Alta Valve
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*** THIS IS A RESEARCH CASE ; EQUIPMENT WILL NOT SCAN, PLEASE KEEP BARCODES OF ALL NON-SCANNABLE EQUIPMENT FOR ROSALIE WITH A PATIENT LABEL ***
As of today 1/21/2025 we have done TWO of these procedures (on 3/29/2024 & 1/21/25). This page is rough draft and will be updated along the way.
Room Set Up ; 2 Manifolds needed for pressure, one with contrast incase of coronary angio. No Acist. Stabilizer 100cm from zyphoid notch. Rampart, yes if the deployment angles allow.
Supplies
- TAVI Pack
- Micropuncture
- 8Fr Pinnacle
- 6F Pinnacle
- 3 Perclose
- 24fr DrySeal -ASK BEFORE OPENING
- 6Fr Balloon wedge PA catheter
- VersaCross transeptal system
- 10mm Mustang for septostomy or a 14mm Armada
- Knu-Knit, Dermabond, Lido with EPI
- 0.035 x 260 J-tip wire
- (2) 5fr Pigtail catheters or 1 double lumen pigtail catheter (Langston)
- Alligator cables for OTW LV pacing
- Platinum Plus
- Stand support plate (example: plate used for MitraClip) placed under patient’s legs
- 2 transducer sets (RHC; AO/LV monitoring)
- 1 copilot for langston
- Implant and Delivery System Preparation -Back table
- (3) Sterile Bowls (1000ml or larger)
- 2L heparinized saline
- (4) Luer lock syringes (50ml or larger)
- (1) Pickup
- (2) Y-Tuohy Borst Sidearm Connector
- (2) High pressure 3-way Stopcock
- (1) Pressure bag
- Extra sterile gowns and gloves available for 4C team
Bail Out Equipment List
(List provided by Vendor)
- ECMO
- IABP
- Impella CP
- Blood transfusion ability
- Pacemaker interrogator if applicable per patient (for rapid pacing)
- Peripheral vascular balloons – over the wire, 0.035” wire compatible Septal Closure and PVL Instrument List
- Septal Closure Devices available – 2 per size: • Gore Cardioform PFO: 20mm, 25mm, 30mm • Abbott Amplatzer Cribaform: 18mm, 25mm, 30mm, 35mm • Corresponding delivery systems to match the above devices
- PVL plug devices available - (for example: Amplatzer ADO2 in these sizes: 4x6mm, 5x4mm, 5x6mm, 6x4mm, 6x6mm) Corresponding delivery systems to match the above devices (must be at least 80cm in length)
- 110cm Cook Ansel or Shuttle in both 4 French and 5 French
Procedural Steps:
- RFV access, pre-closed twice. 8Fr pinnacle advanced.
- LFA access, 6Fr pinnacle.
- Coronary angio?
- Insert langston to get AO/LV
- Place copilot on langston and advance Platinum Plus to LV, leave there to pace during deployment if needed. Leave black clip in connected, cover with towel.
- RHC. Expect PA sat for Fick CO/CI.
- Insert versacross curly wire to exchange 8F sheath for Versacross.
- Transeptal puncture.
- 8F Sheath reinserted to perform septostomy
- Vessel dilated with 22F long taper dilator
- Valve delivery advanced across the septum.
- Delivery aspiration with 2 60 cc syringe.
- "waterfall" wet to wet technique for valve advancement.
- Valve deployment
- Remove delivery system, keep delivery sheath in place
- Place 22F dilator INTO delivery sheath to use for 260 J-wire advancement
- Walk sheath and dilator out over J-wire and cinch both perclose devices and use knu-knit
- Lido with Epi given
- Perclose LFA