AW: [HSF] tricuspid noncoaptation-Again Hal´s oppinion on TEE

Dr. Roberto Battellini battr at medizin.uni-leipzig.de
Wed Feb 20 18:17:34 EST 2008


Hal,
Antegrade Bretschneider (which went through the native left ostium and
bypasses, the right ostium was closed) and after some minutes a second shot
of cardioplegia through the left ostium. No retrograde, but I could have
done it. There was no valve insufficiency, a very calcified stenosis. At 34
Grades. 58 minutes clamping time.I lost some minutes trying to cannulate the
grafts with the balloons for cardioplegia, they were very high implanted.May
be with another little aortic incision...for next case.
I don´t think that Salerno´s technique would have been cumbersome, the right
ostium was occluded and with left ostium perfused by a balloon would have
been OK. But, BUT, this operation was veeery simple!

Pro: simplicity CON: non beating heart.

But in my series of AVR beating heart 9 patients with good results, the last
patient was cumbersome, and came later before one year with a paravalvular
leak not detected by TEE, nor by first week echo, and this man was operated
by Tomas Walther who did what I did now. After that, Tomas Walther began to
make a Transapical replacement in all patients with previous CABG and
annulus under 25 . I apologize, this case got a 25 EPIC-St Jude Bio valve,
not a 23. He was considered not able for transapical.
Roberto

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Roberto,

  In the case you did, was retrograde cardioplegia administered?  Did you
cool any?  Particularly in the small roots, Salerno's technique of beating
heart with continuous antegrade and retrograde blood would seem pretty
cumbersome to me.  



Hal


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Subject: AW: [HSF] tricuspid noncoaptation-Again Hal´s oppinion on TEE




ABSOLUTELY, Hal.
y life in OR changed after TEE.
By the way, yesterday I operated an 82 old man with patent LIMA-LAD and
eins to right and obtuse marginal. The previous surgeon had left the LIMA
o long that was in film seen as retrosternal, as glued. I approached by
emorofemoral cannulation (long cannula for the vein, again controlled by
EE) and the sternal opening was very soft, the operation (AVR Bio 23 )very
asy, only when I tried to free that mammary from the sternum (I had
issected it from distal LAD anastomosis), I cut it 2 mm and repaired with 4
 8 /0 Prolene single stitches. LIMA Flow after that was from 28 to 40.The
ld man is today extubated.
 used to operate this cases on pump beating heart with retrograde sinus
oronarius perfusion and LIMA untouched (even I had published the technique
n the Annals). In this case I changed as I was sure I could hurt it. The
peration went very soft and quiet, really, NO STRESS!
oberto
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Michael,
 By having TEE, I've recognized inadequate repairs, SAM, paravalvular
eaks, occult air, new segmental wall abnormalities, new severe TR.  The
ist goes on and on.  Thinking back to my days before TEE, over 10 years
go, I'm sure that some bad outcomes could have been avoided if I had TEE.
Hal

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ent: Tue, 19 Feb 2008 8:57 pm
ubject: Re: [HSF] tricuspid noncoaptation

ntra-operative TEE should be standard of care for all heart surgery -
rovided you have the resources locally to support it. I am amazed at the
umber of things I find that need to be fix - not to mention the role in
e-airing and sorting out problems (or making sure everything is ok) coming
ff pump. 

michael 


n Feb 19, 2008, at 8:05 PM, hgrmd at aol.com wrote: 

 
 Ani, 
 
 Years ago, we used to wait for the cardiologist to do the before > and
fter TEE for a repair case. Lot's of wasted time. It's a > much better
ystem now that the anesthesiologists do the TEE's. > Unlike the
ardiologists, they often stick around to see the actual > pathology in
rder to correlate their preoperative findings. In > addition, the
nterpersonal dynamic is better. I can't very well > tell a cardiologist
hat he's getting lousy views. Because my > caseload is so different than
he other cardiac surgeons, > anesthesiologists like doing my cases because
 really emphasize > TEE. It's more interesting to them than an on pump
uadruple > CABG. Though a few of them are certified in TEE, I think this
ill > eventually become a requirement. One thing I know for sure, the >
outine use of TEE has helped me avoid a few deaths and suboptimal > results
ith my patients. 
 
 Hal 
 
 
 -----Original Message----- 
 From: Ani Anyanwu <anianyanwu at hotmail.com> 
 To: openheart-l at lists.hsforum.com 
 Sent: Tue, 19 Feb 2008 10:42 am 
 Subject: RE: [HSF] tricuspid noncoaptation 
 
 
 
 
> My Knowledge about echo of any type is provided by cardiologists >> ( the
nes 
 ho are trained for it)> erdinc> But would we also say that because >
adiologists 
 re the ones trained for radiology that they should interpret our > xrays
nd CT 
 cans? Particularly in valve reconstruction, the echo has a similar >
eight with, 
 or instance, the CT scan for a lung cancer case - the surgeon > should not
o a 
 alve reconstruction without a proper study (by the surgeon) and >
nderstanding 
 f the lesions seen on the echocardiogram. 
 
 ogistical and economic limitations as to whether such standards are >
chievable 
 re another matter but I am sure most would agree with Hal's > statement
hat 
 ntraoperative echo done by those who make the intraoperative decisions 
 surgeons and anesthesiologists) provides the highest level of care > at
he 
 resent time. (This may not necessarily be the standard of care as > Ben
ointed 
 ut - however, the standard level of care is not necessarily, indeed > is
ften 
 ot, the best level of care). 
 
 have worked in hospitals where cardiologists (who often will > simply
eport on 
 mages) provide this service and have found it less helpful that > those
here 
 naesthesiologists do the echo (as they more often report on the > image in
he 
 ontext of the patient and of what you as a surgeon have done, can > do or
hould 
 o). Of course there are notable exceptions where a cardiologist > works
ery 
 losely with a surgeon in the OR and so gives only surgically relevant 
 nterpretation (like in Carpentier's group) but i think the best > model
as to 
 e that in which the surgeon and anaesthesiologist do the echo and 
 nterpretation. 
 
 ni 
 
 
 
> From: enaseri at hotmail.com.tr> To: openheart-l at lists.hsforum.com> >>
ubject: RE: 
 HSF] tricuspid noncoaptation> Date: Tue, 19 Feb 2008 07:56:12 > +0000> > >
al, > 
 o disrespect intended. My Knowledge about echo of any type is > provided
y 
 ardiologists ( the ones who are trained for it)> erdinc> To: 
 penHeart-L at lists.hsforum.com> Subject: Re: [HSF] tricuspid >
oncoaptation> Date: 
 un, 17 Feb 2008 17:54:49 -0500> From: hgrmd at aol.com> CC: > > > Erdinc,>
ou can 
 oubt the validity of TEE with respect to the tricuspid valve all > you
ant, but 
 he overwhelming evidence supporting its use in evaluating the > tricuspid
s 
 here if you want to believe it. In addition, I've got tons of > experience
sing 
 EE to evaluate the tricuspid. No question, it has helped me and my >
atients.> > 
 al> > > -----Original Message-----> From: erdinç naseri >
enaseri at hotmail.com.tr>> 
 o: openheart-l at lists.hsforum.com> Sent: Sun, 17 Feb 2008 3:09 pm> >
ubject: RE: 
 HSF] tricuspid noncoaptation> > > > > al,> .You are right. never >
ompared it to 
 ny other assessment method.> .I doubt the validity of TEE data wrt >
ricuspid 
 alve.> rdinc> To: OpenHeart-L at lists.hsforum.com> Subject: Re: [HSF] >
ricuspid 
 oncoaptation> > ate: Fri, 15 Feb 2008 21:03:01 -0500> From: >
grmd at aol.com> CC: 
>> Nasser, > > rasanna, Erdinc,> > I've been reading this never >>> ending
hread 
 ith a little > kepticism regarding the validity of finger palpation in 
 ssessing TR. How do > ou know this technique is any good? > Certainly,
hat was 
 he way I was taught > ver 20 years ago, but we didn't have routine > TEE.
ave 
 ny of you done this > inger palpation, made an assessment, and then >
ompared it 
 o TEE? I would bet > ot.> > > > Hal> > > -----Original Message-----> >
rom: 
 asser F. Abou'Seada > nfaabouseada at gmail.com>> To: OpenHeart->
@lists.hsforum.com> 
 ent: Fri, 15 Feb > 008 2:29 pm> Subject: Re: [HSF] tricuspid >
oncoaptation> > > 
> Dear erdinc> - > have no doubt of your judgement. I share with you >>
he 
 ilemma of not> eing > e-imbursed for whatever you do in an > operation
........ 
 elieve me> .. even > ith international insurrance > companies ......... I
ad 
 he> xperience of a big > uropean insurance company.... respectable > name
.. 
 ot> aying me AFTER the > peration ... it is not only in a certain > > part
f 
 he> orld .... it is > verywhere ........ the issue is .... we can > not
ust 
 top> here unable to do > omething ....... hence my advocation for a > no
ost> 
 chnique ..... like a > eVega annuloplasty ........ especially in a> >
eumatic 
 ibrosed annulus ...... > o in a case like yours .. -I have> > xperienced
any- I 
 ould have trusted my > inger after all - sure I did> ithout TEE > many
imes- and 
 ould have performed a > uture annuloplasty based> n the SENSITIVE > and
PECIFIC 
 mpressions of my finger > ......... we> urgeons have our minds at > the
ip of 
 ur fingers ... isn't it ??? > > ifference between a good anastomist > and
nother 
 ies in where the> upination > omes from .. the wrist?.. or the MCP >
oints?- .. 
 ight ? .. ..> orry for the > xtension ...> 2 - that is another > reason
hat I 
 ould have advocated doing an > SI approach> .. especially that you > are
ware of 
 he technique and its > mplications and> dvantages .... no much >
ifference in 
 ime .... in fact might > e less> ....> ut better exposure ...> 3 - > I
otally 
 gree with you .... > onsensus is always changing .... I asked> arc > de
aval 
 nce about what he > hinks of the TCPC .... he answered ...that> E > did
ot know 
 .. !!!! .......... > now" he said ... consensus is that it> s a > good
peration 
 ... in a few years > ime ... who knows .... might be> etter > improved .. 
 uperceeded by another > echnique .... might be otherwise> ... > consensus
s 
 lways changing ... no dogma > hatsoever .... no technique> or > concept
s 
 evelated no divine role .... it is > hat we infere from> > xperience ....
hether 
 cientifically controlled with Stat > .. or just> nferences ...> 4- > as
or 
 eVega .... I quiet agree ......... yet, > MHO .... we can not be> >
gmatic .. 
 hether with or against ..... certainly to > ondemn DeVega> > echnique ...
s a 
 otal arrogance ...... and to presume it is > he best> echnique .... > is
ven 
 orse ... ignorance .... as we were taught in> > ementary ABC in > ENGLAND
... 
 it is ACCORDING > TO ...... according to the> ype > f patient, >
athological 
 rocess affecting the ventricle and valve ....> > ailable logistics ->
ings e.g.- 
 ... consensus of opinion .... and above> ll ... > tate of funding and 
 e-imbursement .....> certainly it is a marvelous technique > hat > has
aved a 
 ot .... and still> as got a place in our surgical > > rmamentarium .... at
east 
 or me .....> according to the situation- ...!!!> > hank you for your 
 ommunication> Yours> NFA> > > On Fri, Feb 15, 2008 at 12:11 > M, > erdinç
aseri 
 enaseri at hotmail.com.tr>> rote:> >> Dear Nasser,> 1. My > ingertip > data
howed 
 rivial Tr at 1.st operation> 2.For me there is a > ifference of 10 >
inutes 
 etween closing a L atriotomy> in single row and > losing LA roof and 
 nteratrial septum in 2 rows before> declamping.> 3.There is > ot > always
 
 oncensus in every situation between the 2> circles.e.g long chain > > f
ostings 
 n this forum about the treatment of> CAD by stents and surgery.> 4. > >
ere are 
 any studie> s which show no long term benefit of DeVega (> and many > >
udies on 
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