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- Title
Emergent Conversion to Open Heart Surgery during Transcatheter Aortic Valve Implantation: The Presence of a Rescue Team Improves Outcomes.
- Authors
Nasso, Giuseppe; Vignaroli, Walter; Contegiacomo, Gaetano; Marchese, Alfredo; Fattouch, Khalil; D'Alessandro, Pasquale; Brigiani, Mario Siro; Vitobello, Vincenza; Triggiani, Vera; Demola, Maria Antonietta; Tonioni, Stefano; Paparella, Domenico; Sechi, Stefano; Bonifazi, Raffaele; Santarpino, Giuseppe; Resta, Fabrizio; Bartolomucci, Francesco; Lorusso, Roberto; Larosa, Claudio; Valenti, Giovanni
- Abstract
Objective: Transcatheter aortic valve implant (TAVI) is the gold standard for the high-surgical-risk group of patients with aortic valve disease and it is an alternative to surgery in patients at intermediate risk. Lethal complications can occur, and many of these are manageable only with emergent conversion to open heart surgery. We retrospectively evaluate the outcome of all patients undergoing TAVI in our departments and the impact of a complete cardiac rescue team to reduce 30-day mortality. Methods: Data from all patients undergoing TAVI between January 2020 and August 2023 in our center were analyzed. An expert complete rescue was present in catheter laboratory. Primary outcomes were in-hospital and at 30-day mortality and evaluation of all cases needed for emergent conversion to open heart surgery. Results: 825 patients were enrolled. The total mortality was 19/825 (2.3%). Eleven of the total patients (1.3%) required emergent conversion to open heart surgery. Among them, eight were alive (73%), with a theoretical decrease of 0.98% in overall mortality. Conclusions: surgical treatment is rare during TAVI. The presence of an expert complete rescue team as support means an increase in survival. Surgery must be used only to restore circulatory and to treat complication while percutaneous approaches should complete the procedure.
- Subjects
CARDIAC surgery; AORTIC valve diseases; HEART valve prosthesis implantation; AORTIC valve; HOSPITAL mortality
- Publication
Journal of Clinical Medicine, 2023, Vol 12, Issue 24, p7705
- ISSN
2077-0383
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.3390/jcm12247705