An "Orthotopic" Snorkel-Stenting Technique to Maintain Coronary Patency During Transcatheter Aortic Valve Replacement. 2021

Francesco Burzotta, and Mila Kovacevic, and Cristina Aurigemma, and Osama Shoeib, and Piergiorgio Bruno, and Stefano Cangemi, and Enrico Romagnoli, and Carlo Trani
Dipartimento di Scienze Cardiovascolari, Fondazione Policlinico Universitario A. Gemelli IRCCS, Rome, Italy; Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore, Rome, Italy. Electronic address: francesco.burzotta@unicatt.it.

Coronary artery obstruction (CAO) during transcatheter-aortic-valve replacement (TAVR) represents a main concern for TAVR safety in patients with low coronary take-off. To date, "snorkel" (also called chimney) technique, consisting of stent implantation from the coronary ostium to the aorta within the space between the valve frame and the aortic wall, is the most adopted strategy to prevent CAO. This technique is associated with the creation of complex valve/stent configuration that can hinder repeat coronary interventions. Due to this concern, we set up an original sequence for coronary protection aiming to ensure a more physiological TAVR frame/stent configuration. According to this technique, TAVR prosthesis is released with a "protection" system consisting of guiding catheter (GC), wire and stent inside the coronary artery with high CAO risk. In the case of CAO occurrence, the stent is released according to the snorkel technique. In the absence of complete CAO, a new GC is advanced inside the implanted TAVR prosthesis and the stent is deployed from the coronary artery up to the prosthesis. We herein report two cases of very high CAO risk where this technique was successfully used during last-generation self-expandable prostheses implantation (in a native aortic valve and in one prosthetic aortic valve). In conclusion, this "orthotopic snorkel-stenting in TAVR" (OST) technique represents a novel option for treating impeding CAO during TAVR. As compared with the "classic" snorkel technique, it allows avoiding stent implantation in some patients (who do not experience CAO) and may provide a more predictable and physiologic TAVR prosthesis/stent configuration in the case of stent implantation need.

UI MeSH Term Description Entries
D011474 Prosthesis Design The plan and delineation of prostheses in general or a specific prosthesis. Design, Prosthesis,Designs, Prosthesis,Prosthesis Designs
D006350 Heart Valve Prosthesis A device that substitutes for a heart valve. It may be composed of biological material (BIOPROSTHESIS) and/or synthetic material. Prosthesis, Heart Valve,Cardiac Valve Prosthesis,Cardiac Valve Prostheses,Heart Valve Prostheses,Prostheses, Cardiac Valve,Prostheses, Heart Valve,Prosthesis, Cardiac Valve,Valve Prostheses, Cardiac,Valve Prostheses, Heart,Valve Prosthesis, Cardiac,Valve Prosthesis, Heart
D006801 Humans Members of the species Homo sapiens. Homo sapiens,Man (Taxonomy),Human,Man, Modern,Modern Man
D001021 Aortic Valve The valve between the left ventricle and the ascending aorta which prevents backflow into the left ventricle. Aortic Valves,Valve, Aortic,Valves, Aortic
D001024 Aortic Valve Stenosis A pathological constriction that can occur above (supravalvular stenosis), below (subvalvular stenosis), or at the AORTIC VALVE. It is characterized by restricted outflow from the LEFT VENTRICLE into the AORTA. Aortic Stenosis,Aortic Valve Stenoses,Stenoses, Aortic,Stenoses, Aortic Valve,Stenosis, Aortic,Stenosis, Aortic Valve,Valve Stenoses, Aortic,Valve Stenosis, Aortic
D012307 Risk Factors An aspect of personal behavior or lifestyle, environmental exposure, inborn or inherited characteristic, which, based on epidemiological evidence, is known to be associated with a health-related condition considered important to prevent. Health Correlates,Risk Factor Scores,Risk Scores,Social Risk Factors,Population at Risk,Populations at Risk,Correlates, Health,Factor, Risk,Factor, Social Risk,Factors, Social Risk,Risk Factor,Risk Factor Score,Risk Factor, Social,Risk Factors, Social,Risk Score,Score, Risk,Score, Risk Factor,Social Risk Factor
D015607 Stents Devices that provide support for tubular structures that are being anastomosed or for body cavities during skin grafting. Stent
D016896 Treatment Outcome Evaluation undertaken to assess the results or consequences of management and procedures used in combating disease in order to determine the efficacy, effectiveness, safety, and practicability of these interventions in individual cases or series. Rehabilitation Outcome,Treatment Effectiveness,Clinical Effectiveness,Clinical Efficacy,Patient-Relevant Outcome,Treatment Efficacy,Effectiveness, Clinical,Effectiveness, Treatment,Efficacy, Clinical,Efficacy, Treatment,Outcome, Patient-Relevant,Outcome, Rehabilitation,Outcome, Treatment,Outcomes, Patient-Relevant,Patient Relevant Outcome,Patient-Relevant Outcomes
D065467 Transcatheter Aortic Valve Replacement Surgical treatment for severe AORTIC VALVE STENOSIS. Transcatheter aortic valve replacement (TAVR) is used as an alternative option in patients who are deemed at high risk or inoperable for traditional open-heart surgery. Transcatheter Aortic Valve Implantation

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