Korean J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg.  2018 Feb;51(1):1-7. 10.5090/kjtcs.2018.51.1.1.

Early Clinical Experience with Sutureless Aortic Valve Replacement for Severe Aortic Stenosis

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  • 1Department of Cardiovascular Surgery, Severance Cardiovascular Hospital, Yonsei University College of Medicine, Korea.

Abstract

BACKGROUND
Sutureless aortic valve replacement (SU-AVR) has been developed as an alternative surgical treatment for patients with symptomatic severe aortic stenosis (AS). The aim of this study was to evaluate the clinical outcomes of SU-AVR through an assessment of hemodynamic performance and safety.
METHODS
From December 2014 to June 2016, a total of 12 consecutive patients with severe AS underwent SU-AVR. The endpoints were overall survival and valve-related complications (paravalvular leakage, valve thrombosis, migration, endocarditis, and permanent pacemaker implantation). The mean follow-up duration was 18.1±8.6 months.
RESULTS
The mean age of the patients was 77.1±5.8 years and their mean Society of Thoracic Surgeons score was 9.2±17.7. The mean cardiopulmonary bypass and aortic cross-clamp times were 94.5±37.3 minutes and 54.9±12.5 minutes, respectively. Follow-up echocardiography showed good prosthesis function with low transvalvular pressure gradients (mean, 13.9±8.6 mm Hg and peak, 27.2±15.0 mm Hg) at a mean of 9.9±4.2 months. No cases of primary paravalvular leakage, valve thrombosis, migration, or endocarditis were reported. A new permanent pacemaker was implanted in 1 patient (8.3%). The 1-year overall survival rate was 83.3%±10.8%.
CONCLUSION
Our initial experience with SU-AVR demonstrated excellent early clinical outcomes with good hemodynamic results. However, there was a high incidence of permanent pacemaker implantation compared to the rate for conventional AVR, which is a problem that should be solved.

Keyword

Aortic valve stenosis; Bioprosthesis; Heart valve prosthesis implantation

MeSH Terms

Aortic Valve Stenosis*
Aortic Valve*
Bioprosthesis
Cardiopulmonary Bypass
Echocardiography
Endocarditis
Follow-Up Studies
Heart Valve Prosthesis Implantation
Hemodynamics
Humans
Incidence
Prostheses and Implants
Surgeons
Survival Rate
Thrombosis
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