A Finite Element Analysis Study from 3D CT to Predict Transcatheter Heart Valve Thrombosis.

image thrombosis transcatheter implantation valve replacement

Journal

Diagnostics (Basel, Switzerland)
ISSN: 2075-4418
Titre abrégé: Diagnostics (Basel)
Pays: Switzerland
ID NLM: 101658402

Informations de publication

Date de publication:
26 Mar 2020
Historique:
received: 25 02 2020
revised: 21 03 2020
accepted: 23 03 2020
entrez: 1 4 2020
pubmed: 1 4 2020
medline: 1 4 2020
Statut: epublish

Résumé

Transcatheter aortic valve replacement has proved its safety and effectiveness in intermediate- to high-risk and inoperable patients with severe aortic stenosis. However, despite current guideline recommendations, the use of transcatheter aortic valve replacement (TAVR) to treat severe aortic valve stenosis caused by degenerative leaflet thickening and calcification has not been widely adopted in low-risk patients. This reluctance among both cardiac surgeons and cardiologists could be due to concerns regarding clinical and subclinical valve thrombosis. Stent performance alongside increased aortic root and leaflet stresses in surgical bioprostheses has been correlated with complications such as thrombosis, migration and structural valve degeneration. Self-expandable catheter-based aortic valve replacement (Medtronic, Minneapolis, MN, USA), which was received by patients who developed transcatheter heart valve thrombosis, was investigated using high-resolution biomodelling from computed tomography scanning. Calcific blocks were extracted from a 250 CT multi-slice image for precise three-dimensional geometry image reconstruction of the root and leaflets. Distortion of the stent was observed with incomplete cranial and caudal expansion of the device. The incomplete deployment of the stent was evident in the presence of uncrushed refractory bulky calcifications. This resulted in incomplete alignment of the device within the aortic root and potential dislodgment. A Finite Element Analysis (FEA) investigation can anticipate the presence of calcified refractory blocks, the deformation of the prosthetic stent and the development of paravalvular orifice, and it may prevent subclinical and clinical TAVR thrombosis. Here we clearly demonstrate that using exact geometry from high-resolution CT scans in association with FEA allows detection of persistent bulky calcifications that may contribute to thrombus formation after TAVR procedure.

Sections du résumé

BACKGROUND BACKGROUND
Transcatheter aortic valve replacement has proved its safety and effectiveness in intermediate- to high-risk and inoperable patients with severe aortic stenosis. However, despite current guideline recommendations, the use of transcatheter aortic valve replacement (TAVR) to treat severe aortic valve stenosis caused by degenerative leaflet thickening and calcification has not been widely adopted in low-risk patients. This reluctance among both cardiac surgeons and cardiologists could be due to concerns regarding clinical and subclinical valve thrombosis. Stent performance alongside increased aortic root and leaflet stresses in surgical bioprostheses has been correlated with complications such as thrombosis, migration and structural valve degeneration.
MATERIALS AND METHODS METHODS
Self-expandable catheter-based aortic valve replacement (Medtronic, Minneapolis, MN, USA), which was received by patients who developed transcatheter heart valve thrombosis, was investigated using high-resolution biomodelling from computed tomography scanning. Calcific blocks were extracted from a 250 CT multi-slice image for precise three-dimensional geometry image reconstruction of the root and leaflets.
RESULTS RESULTS
Distortion of the stent was observed with incomplete cranial and caudal expansion of the device. The incomplete deployment of the stent was evident in the presence of uncrushed refractory bulky calcifications. This resulted in incomplete alignment of the device within the aortic root and potential dislodgment.
CONCLUSION CONCLUSIONS
A Finite Element Analysis (FEA) investigation can anticipate the presence of calcified refractory blocks, the deformation of the prosthetic stent and the development of paravalvular orifice, and it may prevent subclinical and clinical TAVR thrombosis. Here we clearly demonstrate that using exact geometry from high-resolution CT scans in association with FEA allows detection of persistent bulky calcifications that may contribute to thrombus formation after TAVR procedure.

Identifiants

pubmed: 32225097
pii: diagnostics10040183
doi: 10.3390/diagnostics10040183
pmc: PMC7235717
pii:
doi:

Types de publication

Journal Article

Langues

eng

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Auteurs

Francesco Nappi (F)

Department of Cardiac Surgery, Centre Cardiologique du Nord de Saint-Denis, 93200 Paris, France.

Laura Mazzocchi (L)

Department of Civil Engineering and Architecture, University of Pavia, 27100 Pavia, Italy.

Irina Timofeva (I)

Department of Imaging, Centre Cardiologique du Nord de Saint-Denis, 93200 Paris, France.

Laurent Macron (L)

Department of Imaging, Centre Cardiologique du Nord de Saint-Denis, 93200 Paris, France.

Simone Morganti (S)

Department of Electrical, Computer, and Biomedical Engineering University of Pavia, 27100 Pavia, Italy.

Sanjeet Singh Avtaar Singh (SS)

Department of Cardiac Surgery, Golden Jubilee National Hospital, G81 4DY Glasgow, UK.

David Attias (D)

Department of Cardiology, Centre Cardiologique du Nord de Saint-Denis, 93200 Paris, France.

Antonio Congedo (A)

Department of Electronic Engineering, AKTIVE Reeds Manufacturing, Computer Science, 80123 Naples, Italy.

Ferdinando Auricchio (F)

Department of Civil Engineering and Architecture, University of Pavia, 27100 Pavia, Italy.

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