Outcomes of Bioprosthetic Valves in the Pulmonary Position in Adults With Congenital Heart Disease. 2019

Alexander C Egbe, and Heidi M Connolly, and William R Miranda, and Joseph A Dearani, and Hartzell V Schaff
Department of Cardiovascular Medicine, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, Minnesota. Electronic address: egbe.alexander@mayo.edu.

There are limited data on the incidence of prosthetic valve dysfunction (PVD) after pulmonary valve replacement (PVR). The purpose of this study was to determine the longevity of bioprosthetic valves in the pulmonary position and the factors associated with bioprosthetic valve longevity in adults with congenital heart disease. This retrospective review of adults with bioprosthetic PVR was conducted at the Mayo Clinic in Rochester, Minnesota from 1990 to 2017. The study end point was PVD, defined as peak velocity greater than 4 m/s, severe prosthetic regurgitation, or both. For the purpose of this study we assessed bioprosthetic valve longevity by using 3 different indices: (1) cumulative incidence of PVD, (2) incidence density of PVD, and (3) time to PVD. There were 807 bioprosthetic PVRs in 573 patients. PVD occurred in 267 (33%) prostheses. Time to PVD was 12.6 ± 3.9 years, the incidence of PVD was 3.2 (95% confidence interval [CI], 3.0 to 3.4) cases per 100 prosthesis-years, and the 15-year cumulative incidence was 48% (95% CI, 43%- to 53%). No difference in prosthesis longevity by type of prosthesis implanted was observed. The multivariate risk factors for PVD were a history of atrial fibrillation (hazard ratio [HR], 1.36; 95% CI, 1.08 to 2.54; P = .014), and greater than moderate right ventricular dysfunction (HR, 1.21, 95% CI, 1.01 to 1.48; P = .049). Postoperative anticoagulation with a vitamin K antagonist was associated with a lower risk of PVD (HR, 0.83; 95% CI, 0.61 to 0.92; P = .038). The limited longevity of bioprosthetic valves poses significant concerns about the cumulative lifetime risk of reinterventions. Prospective studies are required to determine if interventions such as treatment of atrial fibrillation and postoperative anticoagulation will delay the occurrence of PVD.

UI MeSH Term Description Entries
D008297 Male Males
D011475 Prosthesis Failure Malfunction of implantation shunts, valves, etc., and prosthesis loosening, migration, and breaking. Prosthesis Loosening,Prosthesis Durability,Prosthesis Migration,Prosthesis Survival,Durabilities, Prosthesis,Durability, Prosthesis,Failure, Prosthesis,Failures, Prosthesis,Loosening, Prosthesis,Loosenings, Prosthesis,Migration, Prosthesis,Migrations, Prosthesis,Prosthesis Durabilities,Prosthesis Failures,Prosthesis Loosenings,Prosthesis Migrations,Prosthesis Survivals,Survival, Prosthesis,Survivals, Prosthesis
D011664 Pulmonary Valve A valve situated at the entrance to the pulmonary trunk from the right ventricle. Pulmonary Valves,Valve, Pulmonary,Valves, Pulmonary
D005260 Female Females
D006330 Heart Defects, Congenital Developmental abnormalities involving structures of the heart. These defects are present at birth but may be discovered later in life. Congenital Heart Disease,Heart Abnormalities,Abnormality, Heart,Congenital Heart Defect,Congenital Heart Defects,Defects, Congenital Heart,Heart Defect, Congenital,Heart, Malformation Of,Congenital Heart Diseases,Defect, Congenital Heart,Disease, Congenital Heart,Heart Abnormality,Heart Disease, Congenital,Malformation Of Heart,Malformation Of Hearts
D006801 Humans Members of the species Homo sapiens. Homo sapiens,Man (Taxonomy),Human,Man, Modern,Modern Man
D000328 Adult A person having attained full growth or maturity. Adults are of 19 through 44 years of age. For a person between 19 and 24 years of age, YOUNG ADULT is available. Adults
D001705 Bioprosthesis Prosthesis, usually heart valve, composed of biological material and whose durability depends upon the stability of the material after pretreatment, rather than regeneration by host cell ingrowth. Durability is achieved 1, mechanically by the interposition of a cloth, usually polytetrafluoroethylene, between the host and the graft, and 2, chemically by stabilization of the tissue by intermolecular linking, usually with glutaraldehyde, after removal of antigenic components, or the use of reconstituted and restructured biopolymers. Glutaraldehyde-Stabilized Grafts,Heterograft Bioprosthesis,Porcine Xenograft Bioprosthesis,Xenograft Bioprosthesis,Bioprostheses,Bioprostheses, Heterograft,Bioprostheses, Porcine Xenograft,Bioprostheses, Xenograft,Bioprosthesis, Heterograft,Bioprosthesis, Porcine Xenograft,Bioprosthesis, Xenograft,Glutaraldehyde Stabilized Grafts,Glutaraldehyde-Stabilized Graft,Graft, Glutaraldehyde-Stabilized,Grafts, Glutaraldehyde-Stabilized,Heterograft Bioprostheses,Porcine Xenograft Bioprostheses,Xenograft Bioprostheses,Xenograft Bioprostheses, Porcine,Xenograft Bioprosthesis, Porcine
D012189 Retrospective Studies Studies used to test etiologic hypotheses in which inferences about an exposure to putative causal factors are derived from data relating to characteristics of persons under study or to events or experiences in their past. The essential feature is that some of the persons under study have the disease or outcome of interest and their characteristics are compared with those of unaffected persons. Retrospective Study,Studies, Retrospective,Study, Retrospective
D013997 Time Factors Elements of limited time intervals, contributing to particular results or situations. Time Series,Factor, Time,Time Factor

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