Revascularização cirúrgica do miocárdio - análise crítica da evolução e estado atual / Surgical mocardial revascularization - critical analysis of its evolution and current state

O desenvolvimento da cinecoronariografia por Sones, no início da década de 1960, abriu caminho para a moderna cirurgia de revascularização do miocárdio. Em 1967, Favarolo realizou as primeiras pontes de veia safena e a técnica se expandiu mundialmente. Apesar de seu começo empolgante, no início da década de 1970, estudos angiográficos mostraram taxas de oclusão dos enxertos venosos, no primeiro ano, entre 10 a 15%. Em 1986, Loop e colaboradores mostraram o aumento da sobrevida dos pacientes em 10 anos, quando utilizava-se a artéria torácica interna esquerda anastomosada na artéria descendente anterior. Lytle, em 1999, indicou que esse benefício era melhorado quando utilizava-se ambas as artérias torácicas internas. Paralelamente, novas técnicas também foram surgindo, como a cirurgia sem o uso da circulação extracorpórea e, também, a partir de 1995, a utilização de mini acesso. Durante todos esses anos, inúmeros estudos foram realizados, dentre eles podemos destacar: o estudo SYNTAX e sua grande contribuição com o desenvolvimento do syntax score ; o estudo Freedom, mostrando que pacientes diabéticos apresentam maior benefício com a cirurgia de revascularização do miocárdio em comparação ao tratamento percutâneo. Em relação às lesões de tronco de coronária esquerda, dois grandes estudos (NOBLE e EXCEL) mostraram que o tratamento percutâneo, em pacientes com syntax score baixo, é uma boa opção terapêutica. Nas síndromes coronarianas agudas sem elevação do segmento ST no eletrocardiograma, a opinião do Heart Team é de extrema importância para decisão de qual tratamento realizar, seja ele clínico, percutâneo ou cirúrgico. Já nas SCA com elevação do segmento ST no eletrocardiograma, o tratamento por cateter, com a colocação de stent, é o preferencial, reservando o tratamento cirúrgico apenas para casos de falha no tratamento percutâneo ou quando há aparecimento de complicações mecânicas

The development of coronary angiography by Sones, in the early 1960s, opened the way for modern myocardial revascularization surgery. In 1967, Favarolo performed the first saphenous vein coronary artery bypass grafting (CABG) surgery, and the technique expanded worldwide. Despite its exciting start, at the beginning of the 1970s, angiographic studies showed vein graft occlusion rates, in the first year, of between 10% and 15%. In 1986, Loop and colleagues showed increased 10-year patient survival when the left anastomosed internal thoracic artery was used in the left anterior descending artery. Lytle, in 1999, indicated that this benefit was improved when both internal thoracic arteries were used. Meanwhile, new techniques were also emerging, such as off-pump CABG and since 1995, the use of minimally invasive surgery. During these years, numerous studies were carried out, including: the SYNTAX Trial, with its major contribution with the development of the syntax score; and the Freedom Trial, which showed that diabetic patients still benefit most from myocardial revascularization surgery compared to percutaneous treatment. In relation to lesions of the left coronary trunk, two large studies (NOBLE and EXCEL) showed that percutaneous treatment in patients with a low syntax score is a good therapeutic option. In acute coronary syndromes without ST segment elevation in the electrocardiogram, the opinion of the Heart Team is extremely important for deciding on the best treatment, be it clinical, percutaneous, or surgical. In ACS with ST segment elevation in the electrocardiogram, catheter treatment with stent placement is the preferred choice, reserving surgical treatment only for cases of percutaneous treatment failure, or where there are mechanical complications.

Off-pump versus On-pump Coronary Artery Bypass Grafting in Frail Patients: Study Protocol for the FRAGILE Multicenter Randomized Controlled Trial.

INTRODUCTION: Advances in modern medicine have led to people living longer and healthier lives. Frailty is an emerging concept in medicine yet to be explored as a risk factor in cardiac surgery. When it comes to CABG surgery, randomized controlled clinical trials have primarily focused on low-risk (ROOBY, CORONARY), elevated-risk (GOPCABE) or high-risk patients (BBS), but not on frail patients. Therefore, we believe that off-pump CABG could be an important technique in patients with limited functional capacity to respond to surgical stress. In this study, the authors introduce the new national, multicenter, randomized, controlled trial "FRAGILE", to be developed in the main cardiac surgery centers of Brazil, to clarify the potential benefit of off-pump CABG in frail patients. METHODS: FRAGILE is a two-arm, parallel-group, multicentre, individually randomized (1:1) controlled trial which will enroll 630 patients with blinded outcome assessment (at 30 days, 6 months, 1 year, 2 years and 3 years), which aims to compare adverse cardiac and cerebrovascular events after off-pump versus on-pump CABG in pre-frail and frail patients. Primary outcomes will be all-cause mortality, acute myocardial infarction, cardiac arrest with successful resuscitation, low cardiac output syndrome/cardiogenic shock, stroke, and coronary reintervention. Secondary outcomes will be major adverse cardiac and cerebrovascular events, operative time, mechanical ventilation time, hyperdynamic shock, new onset of atrial fibrillation, renal replacement therapy, reoperation for bleeding, pneumonia, length of stay in intensive care unit, length of stay in hospital, number of units of blood transfused, graft patency, rate of complete revascularization, neurobehavioral outcomes after cardiac surgery, quality of life after cardiac surgery and costs. DISCUSSION: FRAGILE trial will determine whether off-pump CABG is superior to conventional on-pump CABG in the surgical treatment of pre-frail and frail patients. TRIAL REGISTRATION: ClinicalTrials.gov, ID: NCT02338947. Registered on August 29th 2014; last updated on March 21st 2016.

Off-pump versus on-pump coronary artery bypass grafting in frail patients: study protocol for the fragile multicenter randomized controlled trial

Abstract Introduction: Advances in modern medicine have led to people living longer and healthier lives. Frailty is an emerging concept in medicine yet to be explored as a risk factor in cardiac surgery. When it comes to CABG surgery, randomized controlled clinical trials have primarily focused on low-risk (ROOBY, CORONARY), elevated-risk (GOPCABE) or high-risk patients (BBS), but not on frail patients. Therefore, we believe that off-pump CABG could be an important technique in patients with limited functional capacity to respond to surgical stress. In this study, the authors introduce the new national, multicenter, randomized, controlled trial "FRAGILE", to be developed in the main cardiac surgery centers of Brazil, to clarify the potential benefit of off-pump CABG in frail patients. Methods: FRAGILE is a two-arm, parallel-group, multicentre, individually randomized (1:1) controlled trial which will enroll 630 patients with blinded outcome assessment (at 30 days, 6 months, 1 year, 2 years and 3 years), which aims to compare adverse cardiac and cerebrovascular events after off-pump versus on-pump CABG in pre-frail and frail patients. Primary outcomes will be all-cause mortality, acute myocardial infarction, cardiac arrest with successful resuscitation, low cardiac output syndrome/cardiogenic shock, stroke, and coronary reintervention. Secondary outcomes will be major adverse cardiac and cerebrovascular events, operative time, mechanical ventilation time, hyperdynamic shock, new onset of atrial fibrillation, renal replacement therapy, reoperation for bleeding, pneumonia, length of stay in intensive care unit, length of stay in hospital, number of units of blood transfused, graft patency, rate of complete revascularization, neurobehavioral outcomes after cardiac surgery, quality of life after cardiac surgery and costs. Discussion: FRAGILE trial will determine whether off-pump CABG is superior to conventional on-pump CABG in the surgical treatment of pre-frail and frail patients. Trial registration: ClinicalTrials.gov, ID: NCT02338947. Registered on August 29th 2014; last updated on March 21st 2016.

Resultados imediatos e seguimento clínico dos pacientes submetidos a implante valvar aórtico transcateter / Immediate results and clinical follow-up of patients undergoing transcatheter aortic-valve implantation

INTRODUÇÃO: Um terço da população idosa portadora de estenose aórtica calcificada sintomática não apresenta condições cirúrgicas em decorrência do elevado risco operatório. O implante valvar aórtico transcateter (IVAT) surgiu como uma alternativa terapêutica para esses pacientes. MÉTODOS: Incluímos, no período de novembro de 2008 a abril de 2012, todos os pacientes submetidos a IVAT em nosso serviço. Relatamos as características clínicas basais, os dados dos procedimentos, os resultados hospitalares e o seguimento clínico dessa população. As definições utilizadas foram baseadas nos critérios do Valve Academic Research Consortium. RESULTADOS: O IVAT foi realizado em 23 pacientes, com 79 ± 6,7 anos de idade, 56% do sexo feminino. O EuroSCORE foi de 20,4 ± 11,1%. A prótese CoreValve® foi utilizada em 19 pacientes (82,6%) e a Edwards SAPIEN TM nos demais. A taxa de sucesso do procedimento foi de 96%. O tempo médio de seguimento clínico foi de 22 ± 12,8 meses, observando-se 6 óbitos (26,1%) nesse período, 3 dos quais ocorreram nos primeiros 30 dias (13%) e outros 2 (21,7%), até o final do primeiro ano. Um paciente apresentou ataque isquêmico transitório na fase hospitalar (4,3%), mas não ocorreram episódios de acidente vascular encefálico ou de infarto do miocárdio no período periprocedimento ou no acompanhamento tardio. O desfecho combinado de segurança aos 30 dias ocorreu em 5 pacientes (21,7%) e o desfecho combinado de eficácia aos 12 meses foi de 78,3%. CONCLUSÕES: Os resultados obtidos neste estudo demonstram o IVAT como procedimento atrativo para o tratamento de pacientes portadores de estenose aórtica calcificada de alto risco cirúrgico.

BACKGROUND: One third of the elderly population with symptomatic calcified aortic stenosis cannot undergo surgery due to their high operative risk. The transcatheter aortic-valve implantation (TAVI) has emerged as an alternative therapy for this group of patients. METHODS: All patients submitted to TAVI from November 2008 to April 2012 were included in our study. We report the baseline clinical characteristics, procedural data, hospital outcomes and clinical follow-up of this population. Definitions were based on the Valve Academic Research Consortium criteria. RESULTS: TAVI was performed in 23 patients, with 79 ± 6.7 years of age, and 56% were female. The EuroSCORE was 20.4 ± 11.1%. The CoreValve® prosthesis was used in 19 patients (82.6%) and the Edwards SAPIEN TM valve was used in the remaining ones. Procedure success rate was 96%. The mean follow-up was 22 ± 12.8 months, with 6 deaths (26.1%) in this period, 3 of which were observed in the first 30 days (13%) and other 2 (21.7%) by the end of the first year. One patient had a transient ischemic attack during hospitalization (4.3%), but there were no episodes of stroke or myocardial infarction in the periprocedural period or in the follow-up. The composite safety endpoint at 30 days was observed in 5 patients (21.7%) and the composite efficacy endpoint at 12 months was 78.3%. CONCLUSIONS: The results of this study demonstrate that TAVI is an attractive procedure for the treatment of patients with calcified aortic stenosis and high operative risk.