Mind the gap: avoiding paravalvular leak using computer simulation in bicuspid transcatheter aortic valve replacement-a case report.
Bicuspid aortic valve
Case report
TAVR sizing
Journal
European heart journal. Case reports
ISSN: 2514-2119
Titre abrégé: Eur Heart J Case Rep
Pays: England
ID NLM: 101730741
Informations de publication
Date de publication:
Oct 2022
Oct 2022
Historique:
received:
12
04
2022
revised:
11
06
2022
accepted:
21
09
2022
entrez:
14
10
2022
pubmed:
15
10
2022
medline:
15
10
2022
Statut:
epublish
Résumé
Transcatheter aortic valve replacement (TAVR) is becoming increasingly prevalent worldwide and is now more common than surgical aortic valve replacement. It is expanding into all patient subsets including younger and lower risk patients. Bicuspid aortic valve (BAV) accounts for a significant proportion of TAVR, but due to heterogenous anatomy, it is of increased complexity. One of the greatest challenges in BAV is the selection of the correct TAVR size. Transcatheter aortic valve replacement sizing is based upon computed tomography-derived annular measurements. There are a number of sizing algorithms for BAV based upon anatomical characteristics, often yielding different results. This is noted especially when a patient falls near the borderline between two valve sizes, an anatomical grey zone. Complementary to the algorithm approach is the use of pre-procedural patient-specific computer simulation using finite-element modelling. An 86-year-old female was treated for heart failure secondary to severe and calcific BAV aortic stenosis with TAVR. Due to anatomical difficulty and grey-zone valve sizing, we demonstrate the use of pre-procedural patient-specific computer simulation with the novel Medtronic Evolut PRO+ platform to achieve a good result. Using patient-specific computer simulation, we were able to safely select the valve and the deployment height and then accurately predict the result in a difficult, severely calcified BAV. In addition to improving outcome, this allows for patient-specific, tailored discussion to occur at heart team meetings.
Sections du résumé
Background
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Transcatheter aortic valve replacement (TAVR) is becoming increasingly prevalent worldwide and is now more common than surgical aortic valve replacement. It is expanding into all patient subsets including younger and lower risk patients. Bicuspid aortic valve (BAV) accounts for a significant proportion of TAVR, but due to heterogenous anatomy, it is of increased complexity. One of the greatest challenges in BAV is the selection of the correct TAVR size. Transcatheter aortic valve replacement sizing is based upon computed tomography-derived annular measurements. There are a number of sizing algorithms for BAV based upon anatomical characteristics, often yielding different results. This is noted especially when a patient falls near the borderline between two valve sizes, an anatomical grey zone. Complementary to the algorithm approach is the use of pre-procedural patient-specific computer simulation using finite-element modelling.
Case summary
UNASSIGNED
An 86-year-old female was treated for heart failure secondary to severe and calcific BAV aortic stenosis with TAVR. Due to anatomical difficulty and grey-zone valve sizing, we demonstrate the use of pre-procedural patient-specific computer simulation with the novel Medtronic Evolut PRO+ platform to achieve a good result.
Discussion
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Using patient-specific computer simulation, we were able to safely select the valve and the deployment height and then accurately predict the result in a difficult, severely calcified BAV. In addition to improving outcome, this allows for patient-specific, tailored discussion to occur at heart team meetings.
Identifiants
pubmed: 36237228
doi: 10.1093/ehjcr/ytac398
pii: ytac398
pmc: PMC9552996
doi:
Types de publication
Case Reports
Langues
eng
Pagination
ytac398Informations de copyright
© The Author(s) 2022. Published by Oxford University Press on behalf of the European Society of Cardiology.
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