Use of fresh decellularized allografts for pulmonary valve replacement may reduce the reoperation rate in children and young adults: early report.
Circulation
; 124(11 Suppl): S115-23, 2011 Sep 13.
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ABSTRACT
BACKGROUND:
Degeneration of xenografts or homografts is a major cause for reoperation in young patients after pulmonary valve replacement. We present the early results of fresh decellularized pulmonary homografts (DPH) implantation compared with glutaraldehyde-fixed bovine jugular vein (BJV) and cryopreserved homografts (CH). METHODS ANDRESULTS:
Thirty-eight patients with DPH in pulmonary position were consecutively evaluated during the follow-up (up to 5 years) including medical examination, echocardiography, and MRI. These patients were matched according to age and pathology and compared with BJV (n=38) and CH (n=38) recipients. In contrast to BJV and CH groups, echocardiography revealed no increase of transvalvular gradient, cusp thickening, or aneurysmatic dilatation in DPH patients. Over time, DPH valve annulus diameters converge toward normal z-values. Five-year freedom from explantation was 100% for DPH and 86 ± 8% and 88 ± 7% for BJV and CH conduits, respectively. Additionally, MRI investigations in 17 DPH patients with follow-up time >2 years were compared with MRI data of 20 BJV recipients. Both patient groups (DPH and BJV) were at comparable ages (mean, 12.7 ± 6.1 versus 13.0 ± 3.0 years) and have comparable follow-up time (3.7 ± 1.0 versus 2.7 ± 0.9 years). In DPH patients, the mean transvalvular gradient was significantly (P=0.001) lower (11 mm Hg) compared with the BJV group (23.2 mm Hg). Regurgitation fraction was 14 ± 3% and 4 ± 5% in DPH and BJV groups, respectively. In 3 DPH recipients, moderate regurgitation was documented after surgery and remained unchanged in follow-up.CONCLUSIONS:
In contrast to conventional homografts and xenografts, decellularized fresh allograft valves showed improved freedom from explantation, provided low gradients in follow-up, and exhibited adaptive growth.
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01-internacional
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Assunto principal:
Valva Pulmonar
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Criopreservação
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Procedimentos Cirúrgicos Cardíacos
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Doenças das Valvas Cardíacas
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Veias Jugulares
Tipo de estudo:
Clinical_trials
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Observational_studies
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Prognostic_studies
Limite:
Adolescent
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Adult
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Animals
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Child
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Child, preschool
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Humans
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Male
Idioma:
En
Ano de publicação:
2011
Tipo de documento:
Article