Mitroflow

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AIMS: The valve-in-valve (ViV) procedure has become a valuable alternative for the treatment of failed surgical bioprostheses (BP) in high-risk patients. However, in small BP, the clinical outcomes have been suboptimal due to high post-procedural gradients. We aimed to examine the effect of size and position of the self-expanding transcatheter heart valve (THV) CoreValve on the haemodynamics of ViV within small BP. METHODS AND RESULTS: Sizes 23 and 26 mm of the CoreValve were implanted in sizes 19 and 21 mm of three BP models: Trifecta, Mitroflow and Epic Supra...

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Because of its favourable haemodynamic characteristics and easy implantability, Mitroflow aortic valve bioprosthesis has been the valve of choice for many surgeons in patients with small aortic annulus. Disappointingly, early structural valve deterioration and high transvalvular gradients have been reported mostly in older patients with small prostheses. Reimplanting a new stented prosthesis sutured in a narrow and damaged annulus is technically challenging and demanding mainly in high-risk patients. Valve-in-valve transcatheter aortic valve implantation has been proposed as a viable option; however, it presents significant limitations because of residual high transprosthetic pressure gradients and risk of coronary occlusion...

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Bioprosthesis are commonly used in the elderly population. Structural valve deterioration affects the long-term durability. We report an early deterioration of a Mitroflow valve caused by ring deformation and prosthetic leaflet rupture. The 69-years-old patient underwent successful redo surgery with excision of the bioprosthesis and placement of a mechanical valve.

BACKGROUND: An alarming rate of early failure has been recently reported for the LivaNova (previously Sorin) Mitroflow (LivaNova, London, UK) bioprosthesis. Here, we aimed at verifying if this possible underperformance is confirmed in a large, single-center experience and identifying the risk factors associated with early deterioration. METHODS: In all, 459 Mitroflow valves have been implanted from July 2009 to December 2013 (patients' mean age 73 years; 204 women)...

OBJECTIVES: Concern has been raised regarding the long-term durability of the Mitroflow biological heart valve prosthesis. Our aim was to assess the incidence of structural valve degeneration (SVD) for the Mitroflow bioprosthesis in a nationwide study in Denmark including all patients alive in Denmark who had received a Mitroflow aortic bioprosthesis since 2000. METHODS: Patients alive in Denmark with a Mitroflow bioprosthesis implanted since January 2000 were invited to participate in a nationwide cross-sectional study with a predefined definition of SVD...

BACKGROUND: Some important studies have shown that patient-prosthesis mismatch is a frequent occurrence after surgical aortic valve replacement that impairs survival. The Trifecta valve (St. Jude Medical Inc, St. Paul, MN) has special architecture designed to achieve the best hemodynamic profile. The aim of this study was to determine the prevalence of mismatch when using this prosthesis. METHODS: This study included 1,302 patients at 3 months postoperatively, 339 patients with a Trifecta prosthesis and 963 patients (the control group) with a Mitroflow aortic valve (Sorin Group Inc, Mitroflow Division, Vancouver, Canada)...

AIMS: The aim of this study was to report clinical outcomes of self-expanding transcatheter aortic valve implantation (TAVI) for failed small Mitroflow (MF) bioprostheses. METHODS AND RESULTS: Between January 2013 and July 2016, 15 symptomatic patients (NYHA Class ≥III) with degenerated small MF (≤23 mm) underwent CoreValve (CV) or Evolut R (EvR) implantation due to high/prohibitive risk for surgical redo. The MF size was 19 or 21 mm (off-label in Europe) in eight patients...

OBJECTIVES: The Mitroflow aortic pericardial bioprosthesis was widely employed in the past. However, some authors have recently reported early structural valve deterioration (SVD) of the Mitroflow LA/LXA model. Thus, we reviewed our experience with the Mitroflow bioprosthesis and studied the risk factors for SVD and mortality. METHODS: Records of patients who underwent aortic valve replacement with a Mitroflow bioprosthesis between November 2005 and January 2015 were retrospectively evaluated with Kaplan-Meier, Cox-regression and multistate analysis...

BACKGROUND: Valve-in-valve (VIV) transcatheter aortic valve replacement (TAVR) may be less effective in small surgical valves because of patient/prosthesis mismatch. Bioprosthetic valve fracture (BVF) using a high-pressure balloon can be performed to facilitate VIV TAVR. METHODS AND RESULTS: We report data from 20 consecutive clinical cases in which BVF was successfully performed before or after VIV TAVR by inflation of a high-pressure balloon positioned across the valve ring during rapid ventricular pacing...

AIMS: Transcatheter valve-in-valve (VIV) implantation is usually discouraged in small surgical tissue valves. We report our first ten cases of fracturing small dysfunctional Mitroflow bioprostheses by high-pressure balloon dilatation to increase the internal diameter of the surgical valve before VIV (BF-VIV). METHODS AND RESULTS: BF-VIV was performed in 10 patients (mean age 84±4 years) with failing Mitroflow valves size 19 mm (n=3, threshold of fracture 15 atm) and 21 mm (n=7, threshold of fracture 13 atm)...

BACKGROUND: Valve-in-valve transcatheter aortic valve replacement is less effective in small surgical bioprostheses. We evaluated the feasibility of bioprosthetic valve fracture with a high-pressure balloon to facilitate valve-in-valve transcatheter aortic valve replacement. METHODS: In vitro bench testing on aortic tissue valves was performed on 19-mm and 21-mm Mitroflow (Sorin, Milan, Italy), Magna and Magna Ease (Edwards Lifesciences, Irvine, CA), Trifecta and Biocor Epic (St...

INTRODUCTION: The aim of this study was to evaluate durability of Mitroflow and patterns of use compared with other aortic valves through a systematic review of the literature. EVIDENCE ACQUISITION: A total of 52 papers that included 33,630 patients met eligibility requirements that allowed summary statistical information to be determined regarding structural valve degeneration risk. EVIDENCE SYNTHESIS: Mitroflow has been disporportionately implanted in patients to be at higher risk for structural valve degeneration...

A small-sized bioprosthesis can limit transcatheter valve-in-valve (V-in-V) implantations. The case is reported of a 91-year-old woman who had successfully undergone a V-in-V procedure with a 26 mm CoreValve in a previously implanted Mitroflow 19 mm valve. At the five-year follow up the prosthesis showed good echocardiographic function and the patient was alive and free from major symptoms. The patient died three months after the follow up examination at the age of 96 years. This case demonstrates the feasibility, with acceptable longterm functioning, of a V-in-V procedure involving a small bioprosthesis...

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Hydrodynamic performance of stented bioprostheses is far below that of the native valve. One of the reasons is that the internal diameter of the prosthesis is usually smaller than that of the native valve. However, other valve characteristics are also important in generating the pressure drop. We aimed to assess, in an ex vivo pulsatile mock loop, the hydrodynamic behavior of two bioprostheses, Trifecta and Mitroflow, to ascertain which geometric terms are limiting factors in hydrodynamic performance. At stroke volumes between 30 and 60 ml, Trifecta showed lower pressure drop, energy dissipation and valve resistance, and greater effective orifice area...

INTRODUCTION AND OBJECTIVES: The Mitroflow aortic prosthesis is a bovine pericardial bioprosthesis specially designed to increase the valve area in relation to its size. There is controversy regarding the pattern of structural valve deterioration (SVD). Our aim was to determine the cumulative incidence of SVD, risk factors influencing its occurrence, and its impact on mortality. METHODS: A total of 1028 patients were clinically and echocardiographically followed up...

OBJECTIVES: Concerns have been raised about the durability of the first-generation Mitroflow aortic bioprosthesis (model 12 A-LX) due to the lack of anticalcification treatment. This study reflects a 10-year experience with this prosthesis for aortic valve replacement. METHODS: From June 2003 to May 2012, the Mitroflow prosthesis was used for aortic valve replacement in 510 patients, of whom only 467 with complete clinical follow-up were included for analysis. Study end-points were survival and incidence of structural valve degeneration (SVD)...