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Degenerative Calcification of Pericardial Bioprostheses: Comparison of Five Implantation Methods in a Rabbit Model

Authors
 Dae-Hyun Kim  ;  Han Ki Park  ;  Young Hwan Park  ;  Seung Hyun Lee  ;  Hyun-Chel Joo  ;  Sak Lee  ;  Young-Nam Youn  ;  Hong Ju Shin 
Citation
 JOURNAL OF HEART VALVE DISEASE, Vol.24(5) : 621-628, 2015 
Journal Title
JOURNAL OF HEART VALVE DISEASE
ISSN
 0966-8519 
Issue Date
2015
MeSH
Animals ; Bioprosthesis* ; Calcinosis/etiology* ; Calcinosis/pathology ; Carotid Arteries/pathology ; Carotid Arteries/surgery ; Heart Valve Diseases/etiology* ; Heart Valve Diseases/pathology ; Heart Valve Prosthesis* ; Heart Valve Prosthesis Implantation*/adverse effects ; Heart Valve Prosthesis Implantation*/instrumentation ; Heart Valve Prosthesis Implantation*/methods ; Heterografts ; Jugular Veins/pathology ; Jugular Veins/surgery ; Models, Animal ; Muscle, Skeletal/pathology ; Muscle, Skeletal/surgery ; Pericardium/pathology ; Pericardium/transplantation* ; Prosthesis Design ; Prosthesis Implantation ; Rabbits ; Subcutaneous Tissue/pathology ; Subcutaneous Tissue/surgery ; Tomography, X-Ray Computed ; Ultrasonography, Doppler, Color
Abstract
BACKGROUND AND AIM OF THE STUDY: The degenerative calcification of bioprosthetic heart valves remains a clinical challenge, especially among young adults and children. Animal models that are based on subcutaneous and intramuscular implantation and are typically used to assess interventions to prevent bioprosthetic heart valve calcification do not reflect actual hemodynamic stress and lack direct blood contact. Thus, the study aim was to investigate bioprosthesis calcification at different implantation sites.

METHODS: The calcification degrees of five valve implantation methods, namely subcutaneous, intramuscular and intravenous implantation, and arterial and venous patch angioplasty, were simultaneously investigated in 10 New Zealand White rabbits.

RESULTS: Ultrasonography and computed tomography images showed vascular patency to be well maintained in all implanted vessels. Histologically, cellular infiltrates around the implant and within the collagen fibers were only found in the intravenous implantation group, which also had the highest calcium level among the methods.

CONCLUSION: The present study was the first to compare the degree of calcification after applying five implantation methods simultaneously in one animal species. The rabbit intravenous implantation model, which involved direct contact with blood factors, is expected to serve as a useful animal model for research into the prevention of bioprosthetic heart valve degeneration.
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1. College of Medicine (의과대학) > Dept. of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery (흉부외과학교실) > 1. Journal Papers
Yonsei Authors
Kim, Dae-Hyun(김대현)
Park, Young Hwan(박영환) ORCID logo https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9802-8017
Park, Han Ki(박한기) ORCID logo https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7472-7822
Youn, Young Nam(윤영남)
Lee, Sak(이삭) ORCID logo https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6130-2342
Lee, Seung Hyun(이승현) ORCID logo https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0311-6565
Joo, Hyun Chel(주현철) ORCID logo https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6842-2942
URI
https://ir.ymlib.yonsei.ac.kr/handle/22282913/157229
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