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Sponga S, Vendramin I, Ferrara V, Marinoni M, Valdi G, Di Nora C, Nalli C, Benedetti G, Piani D, Lechiancole A, Parpinel M, Bortolotti U, Livi U. Metabolic Syndrome and Heart Transplantation: An Underestimated Risk Factor? Transpl Int 2024; 37:11075. [PMID: 38525207 PMCID: PMC10959251 DOI: 10.3389/ti.2024.11075] [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] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/24/2022] [Accepted: 01/02/2024] [Indexed: 03/26/2024]
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Metabolic Syndrome (MetS), a multifactorial condition that increases the risk of cardio-vascular events, is frequent in Heart-transplant (HTx) candidates and worsens with immunosuppressive therapy. The aim of the study was to analyze the impact of MetS on long-term outcome of HTx patients. Since 2007, 349 HTx patients were enrolled. MetS was diagnosed if patients met revised NCEP-ATP III criteria before HTx, at 1, 5 and 10 years of follow-up. MetS was present in 35% of patients pre-HTx and 47% at 1 year follow-up. Five-year survival in patients with both pre-HTx (65% vs. 78%, p < 0.01) and 1 year follow-up MetS (78% vs 89%, p < 0.01) was worst. At the univariate analysis, risk factors for mortality were pre-HTx MetS (HR 1.86, p < 0.01), hypertension (HR 2.46, p < 0.01), hypertriglyceridemia (HR 1.50, p=0.03), chronic renal failure (HR 2.95, p < 0.01), MetS and diabetes at 1 year follow-up (HR 2.00, p < 0.01; HR 2.02, p < 0.01, respectively). MetS at 1 year follow-up determined a higher risk to develop Coronary allograft vasculopathy at 5 and 10 year follow-up (25% vs 14% and 44% vs 25%, p < 0.01). MetS is an important risk factor for both mortality and morbidity post-HTx, suggesting the need for a strict monitoring of metabolic disorders with a careful nutritional follow-up in HTx patients.
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- Sandro Sponga
- Department of Medicine (DAME), University of Udine, Udine, Italy
- Cardiothoracic Department, University Hospital of Udine, Udine, Italy
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- Cardiothoracic Department, University Hospital of Udine, Udine, Italy
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- Department of Medicine (DAME), University of Udine, Udine, Italy
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- Department of Medicine (DAME), University of Udine, Udine, Italy
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- Department of Medicine (DAME), University of Udine, Udine, Italy
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- Cardiothoracic Department, University Hospital of Udine, Udine, Italy
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- Cardiothoracic Department, University Hospital of Udine, Udine, Italy
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- Cardiothoracic Department, University Hospital of Udine, Udine, Italy
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- Department of Medicine (DAME), University of Udine, Udine, Italy
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- Cardiothoracic Department, University Hospital of Udine, Udine, Italy
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- Department of Medicine (DAME), University of Udine, Udine, Italy
- Cardiothoracic Department, University Hospital of Udine, Udine, Italy
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Biancari F, Mäkikallio T, Loforte A, Kaserer A, Ruggieri VG, Cho SM, Kang JK, Dalén M, Welp H, Jónsson K, Ragnarsson S, Hernández Pérez FJ, Gatti G, Alkhamees K, Fiore A, Lechiancole A, Rosato S, Spadaccio C, Pettinari M, Perrotti A, Sahli SD, L'Acqua C, Arafat AA, Albabtain MA, AlBarak MM, Laimoud M, Djordjevic I, Krasivskyi I, Samalavicius R, Jankuviene A, Alonso-Fernandez-Gatta M, Wilhelm MJ, Juvonen T, Mariscalco G. Inter-institutional analysis of the outcome after postcardiotomy veno-arterial extracorporeal membrane oxygenation. Int J Artif Organs 2024; 47:25-34. [PMID: 38053227 DOI: 10.1177/03913988231214934] [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] [Indexed: 12/07/2023]
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INTRODUCTION Patients requiring postcardiotomy veno-arterial extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (V-A-ECMO) have a high risk of early mortality. In this analysis, we evaluated whether any interinstitutional difference exists in the results of postcardiotomy V-A-ECMO. METHODS Studies on postcardiotomy V-A-ECMO were identified through a systematic review for individual patient data (IPD) meta-analysis. Analysis of interinstitutional results was performed using direct standardization, estimation of observed/expected in-hospital mortality ratio and propensity score matching. RESULTS Systematic review of the literature yielded 31 studies. Data from 10 studies on 1269 patients treated at 25 hospitals were available for the present analysis. In-hospital mortality was 66.7%. The relative risk of in-hospital mortality was significantly higher in six hospitals. Observed versus expected in-hospital mortality ratio showed that four hospitals were outliers with significantly increased mortality rates, and one hospital had significantly lower in-hospital mortality rate. Participating hospitals were classified as underperforming and overperforming hospitals if their observed/expected in-hospital mortality was higher or lower than 1.0, respectively. Among 395 propensity score matched pairs, the overperforming hospitals had significantly lower in-hospital mortality (60.3% vs 71.4%, p = 0.001) than underperforming hospitals. Low annual volume of postcardiotomy V-A-ECMO tended to be predictive of poor outcome only when adjusted for patients' risk profile. CONCLUSIONS In-hospital mortality after postcardiotomy V-A-ECMO differed significantly between participating hospitals. These findings suggest that in many centers there is room for improvement of the results of postcardiotomy V-A-ECMO.
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- Fausto Biancari
- Heart and Lung Center, Helsinki University Hospital, Helsinki, Finland
- Department of Medicine, South-Karelia Central Hospital, University of Helsinki, Helsinki, Finland
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- Department of Medicine, South-Karelia Central Hospital, University of Helsinki, Helsinki, Finland
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- Department of Cardiothoracic, Transplantation and Vascular Surgery, S. Orsola Hospital, University of Bologna, Bologna, and Department of Surgical Science, University of Turin, Turin, Italy
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- Institute of Anesthesiology, University and University Hospital Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland
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- Division of Cardiothoracic and Vascular Surgery, Robert Debré University Hospital, Reims, France
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- Division of Neurosciences, Critical Care and Cardiac Surgery, Departments of Neurology, Anesthesiology and Critical Care Medicine, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD, USA
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- Division of Neurosciences, Critical Care and Cardiac Surgery, Departments of Neurology, Anesthesiology and Critical Care Medicine, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD, USA
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- Department of Molecular Medicine and Surgery, Karolinska Institutet, Karolinska University Hospital, Stockholm, Sweden
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- Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery, Münster University Hospital, Münster, Germany
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- Department of Cardiac Surgery, Sahlgrenska University Hospital, Gothenburg, Sweden
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- Division of Cardiac Surgery, Cardio-Thoracic and Vascular Department, University Hospital of Trieste, Trieste, Italy
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- Department of Cardiac Surgery, Hôpitaux Universitaires Henri Mondor, Creteil, France
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- Center for Global Health, Italian National Institute, Rome, Italy
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- Department of Cardiovascular Surgery, Ziekenhuis Oost-Limburg, Genk, Belgium
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- Department of Thoracic and Cardio-Vascular Surgery, University Hospital Jean Minjoz, Besançon, France
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- Institute of Anesthesiology, University and University Hospital Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland
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- Anesthesia and Intensive Care Unit, Centro Cardiologico Monzino, Milan, Italy
- Anesthesia and Intensive Care Unit, Fondazione IRCCS Istituto Nazionale dei Tumori, Milan, Italy
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- Adult Cardiac Surgery, Prince Sultan Cardiac Center, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
- Cardiothoracic Surgery Department, Tanta University, Tanta, Egypt
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- Cardiology Clinical Pharmacy, Prince Sultan Cardiac Center, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
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- Intensive Care Department, Prince Sultan Cardiac Center, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
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- Cardiac Surgical Intensive Care Department, King Faisal Specialist Hospital and Research Center, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
- Critical Care Medicine Department, Cairo University, Cairo, Egypt
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- Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery, University Hospital Cologne, Cologne, Germany
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- Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery, University Hospital Cologne, Cologne, Germany
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- II Department of Anesthesia, Vilnius University Hospital Santaros Klinikos, Vilnius, Lithuania
- Clinic of Emergency Medicine, Medical Faculty, Vilnius University, Vilnius, Lithuania
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- II Department of Anesthesia, Vilnius University Hospital Santaros Klinikos, Vilnius, Lithuania
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- Cardiology Department, University Hospital of Salamanca, Instituto de Investigación Biomédica de Salamanca, Salamanca, Spain
- CIBER-CV Instituto de Salud Carlos III, Madrid, Spain
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- Clinic for Cardiac Surgery, University Heart Center, University and University Hospital Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland
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- Heart and Lung Center, Helsinki University Hospital, Helsinki, Finland
- Research Unit of Surgery, Anesthesia and Intensive Care, University of Oulu, Oulu, Finland
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- Department of Intensive Care Medicine and Cardiac Surgery, Glenfield Hospital, University Hospitals of Leicester, Leicester, UK
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Vendramin I, Lechiancole A, Piani D, Sponga S, Bressan M, Auci E, Isola M, De Martino M, Bortolotti U, Livi U. Influence of a regional network combined with a systematic multidisciplinary approach on the outcomes of patients with acute type A aortic dissection. Int J Cardiol 2023; 391:131278. [PMID: 37598911 DOI: 10.1016/j.ijcard.2023.131278] [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: 01/15/2023] [Revised: 08/01/2023] [Accepted: 08/17/2023] [Indexed: 08/22/2023]
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BACKGROUND Whether in patients with acute type A aortic dissection reduction of intervals between onset of symptoms and diagnosis influences patient outcomes is still not completely defined. METHODS In 199 patients with acute type A aortic dissection, the efficacy of a systematic multidisciplinary approach and institution of a regional network were evaluated; 90 patients operated before 2016 (Group1) were compared with 109 repaired after 2016 (Group2) for early and late outcomes. RESULTS Mortality was reduced from 13% in Group1 to 4% in Group2 (p = 0.013). In Group2 a more patients (46%) had arch replacement compared to Group1 (29%)(p = 0.06). In Group2 axillary artery cannulation was almost routinely used (91% vs 67%, p < 0.001) with shorter circulatory arrest time (37 vs 44 min, p < 0.001). The interval from diagnosis to surgery dropped from 210 min in Group1 to 160 min in Group2 (p < 0.001); this reduction was evident both in patients admitted to the emergency department of a spoke and/or a hub center. Patients presenting with or developing shock were reduced from Group1 to Group2 and in particular those reaching the hub center from spoke centers. Survival at 1 and 5 years was 82 ± 4% and 70 ± 5% in Group1 vs 92 ± 3% and 87 ± 8% in Group2 (p = 0.007). CONCLUSIONS Outcomes of patients with acute type A aortic dissection improved using a systematic multidisciplinary approach while a network between spoke and hub centers reduced intervals between diagnosis, transportation to hub center and repair, limiting the incidence of tamponade and shock.
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- Igor Vendramin
- Cardiothoracic Department, Azienda Sanitaria Universitaria Friuli Centrale, Udine, Italy.
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- Cardiothoracic Department, Azienda Sanitaria Universitaria Friuli Centrale, Udine, Italy
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- Cardiothoracic Department, Azienda Sanitaria Universitaria Friuli Centrale, Udine, Italy
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- Cardiothoracic Department, Azienda Sanitaria Universitaria Friuli Centrale, Udine, Italy
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- Cardiothoracic Department, Azienda Sanitaria Universitaria Friuli Centrale, Udine, Italy
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- Department of Anesthesia, Azienda Sanitaria Universitaria Friuli Centrale, Udine, Italy
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- Department of Medical Area, University of Udine, Udine, Italy
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- Cardiothoracic Department, Azienda Sanitaria Universitaria Friuli Centrale, Udine, Italy
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- Cardiothoracic Department, Azienda Sanitaria Universitaria Friuli Centrale, Udine, Italy; Department of Medical Area, University of Udine, Udine, Italy
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Lechiancole A, Sponga S, Benedetti G, Semeraro A, Guzzi G, Daffarra C, Meneguzzi M, Nalli C, Piani D, Bressan M, Livi U, Vendramin I. Graft preservation in heart transplantation: current approaches. Front Cardiovasc Med 2023; 10:1253579. [PMID: 37636303 PMCID: PMC10450939 DOI: 10.3389/fcvm.2023.1253579] [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: 07/05/2023] [Accepted: 08/01/2023] [Indexed: 08/29/2023] Open
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Heart transplantation (HTx) represents the current best surgical treatment for patients affected by end-stage heart failure. However, with the improvement of medical and interventional therapies, the population of HTx candidates is increasingly old and at high-risk for mortality and complications. Moreover, the use of "extended donor criteria" to deal with the shortage of donors could increase the risk of worse outcomes after HTx. In this setting, the strategy of donor organ preservation could significantly affect HTx results. The most widely used technique for donor organ preservation is static cold storage in ice. New techniques that are clinically being used for donor heart preservation include static controlled hypothermia and machine perfusion (MP) systems. Controlled hypothermia allows for a monitored cold storage between 4°C and 8°C. This simple technique seems to better preserve the donor heart when compared to ice, probably avoiding tissue injury due to sub-zero °C temperatures. MP platforms are divided in normothermic and hypothermic, and continuously perfuse the donor heart, reducing ischemic time, a well-known independent risk factor for mortality after HTx. Also, normothermic MP permits to evaluate marginal donor grafts, and could represent a safe and effective technique to expand the available donor pool. However, despite the increasing number of donor hearts preserved with these new approaches, whether these techniques could be considered superior to traditional CS still represents a matter of debate. The aim of this review is to summarize and critically assess the available clinical data on donor heart preservation strategies employed for HTx.
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- Andrea Lechiancole
- Cardiothoracic Department, Azienda Sanitaria Universitaria Friuli Centrale, University Hospital of Udine, Udine, Italy
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- Cardiothoracic Department, Azienda Sanitaria Universitaria Friuli Centrale, University Hospital of Udine, Udine, Italy
- Department of Medicine, University of Udine, Udine, Italy
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- Cardiothoracic Department, Azienda Sanitaria Universitaria Friuli Centrale, University Hospital of Udine, Udine, Italy
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- Cardiothoracic Department, Azienda Sanitaria Universitaria Friuli Centrale, University Hospital of Udine, Udine, Italy
- Department of Medicine, University of Udine, Udine, Italy
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- Cardiothoracic Department, Azienda Sanitaria Universitaria Friuli Centrale, University Hospital of Udine, Udine, Italy
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- Cardiothoracic Department, Azienda Sanitaria Universitaria Friuli Centrale, University Hospital of Udine, Udine, Italy
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- Cardiothoracic Department, Azienda Sanitaria Universitaria Friuli Centrale, University Hospital of Udine, Udine, Italy
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- Cardiothoracic Department, Azienda Sanitaria Universitaria Friuli Centrale, University Hospital of Udine, Udine, Italy
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- Cardiothoracic Department, Azienda Sanitaria Universitaria Friuli Centrale, University Hospital of Udine, Udine, Italy
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- Cardiothoracic Department, Azienda Sanitaria Universitaria Friuli Centrale, University Hospital of Udine, Udine, Italy
- Department of Medicine, University of Udine, Udine, Italy
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- Cardiothoracic Department, Azienda Sanitaria Universitaria Friuli Centrale, University Hospital of Udine, Udine, Italy
- Department of Medicine, University of Udine, Udine, Italy
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- Cardiothoracic Department, Azienda Sanitaria Universitaria Friuli Centrale, University Hospital of Udine, Udine, Italy
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Sponga S, Vendramin I, Salman J, Ferrara V, De Manna ND, Lechiancole A, Warnecke G, Dralov A, Haverich A, Ius F, Bortolotti U, Livi U, Avsar M. Heart Transplantation in High-Risk Recipients Employing Donor Marginal Grafts Preserved With Ex-Vivo Perfusion. Transpl Int 2023; 36:11089. [PMID: 37547752 PMCID: PMC10401590 DOI: 10.3389/ti.2023.11089] [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] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/29/2022] [Accepted: 07/10/2023] [Indexed: 08/08/2023]
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Extending selection criteria to face donor organ shortage in heart transplantation (HTx) may increase the risk of mortality. Ex-vivo normothermic perfusion (EVP) limits ischemic time allowing assessment of graft function. We investigated the outcome of HTx in 80 high-risk recipients transplanted with marginal donor and EVP-preserved grafts, from 2016 to 2021. The recipients median age was 57 years (range, 13-75), with chronic renal failure in 61%, impaired liver function in 11% and previous cardiac surgery in 90%; 80% were mechanically supported. Median RADIAL score was 3. Mean graft ischemic time was 118 ± 25 min, "out-of-body" time 420 ± 66 min and median cardiopulmonary bypass (CPB) time 228 min (126-416). In-hospital mortality was 11% and ≥moderate primary graft dysfunction 16%. At univariable analysis, CPB time and high central venous pressure were risk factors for mortality. Actuarial survival at 1 and 3 years was 83% ± 4%, and 72% ± 7%, with a median follow-up of 16 months (range 2-43). Recipient and donor ages, pre-HTx extracorporeal life support and intra-aortic balloon pump were risk factors for late mortality. In conclusion, the use of EVP allows extension of the graft pool by recruitment of marginal donors to successfully perform HTx even in high-risk recipients.
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- Sandro Sponga
- Department of Medicine, University of Udine, Udine, Italy
- Cardiothoracic Department, University Hospital of Udine, Udine, Italy
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- Cardiothoracic Department, University Hospital of Udine, Udine, Italy
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- Department of Cardiothoracic, Transplant and Vascular Surgery, Hannover Medical School, Hannover, Germany
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- Department of Cardiac Surgery, Heidelberg Medical School, Heidelberg, Germany
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- Cardiothoracic Department, University Hospital of Udine, Udine, Italy
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- Department of Cardiothoracic, Transplant and Vascular Surgery, Hannover Medical School, Hannover, Germany
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- Department of Cardiothoracic, Transplant and Vascular Surgery, Hannover Medical School, Hannover, Germany
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- Cardiothoracic Department, University Hospital of Udine, Udine, Italy
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- Department of Medicine, University of Udine, Udine, Italy
- Cardiothoracic Department, University Hospital of Udine, Udine, Italy
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- Department of Cardiothoracic, Transplant and Vascular Surgery, Hannover Medical School, Hannover, Germany
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Biancari F, Kaserer A, Perrotti A, Ruggieri VG, Cho SM, Kang JK, Dalén M, Welp H, Jónsson K, Ragnarsson S, Hernández Pérez FJ, Gatti G, Alkhamees K, Loforte A, Lechiancole A, Rosato S, Spadaccio C, Pettinari M, Mariscalco G, Mäkikallio T, Sahli SD, L'Acqua C, Arafat AA, Albabtain MA, AlBarak MM, Laimoud M, Djordjevic I, Krasivskyi I, Samalavicius R, Puodziukaite L, Alonso-Fernandez-Gatta M, Spahn DR, Fiore A. Hyperlactatemia and poor outcome After postcardiotomy veno-arterial extracorporeal membrane oxygenation: An individual patient data meta-Analysis. Perfusion 2023:2676591231170978. [PMID: 37066850 DOI: 10.1177/02676591231170978] [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] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 04/18/2023]
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INTRODUCTION Postcardiotomy veno-arterial extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (V-A-ECMO) is associated with significant mortality. Identification of patients at very high risk for death is elusive and the decision to initiate V-A-ECMO is based on clinical judgment. The prognostic impact of pre-V-A-ECMO arterial lactate level in these critically ill patients has been herein evaluated. METHODS A systematic review was conducted to identify studies on postcardiotomy VA-ECMO for the present individual patient data meta-analysis. RESULTS Overall, 1269 patients selected from 10 studies were included in this analysis. Arterial lactate level at V-A-ECMO initiation was increased in patients who died during the index hospitalization compared to those who survived (9.3 vs 6.6 mmol/L, p < 0.0001). Accordingly, in hospital mortality increased along quintiles of pre-V-A-ECMO arterial lactate level (quintiles: 1, 54.9%; 2, 54.9%; 3, 67.3%; 4, 74.2%; 5, 82.2%, p < 0.0001). The best cut-off for arterial lactate was 6.8 mmol/L (in-hospital mortality, 76.7% vs. 55.7%, p < 0.0001). Multivariable multilevel mixed-effect logistic regression model including arterial lactate level significantly increased the area under the receiver operating characteristics curve (0.731, 95% CI 0.702-0.760 vs 0.679, 95% CI 0.648-0.711, DeLong test p < 0.0001). Classification and regression tree analysis showed the in-hospital mortality was 85.2% in patients aged more than 70 years with pre-V-A-ECMO arterial lactate level ≥6.8 mmol/L. CONCLUSIONS Among patients requiring postcardiotomy V-A-ECMO, hyperlactatemia was associated with a marked increase of in-hospital mortality. Arterial lactate may be useful in guiding the decision-making process and the timing of initiation of postcardiotomy V-A-ECMO.
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- Fausto Biancari
- Heart and Lung Center, Helsinki University Hospital, Helsinki, Finland
- Department of Medicine, South-Karelia Central Hospital, University of Helsinki, Lappeenranta, Finland
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- Institute of Anesthesiology, University and University Hospital Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland
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- Department of Thoracic and Cardio-Vascular Surgery, University Hospital Jean Minjoz, Besançon, France
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- Division of Cardiothoracic and Vascular Surgery, Robert Debré University Hospital, Reims, France
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- Departments of Neurology, Anesthesiology and Critical Care Medicine, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, USA
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- Departments of Neurology, Anesthesiology and Critical Care Medicine, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, USA
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- Department of Molecular Medicine and Surgery, and Cardiac Surgery, Karolinska Institutet, Stockholm, Sweden
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- Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery, Münster University Hospital, Münster, Germany
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- Department of Cardiac Surgery, Sahlgrenska University Hospital, Gothenburg, Sweden
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- Cardio-Thoracic and Vascular Department, University Hospital of Trieste, Trieste, Italy
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- Department of Cardiothoracic, Transplantation and Vascular Surgery, S. Orsola Hospital, Bologna, Italy
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- Center for Global Health, Italian National Institute, Rome, Italy
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- Department of Cardiovascular Surgery, Ziekenhuis Oost-Limburg, 3600 Genk, Belgium
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- Department of Intensive Care Medicine and Cardiac Surgery, Glenfield Hospital, Leicester, UK
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- Department of Medicine, South-Karelia Central Hospital, University of Helsinki, Lappeenranta, Finland
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- Institute of Anesthesiology, University and University Hospital Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland
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- Anesthesia and Intensive Care Unit, Centro Cardiologico Monzino, Italy
- Anesthesia and Intensive Care Unit, Fondazione IRCCS Istituto Nazionale dei Tumori, Italy
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- Adult Cardiac Surgery, Prince Sultan Cardiac Center, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
- Cardiothoracic Surgery Department, Tanta University, Tanta, Egypt
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- Cardiology Clinical Pharmacy, Prince Sultan Cardiac Center, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
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- Intensive Care Department, Prince Sultan Cardiac Center, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
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- Cardiac Surgical Intensive Care Department, King Faisal Specialist Hospital and Research Center, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
- Critical Care Medicine Department, Cairo University, Cairo, Egypt
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- Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery, University Hospital Cologne, Cologne, Germany
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- Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery, University Hospital Cologne, Cologne, Germany
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- 2nd Department of Anesthesia, Vilnius University Hospital Santaros Klinikos, Vilnius, Lithuania
- Clinic of Emergency Medicine, Medical Faculty, Vilnius University, Vilnius, Lithuania
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- 2nd Department of Anesthesia, Vilnius University Hospital Santaros Klinikos, Vilnius, Lithuania
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- Cardiology Department, University Hospital of Salamanca, Instituto de Investigación Biomédica de Salamanca, Salamanca, Spain
- CIBER-CV Instituto de Salud Carlos III, Madrid, Spain
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- Institute of Anesthesiology, University and University Hospital Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland
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- Department of Cardiac Surgery, Hôpitaux Universitaires Henri Mondor, Creteil, France
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Lechiancole A, Sponga S, Vendramin I, Ferrara V, Benedetti G, Guzzi G, Nalli C, Nora CD, Calandruccio R, Brindicci Y, Bressan M, Livi U. Graft Preservation in Heart Transplantation: Clinical and Histological Results Using Three Different Techniques. J Heart Lung Transplant 2023. [DOI: 10.1016/j.healun.2023.02.1608] [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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Lechiancole A, Ferrara V, Sponga S, Benedetti G, Guzzi G, Nalli C, Nora CD, Maiani M, Spagna E, Daffarra C, Piani D, Meneguzzi M, Bressan M, Calandruccio RM, Brindicci Y, Vendramin I, Livi U. The impact of the distance between patient residency and heart transplant center on outcomes after heart transplantation. Clin Transplant 2023; 37:e14950. [PMID: 36823475 DOI: 10.1111/ctr.14950] [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: 11/25/2022] [Revised: 02/04/2023] [Accepted: 02/17/2023] [Indexed: 02/25/2023]
Abstract
INTRODUCTION Heart transplant (HTx) recipients require continuous monitoring and care in order to prevent and treat possible complications related to the graft function or to the immunosuppressive treatment promptly. Since heart transplantation centers (HTC) are more experienced in managing HTx recipients than other healthcare facilities, the distance between patient residency and HTC could negatively affect the outcomes. METHODS Data of patients discharged after receiving HTx between 2000 and 2021, collected into our institutional database, were retrospectively analyzed. The population was divided into three groups: A (n = 180), B (n = 157), and C (n = 134), according to the distance tertiles between patient residency and HTC. The primary end-point was survival, secondary end-points were incidences of complications. RESULTS Recipient and donor characteristics did not differ between the three groups. Survival at 10 years was 66 ± 4%, 66 ± 4%, and 65 ± 5%, respectively, for groups A, B, and C (p = .34). Immunosuppressive regimen and rate of complications did not differ between groups. However, the rates of outpatient visits and of hospitalization performed at HTC were higher in group A than others. CONCLUSION Distance from the HTC does not represent a barrier to a successful outcome for HTx recipients, as long as regular and continuous follow-up is provided.
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- Andrea Lechiancole
- Cardiothoracic Department, Azienda Sanitaria Universitaria Friuli Centrale, Udine, Italy
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- Cardiothoracic Department, Azienda Sanitaria Universitaria Friuli Centrale, Udine, Italy.,Department of Medicine, University of Udine, Udine, Italy
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- Cardiothoracic Department, Azienda Sanitaria Universitaria Friuli Centrale, Udine, Italy
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- Cardiothoracic Department, Azienda Sanitaria Universitaria Friuli Centrale, Udine, Italy
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- Cardiothoracic Department, Azienda Sanitaria Universitaria Friuli Centrale, Udine, Italy
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- Cardiothoracic Department, Azienda Sanitaria Universitaria Friuli Centrale, Udine, Italy
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- Cardiothoracic Department, Azienda Sanitaria Universitaria Friuli Centrale, Udine, Italy
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- Cardiothoracic Department, Azienda Sanitaria Universitaria Friuli Centrale, Udine, Italy
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- Cardiothoracic Department, Azienda Sanitaria Universitaria Friuli Centrale, Udine, Italy
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- Cardiothoracic Department, Azienda Sanitaria Universitaria Friuli Centrale, Udine, Italy
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- Cardiothoracic Department, Azienda Sanitaria Universitaria Friuli Centrale, Udine, Italy
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- Cardiothoracic Department, Azienda Sanitaria Universitaria Friuli Centrale, Udine, Italy
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- Cardiothoracic Department, Azienda Sanitaria Universitaria Friuli Centrale, Udine, Italy
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- Cardiothoracic Department, Azienda Sanitaria Universitaria Friuli Centrale, Udine, Italy
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- Cardiothoracic Department, Azienda Sanitaria Universitaria Friuli Centrale, Udine, Italy.,Department of Medicine, University of Udine, Udine, Italy
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Biancari F, Kaserer A, Perrotti A, Ruggieri VG, Cho SM, Kang JK, Dalén M, Welp H, Jónsson K, Ragnarsson S, Hernández Pérez FJ, Gatti G, Alkhamees K, Loforte A, Lechiancole A, Rosato S, Spadaccio C, Pettinari M, Fiore A, Mäkikallio T, Sahli SD, L’Acqua C, Arafat AA, Albabtain MA, AlBarak MM, Laimoud M, Djordjevic I, Krasivskyi I, Samalavicius R, Puodziukaite L, Alonso-Fernandez-Gatta M, Wilhelm MJ, Mariscalco G. Central versus Peripheral Postcardiotomy Veno-Arterial Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation: Systematic Review and Individual Patient Data Meta-Analysis. J Clin Med 2022; 11:jcm11247406. [PMID: 36556021 PMCID: PMC9785985 DOI: 10.3390/jcm11247406] [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: 11/14/2022] [Revised: 12/01/2022] [Accepted: 12/12/2022] [Indexed: 12/15/2022] Open
Abstract
BACKGROUND It is unclear whether peripheral arterial cannulation is superior to central arterial cannulation for postcardiotomy veno-arterial extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (VA-ECMO). METHODS A systematic review was conducted using PubMed, Scopus, and Google Scholar to identify studies on postcardiotomy VA-ECMO for the present individual patient data (IPD) meta-analysis. Analysis was performed according to the intention-to-treat principle. RESULTS The investigators of 10 studies agreed to participate in the present IPD meta-analysis. Overall, 1269 patients were included in the analysis. Crude rates of in-hospital mortality after central versus peripheral arterial cannulation for VA-ECMO were 70.7% vs. 63.7%, respectively (adjusted OR 1.38, 95% CI 1.08-1.75). Propensity score matching yielded 538 pairs of patients with balanced baseline characteristics and operative variables. Among these matched cohorts, central arterial cannulation VA-ECMO was associated with significantly higher in-hospital mortality compared to peripheral arterial cannulation VA-ECMO (64.5% vs. 70.8%, p = 0.027). These findings were confirmed by aggregate data meta-analysis, which showed that central arterial cannulation was associated with an increased risk of in-hospital mortality compared to peripheral arterial cannulation (OR 1.35, 95% CI 1.04-1.76, I2 21%). CONCLUSIONS Among patients requiring postcardiotomy VA-ECMO, central arterial cannulation was associated with an increased risk of in-hospital mortality compared to peripheral arterial cannulation. This increased risk is of limited magnitude, and further studies are needed to confirm the present findings and to identify the mechanisms underlying the potential beneficial effects of peripheral VA-ECMO.
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- Fausto Biancari
- Heart and Lung Center, Helsinki University Hospital, Haartmaninkatu 4, P.O. Box 340, 00029 Helsinki, Finland
- Department of Medicine, South-Karelia Central Hospital, University of Helsinki, 53130 Lappeenranta, Finland
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- Institute of Anesthesiology, University and University Hospital Zurich, 8091 Zurich, Switzerland
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- Department of Thoracic and Cardio-Vascular Surgery, University Hospital Jean Minjoz, 25030 Besançon, France
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- Division of Cardiothoracic and Vascular Surgery, Robert Debré University Hospital, 51100 Reims, France
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- Divisions of Neurosciences, Critical Care and Cardiac Surgery, Departments of Neurology, Anesthesiology and Critical Care Medicine, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD 21201, USA
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- Divisions of Neurosciences, Critical Care and Cardiac Surgery, Departments of Neurology, Anesthesiology and Critical Care Medicine, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD 21201, USA
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- Department of Molecular Medicine and Surgery, Department of Cardiac Surgery, Karolinska Institutet, Karolinska University Hospital, 17176 Stockholm, Sweden
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- Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery, Münster University Hospital, 48149 Münster, Germany
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- Department of Cardiac Surgery, Sahlgrenska University Hospital, 41345 Gothenburg, Sweden
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- Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery, University of Lund, 10392 Lund, Sweden
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- Division of Cardiac Surgery, Cardio-Thoracic and Vascular Department, University Hospital of Trieste, 34128 Trieste, Italy
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- Department of Cardiothoracic, Transplantation and Vascular Surgery, S. Orsola Hospital, University of Bologna, 40138 Bologna, Italy
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- Cardiothoracic Department, University Hospital of Udine, 33100 Udine, Italy
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- Center for Global Health, Italian National Institute, 00161 Rome, Italy
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- Department of Cardiovascular Surgery, Ziekenhuis Oost-Limburg, 3600 Genk, Belgium
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- Department of Cardiac Surgery, Hôpitaux Universitaires Henri Mondor, Assistance Publique-Hôpitaux de Paris, 94000 Creteil, France
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- Department of Medicine, South-Karelia Central Hospital, University of Helsinki, 53130 Lappeenranta, Finland
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- Institute of Anesthesiology, University and University Hospital Zurich, 8091 Zurich, Switzerland
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- Anesthesia and Intensive Care Unit, Centro Cardiologico Monzino, 20138 Milan, Italy
- Anesthesia and Intensive Care Unit, Fondazione IRCCS Istituto Nazionale dei Tumori, 20133 Milan, Italy
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- Adult Cardiac Surgery, Prince Sultan Cardiac Center, Riyadh 12611, Saudi Arabia
- Cardiothoracic Surgery Department, Tanta University, Tanta 31527, Egypt
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- Cardiology Clinical Pharmacy, Prince Sultan Cardiac Center, Riyadh 12611, Saudi Arabia
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- Intensive Care Department, Prince Sultan Cardiac Center, Riyadh 12611, Saudi Arabia
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- Cardiac Surgical Intensive Care Department, King Faisal Specialist Hospital and Research Center, Riyadh 11564, Saudi Arabia
- Critical Care Medicine Department, Cairo University, Cairo 12613, Egypt
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- Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery, University Hospital Cologne, 50937 Cologne, Germany
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- Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery, University Hospital Cologne, 50937 Cologne, Germany
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- 2nd Department of Anesthesia, Vilnius University Hospital Santaros Klinikos, 08410 Vilnius, Lithuania
- Clinic of Emergency Medicine, Medical Faculty, Vilnius University, 03101 Vilnius, Lithuania
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- 2nd Department of Anesthesia, Vilnius University Hospital Santaros Klinikos, 08410 Vilnius, Lithuania
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- Cardiology Department, University Hospital of Salamanca, Instituto de Investigación Biomédica de Salamanca, 37007 Salamanca, Spain
- CIBER-CV Instituto de Salud Carlos III, 28029 Madrid, Spain
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- Clinic for Cardiac Surgery, University Heart Center, University and University Hospital Zurich, 8091 Zurich, Switzerland
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- Department of Intensive Care Medicine and Cardiac Surgery, Glenfield Hospital, University Hospitals of Leicester, Leicester LE2 9QP, UK
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Vendramin I, Milano AD, Pucci A, Lechiancole A, Sponga S, Bortolotti U, Livi U. Artificial chordae for mitral valve repair. J Card Surg 2022; 37:3722-3728. [PMID: 36116053 PMCID: PMC9826337 DOI: 10.1111/jocs.16937] [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: 07/19/2022] [Revised: 08/24/2022] [Accepted: 09/03/2022] [Indexed: 01/11/2023]
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BACKGROUND Mitral valve repair using expanded polytetrafluoroethylene sutures to replace mitral chordae tendineae is a well-established procedure. However, the incidence of neo-chordae failure causing recurrent mitral regurgitation is not well defined. METHODS We have reviewed the reported cases of complications after mitral valve repair related to the use of neo-chordae. This study was mainly carried out through PubMed, Medline, and Google Chrome websites. RESULTS We have identified a total of 26 patients presenting with rupture of polytetrafluoroethylene neo-chordae, mostly being described as isolated cases. Few other cases of recurrent mitral regurgitation with hemolysis were found, where reoperation was not caused by neo-chordal failure but most likely by technical errors. At pathological investigation the findings were substantially similar in all reported cases. The neo-chordae retained their length and pliability, became covered with host tissue and rupture was mainly related to suture size. Mild calcification was observed not interfering with chordal function; chordal infection did never occur. CONCLUSIONS The use of artificial neo-chordae provides excellent late results with durable mitral valve repair stability. Chordal rupture may occur late postoperatively leading to reoperation because of recurrent mitral regurgitation. Despite its rarity, this potential complication should not be overlooked during follow-up of patients after mitral valve repair using artificial neo-chordae.
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- Division of PathologyUniversity HospitalPisaItaly
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- Cardiothoracic DepartmentUniversity HospitalUdineItaly
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- Cardiothoracic DepartmentUniversity HospitalUdineItaly
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Maiani M, Lechiancole A, Piani D, Silvestri A, Vendramin I, Sponga S, Benedetti G, Ortis H, Frigatti P, Livi U. Left subclavian artery as an alternative site for left ventricular assist device outflow graft in challenging situations. Artif Organs 2022; 46:2319-2324. [PMID: 35802767 DOI: 10.1111/aor.14354] [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: 04/23/2022] [Revised: 05/31/2022] [Accepted: 06/27/2022] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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Left ventricular assist device (LVAD) has emerged as an effective surgical therapy for end-stage heart failure. In an attempt to reduce invasiveness and avoid difficult sternal re-entries, alternative surgical approaches have been adopted. In particular, when the thoracic aorta is severely diseased or difficult to expose, subclavian arteries could serve as site for outflow graft anastomosis. However, major concerns regarding the utilization of subclavian arteries are the small caliber of these vessels that could lead to inadequate LVAD flow, arm complications related to excessive blood flow, and possible outflow graft compression. In the present case series, we describe an innovative technique for LVAD implantation, in which the left subclavian artery was employed as an outflow graft anastomosis site, and the left ventricular apex was approached through a mini-thoracotomy. Technical issues were considered to prevent possible complications: the adequacy of left subclavian artery diameter, the banding of the artery distal to the anastomosis site to limit left arm overflow, and the outflow graft covering with a reinforced vascular graft to avoid any external compression. During follow-up, the technique reported was found to be effective in ensuring good LVAD function and flow, and no complications related to the procedure were reported.
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- Massimo Maiani
- Cardiothoracic Department, Azienda Sanitaria Universitaria Friuli Centrale, S. Maria della Misericordia University Hospital of Udine, Udine, Italy
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- Cardiothoracic Department, Azienda Sanitaria Universitaria Friuli Centrale, S. Maria della Misericordia University Hospital of Udine, Udine, Italy
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- Cardiothoracic Department, Azienda Sanitaria Universitaria Friuli Centrale, S. Maria della Misericordia University Hospital of Udine, Udine, Italy
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- Division of Vascular Surgery, Azienda Sanitaria Universitaria Friuli Centrale, S. Maria della Misericordia University Hospital of Udine, Udine, Italy
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- Cardiothoracic Department, Azienda Sanitaria Universitaria Friuli Centrale, S. Maria della Misericordia University Hospital of Udine, Udine, Italy
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- Cardiothoracic Department, Azienda Sanitaria Universitaria Friuli Centrale, S. Maria della Misericordia University Hospital of Udine, Udine, Italy
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- Cardiothoracic Department, Azienda Sanitaria Universitaria Friuli Centrale, S. Maria della Misericordia University Hospital of Udine, Udine, Italy
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- Cardiothoracic Department, Azienda Sanitaria Universitaria Friuli Centrale, S. Maria della Misericordia University Hospital of Udine, Udine, Italy
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- Division of Vascular Surgery, Azienda Sanitaria Universitaria Friuli Centrale, S. Maria della Misericordia University Hospital of Udine, Udine, Italy
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- Cardiothoracic Department, Azienda Sanitaria Universitaria Friuli Centrale, S. Maria della Misericordia University Hospital of Udine, Udine, Italy
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Vendramin I, Piani D, Lechiancole A, Sponga S, Muser D, Imazio M, Onorati F, Auci E, Bortolotti U, Livi U. Distal Reoperations after Repair of Acute Type A Aortic Dissection—Incidence, Causes and Outcomes. Rev Cardiovasc Med 2022. [DOI: 10.31083/j.rcm2307228] [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: 11/06/2022] Open
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Lechiancole A, Loforte A, Scandroglio M, Comisso M, Iacovoni A, Maiani M, Gliozzi G, De Bonis M, Musumeci F, Terzi A, Pacini D, Livi U. Does the distance between residency and implanting center affect the outcome of patients supported by left ventricular assist devices? A multicenter Italian study on radial mechanically assisted circulatory support (MIRAMACS) analysis. Artif Organs 2022; 46:1932-1936. [PMID: 35718933 DOI: 10.1111/aor.14343] [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: 01/07/2022] [Revised: 02/16/2022] [Accepted: 06/13/2022] [Indexed: 11/26/2022]
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BACKGROUND Patients with LVAD require continuous monitoring and care, and since Implanting Centers (ICs) are more experienced in managing LVAD patients than other healthcare facilities, the distance between patient residency and IC could negatively affect the outcomes. METHODS Data of patients discharged after receiving an LVAD implantation between 2010 and 2021 collected from the MIRAMACS database were retrospectively analyzed. The population was divided into two groups: A (n = 175) and B (n = 141), according to the distance between patient residency and IC ≤ or >90 miles. The primary endpoint was freedom from Adverse Events (AEs), a composite outcome composed of death, cerebrovascular accident, hospital admission because of GI bleeding, infection, pump thrombosis, and right ventricular failure. Secondary endpoints were incidences of mortality and complications. All patients were followed-up regularly, according to participating center protocols. RESULTS Baseline clinical characteristics and indications for LVAD did not differ between the two groups. The mean duration of support was 25.5 ± 21 months for Group A and 25.7 ± 20 months for Group B (p = 0.79). At 3 years, freedom from AEs was similar between Group A and Group B (p = 0.36), and there were no differences in rates of mortality and LVAD-related complications. CONCLUSIONS Distance from the IC does not represent a barrier to successful outcomes as long as regular and continuous follow-up is provided.
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- Andrea Lechiancole
- Cardiothoracic Department, Azienda Sanitaria Universitaria Friuli Centrale, S. Maria della Misericordia University Hospital of Udine, Udine, Italy
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- Division of Cardiac Surgery, S. Orsola University Hospital, ALMA Mater Studiorum University of Bologna, IRCCS Bologna, Bologna, Italy
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- Division of Cardiac Surgery, IRCCS San Raffaele Hospital, Vita-Salute San Raffaele University, Milan, Italy
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- Cardiothoracic Department, San Camillo Forlanini Hospital, Rome, Italy
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- Cardiothoracic Department, Papa Giovanni XXII Hospital of Bergamo, Bergamo, Italy
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- Cardiothoracic Department, Azienda Sanitaria Universitaria Friuli Centrale, S. Maria della Misericordia University Hospital of Udine, Udine, Italy
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- Division of Cardiac Surgery, S. Orsola University Hospital, ALMA Mater Studiorum University of Bologna, IRCCS Bologna, Bologna, Italy
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- Division of Cardiac Surgery, IRCCS San Raffaele Hospital, Vita-Salute San Raffaele University, Milan, Italy
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- Cardiothoracic Department, Papa Giovanni XXII Hospital of Bergamo, Bergamo, Italy
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- Division of Cardiac Surgery, S. Orsola University Hospital, ALMA Mater Studiorum University of Bologna, IRCCS Bologna, Bologna, Italy
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- Cardiothoracic Department, Azienda Sanitaria Universitaria Friuli Centrale, S. Maria della Misericordia University Hospital of Udine, Udine, Italy
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Vendramin I, Piani D, Lechiancole A, De Manna N, Bressan M, Sponga S, Puppato M, Muser D, Bortolotti U, Livi U. P41 ORAL ANTICOAGULATION AFTER REPAIR OF ACUTE TYPE A AORTIC DISSECTION: A REAL RISK ON LONG–TERM? Eur Heart J Suppl 2022. [DOI: 10.1093/eurheartj/suac012.039] [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] [Indexed: 11/13/2022]
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Objective
To analyse the effects of chronic oral anticoagulation on long–term outcomes after repair of type A acute aortic dissection and its influence on false lumen fate.
Methods
We studied 188 patients (median age 62 years; 74% males) who had repair of type A aortic dissection; patients receiving postoperative chronic oral anticoagulation (n = 59) were compared to those on antiplatelet therapy alone (n = 129).
Results
Median age was similar: 60 (18–79 years) vs 64 years (22–86) (p = 0.11); patients on anticoagulants were more frequently males (88% vs 67%, p = 0.003). After a median follow–up of 8.4 years (2 months to 30 years) 58 patients died, 18 for aortic–related causes, and 37 underwent aortic reintervention. After multivariable adjustment, anticoagulation showed no significant effect on long–term survival (HR 0.85, 95% CI 0.41–1.76; p = 0.66) neither on risk of reintervention (HR 0.55, 95% CI 0.27–1.15; p = 0.11). Analysis of 127 postoperative computed tomography scans showed a patent false lumen in 53% of anticoagulated vs 38% of not anticoagulated patients (p = 0.09); partially thrombosed in 8% vs 28% (p = 0.01) and thrombosed in 39% vs 34% (p = 0.63). In patients with a control computed tomography there were 6 late aortic–related deaths, 1 among patients anticoagulated and 5 in those who were not.
Conclusions
Chronic anticoagulation after repair of type A acute aortic dissection favours persistent late false lumen patency which is not a risk factor for late mortality or reoperation. Chronic anticoagulation can be administered safely to patients with repaired type A acute aortic dissection regardless of its specific indication.
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- I Vendramin
- AZIENDA SANITARIA UNIVERSITARIA FRIULI CENTRALE – OSPEDALE UNIVERSITARIO S. MARIA DELLA MISERICORDIA, UDINE
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- AZIENDA SANITARIA UNIVERSITARIA FRIULI CENTRALE – OSPEDALE UNIVERSITARIO S. MARIA DELLA MISERICORDIA, UDINE
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- AZIENDA SANITARIA UNIVERSITARIA FRIULI CENTRALE – OSPEDALE UNIVERSITARIO S. MARIA DELLA MISERICORDIA, UDINE
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- AZIENDA SANITARIA UNIVERSITARIA FRIULI CENTRALE – OSPEDALE UNIVERSITARIO S. MARIA DELLA MISERICORDIA, UDINE
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- AZIENDA SANITARIA UNIVERSITARIA FRIULI CENTRALE – OSPEDALE UNIVERSITARIO S. MARIA DELLA MISERICORDIA, UDINE
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- AZIENDA SANITARIA UNIVERSITARIA FRIULI CENTRALE – OSPEDALE UNIVERSITARIO S. MARIA DELLA MISERICORDIA, UDINE
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- AZIENDA SANITARIA UNIVERSITARIA FRIULI CENTRALE – OSPEDALE UNIVERSITARIO S. MARIA DELLA MISERICORDIA, UDINE
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- AZIENDA SANITARIA UNIVERSITARIA FRIULI CENTRALE – OSPEDALE UNIVERSITARIO S. MARIA DELLA MISERICORDIA, UDINE
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- AZIENDA SANITARIA UNIVERSITARIA FRIULI CENTRALE – OSPEDALE UNIVERSITARIO S. MARIA DELLA MISERICORDIA, UDINE
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- AZIENDA SANITARIA UNIVERSITARIA FRIULI CENTRALE – OSPEDALE UNIVERSITARIO S. MARIA DELLA MISERICORDIA, UDINE
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Lechiancole A, Vendramin I, Piani D, Sponga S, De Manna D, Calandruccio R, Brindicci I, Bressan M, Livi U. P45 OUTCOME AFTER ACUTE TYPE A AORTIC DISSECTION: THE ROLE OF AN AORTIC TEAM AND AN AORTIC REGIONAL NETWORK. Eur Heart J Suppl 2022. [DOI: 10.1093/eurheartj/suac012.043] [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] [Indexed: 11/13/2022]
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Background
The outcome of acute type–A aortic dissection (A–AAD) repair is strictly related both to surgical factors and patient conditions. Improvement in surgical experience and in diagnosis and treatment protocols could significantly increase survival for patients affected by A–AAD. The aim of this study was to assess the impact on patients outcomes of a standardized integrated surgical approach and of a regional aortic hub and spokes network.
Materials and Methods
From 2004 to 2021, a total of 258 patients underwent repair of A–AAD. In 2010 in our Institution was created the Aortic Team, with cardiac surgeons dedicated on the treatment of aortic pathologies, while in 2017 was created a regional aortic network between hub and spokes in order to standardize the diagnosis and treatment algorithm. Thus, patients were distributed among three periods: 2004–2010 (Era 1, n = 90), 2011–2016 (Era 2, n = 87), and 2017–2021 (Era 3, n = 81).
Results
Baseline demographic characteristics of the groups were similar. Compared to Era1 and Era2, clinical status at time of operation was better in Era3, because of less rates of malperfusion (16% vs 11% vs 4%, p = 0.01) and hemodynamic compromise (34% vs 38% vs 22%, p = 0.07). Patients of Era 3 were less likely to Axillary artery cannulation was almost routinely used in Eras 2 (86%) and 3 (91%) while femoral artery was mainly cannulated in Era 1 (91%) (p < 0.01). Retrograde cerebral perfusion was predominantly used in Era 1 (60%) while antegrade cerebral perfusion was preferred in Eras 2 (94%,) and 3 (100%); (p < 0.01). There was a significant increase of arch replacement procedures from Era 1 (11%) to Eras 2 (33%) and 3 (48%) (p < 0.01). Frozen elephant trunk was mainly performed in Era 3. Operative mortality was 13% in Era 1, 11% in Era 2, and 4% in Era 3 (p = 0.07, p = 0.03 between Era 1 and Era3). Actuarial survival at 3 years is 74%, in Era 1, 78% in Era 2, and 89% in Era 3 (p = 0.05). Patients of Era 3 received less re–exploration for bleeding (p = 0.02) and less high inotropic support (p = 0.04).
Conclusions
With increasing experience and a more aggressive approach, including total arch replacement, repair of A–AAD can be more tailored to patients conditions, being performed with low operative mortality in many patients. Moreover, patient care and treatment by a multidisciplinary regional organization allows faster diagnosis and effective clinical stabilization allowing to further improve early and late outcomes.
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- A Lechiancole
- AZIENDA SANITARIA UNIVERSITARIA FRIULI CENTRALE – OSPEDALE UNIVERSITARIO S. MARIA DELLA MISERICORDIA, UDINE
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- AZIENDA SANITARIA UNIVERSITARIA FRIULI CENTRALE – OSPEDALE UNIVERSITARIO S. MARIA DELLA MISERICORDIA, UDINE
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- AZIENDA SANITARIA UNIVERSITARIA FRIULI CENTRALE – OSPEDALE UNIVERSITARIO S. MARIA DELLA MISERICORDIA, UDINE
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- AZIENDA SANITARIA UNIVERSITARIA FRIULI CENTRALE – OSPEDALE UNIVERSITARIO S. MARIA DELLA MISERICORDIA, UDINE
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- AZIENDA SANITARIA UNIVERSITARIA FRIULI CENTRALE – OSPEDALE UNIVERSITARIO S. MARIA DELLA MISERICORDIA, UDINE
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- AZIENDA SANITARIA UNIVERSITARIA FRIULI CENTRALE – OSPEDALE UNIVERSITARIO S. MARIA DELLA MISERICORDIA, UDINE
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- AZIENDA SANITARIA UNIVERSITARIA FRIULI CENTRALE – OSPEDALE UNIVERSITARIO S. MARIA DELLA MISERICORDIA, UDINE
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- AZIENDA SANITARIA UNIVERSITARIA FRIULI CENTRALE – OSPEDALE UNIVERSITARIO S. MARIA DELLA MISERICORDIA, UDINE
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- AZIENDA SANITARIA UNIVERSITARIA FRIULI CENTRALE – OSPEDALE UNIVERSITARIO S. MARIA DELLA MISERICORDIA, UDINE
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Ferrara V, Sponga S, Marinoni M, Valdi G, Di Nora C, Nalli C, Benedetti G, Lechiancole A, Parpinel M, Livi U. C54 METABOLIC SYNDROME IN HEART TRANSPLANTATION: AN UNDERESTIMATED RISK FACTOR? Eur Heart J Suppl 2022. [DOI: 10.1093/eurheartj/suac011.053] [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] [Indexed: 11/13/2022]
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Abstract
Background and Aims
Metabolic Syndrome (MS) is a multifactorial condition that increases the risk of cardio–vascular events, it’s frequent in Heart transplant (HTx) candidates and worsens with immunosuppressive therapy.
Aim of the study was to analyse the impact of MS on long–term outcome of HTx patients in our centre.
Methods
MS was defined through the presence of at least 3 of the following factors: Triglyceride ≥150mg/dl or drug treatment for hypertriglyceridemia HDL <40mg/dl for men and <50mg/dl for women Blood glucose ≥100mg/dl or diabetes mellitus Arterial pressure ≥130/80 or hypertensive drug treatment BMI>30. In 349 HTx patients since 2007, mortality and morbidity predictors were evaluated.
Results
MS was present in 35% of patients pre–HTx and 47% within the first year of follow–up. Five–year survival in patients with pre–HTx MS was worst (65% vs 78%, p < 0.01), as well as in those with MS in the first year of follow–up (78% vs 89%, p < 0.01). At the univariate analysis, risk factors for mortality were recipient age (HR 1.07, 1.04–1.09, p < 0.01), pre–HTx MS (HR 1.86, 1.29–2.69, p < 0.01), pre–HTx hypertension (HR 2.46, 1.70–3.55, p < 0.01), pre–HTx hypertriglyceridemia (HR 1.50, 1.04–2.18, p = 0.03), chronic renal failure (HR 2.95, 2.03–4.27, p < 0.01), MS and diabetes at 1–year follow–up (HR 2.00, 1.25–3.19, p < 0.01; HR 2.02, 1.27–3.23, p < 0.01, respectively). The last two resulted also risk factors for CAV (HR 1.86, 1.16–2.99, p = 0.01; HR 1.67, 1.03–2.69, p = 0.04, respectively). MS at 1–year follow–up determined a significant higher risk to develop CAV at 5– and 10–year follow–up, compared to patients without MS (25% vs 14% and 44% vs 25%, p < 0.01).
Conclusions
MS is an important risk factor for both mortality and morbidity post–HTx, suggesting the need for a strict monitoring of metabolic disorders with a careful nutritional follow–up in HTx patients.
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- V Ferrara
- DIPARTIMENTO DI AREA MEDICA, AZIENDA SANITARIA UNIVERSITARIA DEL FRIULI CENTRALE, UDINE; DIPARTIMENTO CARDIOTORACICO, AZIENDA SANITARIA UNIVERSITARIA DEL FRIULI CENTRALE, UDINE; DOPARTIMENTO DI IGIENE E PREVENZIONE, AZIENDA SANITARIA UNIVERSITARIA DEL FRIULI CENTRALE, UDINE; DIPARTIMENTO DI IGIENE E PREVENZIONE,AZIENDA SANITARIA UNIVERSITARIA DEL FRIULI CENTRALE, UDINE; DIPARTIMENTO DI IGIENE E P
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- DIPARTIMENTO DI AREA MEDICA, AZIENDA SANITARIA UNIVERSITARIA DEL FRIULI CENTRALE, UDINE; DIPARTIMENTO CARDIOTORACICO, AZIENDA SANITARIA UNIVERSITARIA DEL FRIULI CENTRALE, UDINE; DOPARTIMENTO DI IGIENE E PREVENZIONE, AZIENDA SANITARIA UNIVERSITARIA DEL FRIULI CENTRALE, UDINE; DIPARTIMENTO DI IGIENE E PREVENZIONE,AZIENDA SANITARIA UNIVERSITARIA DEL FRIULI CENTRALE, UDINE; DIPARTIMENTO DI IGIENE E P
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- DIPARTIMENTO DI AREA MEDICA, AZIENDA SANITARIA UNIVERSITARIA DEL FRIULI CENTRALE, UDINE; DIPARTIMENTO CARDIOTORACICO, AZIENDA SANITARIA UNIVERSITARIA DEL FRIULI CENTRALE, UDINE; DOPARTIMENTO DI IGIENE E PREVENZIONE, AZIENDA SANITARIA UNIVERSITARIA DEL FRIULI CENTRALE, UDINE; DIPARTIMENTO DI IGIENE E PREVENZIONE,AZIENDA SANITARIA UNIVERSITARIA DEL FRIULI CENTRALE, UDINE; DIPARTIMENTO DI IGIENE E P
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- DIPARTIMENTO DI AREA MEDICA, AZIENDA SANITARIA UNIVERSITARIA DEL FRIULI CENTRALE, UDINE; DIPARTIMENTO CARDIOTORACICO, AZIENDA SANITARIA UNIVERSITARIA DEL FRIULI CENTRALE, UDINE; DOPARTIMENTO DI IGIENE E PREVENZIONE, AZIENDA SANITARIA UNIVERSITARIA DEL FRIULI CENTRALE, UDINE; DIPARTIMENTO DI IGIENE E PREVENZIONE,AZIENDA SANITARIA UNIVERSITARIA DEL FRIULI CENTRALE, UDINE; DIPARTIMENTO DI IGIENE E P
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- DIPARTIMENTO DI AREA MEDICA, AZIENDA SANITARIA UNIVERSITARIA DEL FRIULI CENTRALE, UDINE; DIPARTIMENTO CARDIOTORACICO, AZIENDA SANITARIA UNIVERSITARIA DEL FRIULI CENTRALE, UDINE; DOPARTIMENTO DI IGIENE E PREVENZIONE, AZIENDA SANITARIA UNIVERSITARIA DEL FRIULI CENTRALE, UDINE; DIPARTIMENTO DI IGIENE E PREVENZIONE,AZIENDA SANITARIA UNIVERSITARIA DEL FRIULI CENTRALE, UDINE; DIPARTIMENTO DI IGIENE E P
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- DIPARTIMENTO DI AREA MEDICA, AZIENDA SANITARIA UNIVERSITARIA DEL FRIULI CENTRALE, UDINE; DIPARTIMENTO CARDIOTORACICO, AZIENDA SANITARIA UNIVERSITARIA DEL FRIULI CENTRALE, UDINE; DOPARTIMENTO DI IGIENE E PREVENZIONE, AZIENDA SANITARIA UNIVERSITARIA DEL FRIULI CENTRALE, UDINE; DIPARTIMENTO DI IGIENE E PREVENZIONE,AZIENDA SANITARIA UNIVERSITARIA DEL FRIULI CENTRALE, UDINE; DIPARTIMENTO DI IGIENE E P
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- DIPARTIMENTO DI AREA MEDICA, AZIENDA SANITARIA UNIVERSITARIA DEL FRIULI CENTRALE, UDINE; DIPARTIMENTO CARDIOTORACICO, AZIENDA SANITARIA UNIVERSITARIA DEL FRIULI CENTRALE, UDINE; DOPARTIMENTO DI IGIENE E PREVENZIONE, AZIENDA SANITARIA UNIVERSITARIA DEL FRIULI CENTRALE, UDINE; DIPARTIMENTO DI IGIENE E PREVENZIONE,AZIENDA SANITARIA UNIVERSITARIA DEL FRIULI CENTRALE, UDINE; DIPARTIMENTO DI IGIENE E P
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- DIPARTIMENTO DI AREA MEDICA, AZIENDA SANITARIA UNIVERSITARIA DEL FRIULI CENTRALE, UDINE; DIPARTIMENTO CARDIOTORACICO, AZIENDA SANITARIA UNIVERSITARIA DEL FRIULI CENTRALE, UDINE; DOPARTIMENTO DI IGIENE E PREVENZIONE, AZIENDA SANITARIA UNIVERSITARIA DEL FRIULI CENTRALE, UDINE; DIPARTIMENTO DI IGIENE E PREVENZIONE,AZIENDA SANITARIA UNIVERSITARIA DEL FRIULI CENTRALE, UDINE; DIPARTIMENTO DI IGIENE E P
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- DIPARTIMENTO DI AREA MEDICA, AZIENDA SANITARIA UNIVERSITARIA DEL FRIULI CENTRALE, UDINE; DIPARTIMENTO CARDIOTORACICO, AZIENDA SANITARIA UNIVERSITARIA DEL FRIULI CENTRALE, UDINE; DOPARTIMENTO DI IGIENE E PREVENZIONE, AZIENDA SANITARIA UNIVERSITARIA DEL FRIULI CENTRALE, UDINE; DIPARTIMENTO DI IGIENE E PREVENZIONE,AZIENDA SANITARIA UNIVERSITARIA DEL FRIULI CENTRALE, UDINE; DIPARTIMENTO DI IGIENE E P
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- DIPARTIMENTO DI AREA MEDICA, AZIENDA SANITARIA UNIVERSITARIA DEL FRIULI CENTRALE, UDINE; DIPARTIMENTO CARDIOTORACICO, AZIENDA SANITARIA UNIVERSITARIA DEL FRIULI CENTRALE, UDINE; DOPARTIMENTO DI IGIENE E PREVENZIONE, AZIENDA SANITARIA UNIVERSITARIA DEL FRIULI CENTRALE, UDINE; DIPARTIMENTO DI IGIENE E PREVENZIONE,AZIENDA SANITARIA UNIVERSITARIA DEL FRIULI CENTRALE, UDINE; DIPARTIMENTO DI IGIENE E P
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Lechiancole A, Loforte A, Trumello C, Scandroglio M, Gliozzi G, Comisso M, Iacovoni A, Terzi A, Maiani M, Musumeci F, De Bonis M, Pacini D, Livi U. C15 DOES THE DISTANCE BETWEEN RESIDENCY AND IMPLANTING CENTER AFFECT THE OUTCOME OF PATIENTS SUPPORTED BY LEFT VENTRICULAR ASSIST DEVICE? A MULTICENTER ITALIAN STUDY ON RADIAL MECHANICALLY ASSISTED CIRCULATORY SUPPORT (MIRAMACS) ANALYSIS. Eur Heart J Suppl 2022. [DOI: 10.1093/eurheartj/suac011.014] [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] [Indexed: 11/13/2022]
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Background
Patients with LVAD require continuous monitoring and care, and since Implanting Centers (IC) are more experienced in managing LVAD patients than other health care facilities, the distance between patient residency and IC could negatively affect the outcomes.
Methods
Data of patients discharged after receiving a LVAD implantation between 2010 and 2021 collected into the MIRAMACS database were retrospectively analyzed. The population was divided into two groups: A (n = 175) and B (n = 141), according to a distance between patient residency and IC ≤ or >of 90 miles. The primary end–point was freedom form Adverse Events (AEs), a composite outcome composed by death, cerebrovascular accident, hospital admission because of GI bleeding, infection, pump thrombosis or right ventricular failure. Secondary end–points were incidences of mortality and complications. All patients were followed–up regularly, according to participating centers protocols, by means of clinical visits, telemonitoring and local care–sharing.
Results
Baseline clinical characteristics and indications for LVAD did not differ between the two groups (Figure 1). Mean duration of support was 25.5±21 months for Group A and 25.7±20 months for Group B (p = 0.79). At 3 years, freedom from AEs was similar between Group A and B (p = 0.32, Figure 2), and there were no differences in rates of mortality and LVAD–related complications (Figure 2).
Conclusions
Distance from the IC does not represent a barrier to successful outcome, as long as regular and continuous follow–up is provided. Telemonitoring could offer several benefits, including early detection of complications and continuous evaluation of patient conditions and data of the pump. Moreover, it seemed to reduce the patient anxiety related to the device, increasing direct communication with the VAD–team. On the other hand, shared health programs with local facilities remains an attractive way to follow–up patient, provided that LVAD specific resources and trained staff are available. The dissemination of LVAD–specific care knowledge is also important to face urgent or emergent needs in the rapidly enlarging population of LVAD patients, by empowering local healthcare facilities.
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- A Lechiancole
- AZIENDA SANITARIA UNIVERSITARIA FRIULI CENTRALE – OSPEDALE S. MARIA DELLA MISERICORDIA, UDINE; S. ORSOLA UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL, BOLOGNA; SAN RAFFAELE UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL, MILANO; SAN CAMILLO HOSPITAL, ROMA; PAPA GIOVANNI XXII HOSPITAL OF BERGAMO, BERGAMO
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- AZIENDA SANITARIA UNIVERSITARIA FRIULI CENTRALE – OSPEDALE S. MARIA DELLA MISERICORDIA, UDINE; S. ORSOLA UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL, BOLOGNA; SAN RAFFAELE UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL, MILANO; SAN CAMILLO HOSPITAL, ROMA; PAPA GIOVANNI XXII HOSPITAL OF BERGAMO, BERGAMO
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- AZIENDA SANITARIA UNIVERSITARIA FRIULI CENTRALE – OSPEDALE S. MARIA DELLA MISERICORDIA, UDINE; S. ORSOLA UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL, BOLOGNA; SAN RAFFAELE UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL, MILANO; SAN CAMILLO HOSPITAL, ROMA; PAPA GIOVANNI XXII HOSPITAL OF BERGAMO, BERGAMO
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- AZIENDA SANITARIA UNIVERSITARIA FRIULI CENTRALE – OSPEDALE S. MARIA DELLA MISERICORDIA, UDINE; S. ORSOLA UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL, BOLOGNA; SAN RAFFAELE UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL, MILANO; SAN CAMILLO HOSPITAL, ROMA; PAPA GIOVANNI XXII HOSPITAL OF BERGAMO, BERGAMO
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- AZIENDA SANITARIA UNIVERSITARIA FRIULI CENTRALE – OSPEDALE S. MARIA DELLA MISERICORDIA, UDINE; S. ORSOLA UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL, BOLOGNA; SAN RAFFAELE UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL, MILANO; SAN CAMILLO HOSPITAL, ROMA; PAPA GIOVANNI XXII HOSPITAL OF BERGAMO, BERGAMO
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- AZIENDA SANITARIA UNIVERSITARIA FRIULI CENTRALE – OSPEDALE S. MARIA DELLA MISERICORDIA, UDINE; S. ORSOLA UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL, BOLOGNA; SAN RAFFAELE UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL, MILANO; SAN CAMILLO HOSPITAL, ROMA; PAPA GIOVANNI XXII HOSPITAL OF BERGAMO, BERGAMO
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- AZIENDA SANITARIA UNIVERSITARIA FRIULI CENTRALE – OSPEDALE S. MARIA DELLA MISERICORDIA, UDINE; S. ORSOLA UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL, BOLOGNA; SAN RAFFAELE UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL, MILANO; SAN CAMILLO HOSPITAL, ROMA; PAPA GIOVANNI XXII HOSPITAL OF BERGAMO, BERGAMO
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- AZIENDA SANITARIA UNIVERSITARIA FRIULI CENTRALE – OSPEDALE S. MARIA DELLA MISERICORDIA, UDINE; S. ORSOLA UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL, BOLOGNA; SAN RAFFAELE UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL, MILANO; SAN CAMILLO HOSPITAL, ROMA; PAPA GIOVANNI XXII HOSPITAL OF BERGAMO, BERGAMO
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- AZIENDA SANITARIA UNIVERSITARIA FRIULI CENTRALE – OSPEDALE S. MARIA DELLA MISERICORDIA, UDINE; S. ORSOLA UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL, BOLOGNA; SAN RAFFAELE UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL, MILANO; SAN CAMILLO HOSPITAL, ROMA; PAPA GIOVANNI XXII HOSPITAL OF BERGAMO, BERGAMO
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- AZIENDA SANITARIA UNIVERSITARIA FRIULI CENTRALE – OSPEDALE S. MARIA DELLA MISERICORDIA, UDINE; S. ORSOLA UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL, BOLOGNA; SAN RAFFAELE UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL, MILANO; SAN CAMILLO HOSPITAL, ROMA; PAPA GIOVANNI XXII HOSPITAL OF BERGAMO, BERGAMO
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- AZIENDA SANITARIA UNIVERSITARIA FRIULI CENTRALE – OSPEDALE S. MARIA DELLA MISERICORDIA, UDINE; S. ORSOLA UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL, BOLOGNA; SAN RAFFAELE UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL, MILANO; SAN CAMILLO HOSPITAL, ROMA; PAPA GIOVANNI XXII HOSPITAL OF BERGAMO, BERGAMO
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- AZIENDA SANITARIA UNIVERSITARIA FRIULI CENTRALE – OSPEDALE S. MARIA DELLA MISERICORDIA, UDINE; S. ORSOLA UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL, BOLOGNA; SAN RAFFAELE UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL, MILANO; SAN CAMILLO HOSPITAL, ROMA; PAPA GIOVANNI XXII HOSPITAL OF BERGAMO, BERGAMO
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- AZIENDA SANITARIA UNIVERSITARIA FRIULI CENTRALE – OSPEDALE S. MARIA DELLA MISERICORDIA, UDINE; S. ORSOLA UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL, BOLOGNA; SAN RAFFAELE UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL, MILANO; SAN CAMILLO HOSPITAL, ROMA; PAPA GIOVANNI XXII HOSPITAL OF BERGAMO, BERGAMO
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Lechiancole A, Vendramin I, Livi U. Kommerell diverticulum: Importance of a multidisciplinary armamentarium. Rev Port Cardiol 2022; 41:725. [DOI: 10.1016/j.repc.2021.08.008] [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] [Received: 08/15/2021] [Accepted: 08/18/2021] [Indexed: 12/01/2022] Open
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Ferrara V, Sponga S, Marinoni M, Valdi G, Nora CD, Nalli C, Benedetti G, Lechiancole A, Parpinel M, Livi U. Metabolic Syndrome in Heart Transplantation: An Underestimated Risk Factor? J Heart Lung Transplant 2022. [DOI: 10.1016/j.healun.2022.01.289] [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: 10/18/2022] Open
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Lechiancole A, Loforte A, De Bonis M, Iacovoni A, Musumeci F, Cavalli G, Maiani M, Comisso M, Trumello C, Terzi A, Pacini D, Livi U. Living at Distance from the Implanting Center: Any Impact on LVAD Patients Outcome? J Heart Lung Transplant 2022. [DOI: 10.1016/j.healun.2022.01.382] [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: 11/29/2022] Open
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Vendramin I, de Manna ND, Sponga S, Lechiancole A, Sponza M, Auci E, Bortolotti U, Livi U. Early awaking of patients following FET allows early recognition of paraplegia with prospects for complete recovery using prompt spinal drainage. Indian J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2022; 38:207-210. [PMID: 35221560 PMCID: PMC8857386 DOI: 10.1007/s12055-021-01288-w] [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: 04/26/2021] [Revised: 10/04/2021] [Accepted: 10/04/2021] [Indexed: 10/19/2022] Open
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We report a patient who presented with paraplegia after ascending aorta and arch replacement using the frozen elephant trunk technique. Immediate postoperatively cerebrospinal fluid drainage allowed successful reversal of spinal cord injury. Early awakening of patients following a frozen elephant trunk technique is mandatory because it allows recognition and treatment of this complication by prompt cerebrospinal liquor drainage.
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- Igor Vendramin
- grid.411492.bCardiothoracic Department, University Hospital of Udine, Udine, Italy
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- grid.411492.bCardiothoracic Department, University Hospital of Udine, Udine, Italy
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- grid.411492.bCardiothoracic Department, University Hospital of Udine, Udine, Italy
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- grid.411492.bDepartment of Radiology, University Hospital of Udine, Udine, Italy
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- grid.411492.bDepartment of Anesthesia, University Hospital of Udine, Udine, Italy
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- grid.411492.bCardiothoracic Department, University Hospital of Udine, Udine, Italy
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- grid.411492.bCardiothoracic Department, University Hospital of Udine, Udine, Italy ,grid.5390.f0000 0001 2113 062XDepartment of Medical Area (DAME), University of Udine, Udine, Italy
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Björnsdóttir B, Biancari F, Dalén M, Dell'Aquila AM, Jónsson K, Fiore A, Mariscalco G, El-Dean Z, Gatti G, Zipfel S, Perrotti A, Bounader K, Alkhamees K, Loforte A, Lechiancole A, Pol M, Spadaccio C, Pettinari M, De Keyzer D, Welp H, Speziale G, Lichtenberg A, Ruggieri VG, Yusuf H, Ragnarsson S. Postcardiotomy Venoarterial Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation With and Without Intra-Aortic Balloon Pump. J Cardiothorac Vasc Anesth 2022; 36:2876-2883. [PMID: 35304046 DOI: 10.1053/j.jvca.2022.02.006] [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] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/31/2021] [Revised: 02/04/2022] [Accepted: 02/05/2022] [Indexed: 12/14/2022]
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OBJECTIVES To compare the outcomes of patients with postcardiotomy shock treated with venoarterial extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (VA-ECMO) only compared with VA-ECMO and intra-aortic balloon pump (IABP). DESIGN A retrospective multicenter registry study. SETTING At 19 cardiac surgery units. PARTICIPANTS A total of 615 adult patients who required VA-ECMO from 2010 to 2018. The patients were divided into 2 groups depending on whether they received VA-ECMO only (ECMO only group) or VA-ECMO plus IABP (ECMO-IABP group). MEASUREMENTS AND MAIN RESULTS The overall series mean age was 63 ± 13 years, and 33% were female. The ECMO-only group included 499 patients, and 116 patients were in the ECMO-IABP group. Urgent and/or emergent procedures were more common in the ECMO-only group. Central cannulation was performed in 47% (n = 54) in the ECMO-IABP group compared to 27% (n = 132) in the ECMO-only group. In the ECMO-IABP group, 58% (n = 67) were successfully weaned from ECMO, compared to 46% (n = 231) in the ECMO-only group (p = 0.026). However, in-hospital mortality was 63% in the ECMO-IABP group compared to 65% in the ECMO-only group (p = 0.66). Among 114 propensity score-matched pairs, ECMO-IABP group had comparable weaning rates (57% v 53%, p = 0.51) and in-hospital mortality (64% v 58%, p = 0.78). CONCLUSIONS This multicenter study showed that adjunctive IABP did not translate into better outcomes in patients treated with VA-ECMO for postcardiotomy shock.
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- Björk Björnsdóttir
- Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery, Skane University Hospital and Lund University, Lund, Sweden
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- Clinica Montevergine, GVM Care & Research, Mercogliano, Italy; Heart and Lung Center, Helsinki University Hospital, University of Helsinki, Helsinki, Finland
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- Department of Molecular Medicine and Surgery, Department of Cardiac Surgery, Karolinska Institutet, Karolinska University Hospital, Stockholm, Sweden
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- Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery, Münster University Hospital, Münster, Germany
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- Department of Cardiac Surgery, Sahlgrenska University Hospital, Gothenburg, Sweden
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- Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery, Henri Mondor University Hospital, AP-HP, Paris-Est University, Créteil, France
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- Department of Cardiac Surgery, Glenfield Hospital, University Hospitals of Leicester NHS Trust, Leicester, United Kingdom
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- Department of Cardiac Surgery, Glenfield Hospital, University Hospitals of Leicester NHS Trust, Leicester, United Kingdom
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- Division of Cardiac Surgery, Ospedali Riuniti, Trieste, Italy
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- Department of Thoracic and Cardio-Vascular Surgery, University Hospital Jean Minjoz, Besançon, France
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- Division of Cardiothoracic and Vascular Surgery, Pontchaillou University Hospital, Rennes, France
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- Department of Cardiothoracic, Transplantation and Vascular Surgery, S. Orsola Hospital, University of Bologna, Bologna, Italy
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- Institute of Clinical and Experimental Medicine, Prague, Czech Republic
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- Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery, Golden Jubilee National Hospital, Glasgow, United Kingdom; Department of Cardiac Surgery, Massachusetts General Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA
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- Department of Cardiovascular Surgery, Ziekenhuis Oost-Limburg, Genk, Belgium
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- Department of Cardiovascular Surgery, Ziekenhuis Oost-Limburg, Genk, Belgium
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- Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery, Münster University Hospital, Münster, Germany
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- Division of Cardiac Surgery, Anthea Hospital, GVM Care & Research, Bari, Italy
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- Department of Cardiovascular Surgery, Universitätsklinikum Düsseldorf, Düsseldorf, Germany
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- Division of Cardiothoracic and Vascular Surgery, Robert Debré University Hospital, Reims, France
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- Department of Cardiac Anesthesia and Intensive Care, Glenfield Hospital, University Hospitals of Leicester NHS Trust, Leicester, United Kingdom
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- Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery, Skane University Hospital and Lund University, Lund, Sweden.
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Vendramin I, Piani D, Lechiancole A, Sponga S, Di Nora C, Londero F, Muser D, Onorati F, Bortolotti U, Livi U. Hemiarch Versus Arch Replacement in Acute Type A Aortic Dissection: Is the Occam's Razor Principle Applicable? J Clin Med 2021; 11:jcm11010114. [PMID: 35011856 PMCID: PMC8745476 DOI: 10.3390/jcm11010114] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [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: 10/23/2021] [Revised: 11/25/2021] [Accepted: 12/23/2021] [Indexed: 11/16/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND AND AIM OF THE STUDY In patients with acute Type A aortic dissection (A-AAD) whether repair should be limited to ascending aorta/hemiarch replacement or extended to include the aortic arch is still debated. We have analyzed our experience to compare outcomes of patients with A-AAD treated with these 2 different surgical strategies. METHODS From 2006 to 2020, a total of 213 patients have undergone repair of A-AAD at our Center; in 163 of them ascending aorta/hemiarch replacement (Group 1) and in 75 ascending aorta and arch replacement (Group 2) were performed. The primary endpoint was early survival and secondary endpoints late survival, freedom from late complications and reoperations. Patients were compared according to era of operation: 2006 to 2013 (Era 1) and 2014 to 2020 (Era 2). RESULTS Overall hospital mortality was 12% and 5% in Group 1 and 2; mortality remained stable in Era 1 and 2 for Group 1 (15%), while it decreased from 8% to 1% in Group 2 patients (p = 0.24). Actuarial survival at 5 and 10 years is 72 ± 4% and 49 ± 5% in Group 1 and 77 ± 6% and 66 ± 9% in Group 2 (p = 0.073). Actuarial freedom from reoperation in the entire series is 94 ± 2% and 92 ± 3% at 5 and 10 years. Freedom from reoperation at 5 and 10 years is 92 ± 2% and 89 ± 3% in Group 1 and 98 ± 1% at all intervals in Group 2 (p = 0.068). CONCLUSIONS An aggressive approach to A-AAD provides superior long-term results without increasing mortality. Furthermore, arch replacement during A-AAD repair represents a more stable solution with lower incidence of late aortic-related complications. Immediate aortic arch replacement should be considered in the treatment of A-AAD especially in experienced centers.
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- Igor Vendramin
- Division of Cardiac Surgery, Cardiothoracic Department, University Hospital of Udine, 33100 Udine, Italy; (D.P.); (A.L.); (S.S.); (C.D.N.); (F.L.); (U.B.); (U.L.)
- Correspondence: ; Tel.: +39-432-552431; Fax: +39-432-552975
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- Division of Cardiac Surgery, Cardiothoracic Department, University Hospital of Udine, 33100 Udine, Italy; (D.P.); (A.L.); (S.S.); (C.D.N.); (F.L.); (U.B.); (U.L.)
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- Division of Cardiac Surgery, Cardiothoracic Department, University Hospital of Udine, 33100 Udine, Italy; (D.P.); (A.L.); (S.S.); (C.D.N.); (F.L.); (U.B.); (U.L.)
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- Division of Cardiac Surgery, Cardiothoracic Department, University Hospital of Udine, 33100 Udine, Italy; (D.P.); (A.L.); (S.S.); (C.D.N.); (F.L.); (U.B.); (U.L.)
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- Division of Cardiac Surgery, Cardiothoracic Department, University Hospital of Udine, 33100 Udine, Italy; (D.P.); (A.L.); (S.S.); (C.D.N.); (F.L.); (U.B.); (U.L.)
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- Division of Cardiac Surgery, Cardiothoracic Department, University Hospital of Udine, 33100 Udine, Italy; (D.P.); (A.L.); (S.S.); (C.D.N.); (F.L.); (U.B.); (U.L.)
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- Division of Cardiology, Cardiothoracic Department, University Hospital of Udine, 33100 Udine, Italy;
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- Division of Cardiac Surgery, Azienda Ospedaliero-Universitaria di Verona, 37100 Verona, Italy;
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- Division of Cardiac Surgery, Cardiothoracic Department, University Hospital of Udine, 33100 Udine, Italy; (D.P.); (A.L.); (S.S.); (C.D.N.); (F.L.); (U.B.); (U.L.)
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- Division of Cardiac Surgery, Cardiothoracic Department, University Hospital of Udine, 33100 Udine, Italy; (D.P.); (A.L.); (S.S.); (C.D.N.); (F.L.); (U.B.); (U.L.)
- Division of Cardiac Surgery, Department of Medical Area (DAME), University of Udine, 33100 Udine, Italy
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Vendramin I, Lechiancole A, Piani D, Sponga S, Di Nora C, Muser D, Bortolotti U, Livi U. An Integrated Approach for Treatment of Acute Type A Aortic Dissection. Medicina (Kaunas) 2021; 57:medicina57111155. [PMID: 34833373 PMCID: PMC8621250 DOI: 10.3390/medicina57111155] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [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] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/12/2021] [Accepted: 10/15/2021] [Indexed: 06/13/2023]
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Background and objective: We reviewed a single-institution experience to verify the impact of surgery during different time intervals on early and late results in the treatment of patients with type A acute aortic dissection (A-AAD). Materials and Methods: From 2004 to 2021, a total of 258 patients underwent repair of A-AAD; patients were equally distributed among three periods: 2004-2010 (Era 1, n = 90), 2011-2016 (Era 2, n = 87), and 2017-2021 (Era 3, n = 81). The primary end-point was to assess whether through the years changes in indications, surgical strategies and techniques and increasing experience have influenced early and late outcomes of A-AAD repair. Results: Axillary artery cannulation was almost routinely used in Eras 2 (86%) and 3 (91%) while one femoral artery was mainly cannulated in Era 1 (91%) (p < 0.01). Retrograde cerebral perfusion was predominantly used in Era 1 (60%) while antegrade cerebral perfusion was preferred in Eras 2 (94%,) and 3 (100%); (p < 0.01). There was a significant increase of arch replacement procedures from Era 1 (11%) to Eras 2 (33%) and 3 (48%) (p < 0.01). A frozen elephant trunk was mainly performed in Era 3. Hospital mortality was 13% in Era 1, 11% in Era 2, and 4% in Era 3 (p = 0.07). Actuarial survival at 3 years is 74%, in Era 1, 78% in Era 2, and 89% in Era 3 (p = 0.05). Conclusions: With increasing experience and a more aggressive approach, including total arch replacement, repair of A-AAD can be performed with low operative mortality in many patients. Patient care and treatment by a specific team organization allows a faster diagnosis and referral for surgery allowing to further improve early and late outcomes.
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- Igor Vendramin
- Cardiothoracic Department, Division of Cardiac Surgery, University Hospital of Udine, 33100 Udine, Italy; (A.L.); (D.P.); (S.S.); (C.D.N.); (U.B.); (U.L.)
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- Cardiothoracic Department, Division of Cardiac Surgery, University Hospital of Udine, 33100 Udine, Italy; (A.L.); (D.P.); (S.S.); (C.D.N.); (U.B.); (U.L.)
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- Cardiothoracic Department, Division of Cardiac Surgery, University Hospital of Udine, 33100 Udine, Italy; (A.L.); (D.P.); (S.S.); (C.D.N.); (U.B.); (U.L.)
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- Cardiothoracic Department, Division of Cardiac Surgery, University Hospital of Udine, 33100 Udine, Italy; (A.L.); (D.P.); (S.S.); (C.D.N.); (U.B.); (U.L.)
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- Cardiothoracic Department, Division of Cardiac Surgery, University Hospital of Udine, 33100 Udine, Italy; (A.L.); (D.P.); (S.S.); (C.D.N.); (U.B.); (U.L.)
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- Cardiothoracic Department, Division of Cardiology, University Hospital of Udine, 33100 Udine, Italy;
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- Cardiothoracic Department, Division of Cardiac Surgery, University Hospital of Udine, 33100 Udine, Italy; (A.L.); (D.P.); (S.S.); (C.D.N.); (U.B.); (U.L.)
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- Cardiothoracic Department, Division of Cardiac Surgery, University Hospital of Udine, 33100 Udine, Italy; (A.L.); (D.P.); (S.S.); (C.D.N.); (U.B.); (U.L.)
- Department of Medical Area (DAME), Division of Cardiac Surgery, University of Udine, 33100 Udine, Italy
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Vendramin I, Bortolotti U, De Manna DN, Lechiancole A, Sponga S, Livi U. Combined Replacement of Aortic Valve and Ascending Aorta-A 70-Year Evolution of Surgical Techniques. Aorta (Stamford) 2021; 9:118-123. [PMID: 34634836 PMCID: PMC8598315 DOI: 10.1055/s-0041-1729913] [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] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/27/2022]
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Simultaneous replacement of the ascending aorta and aortic valve has always been a challenging procedure. Introduction of composite conduits, through various ingenious procedures and their modifications, has changed the outlook of patients with aortic valve disease and ascending aorta pathology. In the past 70 years, progress of surgical techniques and prosthetic materials has allowed such patients to undergo radical procedures providing excellent early and long-term results in both young and elderly patients. This article aims to review the most important technical advances in the treatment of aortic valve disease and ascending aorta aneurysms recognizing the important contributions in this field.
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- Igor Vendramin
- Division of Cardiac Surgery, Cardiothoracic Department, University Hospital, Udine, Italy
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- Division of Cardiac Surgery, Cardiothoracic Department, University Hospital, Udine, Italy
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- Division of Cardiac Surgery, Cardiothoracic Department, University Hospital, Udine, Italy
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- Division of Cardiac Surgery, Cardiothoracic Department, University Hospital, Udine, Italy
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- Division of Cardiac Surgery, Cardiothoracic Department, University Hospital, Udine, Italy
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- Division of Cardiac Surgery, Cardiothoracic Department, University Hospital, Udine, Italy
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Bortolotti U, Vendramin I, Lechiancole A, Sponga S, Pucci A, Milano AD, Livi U. Blood cysts of the cardiac valves in adults: Review and analysis of published cases. J Card Surg 2021; 36:4690-4698. [PMID: 34519088 DOI: 10.1111/jocs.15992] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [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: 08/19/2021] [Accepted: 09/01/2021] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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BACKGROUND AND AIM Blood cysts of cardiac valves are generally seen in newborns and infants and very rarely in adults. Although in most cases they are incidental findings they may be associated to severe cardiac or systemic complications. This study analyzes incidence, presentation, and treatment of valvular blood cysts in adults. METHODS A review of the pertinent literature through a search mainly on PubMed and Medline was performed. RESULTS In patients ≥18 years of age, our search disclosed 54 patients with mitral blood cysts (mean age, 48 ± 18 years), 9 with a tricuspid valve cyst (mean age, 67 ± 15 years), 3 with a blood cyst on the pulmonary valve (age 31, 43, and 44 years), and 1 aortic valve cyst in a 22-year-old man. Most patients were asymptomatic while stroke, syncope, or myocardial infarction occurred in six patients with a mitral valve cyst. Blood cysts were removed surgically in 70% of patients with a mitral cyst, in 55% with a tricuspid cyst, and in all those with a pulmonary or aortic cyst. At histology, the cyst wall was composed mainly by fibrous tissue and with the inner surface lined with typical endothelium. CONCLUSIONS Blood cysts of cardiac valves are rare in adults but may cause life-threatening complications, particularly when located on the mitral valve. For such reason, surgical removal appears advisable, with low-risk procedures. Widespread use of multimodality imaging techniques will most likely increase the number of valvular blood cysts diagnosed also in adults.
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- Uberto Bortolotti
- Cardiothoracic Department, University Hospital of Udine, Udine, Italy
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- Cardiothoracic Department, University Hospital of Udine, Udine, Italy
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- Cardiothoracic Department, University Hospital of Udine, Udine, Italy
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- Division of Pathology, Pisa University Hospital, Pisa, Italy
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- Division of Cardiac Surgery, University of Bari Aldo Moro, Bari, Italy
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- Cardiothoracic Department, University Hospital of Udine, Udine, Italy
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Vendramin I, Lechiancole A, Livi U. Tailored management in aortic arch anomalies. J Card Surg 2021; 36:4820. [PMID: 34490666 DOI: 10.1111/jocs.15981] [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] [Received: 08/17/2021] [Accepted: 08/17/2021] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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- Igor Vendramin
- Cardiothoracic Department, University Hospital of Udine, Udine, Italy
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- Cardiothoracic Department, University Hospital of Udine, Udine, Italy.,Department of Medical Area (DAME), University of Udine, Udine, Italy
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Lechiancole A, DE Manna ND, Vendramin I, Sponga S, Livi U. Contemporary contribution of cardiac surgery for the treatment of cardiomyopathies and pericardial diseases. Minerva Cardiol Angiol 2021; 70:258-272. [PMID: 34338489 DOI: 10.23736/s2724-5683.21.05801-4] [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] [Indexed: 11/08/2022]
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Cardiomyopathy refers to a spectrum of heterogeneous myocardial disorders characterized by morphological and structural alterations leading eventually to heart failure, by affecting cardiac filling and/or the cardiac systolic function. Heart transplantation is currently the gold standard surgical treatment for patients with heart failure, with a median survival in adults of 12 years according to international registries. However, the limited available donor pool does not allow its extensive employment. For this reason, mechanical circulatory supports are increasingly used, and in the short term are becoming as possible alternatives to heart transplantation, owing to improved technologies and increased biocompatibility. However, long-term outcomes of mechanical assist devices are still burdened with a high rate of adverse events. Conventional surgical treatments could be still considered as alternatives to heart replacement treatment when tailored both on patient clinical conditions and etiology of cardiac diseases. In particular, among patients affected by ischemic cardiomyopathy, coronary artery bypass grafting has proven to improve survival when associated to optimal medical treatment, and surgical ventricular restoration might be considered as a valid treatment in particular cases. Correction of functional mitral valve regurgitation by mitral annuloplasty, which aims to restore left ventricular geometry, has not demonstrated unambiguous results, and outcomes of this procedure are still controversial. Pericardial pathology becomes of surgical interest when it is responsible for a reduced filling capacity of the heart chambers, which can develop acutely (cardiac tamponade) or chronically (as in the case of constrictive pericarditis). This review focuses on the different surgical approaches that could be adopted to treat patients with heart failure and pericardial diseases.
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- Cardiothoracic Department, University Hospital of Udine, Udine, Italy
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- Cardiothoracic Department, University Hospital of Udine, Udine, Italy
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- Cardiothoracic Department, University Hospital of Udine, Udine, Italy
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- Cardiothoracic Department, University Hospital of Udine, Udine, Italy
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Sponga S, Benedetti G, de Manna ND, Ferrara V, Vendramin I, Lechiancole A, Maiani M, Nalon S, Nalli C, Di Nora C, Bortolotti U, Livi U. Heart transplant outcomes in patients with mechanical circulatory support: cold storage versus normothermic perfusion organ preservation. Interact Cardiovasc Thorac Surg 2021; 32:476-482. [PMID: 33221874 DOI: 10.1093/icvts/ivaa280] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [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: 05/05/2020] [Revised: 09/22/2020] [Accepted: 09/27/2020] [Indexed: 01/22/2023] Open
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OBJECTIVES Patients with mechanical circulatory support bridged to a heart transplant (HTx) are at higher risk of postoperative graft dysfunction. In this subset, a mode of graft preservation that shortens graft ischaemia should be beneficial. METHODS The outcomes of 38 patients on mechanical circulatory support (extracorporeal life support, left ventricular assist device and biventricular assist device) who received a HTx between 2015 and 2020 were analysed according to the method of graft preservation: cold storage (CS) group, 24 (63%) or ex vivo perfusion (EVP) group, 14 (37%). RESULTS The median age was 57 (range 30-73) vs 64 (35-75) years (P = 0.10); 88% were men (P = 0.28); extracorporeal life support was more frequent in the CS group (54% vs 36%; P = 0.27) versus left ventricular and biventricular assist devices in the EVP group (46% vs 64%; P = 0.27). Clamping time was shorter in the EVP group (P < 0.001) and ischaemic time >4 h was higher in the CS group (P = 0.01). Thirty-day mortality was 13% (0-27%) in the CS group and 0% (P = 0.28) in the EVP group. A significantly lower primary graft failure [7% (0-23%) vs 42% (20-63%); P = 0.03] was observed in the EVP group. Survival at 1 year was 79 ± 8% (63-95%) in the CS group and 84 ± 10% (64-104%) in the EVP group (P = 0.95). CONCLUSIONS Our results support the use of ex vivo graft perfusion in patients on mechanical circulatory support as a bridge to a HTx. This technique, by shortening graft ischaemic time, seems to improve post-HTx outcomes.
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- Sandro Sponga
- Cardiothoracic Department, University Hospital of Udine, Udine, Italy
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- Cardiothoracic Department, University Hospital of Udine, Udine, Italy
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- Cardiothoracic Department, University Hospital of Udine, Udine, Italy
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- Cardiothoracic Department, University Hospital of Udine, Udine, Italy
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- Cardiothoracic Department, University Hospital of Udine, Udine, Italy
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- Cardiothoracic Department, University Hospital of Udine, Udine, Italy
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- Cardiothoracic Department, University Hospital of Udine, Udine, Italy
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- Cardiothoracic Department, University Hospital of Udine, Udine, Italy
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- Cardiothoracic Department, University Hospital of Udine, Udine, Italy
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Vendramin I, Lechiancole A, Piani D, Deroma L, Tullio A, Sponga S, Milano AD, Onorati F, Bortolotti U, Livi U. Type A acute aortic dissection with ≥40-mm aortic root: results of conservative and replacement strategies at long-term follow-up. Eur J Cardiothorac Surg 2021; 59:1115-1122. [PMID: 33367649 DOI: 10.1093/ejcts/ezaa456] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [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: 06/14/2020] [Revised: 11/04/2020] [Accepted: 11/15/2020] [Indexed: 01/16/2023] Open
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OBJECTIVES We evaluated the long-term results of aortic root (AR) preservation and replacement in patients operated on for acute type A aortic dissection. METHODS Out of 302 patients discharged after repair of acute aortic dissection (1977-2019), 124 patients had an AR ≥40 mm, which was preserved in 84 (68%, group A) patients and replaced in 40 (32%, group B) patients. Group B patients were younger (mean age 57 ± 12 vs 62 ± 11 years, P = 0.07), with a mean AR of 47 vs 43 mm and ≥moderate aortic insufficiency in 65% vs 30%. Survival, causes of death and reoperations were analysed at mean follow-up of 9 ± 8 years (6 months to 40 years). RESULTS Actuarial survival of discharged patients at 5, 10 and 15 years was 97% (0.89-0.99), 78% (0.67-0.90) and 75% (0.64-0.88) in group A, and 85% (0.71-0.95), 62% (0.44-0.78) and 57% (0.39-0.76) in group B (log-rank test P = 0.2). Nine patients in group A (7 patients for aortic insufficiency and dilatation of the root and 2 patients for pseudoaneurysm) and 1 patient of group B (pseudoaneurysm of the right coronary button) required proximal reoperation without deaths. At 5, 10 and 15 years, the cumulative incidence of proximal aortic reoperations was 5%, 9% and 25% in group A, and 0%, 3% and 3% in group B (P = 0.02). At multivariable analysis AR >45 mm [hazard ratio (HR) 6.8, P = 0.026] and age (HR 0.9, P = 0.016) were independently associated with proximal reoperation. CONCLUSIONS AR preservation in acute type A dissection showed acceptable long-term outcomes. Nevertheless, a more aggressive approach appears a valid option, especially in patients with AR diameter >45 mm.
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- Igor Vendramin
- Division of Cardiac Surgery, Cardiothoracic Department, University Hospital of Udine, Udine, Italy
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- Division of Cardiac Surgery, Cardiothoracic Department, University Hospital of Udine, Udine, Italy
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- Division of Cardiac Surgery, Cardiothoracic Department, University Hospital of Udine, Udine, Italy
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- Health Management Department, University Hospital of Udine, Udine, Italy
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- Department of Hygiene and Clinical Epidemiology, University Hospital of Udine, Udine, Italy
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- Division of Cardiac Surgery, Cardiothoracic Department, University Hospital of Udine, Udine, Italy
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- Division of Cardiac Surgery, Department of Emergencies and organ transplantation, University of Bari, Bari, Italy
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- Division of Cardiac Surgery, Department of Surgery, Dentistry, Paediatrics and Gynaecology, University of Verona Medical School, Verona, Italy
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- Division of Cardiac Surgery, Cardiothoracic Department, University Hospital of Udine, Udine, Italy
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- Division of Cardiac Surgery, Cardiothoracic Department, University Hospital of Udine, Udine, Italy
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Biancari F, Dalén M, Fiore A, Dell'Aquila AM, Jónsson K, Ragnarsson S, Gatti G, Gabrielli M, Zipfel S, Ruggieri VG, Perrotti A, Bounader K, Alkhamees K, Loforte A, Lechiancole A, Pol M, Pettinari M, De Keyzer D, Vento A, Welp H, Fux T, Yusuff H, Maselli D, Juvonen T, Mariscalco G. Gender and the Outcome of Postcardiotomy Veno-arterial Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation. J Cardiothorac Vasc Anesth 2021; 36:1678-1685. [PMID: 34172365 DOI: 10.1053/j.jvca.2021.05.015] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/10/2021] [Revised: 05/05/2021] [Accepted: 05/06/2021] [Indexed: 02/06/2023]
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OBJECTIVE There is a paucity of sex-specific data on patients' postcardiotomy venoarterial extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (VA-ECMO). The present study sought to assess this issue in a multicenter study. DESIGN Retrospective, propensity score-matched analysis of an international registry. SETTING Multicenter study, tertiary university hospitals. PARTICIPANTS Data on adult patients undergoing postcardiotomy VA-ECMO. MEASUREMENTS AND MAIN RESULTS Between January 2010 and March 2018, patients treated with postcardiotomy VA-ECMO at 17 cardiac surgery centers were analyzed. Index procedures considered were coronary artery bypass graft surgery, isolated valve surgery, their combination, and proximal aortic root surgery. Hospital and five-year mortality constituted the endpoints of interest. Propensity score matching was adopted with logistic regression. A total of 358 patients (mean age: 63.3 ± 12.3 years; 29.6% female) were identified. Among 94 propensity score-matched pairs, women had a higher hospital mortality (70.5% v 56.4%, p = 0.049) compared with men. Logistic regression analysis showed that women (odds ratio [OR], 1.87; 95% confidence interval [CI] 1.10-3.16), age (OR, 1.06; 95%CI 1.04-1.08) and pre-ECMO arterial lactate (OR, 1.09; 95%CI 1.04-1.16) were independent predictors of hospital mortality. No differences between female and male patients were observed for other outcomes. Among propensity score-matched pairs, one-, three-, and five-year mortality were 60.6%, 65.0%, and 65.0% among men, and 71.3%, 71.3%, and 74.0% among women, respectively (p = 0.110, adjusted hazard ratio, 1.27; 95%CI 0.96-1.66). CONCLUSIONS In postcardiotomy VA-ECMO, female patients demonstrated higher hospital mortality than men. Morbidity and late mortality were similar between the two groups.
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- Fausto Biancari
- Heart and Lung Center, Helsinki University Hospital, Helsinki, Finland; Research Unit of Surgery, Anesthesiology and Critical Care, Faculty of Medicine, University of Oulu, Oulu, Finland; Department of Surgery, University of Turku, Turku, Finland
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- Department of Molecular Medicine and Surgery, Department of Cardiac Surgery, Karolinska Institutet, Karolinska University Hospital, Stockholm, Sweden
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- Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery, Henri Mondor University Hospital, AP-HP, Paris-Est University, Créteil, France
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- Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery, Münster University Hospital, Münster, Germany
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- Department of Cardiac Surgery, Sahlgrenska University Hospital, Gothenburg, Sweden
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- Division of Cardiac Surgery, Ospedali Riuniti, Trieste, Italy
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- Division of Cardiac Surgery, Ospedali Riuniti, Trieste, Italy
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- Division of Cardiothoracic and Vascular Surgery, Robert Debré University Hospital, Université Reims Champagne Ardenne, Reims, France
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- Department of Thoracic and Cardio-Vascular Surgery, University Hospital Jean Minjoz, Besançon, France
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- Division of Cardiothoracic and Vascular Surgery, Pontchaillou University Hospital, Rennes, France
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- Division of Cardiac Surgery, IRCCS Azienda Ospedaliero-Universitaria di Bologna, Bologna, Italy
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- Institute of Clinical and Experimental Medicine, Prague, Czech Republic
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- Department of Cardiovascular Surgery, Ziekenhuis Oost-Limburg, Genk, Belgium
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- Department of Cardiovascular Surgery, Ziekenhuis Oost-Limburg, Genk, Belgium
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- Heart and Lung Center, Helsinki University Hospital, Helsinki, Finland
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- Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery, Münster University Hospital, Münster, Germany
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- Department of Molecular Medicine and Surgery, Department of Cardiac Surgery, Karolinska Institutet, Karolinska University Hospital, Stockholm, Sweden
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- Department of Intensive Care Medicine and Cardiac Surgery, Glenfield Hospital, University Hospitals of Leicester NHS Trust, Leicester, United Kingdom
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- Heart and Lung Center, Helsinki University Hospital, Helsinki, Finland; Research Unit of Surgery, Anesthesiology and Critical Care, Faculty of Medicine, University of Oulu, Oulu, Finland
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- Department of Intensive Care Medicine and Cardiac Surgery, Glenfield Hospital, University Hospitals of Leicester NHS Trust, Leicester, United Kingdom.
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Lechiancole A, Ferrara V, Sponga S, Vendramin I, Guzzi G, Nalli C, Di Nora C, Daniela P, Livi U. Distance between Recipients Residency and Heart Transplant Center: Effect on Long-Term Outcome. J Heart Lung Transplant 2021. [DOI: 10.1016/j.healun.2021.01.733] [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: 11/30/2022] Open
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Di Nora C, Sponga S, Ferrara V, Patriarca F, Fanin R, Nalli C, Lechiancole A, Vendramin I, Livi U. Emerging therapy in light-chain and acquired transthyretin-related amyloidosis: an Italian single-centre experience in heart transplantation. J Cardiovasc Med (Hagerstown) 2021; 22:261-267. [PMID: 33633041 DOI: 10.2459/jcm.0000000000001094] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [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: 11/05/2022]
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AIMS The prognosis for patients affected by light-chain cardiac amyloidosis and acquired transthyretin-related (TTR) amyloidosis is poor. Heart transplantation (HTx) could improve prognosis also enabling autologous stem cell transplantation (ASCT) in the first group. METHODS AND RESULTS A total of 36 patients affected by systemic amyloidosis have been referred to our centre from 2009 to 2019. Of these, nine had cardiac involvement: seven by light-chain amyloidosis and two by acquired TTR amyloidosis. None died while waiting for HTx. A specific internal protocol useful to select candidates and to monitor the organ involvement after HTx was developed. Median age at diagnosis was 54 years and 66% were male. The most common short-term complication after HTx was renal failure (44%), followed by acute cardiac rejection more than 2R (22%). ASCT was performed in six out of seven light-chain cardiac amyloidosis patients, with a median time of 6 months after HTx. Two patients affected by light-chain cardiac amyloidosis died due to amyloidosis relapse: one before undergoing ASCT. After a median follow-up of 31 (7-124) months, 1- and 5-year survival was 88 and 66% in the cardiac light-chain amyloidosis group. Conversely, 1- and 5-year survival was 100% in the acquired TTR amyloidosis group. CONCLUSION HTx may represent a valuable option in carefully selected patients. ASCT after HTx is an effective treatment that could decrease amyloidosis relapse in light-chain cardiac amyloidosis patients. A multidisciplinary approach is mandatory to select the best candidates and to obtain the most effective results with a specific surveillance follow-up protocol.
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- Concetta Di Nora
- Department of Cardiothoracic Science, Azienda Sanitaria Universitaria Integrata di Udine
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- Department of Cardiothoracic Science, Azienda Sanitaria Universitaria Integrata di Udine
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- Department of Cardiothoracic Science, Azienda Sanitaria Universitaria Integrata di Udine
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- Haematology Department, Azienda sanitaria Universitaria Integrata, DAME
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- Department of Cardiothoracic Science, Azienda Sanitaria Universitaria Integrata di Udine
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- Department of Cardiothoracic Science, Azienda Sanitaria Universitaria Integrata di Udine
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- Department of Cardiothoracic Science, Azienda Sanitaria Universitaria Integrata di Udine
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- Department of Cardiothoracic Science
- Department of Medical Area DAME, University of Udine, Udine, Italy
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Yusuff H, Biancari F, Jónsson K, Ragnarsson S, Dalén M, Fux T, Dell'Aquila AM, Fiore A, Perna DD, Gatti G, Gabrielli M, Juvonen T, Zipfel S, Bounader K, Perrotti A, Loforte A, Lechiancole A, Pol M, Pettinari M, De Keyzer D, Welp H, Maselli D, Alkhamees K, Ruggieri VG, Mariscalco G. Outcome of Repeat Venoarterial Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation in Postcardiotomy Cardiogenic Shock. J Cardiothorac Vasc Anesth 2021; 35:3620-3625. [PMID: 33838979 DOI: 10.1053/j.jvca.2021.03.001] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/18/2021] [Revised: 02/26/2021] [Accepted: 03/01/2021] [Indexed: 11/11/2022]
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OBJECTIVE Data on patients requiring a second run of venoarterial extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (VA-ECMO) support in patients affected by postcardiotomy cardiogenic shock (PCS) are very limited. The authors aimed to investigate the effect of a second run of VA-ECMO on PCS patient survival. DESIGN Retrospective analysis of an international registry. SETTING Multicenter study, tertiary university hospitals. PARTICIPANTS Data on adult PCS patients receiving a second run of VA-ECMO. MEASUREMENTS AND MAIN RESULTS A total of 674 patients with a mean age of 62.9 ± 12.7 years were analyzed, and 21 (3.1%) patients had a second run of VA-ECMO. None of them required more than two VA-ECMO runs. The median duration of VA-ECMO therapy was 135 hours (interquartile range [IQR] 61-226) in patients who did not require a VA-ECMO rerun. In the rerun VA-ECMO group the median overall duration of VA-ECMO therapy was 183 hours (IQR 107-344), and the median duration of the first run was 114 hours (IQR 66-169). Nine (42.9%) of the patients who required a second run of VA-ECMO died during VA-ECMO therapy, whereas five (23.8%) survived to hospital discharge. No differences between patients treated with single or second VA-ECMO runs were observed in terms of hospital mortality and late survival. In patients requiring a second VA-ECMO run, the actuarial survival estimates at three and 12 months after VA-ECMO weaning were 23.8% ± 9.3% and 19.6% ± 6.4%, respectively. CONCLUSIONS Repeat VA-ECMO therapy is a valid treatment strategy for PCS patients. Early and late survivals are similar between patients who have undergone a single or second run of VA-ECMO.
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- Hakeem Yusuff
- Department of Intensive Care Medicine and Cardiac Surgery, Glenfield Hospital, University Hospitals of Leicester NHS Trust, Leicester, United Kingdom
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- Research Unit of Surgery, Anesthesiology and Critical Care, Faculty of Medicine, University of Oulu, Oulu, Finland; Department of Surgery, University of Turku, Turku, Finland; Heart and Lung Center, Helsinki University Hospital, University of Helsinki, Helsinki, Finland
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- Department of Cardiac Surgery, Sahlgrenska University Hospital, Gothenburg, Sweden
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- Department of Molecular Medicine and Surgery, Department of Cardiac Surgery, Karolinska Institutet, Karolinska University Hospital, Stockholm, Sweden
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- Department of Molecular Medicine and Surgery, Department of Cardiac Surgery, Karolinska Institutet, Karolinska University Hospital, Stockholm, Sweden
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- Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery, Münster University Hospital, Münster, Germany
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- Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery, Henri Mondor University Hospital, AP-HP, Paris-Est University, Créteil, France
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- Division of Cardiothoracic and Vascular Surgery, Robert Debré University Hospital, Reims, France
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- Division of Cardiac Surgery, Ospedali Riuniti, Trieste, Italy
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- Division of Cardiac Surgery, Ospedali Riuniti, Trieste, Italy
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- Research Unit of Surgery, Anesthesiology and Critical Care, Faculty of Medicine, University of Oulu, Oulu, Finland; Heart and Lung Center, Helsinki University Hospital, University of Helsinki, Helsinki, Finland
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- Hamburg University Heart Center, Hamburg, Germany; Division of Cardiothoracic and Vascular Surgery, Pontchaillou University Hospital, Rennes, France
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- Hamburg University Heart Center, Hamburg, Germany; Division of Cardiothoracic and Vascular Surgery, Pontchaillou University Hospital, Rennes, France
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- Department of Thoracic and Cardio-Vascular Surgery, University Hospital Jean Minjoz, Besançon, France
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- Division of Cardiac Surgery, IRCCS Azienda Ospedaliero-Universitaria di Bologna, Bologna, Italy
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- Institute of Clinical and Experimental Medicine, Prague, Czech Republic
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- Department of Cardiovascular Surgery, Ziekenhuis Oost-Limburg, Genk, Belgium
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- Department of Cardiovascular Surgery, Ziekenhuis Oost-Limburg, Genk, Belgium
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- Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery, Münster University Hospital, Münster, Germany
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- Division of Cardiothoracic and Vascular Surgery, Robert Debré University Hospital, Reims, France
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- Department of Intensive Care Medicine and Cardiac Surgery, Glenfield Hospital, University Hospitals of Leicester NHS Trust, Leicester, United Kingdom.
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Lechiancole A, Vendramin I, Sponga S, Piani D, Benedetti G, Meneguzzi M, Ferrara V, Tullio A, Bortolotti U, Livi U. Bentall procedure with the CarboSeal™ and CarboSeal Valsalva™ composite conduits: long-term outcomes. Interact Cardiovasc Thorac Surg 2021; 33:93-100. [PMID: 33598695 DOI: 10.1093/icvts/ivab045] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [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: 11/18/2020] [Revised: 12/10/2020] [Accepted: 01/21/2021] [Indexed: 11/15/2022] Open
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OBJECTIVES Data on the long-term results with the standard CarboSeal™ mechanical conduit used for the modified Bentall procedure are lacking as well as information on performance of the Valsalva CarboSeal™ conduit. METHODS We have analysed 208 recipients of a standard (n = 110) or a Valsalva (n = 98) CarboSeal™ conduit. The median age was 60 years and 90% were males; 35 (17%) had type A aortic dissection and 65 (30%) a bicuspid aortic valve. Data were retrospectively analysed and results were compared between the 2 conduit models. RESULTS Early mortality was 1.9%; the mean follow-up was 175 ± 95 for standard and 94 ± 51 months for Valsalva conduits (P < 0.01). Actuarial survival was 86 ± 4%, 75 ± 6%, 59 ± 7% and 51 ± 9% at 5, 10, 15 and 20 years, respectively. There were 13 thromboembolic episodes with 3 deaths with an actuarial freedom of 98 ± 1%, 94 ± 2%, 90 ± 3% and 89 ± 4% at 5, 10, 15 and 20 years, respectively. Reoperation on the aortic root was performed in 9 patients for endocarditis (n = 8) and pseudoaneurysm at the right coronary button (n = 1) with an actuarial freedom of 97 ± 1%, 95 ± 2%, 92 ± 3% and 87 ± 4% at 5, 10, 15 and 20 years, respectively. There were no differences between the 2 conduit models in survival and major postoperative complications. CONCLUSIONS The CarboSeal™ conduit has shown gratifying overall performance up to 20 years and appears a valid option for a modified Bentall operation, when a mechanical prosthesis is indicated. Both CarboSeal™ conduit models provided not statistically different overall long-term results.
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- Cardiothoracic Department, University Hospital of Udine, Udine, Italy
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- Cardiothoracic Department, University Hospital of Udine, Udine, Italy
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- Cardiothoracic Department, University Hospital of Udine, Udine, Italy
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- Cardiothoracic Department, University Hospital of Udine, Udine, Italy
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- Institute of Hygiene and Clinical Epidemiology, University Hospital of Udine, Udine, Italy
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- Cardiothoracic Department, University Hospital of Udine, Udine, Italy
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- Cardiothoracic Department, University Hospital of Udine, Udine, Italy
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Biancari F, Perrotti A, Ruggieri VG, Mariscalco G, Dalén M, Dell'Aquila AM, Jónsson K, Ragnarsson S, Di Perna D, Bounader K, Gatti G, Juvonen T, Alkhamees K, Yusuff H, Loforte A, Lechiancole A, Chocron S, Pol M, Spadaccio C, Pettinari M, De Keyzer D, Fiore A, Welp H. Five-year survival after post-cardiotomy veno-arterial extracorporeal membrane oxygenation. Eur Heart J Acute Cardiovasc Care 2021; 10:595-601. [PMID: 33580776 DOI: 10.1093/ehjacc/zuaa039] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/23/2020] [Revised: 11/08/2020] [Indexed: 12/12/2022]
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AIMS Veno-arterial (VA) extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (ECMO) support for post-cardiotomy cardiogenic shock (PCS) after adult cardiac surgery is associated with satisfactory hospital survival. However, data on long-term survival of these critically ill patients are scarce. METHODS AND RESULTS Between January 2010 and March 2018, 665 consecutive patients received VA-ECMO for PCS at 17 cardiac surgery centres and herein we evaluated their 5-year survival. The mean follow-up of this cohort was 1.7 ± 2.7 years (for hospital survivors, 4.6 ± 2.5 years). In this cohort, 240 (36.1%) patients survived to hospital discharge. Five-year survival of all patients was 27.7%. The PC-ECMO score was predictive of 5-year survival in these patients (0 point, 50.9%; 1 point, 44.9%; 2 points, 40.0%; 3 points, 34.7%; 4 points, 21.0%; 5 points, 17.6%; ≥6 points, 10.7%; P < 0.0001). Age was among factors independently associated with late survival, patients >70 years old having a remarkably poor 5-year survival (<60 years: 39.2%; 60-69 years: 29.9%; 70-79 years: 12.3%; ≥80 years: 13.0%, P < 0.0001). Implantation of a ventricular assist device or heart transplant was performed in 3.2% of patients and their 5-year survival was 42.9% (for heart transplant, 63.6%). CONCLUSION Veno-arterial extracorporeal membrane oxygenation for PCS is associated with satisfactory 5-year survival in young patients without critical pre-ECMO conditions. The use of VA-ECMO for PCS in patients >70 years should be considered only after a judicious scrutiny of patient's life expectancy. Future studies should evaluate whether satisfactory mid-term survival of these patients translates into a good functional outcome. TRIAL REGISTRATION Clinicaltrials.gov-NCT03508505.
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- Fausto Biancari
- Heart and Lung Center, Helsinki University Hospital, Haartmaninkatu 4 P.O. Box 340, 00029 Helsinki, Finland.,Research Unit of Surgery, Anesthesiology and Critical Care, Faculty of Medicine, University of Oulu, Oulu, Finland.,Department of Surgery, University of Turku, Turku, Finland
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- Department of Thoracic and Cardio-Vascular Surgery, University Hospital Jean Minjoz, Besançon, France
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- Division of Cardiothoracic and Vascular Surgery, Robert Debré University Hospital, Reims, France
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- Department of Intensive Care Medicine and Cardiac Surgery, Glenfield Hospital, University Hospitals of Leicester, Leicester, UK
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- Department of Molecular Medicine and Surgery, Karolinska Institutet, Karolinska University Hospital, Stockholm, Sweden.,Department of Cardiac Surgery, Karolinska Institutet, Karolinska University Hospital, Stockholm, Sweden
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- Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery, Münster University Hospital, Münster, Germany
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- Department of Cardiac Surgery, Sahlgrenska University Hospital, Gothenburg, Sweden
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- Division of Cardiothoracic and Vascular Surgery, Robert Debré University Hospital, Reims, France
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- Division of Cardiothoracic and Vascular Surgery, Pontchaillou University Hospital, Rennes, France
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- Division of Cardiac Surgery, Ospedali Riuniti, Trieste, Italy
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- Heart and Lung Center, Helsinki University Hospital, Haartmaninkatu 4 P.O. Box 340, 00029 Helsinki, Finland.,Research Unit of Surgery, Anesthesiology and Critical Care, Faculty of Medicine, University of Oulu, Oulu, Finland
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- Department of Intensive Care Medicine and Cardiac Surgery, Glenfield Hospital, University Hospitals of Leicester, Leicester, UK
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- Department of Cardiothoracic, Transplantation and Vascular Surgery, S. Orsola Hospital, University of Bologna, Bologna, Italy
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- Department of Thoracic and Cardio-Vascular Surgery, University Hospital Jean Minjoz, Besançon, France
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- Institute of Clinical and Experimental Medicine, Prague, Czech Republic
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- Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery, Golden Jubilee National Hospital, Glasgow, UK
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- Department of Cardiovascular Surgery, Ziekenhuis Oost-Limburg, Genk, Belgium
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- Department of Cardiovascular Surgery, Ziekenhuis Oost-Limburg, Genk, Belgium
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- Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery, Henri Mondor University Hospital, AP-HP, Paris-Est University, Créteil, France
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- Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery, Münster University Hospital, Münster, Germany
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Vendramin I, De Gaspari M, Lechiancole A, Bortolotti U, Livi U. Unexpected Aortitis Mimicking an Ascending Aorta Intramural Hematoma in Ankylosing Spondylitis. Circ Cardiovasc Imaging 2020; 14:e011014. [PMID: 33356356 DOI: 10.1161/circimaging.120.011014] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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- Igor Vendramin
- Cardiothoracic Department (I.V., A.L., U.B., U.L.), University Hospital of Udine, Italy
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- Department of Pathology (M.D.G.), University Hospital of Udine, Italy
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- Cardiothoracic Department (I.V., A.L., U.B., U.L.), University Hospital of Udine, Italy
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- Cardiothoracic Department (I.V., A.L., U.B., U.L.), University Hospital of Udine, Italy
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- Cardiothoracic Department (I.V., A.L., U.B., U.L.), University Hospital of Udine, Italy
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Lechiancole A, Vendramin I, Sponga S, Sappa R, Zanuttini D, Spedicato L, Ferrara V, Di Nora C, Livi U. Influence of donor-transmitted coronary artery disease on long-term outcomes after heart transplantation - a retrospective study. Transpl Int 2020; 34:281-289. [PMID: 33258174 DOI: 10.1111/tri.13793] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [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: 09/22/2020] [Revised: 11/06/2020] [Accepted: 11/27/2020] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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BACKGROUND Cardiac allograft vasculopathy (CAV) is an important cause of late mortality after heart transplantation, which may be influenced by preexisting coronary disease (CAD) in the donor heart. METHODS The aim of this study was to verify whether CAD in the donor heart had any influence on survival, cardiac-related adverse events (CRAEs), and coronary disease progression after transplantation. Donor coronary angiography performed in 289 hearts showed absence of CAD in 232 (no-CAD group) and moderate (≤50%) stenoses (CAD group) in 57. The 2 groups were compared for survival, freedom from CRAEs, and development of grade ≥ 2 CAV after transplantation. RESULTS Of 30-day mortality and postoperative complication rate was similar as mean follow-up (76 ± 56 and 75 ± 55 months) for no-CAD and CAD (P = 0.8). Ten-year actuarial survival was 58 ± 4% and 62 ± 7% for no-CAD and CAD (P = 0.4). Ten-year freedom from grade ≥ 2 CAV and from CRAEs was 81 ± 4% and 66 ± 5% vs 75 ± 8% and 67 ± 9% in no-CAD and CAD (P = 0.9 and 0.9, respectively). CONCLUSIONS Donor hearts with moderate CAD did not affect survival, freedom from CRAEs and did not accelerate development of high-grade CAV after transplantation supporting the use of such grafts to expand the donor pool. Routine use of coronary angiography in donor selection appears justified.
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- Cardiothoracic Department, University Hospital of Udine, Udine, Italy
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- Cardiothoracic Department, University Hospital of Udine, Udine, Italy
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- Cardiothoracic Department, University Hospital of Udine, Udine, Italy
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- Cardiothoracic Department, University Hospital of Udine, Udine, Italy
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- Cardiothoracic Department, University Hospital of Udine, Udine, Italy
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- Cardiothoracic Department, University Hospital of Udine, Udine, Italy
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- Cardiothoracic Department, University Hospital of Udine, Udine, Italy
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Vendramin I, Lechiancole A, Rebellato L, Dametto E, Bortolotti U, Livi U. Left Atrial Appendage Thrombosis and Persistent Atrial Fibrillation: combined Treatment with a Totally Thoracoscopic Approach. Braz J Cardiovasc Surg 2020; 35:999-1002. [PMID: 33113312 PMCID: PMC7731846 DOI: 10.21470/1678-9741-2020-0028] [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] [Indexed: 11/20/2022] Open
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Minimally invasive surgical ablation is generally contraindicated in patients with atrial fibrillation and thrombosis of the left atrial appendage. We have treated three of these patients using an innovative technique based on a bilateral video-thoracoscopic approach, performing a continuous encircling lesion at the pulmonary veins outflow with radio-frequency ablation, simultaneously excluding the left atrial appendage. The postoperative course was uneventful, without neurologic events and all patients maintained a stable sinus rhythm at 1-year follow-up. This procedure represents a new mini-invasive method to treat persistent atrial fibrillation when partial thrombosis of the left atrial appendage contraindicates other ablation techniques.
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- Igor Vendramin
- Cardiothoracic Department, University Hospital of Udine, Udine, Italy
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- Cardiothoracic Department, University Hospital of Udine, Udine, Italy
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- Cardiothoracic Department, University Hospital of Udine, Udine, Italy
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- Cardiothoracic Department, University Hospital of Udine, Udine, Italy
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Lechiancole A, Vendramin I, Livi U. Extracorporeal membrane oxygenation as bridge to heart transplantation: When is a sick patient too sick? Clin Transplant 2020; 35:e14144. [PMID: 33217051 DOI: 10.1111/ctr.14144] [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] [Received: 09/16/2020] [Accepted: 11/02/2020] [Indexed: 11/27/2022]
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- Cardiothoracic Department, University Hospital, Udine, Italy
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- Cardiothoracic Department, University Hospital, Udine, Italy
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Mariscalco G, El-Dean Z, Yusuff H, Fux T, Dell'Aquila AM, Jónsson K, Ragnarsson S, Fiore A, Dalén M, di Perna D, Gatti G, Juvonen T, Zipfel S, Perrotti A, Bounader K, Alkhamees K, Loforte A, Lechiancole A, Pol M, Spadaccio C, Pettinari M, De Keyzer D, Welp H, Maselli D, Lichtenberg A, Ruggieri VG, Biancari F. Duration of Venoarterial Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation and Mortality in Postcardiotomy Cardiogenic Shock. J Cardiothorac Vasc Anesth 2020; 35:2662-2668. [PMID: 33250434 DOI: 10.1053/j.jvca.2020.11.003] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/22/2020] [Revised: 11/01/2020] [Accepted: 11/02/2020] [Indexed: 12/15/2022]
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OBJECTIVE The optimal duration of venoarterial extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (VA-ECMO) in patients affected by postcardiotomy cardiogenic shock (PCS) remains controversial. The present study was conducted to investigate the effect of VA-ECMO duration on hospital outcomes. DESIGN Retrospective analysis of an international registry. SETTING Multicenter study including 19 tertiary university hospitals. PARTICIPANTS Between January 2010 and March 2018, data on PCS patients receiving VA-ECMO were retrieved from the multicenter PC-ECMO registry. INTERVENTIONS Patients were stratified according to the following different durations of VA-ECMO therapy: ≤three days, four-to-seven days, eight-to-ten days, and >ten days. MEASUREMENTS AND MAIN RESULTS A total of 725 patients, with a mean age of 62.9 ± 12.9 years, were included. The mean duration of VA-ECMO was 7.1 ± 6.3 days (range 0-39 d), and 39.4% of patients were supported for ≤three days, 29.1% for four-seven days, 15.3% for eight-ten days, and finally 20.7% for >ten days. A total of 391 (53.9%) patients were weaned from VA-ECMO successfully; however, 134 (34.3%) of those patients died before discharge. Multivariate logistic regression showed that prolonged duration of VA-ECMO therapy (four-seven days: adjusted rate 53.6%, odds ratio [OR] 0.28, 95% confidence interval [CI] 0.18-0.44; eight-ten days: adjusted rate 61.3%, OR 0.51, 95% CI 0.29-0.87; and >ten days: adjusted rate 59.3%, OR 0.49, 95% CI 0.31-0.81) was associated with lower risk of mortality compared with VA-ECMO lasting ≤three days (adjusted rate 78.3%). Patients requiring VA-ECMO therapy for eight-ten days (OR 1.96, 95% CI 1.15-3.33) and >10 days (OR 1.85, 95% CI 1.14-3.02) had significantly greater mortality compared with those on VA-ECMO for 4 to 7 days. CONCLUSIONS PCS patients weaned from VA-ECMO after four-seven days of support had significantly less mortality compared with those with shorter or longer mechanical support.
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- Giovanni Mariscalco
- Department of Intensive Care Medicine and Cardiac Surgery, Glenfield Hospital, University Hospitals of Leicester NHS Trust, Leicester, United Kingdom.
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- Department of Intensive Care Medicine and Cardiac Surgery, Glenfield Hospital, University Hospitals of Leicester NHS Trust, Leicester, United Kingdom
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- Department of Intensive Care Medicine and Cardiac Surgery, Glenfield Hospital, University Hospitals of Leicester NHS Trust, Leicester, United Kingdom
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- Department of Molecular Medicine and Surgery, Department of Cardiac Surgery, Karolinska Institutet, Karolinska University Hospital, Stockholm, Sweden
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- Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery, Münster University Hospital, Münster, Germany
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- Department of Cardiac Surgery, Sahlgrenska University Hospital, Gothenburg, Sweden
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- Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery, Henri Mondor University Hospital, AP-HP, Paris-Est University, Créteil, France
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- Department of Molecular Medicine and Surgery, Department of Cardiac Surgery, Karolinska Institutet, Karolinska University Hospital, Stockholm, Sweden
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- Division of Cardiothoracic and Vascular Surgery, Robert Debré University Hospital, Reims, France
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- Division of Cardiac Surgery, Ospedali Riuniti, Trieste, Italy
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- Heart and Lung Center, Helsinki University Hospital, Helsinki, Finland; Research Unit of Surgery, Anesthesiology and Critical Care, Faculty of Medicine, University of Oulu, Oulu, Finland
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- Department of Thoracic and Cardio-Vascular Surgery, University Hospital Jean Minjoz, Besançon, France
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- Division of Cardiothoracic and Vascular Surgery, Pontchaillou University Hospital, Rennes, France
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- Department of Cardiothoracic, Transplantation and Vascular Surgery, S. Orsola Hospital, University of Bologna, Bologna, Italy
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- Institute of Clinical and Experimental Medicine, Prague, Czech Republic
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- Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery, Golden Jubilee National Hospital, Glasgow, United Kingdom
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- Department of Cardiovascular Surgery, Ziekenhuis Oost-Limburg, Genk, Belgium
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- Department of Cardiovascular Surgery, Ziekenhuis Oost-Limburg, Genk, Belgium
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- Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery, Münster University Hospital, Münster, Germany
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- Department of Cardiovascular Surgery, Universitätsklinikum Düsseldorf, Düsseldorf, Germany
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- Division of Cardiothoracic and Vascular Surgery, Robert Debré University Hospital, Reims, France
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- Heart and Lung Center, Helsinki University Hospital, Helsinki, Finland; Research Unit of Surgery, Anesthesiology and Critical Care, Faculty of Medicine, University of Oulu, Oulu, Finland; Department of Surgery, University of Turku, Turku, Finland
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Toivonen F, Biancari F, Dalén M, Dell'Aquila AM, Jónsson K, Fiore A, Mariscalco G, El-Dean Z, Gatti G, Zipfel S, Perrotti A, Bounader K, Alkhamees K, Loforte A, Lechiancole A, Pol M, Spadaccio C, Pettinari M, De Keyzer D, Welp H, Lichtenberg A, Saeed D, Ruggieri VG, Ragnarsson S. Neurologic Injury in Patients Treated With Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation for Postcardiotomy Cardiogenic Shock. J Cardiothorac Vasc Anesth 2020; 35:2669-2680. [PMID: 33262035 DOI: 10.1053/j.jvca.2020.11.004] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/16/2020] [Revised: 11/01/2020] [Accepted: 11/02/2020] [Indexed: 11/11/2022]
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OBJECTIVE To investigate the frequency, predictors, and outcomes of neurologic injury in adults treated with postcardiotomy extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (PC-ECMO). DESIGN A retrospective multicenter registry study. SETTING Twenty-one European institutions where cardiac surgery is performed. PARTICIPANTS A total of 781 adult patients who required PC-ECMO during 2010 to 2018 were divided into patients with neurologic injury (NI) and patients without neurologic injury (NNI). MEASUREMENTS AND MAIN RESULTS Baseline and operative data, in-hospital outcomes, and long-term survival were compared between the NI and the NNI groups. Predictors of neurologic injury were identified. A subgroup analysis according to the type of neurologic injury was performed. Overall, NI occurred in 19% of patients in the overall series, but the proportion of patients with NI ranged from 0% to 65% among the centers. Ischemic stroke occurred in 84 patients and hemorrhagic stroke in 47 patients. Emergency procedure was the sole independent predictor of NI. In-hospital mortality was higher in the NI group than in the NNI group (79% v 61%, p < 0.001). The one-year survival was lower in the NI group (17%) compared with the NNI group (37%). Long-term survival did not differ between patients with ischemic stroke and those with hemorrhagic stroke. CONCLUSION Neurologic injury during PC-ECMO is common and associated with a dismal prognosis. There is considerable interinstitutional variation in the proportion of neurologic injury in PC-ECMO-treated adults. Well-known risk factors for stroke are not associated with neurologic injury in this setting.
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- Fanni Toivonen
- Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery, Skane University Hospital and Lund University, Lund, Sweden
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- Heart and Lung Center, Helsinki University Hospital, Helsinki, Finland; Research Unit of Surgery, Anesthesiology and Critical Care, Faculty of Medicine, University of Oulu, Oulu, Finland; Department of Surgery, University of Turku, Turku, Finland
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- Department of Molecular Medicine and Surgery, Department of Cardiac Surgery, Karolinska Institutet, Karolinska University Hospital, Stockholm, Sweden
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- Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery, Münster University Hospital, Münster, Germany
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- Department of Cardiac Surgery, Sahlgrenska University Hospital, Gothenburg, Sweden
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- Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery, Henri Mondor University Hospital, AP-HP, Paris-Est University, Créteil, France
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- Department of Cardiac Surgery, Glenfield Hospital, University Hospitals of Leicester NHS Trust, Leicester, United Kingdom
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- Department of Cardiac Surgery, Glenfield Hospital, University Hospitals of Leicester NHS Trust, Leicester, United Kingdom
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- Division of Cardiac Surgery, Ospedali Riuniti, Trieste, Italy
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- Department of Thoracic and Cardio-Vascular Surgery, University Hospital Jean Minjoz, Besançon, France
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- Division of Cardiothoracic and Vascular Surgery, Pontchaillou University Hospital, Rennes, France
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- Department of Cardiothoracic, Transplantation and Vascular Surgery, S. Orsola Hospital, University of Bologna, Bologna, Italy
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- Institute of Clinical and Experimental Medicine, Prague, Czech Republic
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- Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery, Golden Jubilee National Hospital, Glasgow, United Kingdom
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- Department of Cardiovascular Surgery, Ziekenhuis Oost-Limburg, Genk, Belgium
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- Department of Cardiovascular Surgery, Universitätsklinikum Düsseldorf, Düsseldorf, Germany
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- Department of Cardiovascular Surgery, Universitätsklinikum Düsseldorf, Düsseldorf, Germany
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- Department of Cardiovascular Surgery, Universitätsklinikum Düsseldorf, Düsseldorf, Germany
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- Department of Cardiovascular Surgery, Universitätsklinikum Düsseldorf, Düsseldorf, Germany
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- Division of Cardiothoracic and Vascular Surgery, Robert Debré University Hospital, Reims, France
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- Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery, Skane University Hospital and Lund University, Lund, Sweden.
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Mariscalco G, Salsano A, Fiore A, Dalén M, Ruggieri VG, Saeed D, Jónsson K, Gatti G, Zipfel S, Dell'Aquila AM, Perrotti A, Loforte A, Livi U, Pol M, Spadaccio C, Pettinari M, Ragnarsson S, Alkhamees K, El-Dean Z, Bounader K, Biancari F, Dashey S, Yusuff H, Porter R, Sampson C, Harvey C, Settembre N, Fux T, Amr G, Lichtenberg A, Jeppsson A, Gabrielli M, Reichart D, Welp H, Chocron S, Fiorentino M, Lechiancole A, Netuka I, De Keyzer D, Strauven M, Pälve K. Peripheral versus central extracorporeal membrane oxygenation for postcardiotomy shock: Multicenter registry, systematic review, and meta-analysis. J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2020; 160:1207-1216.e44. [DOI: 10.1016/j.jtcvs.2019.10.078] [Citation(s) in RCA: 73] [Impact Index Per Article: 18.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/08/2019] [Revised: 10/04/2019] [Accepted: 10/04/2019] [Indexed: 12/13/2022]
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Vendramin I, Lechiancole A, Bortolotti U, Livi U. Management of destructive aortic valve endocarditis: Ongoing search for the ideal valve substitute. J Card Surg 2020; 36:411. [PMID: 33124707 DOI: 10.1111/jocs.15178] [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] [Received: 10/07/2020] [Accepted: 10/07/2020] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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- Igor Vendramin
- Cardiothoracic Department, University Hospital of Udine, Udine, Italy
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- Cardiothoracic Department, University Hospital of Udine, Udine, Italy
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- Cardiothoracic Department, University Hospital of Udine, Udine, Italy
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Vendramin I, Piani D, Lechiancole A, Sponga S, Sponza M, Puppato M, Bortolotti U, Livi U. Late complications of the Djumbodis system in patients with type A acute aortic dissection. Interact Cardiovasc Thorac Surg 2020; 31:704-707. [DOI: 10.1093/icvts/ivaa178] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/14/2020] [Revised: 07/15/2020] [Accepted: 07/26/2020] [Indexed: 11/14/2022] Open
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The Djumbodis system is a metallic stent designed to prevent false lumen dilatation after repair of acute aortic dissection. Although the exact number of Djumbodis stents inserted worldwide could not be ascertained from a review of the literature, available data indicate 9 specific device-related complications from 4 patient series and 3 case reports: stent deformity or fracture (4), progressive enlargement of the distal false lumen (3) and distal pseudoaneurysm (1); a further patient with pseudoaneurysm of the distal suture line is added from personal observation. The present review confirms the inability of the Djumbodis stent to provide reduction and/or elimination of the false lumen after repair of type A dissection, highlighting peculiar device-related complications. Current survivors with a Djumbodis stent should undergo close follow-up to prevent possible catastrophic events due to device failure.
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- Igor Vendramin
- Cardiothoracic Department, University Hospital, Udine, Italy
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- Cardiothoracic Department, University Hospital, Udine, Italy
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- Cardiothoracic Department, University Hospital, Udine, Italy
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- Department of Radiology, University Hospital, Udine, Italy
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- Cardiothoracic Department, University Hospital, Udine, Italy
- Department of Medical Area (DAME), University of Udine, Udine, Italy
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Sponga S, Nagpal AD, Vendramin I, Ferrara V, Lechiancole A, Maiani M, Nalli C, Di Nora C, Guzzi G, De Manna ND, Bortolotti U, Livi U. Bridge to heart transplantation in patients with cardiogenic shock: a 20-year experience with two different surgical strategies. J Cardiovasc Med (Hagerstown) 2020; 22:388-395. [PMID: 32858640 DOI: 10.2459/jcm.0000000000001097] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/05/2022]
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AIMS We aimed to describe how treatment of patients in cardiogenic shock bridged to heart transplantation with mechanical circulatory support, using either biventricular assist devices (BVADs) or extracorporeal life support (ECLS), has evolved in the last 20 years in our centre. METHODS Since 1998, 72 patients with refractory heart failure and indication for heart transplantation have received mechanical circulatory support: 40 had an ECLS system and 32 a BVAD. RESULTS Early mortality was similar (17.5 vs. 9.4%, P = 0.25) regardless of the type of support. After a median support time of 8 (1-27) vs. 34 (0-385) days (P < 0.01), 70 vs. 65.6% (P = 0.69) of patients underwent transplantation in the two groups. Prior to transplantation, BVAD patients were more stable with lower need for mechanical ventilation (9 vs. 57%, P < 0.01) and dialysis (0 vs. 38%, P < 0.01). Thirty-day mortality after transplantation was similar (18 vs. 14%, P = 0.53). Patients with extracorporeal support had higher rates of renal (P = 0.02) and respiratory failure (P = 0.03), infections (P = 0.02), atrial fibrillation (P = 0.03) and longer ICU stay (P = 0.01). Late survival was similar, while 5-year freedom from coronary vasculopathy was higher in those with BVAD (P = 0.03). CONCLUSION Although ECLS provides faster and simpler assistance compared with BVADs, no differences in early and medium-term outcomes in the last 20 years were observed in patients with cardiogenic shock. However, BVADs provided longer duration of support, better multiorgan recovery allowing more adequate graft selection, resulting in a lower rate of posttransplant complications.
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- Sandro Sponga
- Cardiothoracic Department, University Hospital of Udine, Udine, Italy
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- Division of Cardiac Surgery and Critical Care Medicine, London Health Sciences Centre, London, Ontario, Canada
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- Cardiothoracic Department, University Hospital of Udine, Udine, Italy
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- Department of Medicine (DAME), University of Udine, Udine, Italy
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- Cardiothoracic Department, University Hospital of Udine, Udine, Italy
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- Cardiothoracic Department, University Hospital of Udine, Udine, Italy
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- Cardiothoracic Department, University Hospital of Udine, Udine, Italy
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- Cardiothoracic Department, University Hospital of Udine, Udine, Italy
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- Cardiothoracic Department, University Hospital of Udine, Udine, Italy
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- Cardiothoracic Department, University Hospital of Udine, Udine, Italy
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- Cardiothoracic Department, University Hospital of Udine, Udine, Italy.,Department of Medicine (DAME), University of Udine, Udine, Italy
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Benedetti G, Sponga S, Vendramin I, Nalli C, Lechiancole A, Bortolotti U, Livi U. Ex vivo normothermic perfusion: a new preservation strategy for a donor heart with a myocardial bridge? Transpl Int 2020; 33:1555-1556. [PMID: 32725724 DOI: 10.1111/tri.13707] [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: 11/30/2022]
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- Cardiothoracic Department, University Hospital of Udine, Udine, Italy
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- Cardiothoracic Department, University Hospital of Udine, Udine, Italy
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- Cardiothoracic Department, University Hospital of Udine, Udine, Italy
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- Cardiothoracic Department, University Hospital of Udine, Udine, Italy
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- Cardiothoracic Department, University Hospital of Udine, Udine, Italy
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Lechiancole A, Vendramin I, Sponga S, Guzzi G, Ferrara V, Nalli C, Di Nora C, Bortolotti U, Livi U. Donor-recipient age interaction and the impact on clinical results after heart transplantation. Clin Transplant 2020; 34:e14043. [PMID: 32654188 DOI: 10.1111/ctr.14043] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [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: 04/22/2020] [Revised: 06/17/2020] [Accepted: 07/08/2020] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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To evaluate the impact of donor-recipient age matching on clinical outcomes after heart transplantation, a total of 509 patients (January 1990-December 2018, mean follow-up 111 ± 80 months) were stratified into 4 groups (young-R/young-D, young-R/old-D, old-R/young-D, old-R/old-D) according to the recipient (young-R < 60, old-R ≥ 60 years) and the donor (young-D < 50, old-D ≥ 50 years) age. No difference was found among 30-day mortality (P = .11) and postoperative complications between groups. Both unadjusted and adjusted survival was significantly higher for group young-R/young-D than that of other groups, in which survival was similar [adjusted HR for mortality of 2.0(1.2-3.4), 2.1(1.4-3.8) and 2.5(1.6-4.1) for groups old-R/young-D, young-R/old-D, old-R/old-D, respectively]. Compared to other groups, the incidence of grade ≥ 2 CAV was significantly lower in old-R/young-D group [adjusted HR 0.4(0.2-0.7)]. Among young recipients, the rate of acute grade ≥ 2 rejection episodes was higher in those receiving an old donor graft (P = .04). Old recipient groups were more affected by neoplasms and severe renal failure than young recipient groups (P < .01). Employment of hearts from donors ≥50 years of age adversely affects survival in recipients <60 years of age but does not influence outcomes in older recipients. Also, donor and recipient ages seem to have opposite effects on incidence of rejections and CAV of high grade.
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- Cardiothoracic Department, University Hospital of Udine, Udine, Italy
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- Cardiothoracic Department, University Hospital of Udine, Udine, Italy
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- Cardiothoracic Department, University Hospital of Udine, Udine, Italy
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- Cardiothoracic Department, University Hospital of Udine, Udine, Italy
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- Cardiothoracic Department, University Hospital of Udine, Udine, Italy
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- Cardiothoracic Department, University Hospital of Udine, Udine, Italy
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- Cardiothoracic Department, University Hospital of Udine, Udine, Italy
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- Cardiothoracic Department, University Hospital of Udine, Udine, Italy
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Vendramin I, Frigatti P, Benedetti G, Lechiancole A, Sponga S, Bortolotti U, Livi U. Management of a Mobile Intraluminal Thrombus After a Frozen Elephant Trunk in Horton Arteritis. Ann Thorac Surg 2020; 109:e463. [DOI: 10.1016/j.athoracsur.2020.01.040] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/27/2019] [Accepted: 01/19/2020] [Indexed: 11/15/2022]
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Sponga S, Ius F, Ferrara V, Royas S, Guzzi G, Lechiancole A, Sommer W, Kaufeld T, Haverich A, Livi U, Warnecke G. Normothermic Ex-Vivo Perfusion for Donor Heart Preservation in Transplantation of Patients Bridged with Ventricular Assist Devices. J Heart Lung Transplant 2020. [DOI: 10.1016/j.healun.2020.01.926] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/24/2022] Open
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