TY - JOUR
T1 - Importance of implant technique on risk of major paravalvular leak (PVL) after St. Jude mechanical heart valve replacement
T2 - A report from the Artificial Valve Endocarditis Reduction Trial (AVERT)
AU - Englberger, Lars
AU - Schaff, Hartzell V.
AU - Jamieson, W. R.Eric
AU - Kennard, Elizabeth D.
AU - Im, Kyung A.
AU - Holubkov, Richard
AU - Carrel, Thierry P.
N1 - Copyright:
Copyright 2008 Elsevier B.V., All rights reserved.
PY - 2005/12
Y1 - 2005/12
N2 - Objective: To examine risk factors for major paravalvular leak (PVL) events after mechanical heart valve replacement. Methods: We analyzed outcome of 807 patients randomized into the Artificial Valve Endocarditis Reduction Trial (AVERT). The mean follow-up time was 30.6 months and 21 major PVL events were reported. Three additional major PVL events associated with endocarditis were excluded from analysis. All baseline medical history variables, as well as operative parameters (including use of pledgets and suture technique) were examined using Cox regression. Results: Major PVL was reported after 11 aortic, 9 mitral, and 1 double valve replacement. 6/404 (1.5%) patients with conventional valves experienced a major PVL event versus 15/403 (3.7%) in the Silzone group. 10/172 (5.8%) patients with valve suture technique without pledgets experienced a major PVL event versus 11/635 (1.7%) patients with pledgets. Final multivariable model showed that only suture technique without pledgets (p = 0.005) was an independent significant risk factor for major PVL events. Silzone cuff showed a strong trend (p = 0.055). Conclusions: Suture technique without pledgets is an independent significant risk factor for major PVL events. In this study, use of pledgets during valve replacement had a protective effect against subsequent paravalvular leak, supporting the use of buttress reinforcement for valve suture. The use of Silzone cuff, although not statistically significant, showed a strong trend as a risk factor.
AB - Objective: To examine risk factors for major paravalvular leak (PVL) events after mechanical heart valve replacement. Methods: We analyzed outcome of 807 patients randomized into the Artificial Valve Endocarditis Reduction Trial (AVERT). The mean follow-up time was 30.6 months and 21 major PVL events were reported. Three additional major PVL events associated with endocarditis were excluded from analysis. All baseline medical history variables, as well as operative parameters (including use of pledgets and suture technique) were examined using Cox regression. Results: Major PVL was reported after 11 aortic, 9 mitral, and 1 double valve replacement. 6/404 (1.5%) patients with conventional valves experienced a major PVL event versus 15/403 (3.7%) in the Silzone group. 10/172 (5.8%) patients with valve suture technique without pledgets experienced a major PVL event versus 11/635 (1.7%) patients with pledgets. Final multivariable model showed that only suture technique without pledgets (p = 0.005) was an independent significant risk factor for major PVL events. Silzone cuff showed a strong trend (p = 0.055). Conclusions: Suture technique without pledgets is an independent significant risk factor for major PVL events. In this study, use of pledgets during valve replacement had a protective effect against subsequent paravalvular leak, supporting the use of buttress reinforcement for valve suture. The use of Silzone cuff, although not statistically significant, showed a strong trend as a risk factor.
KW - Paravalvular leak
KW - Prosthetic valve endocarditis
KW - Risk factors
KW - Valve surgery
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U2 - 10.1016/j.ejcts.2005.09.014
DO - 10.1016/j.ejcts.2005.09.014
M3 - Article
C2 - 16275007
AN - SCOPUS:28444484952
SN - 1010-7940
VL - 28
SP - 838
EP - 843
JO - European Journal of Cardio-Thoracic Surgery
JF - European Journal of Cardio-Thoracic Surgery
IS - 6
ER -