ABSTRACT
BACKGROUND: Prestenting right ventricular outflow tracts (RVOTs) before transcatheter pulmonary valve replacement (TPVR) is essential. Optimus-XXL (AndraTec GmbH, Koblenz, Germany) is a new extra-large, balloon-expandable cobalt-chrome stent with promising technologies. METHODS: From June 2020 to November 2020, 15 patients with congenital heart disease, dysfunctional RVOTs and target TPVR diameter ≥ 23 mm received Optimus-XXL stents before proceeding to TPVR using the SAPIEN valve (Edwards Lifesciences, Irvine, CA). Standard safety and outcomes were prospectively assessed. RESULTS: Patients' median age and weight were 25.8 years (range: 10.5-63.1 years) and 58 kg (range: 43.8-101 kg), respectively. Underlying diagnosis was tetralogy of Fallot (66.7%), and RVOTs were patched (80%). Fifteen bare-metal stents were implanted using femoral (n = 14) and jugular approaches (n = 1). One conduit rupture was immediately controlled with a covered Optimus-XXL. Median stent length was 43 mm (range: 33-57 mm), and median target expansion diameter was 28 mm (range: 23-30 mm). Two procedural incidents occurred during stent delivery and were percutaneously treated. Stent stability was documented during TPVRs immediately performed in 14 patients. Median stent shortening was 13.7%, and median percentage of intended stent expansion was 95.9%. There was no stent fracture on the short-term follow-up (median: 4.5 months). CONCLUSIONS: We report the first implantations of Optimus-XXL stents in dysfunctional RVOTs with excellent preliminary results. Optimus-XXL should be considered as a valuable adjunct in the armamentarium for routine and complex TPVR procedures.
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Cardiac Catheterization/methods , Cardiac Surgical Procedures/methods , Heart Valve Prosthesis Implantation/methods , Heart Ventricles/surgery , Pulmonary Valve Insufficiency/surgery , Pulmonary Valve/surgery , Ventricular Outflow Obstruction/surgery , Adolescent , Adult , Child , Female , Follow-Up Studies , Humans , Male , Middle Aged , Prosthesis Design , Pulmonary Valve Insufficiency/complications , Retrospective Studies , Ventricular Outflow Obstruction/complications , Young AdultABSTRACT
Abstracts We report the case of a patient with rhabdomyoma of the left ventricular outflow tract, causing severe obstruction at birth. The tumour regressed completely by 6 years of age, leaving a punch-out lesion. The potential for spontaneous regression of these tumours and the formation of a myocardial lesion following rhabdomyoma regression are discussed.