival as non-isolated IHCA patients. METHODS We screened for IHCA occurrence and the isolation state in 75.987 patients that had been hospitalized from 2016 to 2019 at the university hospital. Primary endpoint was survival to discharge. Neurological outcome was assessed using the cerebral performance category scale. RESULTS In five consecutive years, 4,249 out of 75,987 patients (5.6%) had to be isolated for infection control precautions. In-hospital cardiac arrest occurred in 32 (0.8%) of these isolated patients and in 410 out of 71,738 non-isolated patients (0.6%) (p=0.130). Propensity score matching yielded 30 isolated and 30 non-isolated patients who suffered an IHCA, without a difference in baseline characteristics and characteristics of cardiac arrests between the groups. Only one out of 30 isolated patients (3.3%) survived to discharge after IHCA compared to 11 non-isolated patients (36.6%) (risk difference, 33.3% [95% CI, 14.9%-51.7%]. None of the 30 isolated patients were discharged with good neurological outcomes compared to nine out of 30 non-isolated IHCA patients (30%) (risk difference, 30% [95% CI, 13.6%-46.4%]). In the multivariate analysis, patient isolation was an independent predictor of poor survival after IHCA (OR, 18.99; 95% CI, 2.467-133.743). CONCLUSIONS Isolation of patients for infection control precautions is associated with considerable poorer survival and neurological outcome in case these patients are suffering an IHCA.
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- Jafer Haschemi
- Department of Cardiology, Pulmonology and Vascular Medicine, Medical Faculty of the Heinrich Heine University, Duesseldorf, Germany
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- Department of Cardiology, Pulmonology and Vascular Medicine, Medical Faculty of the Heinrich Heine University, Duesseldorf, Germany
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- Department of Cardiology, Pulmonology and Vascular Medicine, Medical Faculty of the Heinrich Heine University, Duesseldorf, Germany
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- Department of Cardiology, Pulmonology and Vascular Medicine, Medical Faculty of the Heinrich Heine University, Duesseldorf, Germany
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- Department of Cardiology, Pulmonology and Vascular Medicine, Medical Faculty of the Heinrich Heine University, Duesseldorf, Germany; Cardiovascular Research Institute, Medical Faculty of the Heinrich-Heine University, Düsseldorf, Germany
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- Department of Cardiology, Pulmonology and Vascular Medicine, Medical Faculty of the Heinrich Heine University, Duesseldorf, Germany.
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Thompson RJ, Arnell H, Artan R, Baumann U, Calvo PL, Czubkowski P, Dalgic B, D'Antiga L, Durmaz Ö, Fischler B, Gonzalès E, Grammatikopoulos T, Gupte G, Hardikar W, Houwen RHJ, Kamath BM, Karpen SJ, Kjems L, Lacaille F, Lachaux A, Lainka E, Mack CL, Mattsson JP, McKiernan P, Özen H, Rajwal SR, Roquelaure B, Shagrani M, Shteyer E, Soufi N, Sturm E, Tessier ME, Verkade HJ, Horn P. Odevixibat treatment in progressive familial intrahepatic cholestasis: a randomised, placebo-controlled, phase 3 trial. Lancet Gastroenterol Hepatol 2022; 7:830-842. [DOI: 10.1016/s2468-1253(22)00093-0] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/17/2021] [Revised: 03/14/2022] [Accepted: 03/17/2022] [Indexed: 12/12/2022]
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Berisha N, Klein K, Veulemans V, Maier O, Piayda K, Binnebößel S, Afzal S, Polzin A, Westenfeld R, Horn P, Jung C, Kelm M, Quast C, Zeus T. Structured Allocation of Transcatheter Aortic Valve Replacement Patients during Coronavirus Disease 2019 Pandemic: Impact on Patient Selection and Clinical Results. J Cardiovasc Dev Dis 2022; 9:jcdd9060189. [PMID: 35735818 PMCID: PMC9224926 DOI: 10.3390/jcdd9060189] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/11/2022] [Revised: 05/30/2022] [Accepted: 06/08/2022] [Indexed: 12/04/2022] Open
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Due to shortages of medical resources during the Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic, an allocation algorithm for Transcatheter Aortic Valve Replacement (TAVR) was established. We investigated the impact on patient selection and procedural results. In total, 456 TAVR patients before (pre-COVID-19 group) and 456 TAVR patients after (COVID-19 group) the implementation of our allocation algorithm were compared. Concerning patient characteristics, the COVID-19 group revealed a higher rate of cardiac decompensations/cardiogenic shocks (10.5% vs. 1.3%; p < 0.001), severe angina pectoris (Canadian Cardiovascular Society (CCS) II, III and IV: 18.7% vs. 11.8%; p = 0.004), troponin elevation (>14 ng/L: 84.9% vs. 77%; p = 0.003) and reduced left ventricular ejection fraction (LVEF) (<45%: 18.9% vs. 12%; p = 0.006). Referring to procedural characteristics, more predilatations (46.3% vs. 35.1%; p = 0.001) and a longer procedural time (80.2 min (+/−29.4) vs. 66.9 min (+/−17.5); p < 0.001) were observed. The success rate was evenly high; no differences in safety parameters were reported. Examining the utilization of hospital resources, the COVID-19 group showed a shorter in-hospital stay (8.4 days (+/−5.9) vs. 9.5 days (+/−9.33); p = 0.041) and fewer TAVR patients were treated per month (39 (+/−4.55) vs. 46.11 (+/−7.57); p = 0.03). Our allocation algorithm supported prioritization of sicker patients with similar efficient and safe TAVR procedures. In-hospital stay could be shortened.
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- Nora Berisha
- Department of Cardiology, Pulmonology and Vascular Medicine, Medical Faculty, Heinrich Heine University, Moorenstr. 5, 40225 Düsseldorf, Germany; (N.B.); (K.K.); (V.V.); (O.M.); (K.P.); (S.B.); (S.A.); (A.P.); (R.W.); (P.H.); (C.J.); (M.K.); (C.Q.)
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- Department of Cardiology, Pulmonology and Vascular Medicine, Medical Faculty, Heinrich Heine University, Moorenstr. 5, 40225 Düsseldorf, Germany; (N.B.); (K.K.); (V.V.); (O.M.); (K.P.); (S.B.); (S.A.); (A.P.); (R.W.); (P.H.); (C.J.); (M.K.); (C.Q.)
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- Department of Cardiology, Pulmonology and Vascular Medicine, Medical Faculty, Heinrich Heine University, Moorenstr. 5, 40225 Düsseldorf, Germany; (N.B.); (K.K.); (V.V.); (O.M.); (K.P.); (S.B.); (S.A.); (A.P.); (R.W.); (P.H.); (C.J.); (M.K.); (C.Q.)
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- Department of Cardiology, Pulmonology and Vascular Medicine, Medical Faculty, Heinrich Heine University, Moorenstr. 5, 40225 Düsseldorf, Germany; (N.B.); (K.K.); (V.V.); (O.M.); (K.P.); (S.B.); (S.A.); (A.P.); (R.W.); (P.H.); (C.J.); (M.K.); (C.Q.)
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- Department of Cardiology, Pulmonology and Vascular Medicine, Medical Faculty, Heinrich Heine University, Moorenstr. 5, 40225 Düsseldorf, Germany; (N.B.); (K.K.); (V.V.); (O.M.); (K.P.); (S.B.); (S.A.); (A.P.); (R.W.); (P.H.); (C.J.); (M.K.); (C.Q.)
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- Department of Cardiology, Pulmonology and Vascular Medicine, Medical Faculty, Heinrich Heine University, Moorenstr. 5, 40225 Düsseldorf, Germany; (N.B.); (K.K.); (V.V.); (O.M.); (K.P.); (S.B.); (S.A.); (A.P.); (R.W.); (P.H.); (C.J.); (M.K.); (C.Q.)
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- Department of Cardiology, Pulmonology and Vascular Medicine, Medical Faculty, Heinrich Heine University, Moorenstr. 5, 40225 Düsseldorf, Germany; (N.B.); (K.K.); (V.V.); (O.M.); (K.P.); (S.B.); (S.A.); (A.P.); (R.W.); (P.H.); (C.J.); (M.K.); (C.Q.)
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- Department of Cardiology, Pulmonology and Vascular Medicine, Medical Faculty, Heinrich Heine University, Moorenstr. 5, 40225 Düsseldorf, Germany; (N.B.); (K.K.); (V.V.); (O.M.); (K.P.); (S.B.); (S.A.); (A.P.); (R.W.); (P.H.); (C.J.); (M.K.); (C.Q.)
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- Department of Cardiology, Pulmonology and Vascular Medicine, Medical Faculty, Heinrich Heine University, Moorenstr. 5, 40225 Düsseldorf, Germany; (N.B.); (K.K.); (V.V.); (O.M.); (K.P.); (S.B.); (S.A.); (A.P.); (R.W.); (P.H.); (C.J.); (M.K.); (C.Q.)
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- Department of Cardiology, Pulmonology and Vascular Medicine, Medical Faculty, Heinrich Heine University, Moorenstr. 5, 40225 Düsseldorf, Germany; (N.B.); (K.K.); (V.V.); (O.M.); (K.P.); (S.B.); (S.A.); (A.P.); (R.W.); (P.H.); (C.J.); (M.K.); (C.Q.)
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- Department of Cardiology, Pulmonology and Vascular Medicine, Medical Faculty, Heinrich Heine University, Moorenstr. 5, 40225 Düsseldorf, Germany; (N.B.); (K.K.); (V.V.); (O.M.); (K.P.); (S.B.); (S.A.); (A.P.); (R.W.); (P.H.); (C.J.); (M.K.); (C.Q.)
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- Department of Cardiology, Pulmonology and Vascular Medicine, Medical Faculty, Heinrich Heine University, Moorenstr. 5, 40225 Düsseldorf, Germany; (N.B.); (K.K.); (V.V.); (O.M.); (K.P.); (S.B.); (S.A.); (A.P.); (R.W.); (P.H.); (C.J.); (M.K.); (C.Q.)
- CARID (Cardiovascular Research Institute Düsseldorf), Moorenstr. 5, 40225 Düsseldorf, Germany
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- Department of Cardiology, Pulmonology and Vascular Medicine, Medical Faculty, Heinrich Heine University, Moorenstr. 5, 40225 Düsseldorf, Germany; (N.B.); (K.K.); (V.V.); (O.M.); (K.P.); (S.B.); (S.A.); (A.P.); (R.W.); (P.H.); (C.J.); (M.K.); (C.Q.)
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- Department of Cardiology, Pulmonology and Vascular Medicine, Medical Faculty, Heinrich Heine University, Moorenstr. 5, 40225 Düsseldorf, Germany; (N.B.); (K.K.); (V.V.); (O.M.); (K.P.); (S.B.); (S.A.); (A.P.); (R.W.); (P.H.); (C.J.); (M.K.); (C.Q.)
- Correspondence: ; Tel.: +49-211-18801; Fax: +49-211-18812
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Tanaka T, Kavsur R, Spieker M, Iliadis C, Metze C, Brachtendorf BM, Horn P, Zachoval C, Sugiura A, Kelm M, Baldus S, Nickenig G, Westenfeld R, Pfister R, Becher MU. Guideline-directed medical therapy after transcatheter edge-to-edge mitral valve repair. Heart 2022; 108:1722-1728. [DOI: 10.1136/heartjnl-2022-320826] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/11/2022] [Accepted: 04/27/2022] [Indexed: 11/04/2022]
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ObjectiveA sizeable proportion of patients with secondary mitral regurgitation (SMR) do not receive guideline-directed medical therapy (GDMT) for heart failure (HF). We investigated the association between the use of GDMT and mortality in patients with SMR who underwent transcatheter edge-to-edge repair (TEER).MethodsWe retrospectively analysed patients with SMR and a left ventricular ejection fraction of <50% who underwent TEER at three centres. According to current HF guidelines, GDMT was defined as triple therapy consisting of beta-blockers, renin–angiotensin system (RAS) inhibitors and mineralocorticoid receptor antagonists (MRAs). Patients were divided into two groups: GDMT and non-GDMT groups. We calculated the propensity scores and carried out inverse probability of treatment weighting (IPTW) analyses to compare 2-year mortality between the two groups.ResultsOf 463 patients, 228 (49.2%) were treated with GDMT upon discharge. IPTW-adjusted Kaplan-Meier curve showed patients with GDMT had a lower incidence of mortality than those without GDMT (19.8% vs 31.1%, p=0.011). In IPTW-adjusted Cox proportional hazards analysis, GDMT was associated with a reduced risk of 2-year mortality (HR: 0.58; 95% CI: 0.35 to 0.95; p=0.030), which was consistent among clinical subgroups. Moreover, patients with GDMT had a higher rate of left ventricular reverse remodelling at 1 year after TEER than those without GDMT.ConclusionGDMT, defined as triple therapy consisting of beta-blockers, RAS inhibitors and MRAs, was associated with a reduced risk of 2-year mortality after TEER for SMR. Optimisation of medical therapy is crucial to improve clinical outcomes in patients undergoing TEER for SMR.
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Shamekhi J, Sugiura A, Spieker M, Iliadis C, Weber M, Öztürk C, Becher MU, Tiyerili V, Zimmer S, Horn P, Westenfeld R, Pfister R, Mauri V, Sinning JM, Kelm M, Baldus S, Nickenig G. A staging classification of right heart remodelling for patients undergoing transcatheter edge-to-edge mitral valve repair. EUROINTERVENTION 2022; 18:43-49. [PMID: 34757918 PMCID: PMC9904371 DOI: 10.4244/eij-d-21-00667] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/23/2022]
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BACKGROUND In patients with severe mitral regurgitation (MR) who are scheduled for transcatheter mitral valve repair (TMVR), risk stratification is predominantly based on surgical risk scores. AIMS We sought to characterise and define stages of right heart remodelling in patients undergoing TMVR and evaluate the impact of this staging classification on survival. METHODS According to echocardiographic parameters, 929 patients undergoing MitraClip treatment were classified into three stages: severe MR without right heart damage (stage 0), with moderate-to-severe tricuspid regurgitation (TR) (stage 1), with right ventricular dysfunction defined as a reduced fractional area change <35% and a tricuspid annular plane systolic excursion <17 mm, or with increased right atrial area >25 cm2 and/or indexed right ventricular volume >30 ml/m2 (stage 2). We compared clinical outcomes and performed a multivariate analysis to evaluate the predictive value of the extent of cardiac damage. RESULTS Rates of one-year all-cause mortality increased with more advanced stages of right heart remodelling (stage 0: 8% vs stage 1: 9.7% vs stage 2: 18.1%; p<0.001). In the multivariate analysis, advanced cardiac damage was an independent predictor of one-year all-cause mortality (stage 2: p=0.007). CONCLUSIONS A simple staging classification objectively characterises the extent of right heart remodelling caused by MR and allows risk prediction in patients undergoing a MitraClip procedure.
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- Jasmin Shamekhi
- Heart Center Bonn, Department of Medicine II, University Hospital Bonn, Venusberg-Campus 1, 53127 Bonn, Germany
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- Heart Center, Department of Medicine II, University Hospital Bonn, Bonn, Germany
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- Heart Center, Department of Cardiology, University Hospital Düsseldorf, Düsseldorf, Germany
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- Heart Center, Department of Cardiology, University Hospital Cologne, Cologne, Germany
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- Heart Center, Department of Medicine II, University Hospital Bonn, Bonn, Germany
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- Heart Center, Department of Medicine II, University Hospital Bonn, Bonn, Germany
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- Heart Center, Department of Medicine II, University Hospital Bonn, Bonn, Germany
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- Heart Center, Department of Medicine II, University Hospital Bonn, Bonn, Germany
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- Heart Center, Department of Medicine II, University Hospital Bonn, Bonn, Germany
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- Heart Center, Department of Cardiology, University Hospital Düsseldorf, Düsseldorf, Germany
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- Heart Center, Department of Cardiology, University Hospital Düsseldorf, Düsseldorf, Germany
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- Heart Center, Department of Cardiology, University Hospital Cologne, Cologne, Germany
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- Heart Center, Department of Cardiology, University Hospital Cologne, Cologne, Germany
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- Department of Cardiology, St. Vinzenz-Hospital Cologne, Cologne, Germany
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- Heart Center, Department of Cardiology, University Hospital Düsseldorf, Düsseldorf, Germany
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- Heart Center, Department of Cardiology, University Hospital Cologne, Cologne, Germany
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- Heart Center, Department of Medicine II, University Hospital Bonn, Bonn, Germany
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Novotny L, Dave P, Horn P. Multiple Conserved Cysteine Residues Are Required for Delta‐12 Fatty Acid Desaturase Function in
Arabidopsis thaliana. FASEB J 2022. [DOI: 10.1096/fasebj.2022.36.s1.l7981] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/11/2022]
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Haschemi J, Haurand JM, Bönner F, Kelm M, Westenfeld R, Horn P. PASCAL vs MitraClip for Mitral Valve Transcatheter Edge-to-Edge Repair: A Single-Center Real-World Experience. JACC Cardiovasc Interv 2022; 15:1002-1004. [PMID: 35512912 DOI: 10.1016/j.jcin.2022.02.019] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/21/2021] [Revised: 02/02/2022] [Accepted: 02/08/2022] [Indexed: 10/18/2022]
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Oehler D, Immohr MB, Erbel-Khurtsidze S, Aubin H, Bruno RR, Holst HT, Westenfeld R, Horn P, Kelm M, Tudorache I, Akhyari P, Lichtenberg A, Boeken U. Intracerebral bleeding in donors is associated with reduced short-term to midterm survival of heart transplant recipients. ESC Heart Fail 2022; 9:2419-2427. [PMID: 35508389 PMCID: PMC9288746 DOI: 10.1002/ehf2.13935] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/02/2022] [Revised: 02/16/2022] [Accepted: 04/04/2022] [Indexed: 11/25/2022] Open
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Aim The quality of the donor heart is known to have a crucial effect on outcome after heart transplantation (HTx). Although leading to brain death in the end, the initial cause of death of the donor and its potential influences on organ quality are heterogeneous. However, it is still controversial to which extent the donor cause of death is associated with outcome or survival post‐HTx. Methods and results We included all patients undergoing HTx in our centre between September 2010 and June 2021 (n = 218). Recipients were divided in five groups related to their donor cause of death: intracerebral bleeding (‘ICB’, n = 95, 44%), traumatic brain injury (‘trauma’, n = 54, 25%), hypoxic brain damage (‘hypoxic’, n = 34, 16%), cerebrovascular (‘vascular’, n = 15, 7%), or other cause (n = 20, 9%). Baseline characteristics, perioperative parameters, and survival after 30 and 90 days as well as 5 years after transplantation were collected. Results Intracerebral bleeding in donors compared with traumatic brain injury is associated with higher probability of need for ECLS post‐HTx (35% vs. 19%, P = 0.04) and significantly reduced survival up to 5 years post‐HTx (i.e. 1 year survival: 61% vs. 95%, P < 0.0001). Although other conditions also show significant changes in outcome and survival, the effect is strongest for ICB, where survival is also reduced compared with all other causes (1 year: 61% vs. 89%, P < 0.0001). Conclusions In this retrospective analysis, donor cause of death is associated with differing outcome and survival after HTx. Intracerebral bleeding hereby shows strongest decline in outcome and survival in comparison with all other causes.
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- Daniel Oehler
- Division of Cardiology, Pulmonology, and Vascular Medicine Medical Faculty, Heinrich Heine University, Düsseldorf, Germany.,Cardiovascular Research Institute Düsseldorf, Medical Faculty, Heinrich Heine University, Düsseldorf, Germany
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- Department of Cardiac Surgery, Medical Faculty, University Hospital Düsseldorf, Heinrich Heine University Düsseldorf, Düsseldorf, Germany
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- Department of Cardiac Surgery, Medical Faculty, University Hospital Düsseldorf, Heinrich Heine University Düsseldorf, Düsseldorf, Germany
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- Department of Cardiac Surgery, Medical Faculty, University Hospital Düsseldorf, Heinrich Heine University Düsseldorf, Düsseldorf, Germany
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- Division of Cardiology, Pulmonology, and Vascular Medicine Medical Faculty, Heinrich Heine University, Düsseldorf, Germany.,Cardiovascular Research Institute Düsseldorf, Medical Faculty, Heinrich Heine University, Düsseldorf, Germany
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- Department of Cardiac Surgery, Medical Faculty, University Hospital Düsseldorf, Heinrich Heine University Düsseldorf, Düsseldorf, Germany
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- Division of Cardiology, Pulmonology, and Vascular Medicine Medical Faculty, Heinrich Heine University, Düsseldorf, Germany.,Cardiovascular Research Institute Düsseldorf, Medical Faculty, Heinrich Heine University, Düsseldorf, Germany
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- Division of Cardiology, Pulmonology, and Vascular Medicine Medical Faculty, Heinrich Heine University, Düsseldorf, Germany.,Cardiovascular Research Institute Düsseldorf, Medical Faculty, Heinrich Heine University, Düsseldorf, Germany
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- Division of Cardiology, Pulmonology, and Vascular Medicine Medical Faculty, Heinrich Heine University, Düsseldorf, Germany.,Cardiovascular Research Institute Düsseldorf, Medical Faculty, Heinrich Heine University, Düsseldorf, Germany
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- Department of Cardiac Surgery, Medical Faculty, University Hospital Düsseldorf, Heinrich Heine University Düsseldorf, Düsseldorf, Germany
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- Department of Cardiac Surgery, Medical Faculty, University Hospital Düsseldorf, Heinrich Heine University Düsseldorf, Düsseldorf, Germany
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- Department of Cardiac Surgery, Medical Faculty, University Hospital Düsseldorf, Heinrich Heine University Düsseldorf, Düsseldorf, Germany
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- Department of Cardiac Surgery, Medical Faculty, University Hospital Düsseldorf, Heinrich Heine University Düsseldorf, Düsseldorf, Germany
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Hupbach A, Olcaysoy Okten I, Horn P. Directed forgetting in the social domain: Forgetting behaviors but not inferred traits. Journal of Applied Research in Memory and Cognition 2022. [DOI: 10.1037/mac0000012] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/08/2022]
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Maier O, Hellhammer K, Horn P, Afzal S, Jung C, Westenfeld R, Zeus T, Kelm M, Veulemans V. Iatrogenic atrial septal defect persistence after percutaneous mitral valve repair: a meta-analysis. Acta Cardiol 2022; 77:166-175. [PMID: 34085598 DOI: 10.1080/00015385.2021.1899484] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/06/2023]
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BACKGROUND Percutaneous mitral valve repair (PMVR) requires a puncture of the atrial septum, resulting in iatrogenic atrial septal defect (iASD), which usually causes a transient left-to-right shunt. However, the influencing risk factors for iASD persistence and functional consequences are not fully understood. This meta-analysis aimed to summarise available data on the persistence of iASD following PMVR. METHODS The authors conducted a literature search in PubMed/MEDLINE and EMBASE databases to identify studies investigating iASD persistence in PMVR patients. RESULTS Six observational studies (n = 361) met inclusion criteria for the final analysis. Prevalence of persistent iASD was documented with 28% after 12 months follow-up. iASD size increased over time with a diameter of 5.3 ± 0.76 mm after one month and 6.5 ± 0.21 mm after 12 months. Possible predictors of iASD persistence after PMVR appeared to be pre-existing AF (RR 1.24; p = .03), residual mitral regurgitation > II° (RR 2.06; p = .03) and prolonged fluoroscopic time (RR 8.27; p = .01). Patients with iASD persistence had a higher risk for development of right heart overload regarding the increased area of the right atrium (MD 5.24; p = .004) and enlarged diameter of the right ventricle (MD 3.33; p < .0001). Rehospitalization was more frequently reported in iASD patients (RR 9.52; p = .004). CONCLUSIONS This meta-analysis proved iASD persistence in 28% of PMVR after 12 months follow-up with a higher risk for right heart volume overload and more frequent rehospitalization compared to patients without iASD persistence. Since percutaneous catheter-based treatments with transseptal approaches are rising, further evidence about the hemodynamic impact of persistent iASD is warranted.
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- Oliver Maier
- Department of Cardiology, Pulmonology and Vascular Medicine, Medical Faculty, Heinrich Heine University, Düsseldorf, Germany
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- Department of Cardiology and Angiology, Elisabeth-Krankenhaus Essen, Essen, Germany
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- Department of Cardiology, Pulmonology and Vascular Medicine, Medical Faculty, Heinrich Heine University, Düsseldorf, Germany
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- Department of Cardiology, Pulmonology and Vascular Medicine, Medical Faculty, Heinrich Heine University, Düsseldorf, Germany
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- Department of Cardiology, Pulmonology and Vascular Medicine, Medical Faculty, Heinrich Heine University, Düsseldorf, Germany
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- Department of Cardiology, Pulmonology and Vascular Medicine, Medical Faculty, Heinrich Heine University, Düsseldorf, Germany
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- Department of Cardiology, Pulmonology and Vascular Medicine, Medical Faculty, Heinrich Heine University, Düsseldorf, Germany
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- Department of Cardiology, Pulmonology and Vascular Medicine, Medical Faculty, Heinrich Heine University, Düsseldorf, Germany
- CARID (Cardiovascular Research Institute Düsseldorf), Düsseldorf, Germany
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- Department of Cardiology, Pulmonology and Vascular Medicine, Medical Faculty, Heinrich Heine University, Düsseldorf, Germany
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Sugiura A, Kavsur R, Spieker M, Iliadis C, Goto T, Öztürk C, Weber M, Tabata N, Zimmer S, Sinning JM, Mauri V, Horn P, Kelm M, Baldus S, Nickenig G, Westenfeld R, Pfister R, Becher MU. Recurrent Mitral Regurgitation After MitraClip: Predictive Factors, Morphology, and Clinical Implication. Circ Cardiovasc Interv 2022; 15:e010895. [PMID: 35193380 DOI: 10.1161/circinterventions.121.010895] [Citation(s) in RCA: 28] [Impact Index Per Article: 14.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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BACKGROUND Recurrent mitral regurgitation (MR) following MitraClip has not been thoroughly investigated. We aimed to examine the predictive factors, morphology, and long-term outcome of recurrent MR after MitraClip. METHODS We assessed data from the Heart Failure Network Rhineland registry from August 2010 to October 2018. Competing risk analyses were performed using the Fine and Gray model to assess the risk of recurrent MR. RESULTS Among 685 MitraClip patients with a reduction in MR to ≤2+, 61 patients developed recurrent MR within the first 12 months. Flail leaflet (hazard ratio, 3.68; P=0.002) and residual MR (MR grade 2+ versus ≤1+: hazard ratio, 2.56; P=0.03) were the predictors of recurrent MR in primary MR patients, while left atrial volume (per 10 mL increase: hazard ratio, 1.11; P<0.001) and residual MR (hazard ratio, 2.45; P=0.01) were independently associated with recurrent MR in secondary MR patients. In primary MR patients, loss of leaflet insertion or leaflet tear were the predominant morphologies with recurrent MR. In secondary MR patients, more than half of the patients with recurrent MR did not show any disorder of the clip or leaflets. Patients with recurrent MR were more likely to experience unplanned heart failure hospitalization or heart failure symptom with New York Heart Association scale III/IV (54.1% versus 37.8%; P=0.018) and undergo a repeat mitral valve intervention (9.8% versus 2.2%; P=0.005) during the follow-up. In the landmark survival analysis, patients with recurrent MR tended to have lower long-term survival (58.7% versus 83.9%; P=0.08) than patients without recurrent MR. CONCLUSIONS Flail leaflet and residual MR were the predictors of recurrent MR in primary MR patients, while a larger left atrial volume and residual MR were associated with recurrent MR in secondary MR patients, which may be associated with long-term clinical outcomes of patients after MitraClip.
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Affiliation(s)
- Atsushi Sugiura
- Heart Center Bonn, Department of Medicine II, University Hospital Bonn, Germany (A.S., R.K., C.O., M.W., S.Z., G.N., M.U.B.)
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- Heart Center Bonn, Department of Medicine II, University Hospital Bonn, Germany (A.S., R.K., C.O., M.W., S.Z., G.N., M.U.B.)
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- Heart Center, Department of Cardiology, University Hospital Düsseldorf, Germany (M.S., P.H., M.K., R.W.)
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- Heart Center, Department of Cardiology, University Hospital Cologne, Germany (C.I., V.M., S.B., R.P.)
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- Department of Clinical Epidemiology and Health Economics, School of Public Health, University of Tokyo, Japan (T.G.)
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- Heart Center Bonn, Department of Medicine II, University Hospital Bonn, Germany (A.S., R.K., C.O., M.W., S.Z., G.N., M.U.B.)
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- Heart Center Bonn, Department of Medicine II, University Hospital Bonn, Germany (A.S., R.K., C.O., M.W., S.Z., G.N., M.U.B.)
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- Department of Cardiovascular Medicine, Graduate School of Medical Sciences, Kumamoto University, Japan (N.T.)
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- Heart Center Bonn, Department of Medicine II, University Hospital Bonn, Germany (A.S., R.K., C.O., M.W., S.Z., G.N., M.U.B.)
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- Department of Cardiology, St Vinzenz-Hospital Cologne, Germany (J.-M.S.)
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- Heart Center, Department of Cardiology, University Hospital Cologne, Germany (C.I., V.M., S.B., R.P.)
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- Heart Center, Department of Cardiology, University Hospital Düsseldorf, Germany (M.S., P.H., M.K., R.W.)
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- Heart Center, Department of Cardiology, University Hospital Düsseldorf, Germany (M.S., P.H., M.K., R.W.)
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- Heart Center, Department of Cardiology, University Hospital Cologne, Germany (C.I., V.M., S.B., R.P.)
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- Heart Center Bonn, Department of Medicine II, University Hospital Bonn, Germany (A.S., R.K., C.O., M.W., S.Z., G.N., M.U.B.)
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- Heart Center, Department of Cardiology, University Hospital Düsseldorf, Germany (M.S., P.H., M.K., R.W.)
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- Heart Center, Department of Cardiology, University Hospital Cologne, Germany (C.I., V.M., S.B., R.P.)
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- Heart Center Bonn, Department of Medicine II, University Hospital Bonn, Germany (A.S., R.K., C.O., M.W., S.Z., G.N., M.U.B.)
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Oehler D, Immohr MB, Erbel S, Aubin H, Bruno R, Holst HT, Westenfeld R, Horn P, Tudorache I, Akhyari P, Lichtenberg A, Boeken U. Intracerebral Bleeding in Donors Is Associated with Worsened Outcome and Reduced Short- to Midterm Survival of Heart Transplant Recipients. Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2022. [DOI: 10.1055/s-0042-1742859] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/19/2022]
Affiliation(s)
- D. Oehler
- Department of Cardiology, Medical faculty, University Hospital of the Heinrich-Heine-University, Duesseldorf, Deutschland
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- Department of Cardiac Surgery, Medical faculty, University Hospital of the Heinrich-Heine-University, Duesseldorf, Deutschland
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- Department of Cardiac Surgery, Medical faculty, University Hospital of the Heinrich-Heine-University, Duesseldorf, Deutschland
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- Department of Cardiac Surgery, Medical faculty, University Hospital of the Heinrich-Heine-University, Duesseldorf, Deutschland
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- Department of Cardiology, Medical faculty, University Hospital of the Heinrich-Heine-University, Duesseldorf, Deutschland
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- Department of Cardiac Surgery, Medical faculty, University Hospital of the Heinrich-Heine-University, Duesseldorf, Deutschland
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- Department of Cardiology, Medical faculty, University Hospital of the Heinrich-Heine-University, Duesseldorf, Deutschland
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- Department of Cardiology, Medical faculty, University Hospital of the Heinrich-Heine-University, Duesseldorf, Deutschland
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- Department of Cardiac Surgery, Medical faculty, University Hospital of the Heinrich-Heine-University, Duesseldorf, Deutschland
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- Department of Cardiac Surgery, Medical faculty, University Hospital of the Heinrich-Heine-University, Duesseldorf, Deutschland
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- Department of Cardiac Surgery, Medical faculty, University Hospital of the Heinrich-Heine-University, Duesseldorf, Deutschland
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- Department of Cardiac Surgery, Medical faculty, University Hospital of the Heinrich-Heine-University, Duesseldorf, Deutschland
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