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Surgical Interventions for Late Aortic Valve Regurgitation Associated with Continuous Flow-Left Ventricular Assist
Takayuki Gyoten1, Eisuke Amiya2, Minoru Ono1
1Department of Cardiac Surgery, The University of Tokyo, 7-3-1 Hongo, Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo 113-8655, Japan.
Abstract:
This study aimed to investigate the outcomes of surgical interventions for symptomatic moderate-to-severe aortic regurgitation (AR), including aortic valve replacement (AVR) and repair (AVP), in 184 patients who underwent continuous flow-left ventricular assist device (Cf-LVAD) implantation as a bridge-to-transplant (BTT) between November 2007 and April 2020. Ten patients (median age, 34 (25-41) years; 60% men) underwent surgical interventions (AVR, n = 6; AVP, n = 4) late after cf-LVAD implantation. The median duration after the device implantation was 34 (24-44) months. Three patients required additional tricuspid valve repair. Aortic valve suturing resulted in severe recurrent AR 6 months postoperatively, due to leaflet cutting in one patient. Seven patients with AVR survived without regurgitation during the study period, except for one non-survivor complicated by liver failure due to postoperative right heart failure. Therefore, six patients after AVP (n = 4) and AVR (n = 2) underwent successful heart transplantation 7 (4-13) months after aortic intervention. Kaplan-Meier analysis showed no significant difference in overall survival through 5 years after cf-LVAD implantation, regardless of the surgical AV intervention chosen (log-rank test, p = 0.86). In conclusion, surgical interventions (AVR or AVP) for patients with an ongoing cf-LVAD are safe, effective, and viable options.
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