Efficacy of modified Technique
for atrial Septal Puncture in
Percutaneous Transvenous
Mitral Commissurotomy
Volume of PTMC at VNHI
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6240 procedures in 2010
1419 PTCA,
510 PTMC,
458 CSI,
1165 EPS/PPM
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BACKGROUND
• Mitral Stenosis is still a big burden especially in
developing country
• The simplest technique (1st choice) for PTMC:
Using Inoue Balloon
• Effective: valid alternative to surgical therapy
in selected patients
Septal Puncture: Vital Step, not only to avoid
tamponade but also made an appropriate septal
site to facilitate balloon crossing valve
• At VNHI: Septal Puncture using modified technique
since 2005
Landmark for Septal Punture
Frontal
Lateral
Classic Septal Puncture
Inoue
J.S Hung
Classic Septal Puncture (Ultrasound guided)
Gupta
Simplified Septal Puncture without
Atery Access:
- Puncture site must inside LA border
- Landmark only base on LA
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No artery access
New Landmark: # sign
Clarify Left Atrium (PA angiography if needed)
Catheter/Needle manipulation
Catheter/needle fitting exercise
Catheter/Needle Manipulation
Simplified Technique
“# technique”
LA border and # landmark
PTMC procedure
OBJECTIVES
1. To Evaluate the efficacy of the modified
technique for Septal Puncture in
Percutanenous Transvenous Mitral
Commisurrotomy
2. To define some clinical factors affect the
result of this technique
Patient Selection
Severe MS with symptom
None combination of MR > 2/4 or/and
moderate/severe AS/AR
Echo Score: Wilkins; Padial; Comer
LA without thrombus
Some special scenarios: pregnancy; emergency;
kyphoscoliosis; junior…
Consent
Patient Selection and Methods
Patient selection: 173 MS patients in
Vietnam National Heart Institute
undergone PTMC from 06/2013 to
09/2014
Method: Cross Sectional Study
Statistical analysis: SPSS 16.0
Balloon selection and sizing
Reference Size (RS)
(Patient’s height (cm) / 10) + 10
Inoue balloon selection
Valvular morphology
Balloon
Pliable
RS - matched (PTMC 26 for
RS = 26)
Calcified/SL
One size < RS-matched
Balloon sizing
Valvular status
Initial
Increment
Pliable
RS - 2 (mm)
1or 0,5 mm more
Calcified
RS - 4 (mm)
1 mm (LP)
0.5 mm (HP)
Research Parameter
General Parameter
Age, Sex, History of PTMC, History of Surgery,
Pregnancy…
SubClinical
ECG: Sinus Rhythm, AF…
Cardiac Ultrasound (Transthoracic, Transesophageal)
LA diameter (mm)
Pulmonary Artery pressure (mmHg)
MVA (2D and PHT) (cm2)
Wilkin Score
Research Parameter
Result of Septal Puncture
Success: Septal puncture and perform PTMC
successfully
Fail: (1) Complication that lead to stop
procedure, (2) can not advance needle into LA
or, or (3) can not advance balloon through valve
Favourable SP: SP ≤ 2 times
Difficult SP: SP > 2 times
Research Parameter
Procedure time (mins)
Radiation exposure time (mins)
Day of inpatient after PTMC (days)
Procedure result : Technical success
and no complocation.
Complication: Death, Tamponade…
Research Parameter
Access vessel: Right or Left Femoral Vein
Cardiothoracic ratio:
Normal (≤ 55%)
Enlarged (> 55%)
LA diameter and distance from lateral line of right
atrium and middle point of the spine (mm)
Pulmonary artery pressure, LA pressure (before
and after procedure) (mmHg)
Research Parameter
Crossing Inoue balloon into mitral stenotic valve
Favourable: direct or vertical method
Difficulty: sliding or alternative loop method
Fail: balloon can not cross
Operator Experience:
Group 1: ≤ 100 cases
Group 2: 101 – 200 cases
Group 3: > 200 cases
RESULT AND DISCUSSION
General parameter of patients
(X SD) / n (%)
46,49 11,93(16-74)
Age
Sex
Male
35(20,23%)
Femal
138(79,77%)
8,42 0,58
102 (58,96%)
Wilkin score
Wilkins ≤ 8
Wilkins > 8
History of PTMC or mitral valve surgery
71 (41,04%)
27(15,43%)
Male/Female = 0.25, Võ Thành Nhân: (n=147) 0.25, Iung (1024) 0,2
Age: Võ Thành Nhân (n=147) 37,81 ± 9,46. Iung (n=1024) 49 ± 14
General technical aspects
n
Tỷ lệ %
R femoral vein
173
100
PA angiography
159
91,91
NO PA angio
14
8,09
R femoral vein: Most favourable vessel access for PTMC. Although some
authors reported some cases with L femoral vein access
Angio Parameter
x ± SD (mm) / n (%)
Distance from lateral line of
right atrium and middle point of
33,95 7,84
the spine
90,57 10,02
LA diameter
Cardiothoracic ratio
Normal
30/61 (49,18%)
Enlargerd
31/61 (50,82%)
Cross Inoue Balloon into Mitral Stenotic valve
Balloon
n=171
Tỷ lệ %
Favourable (≤2 times)
152
88,89
Difficult (>2 times)
18
10,53
Fail
1
0,58
crossing
Direct
Slide and loop method