1. Standardized approach to valve repair using an expansible aortic ring versus mechanical Bentall: early outcomes of the CAVIAAR multicentric prospective cohort study.
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Lansac E, Bouchot O, Arnaud Crozat E, Hacini R, Doguet F, Demaria R, Leguerrier A, Jouan J, Chatel D, Lopez S, Folliguet T, Acar C, Leprince P, Langanay T, Jegaden O, Bessou JP, Albat B, Latremouille C, Fabiani JN, Fayad G, Fleury JP, Pasquet B, Debauchez M, Di Centa I, and Tubach F
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- Adult, Aged, Aged, 80 and over, Aortic Aneurysm diagnosis, Aortic Aneurysm mortality, Aortic Valve surgery, Bicuspid Aortic Valve Disease, Chi-Square Distribution, Disease-Free Survival, Female, France, Heart Valve Diseases diagnosis, Heart Valve Diseases mortality, Heart Valve Prosthesis Implantation adverse effects, Heart Valve Prosthesis Implantation mortality, Humans, Logistic Models, Male, Middle Aged, Multivariate Analysis, Odds Ratio, Patient Preference, Postoperative Complications mortality, Postoperative Complications surgery, Propensity Score, Prospective Studies, Prosthesis Design, Reoperation, Risk Factors, Time Factors, Treatment Outcome, Young Adult, Aortic Aneurysm surgery, Aortic Valve abnormalities, Blood Vessel Prosthesis Implantation adverse effects, Blood Vessel Prosthesis Implantation mortality, Cardiac Valve Annuloplasty adverse effects, Cardiac Valve Annuloplasty mortality, Heart Valve Diseases surgery, Heart Valve Prosthesis, Heart Valve Prosthesis Implantation instrumentation
- Abstract
Objective: The study objective was to compare the 30-day outcomes of a standardized aortic valve repair technique (REPAIR group) associating root remodeling with an expansible aortic ring annuloplasty versus mechanical composite valve and graft (CVG group) replacement in treating aortic root aneurysms., Methods: A total of 261 consecutive patients with aortic root aneurysm were enrolled in this multicentric prospective cohort (131 in the CVG group, 130 in the REPAIR group) in 20 centers. The main end point is a composite criterion including mortality; reoperation; thromboembolic, hemorrhagic, or infectious events; and heart failure. Secondary end points were major adverse valve-related events. Crude and propensity score adjusted estimates are provided., Results: The mean age was 56.1 years, and the valve was bicuspid in 115 patients (44.7%). The median (interquartile range) preoperative aortic insufficiency grade was 2.0 (1.0-3.0) in the REPAIR group and 3.0 (2.0-3.0) in the CVG group (P = .0002). Thirty-day mortality was 3.8% (n = 5) in both groups (P = 1.00). Despite a learning curve and longer crossclamp times for valve repair (147.7 vs 99.8 minutes, P < .0001), the 2 groups did not differ significantly for the main criterion (odds ratio, 1.31; 95% confidence interval, 0.72-2.40; P = .38) or 30-day mortality (odds ratio, 0.99; 95% confidence interval, 0.28-3053; P = .99), with a trend toward more frequent major adverse valve-related events in the CVG group (odds ratio, 2.52; 95% confidence interval, 0.86-7.40; P = .09). At discharge, 121 patients (96.8%) in the REPAIR group had grade 0 or 1 aortic insufficiency., Conclusions: A new standardized approach to valve repair, combining an expansible aortic annuloplasty ring with the remodeling technique, presented similar 30-day results to mechanical CVG with a trend toward reducing major adverse valve-related events. Analysis of late outcomes is in process for 3- and 10-year follow-ups., (Copyright © 2015. Published by Elsevier Inc.)
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- 2015
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