Over past 15yrs, the number of MV operations has increased and % performed as repair has also increased...
Repair rate in ELECTIVE mitral surgery is β¬οΈ
Recently, the repair rate in URGENT and EMERGENCY mitral surgery has β¬οΈ slightly
OUTCOMES
Elective MV repair in-hospital mortality overall is ~2% and has β¬οΈ with time
Elective MV replacement in-hospital mortality is ~5%
Urgent & emergency MV operations have also seen β¬οΈ mortality, despite predicted mortality β¬οΈ (i.e. lines divergent on graph)
Impressive data. Key questions:
(1) Is it better to have a high-quality MVR rather than reasonable quality repair? This data tells us that repair operations are β¬οΈ but doesn't tell us how good the repairs are (i.e. quantity known, quality unknown) - that's a different study!
(2) Why has non-elective repair rate β¬οΈ recently? More complex valve damage (e.g. endocarditis destruction, MitraClip explants, desire to avoid any risk of re-do...)
(3) Despite these gains, do we need to concentrate MV repair more in the hands of dedicated mitral surgeons only?
What a busy day! Great session related to TAVI and discussion of low risk patients and insights from the πΊπΈ TVT database containing results from over 330,000 patients! Read more below... warning, long but interesting (hopefully!) thread... @EACTS@SCTSUK
First presentation included 2yr outcomes from PARTNER 3 trial from Dr Vinod Thourani π
We were reminded of the 1year results presented last year at ACC
Significant difference in composite 1o EP at 1yr, endpoint was death / stroke / rehospitalization
OK, this starts off about valves...but then isn't really about valves...but it's the broader educational point (which is relevant to valves) that I want to make this week...no poll I'm afraid, but as always, comments encouraged! π
In my office doing Admin, lot to get through & a very busy morning ahead. Asked to r/v a TTE for helping determine AS severity. Pt admitted with heart failure, clinically severe AS is all I know at this point. Now, the golden rule in this situation is *review the whole study*...
Not just one or two images.
But I was super-busy, I BROKE MY OWN RULE and just looked at the relevant images. Here's the PW and CW Doppler tracings (Pt in AF)...
In our hospital, we have seen 2 patients over the past 3 years that presented with acute heart failure and who had severe AR on echo with large, characteristic masses on the AV. This week's poll is simply... what do you think these masses are? (1)
Patient 1 - Female, early 60s, no major PMHx, admitted with 2 weeks worsening SOB and palpitations. No fever. In heart failure, BP 110mmHg systolic. AR murmur. Normal white cell count & near normal CRP on bloods. TTE below...zoomed PLAX view of AV (2)