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大動脈の根の置換後の長寿:機械的にバルブ化された管は,本当に五歳代の人々の黄金基準ですか?
Christian D Etz1, Felix F Girrbach, Konstantin von Aspern
1Department of Cardiac Surgery, Heart Center Leipzig, University of Leipzig, Leipzig, Germany.
Circulation
|September 14, 2013
まとめ
ステントなしの豚の異種移植は,五歳代で大動脈の根の置換のための機械的ベンタール手術と同等の長期的な生存を提供します. これは,この年齢層における機械導管の日常的な使用に,特に新興のトランスキャテーターオプションに挑戦しています.
科学分野:
- 心血管外科手術についてです.
- 大動脈の根の置換手術
- 義肢用バルブ技術について
背景:
- 50~60歳における大動脈の根と昇動性大動脈疾患の最適な経路については,依然として議論されている.
- 長寿と異なる大動脈根義肢に関連する結果は,この集団にとって重要な考慮事項です.
研究 の 目的:
- ステントなしの豚の異種移植の長期的な結果を,五歳代における大動脈の根の置換のための機械的複合義肢と比較するために.
- 2種類の大動脈根管の生存率,再手術率,病院での死亡率を評価するために.
主な方法:
- 1998年から2011年の間に大動脈の根置換手術を受けた205人の患者 (50~60歳) の遡及的分析.
- 患者はステントなしの豚のクセノロート (n=78) または機械的ベンタール手術 (n=127) を受けた.
- 評価されたアウトカムには,入院死亡率,長期生存率,および大動脈関連の再手術の免除が含まれていました.
主要な成果:
- 病院での全死亡率は7.3%で,豚 (7.7%) と機械 (7.1%) のグループには有意な差異はなかった.
- 12年後には,大動脈関連の再手術からの自由度は高く,類似していました (94.9%は豚の96.1%は機械の94.9%).
- 長期生存率は同等で,豚の10年生存率は80%であり,機械導管の75%であった.
結論:
- ステントレス豚異種移植の大動脈根置換は,五歳代における機械的ベンタール手術と比較して長期的な生存率を提供します.
- これらの発見は,この年齢層における機械導管の現在の好みに疑問を投げかけています.
- 構造弁の劣化に対する新興のトランスキャテーターバルブ・イン・バルブ手順は,将来の治療選択に影響を与える可能性があります.
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