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Nordmeyer, J; Ewert, P; Gewillig, M; AlJufan, M; Carminati, M; Kretschmar, O; Uebing, A; Dähnert, I; Röhle, R; Schneider, H; Witsenburg, M; Benson, L; Gitter, R; Bökenkamp, R; Mahadevan, V; Berger, F.
Acute and midterm outcomes of the post-approval MELODY Registry: a multicentre registry of transcatheter pulmonary valve implantation.
Eur Heart J. 2019; 40(27):2255-2264 Doi: 10.1093/eurheartj/ehz201 [OPEN ACCESS]
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Abstract:: The post-approval MELODY Registry aimed to obtain multicentre registry data after transcatheter pulmonary valve implantation (TPVI) with the Melody™ valve (Medtronic plc.) in a large-scale cohort of patients with congenital heart disease (CHD). Retrospective analysis of multicentre registry data after TPVI with the Melody™ valve. Eight hundred and forty-five patients (mean age: 21.0 ± 11.1 years) underwent TPVI in 42 centres between December 2006 and September 2013 and were followed-up for a median of 5.9 years (range: 0-11.0 years). The composite endpoint of TPVI-related events during follow-up (i.e. death, reoperation, or reintervention >48 h after TPVI) showed an incidence rate of 4.2% per person per year [95% confidence interval (CI) 3.7-4.9]. Transcatheter pulmonary valve implantation infective endocarditis (I.E.) showed an incidence rate of 2.3% per person per year (95% CI 1.9-2.8) and resulted in significant morbidity and in nine deaths. In multivariable Cox proportional hazard models, the invasively measured residual right ventricle (RV)-to-pulmonary artery (PA) pressure gradient (per 5 mmHg) was associated with the risk of the composite endpoint (adjusted hazard ratio: 1.21, 95% CI 1.12-1.30; P < 0.0001) and the risk of TPVI I.E. (adjusted hazard ratio: 1.19, 95% CI 1.07-1.32; P = 0.002). Major procedural complications (death, surgical, or interventional treatment requirement) occurred in 0.5%, 1.2%, and 2.0%, respectively. Acutely, the RV-to-PA pressure gradient and the percentage of patients with pulmonary regurgitation grade >2 improved significantly from 36 [interquartile range (IQR) 24-47] to 12 (IQR 7-17) mmHg and 47 to 1%, respectively (P < 0.001 for each). The post-approval MELODY Registry confirms the efficacy of TPVI with the Melody™ valve in a large-scale cohort of CHD patients. The residual invasively measured RV-to-PA pressure gradient may serve as a target for further improvement in the composite endpoint and TPVI I.E. However, TPVI I.E. remains a significant concern causing significant morbidity and mortality. Published on behalf of the European Society of Cardiology. All rights reserved. © The Author(s) 2019. For permissions, please email: journals.permissions@oup.com.
Find related publications in this database (using NLM MeSH Indexing): Adolescent -; Adult -; Cardiac Catheterization -; Child -; Female -; Follow-Up Studies -; Heart Valve Diseases - surgery; Heart Valve Prosthesis Implantation - methods; Humans -; Male -; Pulmonary Valve - surgery; Registries -; Retrospective Studies -; Time Factors -; Treatment Outcome -; Young Adult -
Find related publications in this database (Keywords): Congenital heart disease; Transcatheter pulmonary valve implantation; RVOT dysfunction