Rapid deployment technology versus conventional sutured bioprostheses in aortic valve replacement

Abstract Background Rapid deployment aortic valve replacement (RDAVR) and transcatheter aortic valve implantation (TAVI) have emerged as increasingly used alternatives to conventional aortic valve replacement to treat patients at higher surgical risk. Therefore, in this single-center study, we retrospectively compared clinical outcomes and hemodynamic performance of two self-expanding biological prostheses, the sutureless and rapid deployment valve (RDV) Perceval-S (PER) and the transcatheter heart valve (THV) ACURATE neo/TF (NEO) in a 1:1 propensity-score-matching (PSM) patient cohort. Methods A total of 332 consecutive patients with symptomatic aortic valve stenosis underwent either singular RDAVR with PER (119) or TAVI with NEO (213) at our institutions between 2012 and 2017. To compare the unequal patient groups, a 1:1 PSM for preoperative data and comorbidities was conducted. Afterward, 59 patient pairs were compared with regard to relevant hemodynamic parameter, relevant paravalvular leak (PVL), permanent postoperative pacemaker (PPM) implantation rate, and clinical postoperative outcomes. Results Postoperative clinical short-term outcomes presented with slightly higher rates for 30-day all-cause mortality (PER = 5.1% vs. NEO = 1.7%, p = 0.619) and major adverse cardiocerebral event in PER due to cerebrovascular events (transient ischemic attack [TIA]-PER = 3.4% vs. TIA-NEO = 1.7%, p = 0.496 and Stroke-PER = 1.7% vs. Stroke-NEO = 0.0%, p = 1). Moreover, we show comparable PPM rates (PER = 10.2% vs. NEO = 8.5%, p = 0.752). However, higher numbers of PVL (mild—PER = 0.0% vs. NEO = 55.9%, p = 0.001; moderate or higher—PER = 0.0% vs. NEO = 6.8%, p = 0.119) after TAVI with NEO were observed. Conclusion Both self-expanding bioprostheses, the RDV-PER and THV-NEO provide a feasible option in elderly and patients with elevated perioperative risk. However, the discussed PER collective showed more postoperative short-term complications with regard to 30-day all-cause mortality and cerebrovascular events, whereas the NEO showed higher rates of PVL.

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A new technique that prevents paravalvular leakage after aortic valve replacement using a rapid‐deployment valve system

Journal of Cardiac Surgery ◽

10.1111/jocs.15513 ◽

2021 ◽

Author(s):

Taira Yamamoto ◽

Daisuke Endo ◽

Hironobu Yamaoka ◽

Satoshi Matsushita ◽

Kan Kajimoto ◽

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Keyword(s):

Aortic Valve ◽

Aortic Valve Replacement ◽

Valve Replacement ◽

New Technique ◽

Valve System ◽

Paravalvular Leakage ◽

A New Technique ◽

Rapid Deployment

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Haemodynamic benefits of rapid deployment aortic valve replacement via a minimally invasive approach: 1-year results of a prospective multicentre randomized controlled trial

European Journal of Cardio-Thoracic Surgery ◽

10.1093/ejcts/ezw042 ◽

2016 ◽

Vol 50 (4) ◽

pp. 713-720 ◽

Cited By ~ 45

Author(s):

Michael A. Borger ◽

Pascal M. Dohmen ◽

Christoph Knosalla ◽

Robert Hammerschmidt ◽

Denis R. Merk ◽

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Keyword(s):

Randomized Controlled Trial ◽

Aortic Valve ◽

Aortic Valve Replacement ◽

Minimally Invasive ◽

Valve Replacement ◽

Controlled Trial ◽

Minimally Invasive Approach ◽

Invasive Approach ◽

Randomized Controlled ◽

Rapid Deployment

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Current Clinical Evidence on Rapid Deployment Aortic Valve Replacement: Sutureless Aortic Bioprostheses

Innovations Technology and Techniques in Cardiothoracic and Vascular Surgery ◽

10.1097/imi.0000000000000232 ◽

2016 ◽

Vol 11 (1) ◽

pp. 7-14 ◽

Cited By ~ 5

Author(s):

Glenn R. Barnhart ◽

Malakh Lal Shrestha

Keyword(s):

Aortic Valve ◽

Aortic Stenosis ◽

Aortic Valve Replacement ◽

Valve Replacement ◽

Western World ◽

High Risk Population ◽

Additional Tool ◽

Age Related ◽

Number Of Patients ◽

Rapid Deployment

Aortic stenosis is the most common valvular heart disease in the Western world. It is caused primarily by age-related degeneration and progressive calcification typically detected in patients 65 years and older. In patients presenting with symptoms of heart failure, the average survival rate is only 2 years without appropriate treatment. Approximately one half of all patients die within the first 2 to 3 years of symptom onset. In addition, the age of the patients presenting for aortic valve replacement (AVR) is increased along with the demographic changes. The Society of Thoracic Surgeons (STS) database shows that the number of patients older than 80 years has increased from 12% to 24% during the past 20 years. At the same time, the percentage of candidates requiring AVR as well as concomitant coronary bypass surgery has increased from 5% to 25%. Surgical AVR continues to be the criterion standard for treatment of aortic stenosis, improving survival and quality of life. Recent advances in prosthetic valve technology, such as transcatheter AVR, have expanded the indication for AVR to the extreme high-risk population, and the most recent surgical innovation, rapid deployment AVR, provides an additional tool to the surgeons’ armamentarium.

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