• J. Thorac. Cardiovasc. Surg. · Jun 2011

    Multicenter Study Comparative Study Clinical Trial

    The Mosaic porcine bioprosthesis: role of age on clinical performance in aortic position.

    • Friedrich-Christian Riess, Ralf Bader, Eva Cramer, Lorenz Hansen, Sandra Schiffelers, Jürgen Wallrath, and Gunter Wahl.
    • Department of Cardiac Surgery, Albertinen Heart Center, Hamburg, Germany. Friedrich-Christian.Riess@albertinen.de
    • J. Thorac. Cardiovasc. Surg. 2011 Jun 1;141(6):1440-8.e1.

    BackgroundThe Mosaic bioprosthesis is a third-generation stented porcine bioprosthesis combining physiologic fixation and α-amino oleic acid antimineralization treatment to improve durability and hemodynamic function. This single-center study reports on the performance of the Mosaic bioprosthesis in patients 65 years of age or less and patients older than 65 years at implantation.MethodsBetween 1994 and 1999, 88 younger patients (mean age, 58 years) and 167 older patients (mean age, 72 years) were enrolled in this prospective nonrandomized clinical trial. Follow-up visits were performed after 30 days, 6 months, and annually. Cumulative follow-up was 751 patient-years in the younger group and 1223 patient-years in the older group.ResultsMean systolic gradient increased significantly to 17.0 and 14.7 mm Hg in younger and older patients, respectively, at their latest follow-up (P < .001). Effective orifice area values decreased significantly to 1.8 and 1.6 cm(2) (P < .001). Overall, effective orifice area values were significantly higher in younger patients (P < .001). Transvalvular regurgitation increased over time (P < .001) but remained mild or less in more than 95% of the patients. Freedom from adverse events at latest follow-up in younger and older patients, respectively, were as follows: structural valve deterioration, 85.7% and 86.2% (P < .05); endocarditis, 87.5% and 98.5% (P < .01); valvular thrombosis, 98.8% and 97.1% (not significant); and explantation, 68.9% and 77.9% (P < .01).ConclusionsHemodynamic performance is similar in both groups. In the younger patients the incidence of structural valve disease, endocarditis, valve-related reoperation, and explantation is higher. The incidence in structural valve deterioration in the younger patients tends to be similar or lower compared with that seen in the literature.Copyright © 2011 The American Association for Thoracic Surgery. Published by Mosby, Inc. All rights reserved.

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