Author:
Levy R J,Hawley M A,Schoen F J,Lund S A,Liu P Y
Abstract
Calcification limits the long-term success of heart valve bioprostheses fabricated from glutaraldehyde cross-linked porcine aortic valves. The pathophysiology of calcification of bioprostheses has been studied experimentally with subcutaneous implants of the valve cusps in rats; in this preparation, the accumulation of calcific deposits is biochemically and morphologically identical to that occurring in clinical specimens. The objective of the present study was to determine whether mineralization of bioprosthetic valve cusps (BC) subcutaneously implanted in 3-week-old male rats could be inhibited through the use of diphosphonate compounds. Ethanehydroxydiphosphonate (EHDP), administered by daily subcutaneous injection (25 mg/kg/24 hr) for 21 days inhibited calcification (BC Ca++ = 154.9 +/- 4.1), but caused somatic growth retardation and disruption of epiphyseal development. However, local administration of EHDP by osmotic pump (5 mg/kg/24 hr) implanted in direct contact with the cuspal tissue for 14 days prevented BC calcification (BC CA++ = 4.3 +/- 0.7) without adverse effects. Furthermore, EHDP given by osmotic pump had a prolonged effect on reducing calcification, as demonstrated by implants harvested 21 days (BC CA++ = 12.2 +/- 6.4) after the drug supply was exhausted. Finally, BC preincubated in aminopropanehydroxydiphosphonate for 24 hr before 21 day implantation underwent less calcification (CA++ = 24.2 +/- 7.4) than control valves (BC CA++ 126.6 +/- 7.5) with no adverse effects. We conclude that diphosphonates inhibit BC calcification, and that adverse effects of systemic therapy can be avoided by local administration.
Publisher
Ovid Technologies (Wolters Kluwer Health)
Subject
Physiology (medical),Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine
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