Affiliation:
1. Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery, Prince of Wales Hospital, Randwick, NSW, Australia
2. Prince of Wales Clinical School, University of New South Wales, Randwick, NSW, Australia
Abstract
Abstract
A best evidence topic in cardiac surgery was written according to a structured protocol. The question addressed was ‘In [dialysis patients undergoing a valve replacement] is [a bioprosthetic valve superior to a mechanical prosthesis] for [long-term survival and morbidity]’. Altogether more than 501 papers were found using the reported search, of which five represented the best evidence to answer the clinical question. The authors, journal, date and country of publication, patient group studied, study type, relevant outcomes and results of these papers are tabulated. There was limited high-quality evidence with all studies being retrospective. One meta-analysis and four cohort studies provided the evidence that there was no significant difference in long-term survival based on prosthesis type. However, the majority of studies demonstrated a significantly higher rate of valve-related complications including bleeding and thromboembolism, and readmission to hospital in the mechanical valve prosthesis group, likely related to the requirement for long-term anticoagulation. We conclude that overall long-term survival in dialysis-dependent patients is poor. While prosthesis type does not play a significant contributing role to long-term survival, bioprosthetic valves were associated with significantly fewer valve-related complications. Based on the available evidence, a bioprosthetic valve may be more suitable in this high-risk group of patients as it may avoid the complications associated with long-term anticoagulation without any reduction in long-term survival.
Publisher
Oxford University Press (OUP)
Subject
Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine,Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine,Surgery
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