Journal article
Aspirin Use and Transcatheter Pulmonary Valve Replacement, the Need for Consistency
Pediatric cardiology, Vol.42(7), pp.1640-1646
10/01/2021
DOI: 10.1007/s00246-021-02652-8
PMID: 34050375
Abstract
Transcatheter pulmonary valve replacement (TPVR) is a staple in the pediatric cardiac catheterization lab. Despite the ubiquitous use of this procedure, guidelines for antithrombosis post pulmonary valve replacement are non-existent. A survey was sent out via email to the members of the Congenital Cardiovascular Interventional Study Consortium (CCISC) and the Pediatric and Adult Interventional Cardiac Symposium (PICS-AICS). Responses were received from 109 cardiologists who perform this procedure. Following TPVR 76.5% of respondents use only Aspirin, while the remainder prescribe a second antithrombotic agent at discharge. The majority (78%) of respondents do not educate patients about avoiding enteric formulations of aspirin, and another 86% do not educate patients about the need to avoid proton pump inhibitors (PPI). In addition, 67% do not advise against concomitant use of Non-Steroidal Anti-Inflammatory Drugs (NSAIDs). Lastly, the survey showed a wide discrepancy in prescribed dose with 56% choosing to always prescribe 70–100 mg regardless of weight, 28% choosing to do weight-based dosing, and 7.5% choosing 325 mg regardless of weight. In a survey sent out to pediatric cardiac interventionalists worldwide, a significant discrepancy was noted in antithrombotic regimens used following TPVR. We hypothesize that these discrepancies may contribute to early valve failure and suggest the need for further study and the development of unified antithrombosis guidelines following TPVR.
Details
- Title: Subtitle
- Aspirin Use and Transcatheter Pulmonary Valve Replacement, the Need for Consistency
- Creators
- Kamel Shibbani - University of IowaRuchira Garg - Cedars-Sinai Smidt Heart InstituteEvan M. Zahn - Cedars-Sinai Smidt Heart InstituteDaniel Mclennan - Medical College of Wisconsin
- Resource Type
- Journal article
- Publication Details
- Pediatric cardiology, Vol.42(7), pp.1640-1646
- Publisher
- Springer US
- DOI
- 10.1007/s00246-021-02652-8
- PMID
- 34050375
- ISSN
- 0172-0643
- eISSN
- 1432-1971
- Number of pages
- 7
- Language
- English
- Date published
- 10/01/2021
- Academic Unit
- Cardiology; Stead Family Department of Pediatrics
- Record Identifier
- 9984702822802771
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