SCAP Technique
In total, 34 patients (33%) required SCAP (Group SCAP); the other 69
patients (67%) benefited from a classical implantation technique (Group
No-SCAP). In Group SCAP, only one SCAP was performed in 23 patients
(68%) and a double SCAP in 11 patients (32%). Perceval-S sizes and
SCAP techniques are reported in Table 2.
Moreover, the rate of SCAP’s use differed according to the anatomy of
the aortic valve, as SCAP was necessary in 24 patients (28%) with a
tricuspid aortic valve, versus in 10 patients (63%) among those who had
BAV (figure 2).
For patients who underwent in isolated AVR procedure, mean CPB times
were 57.0 ± 38.3 min and 64.6 ± 59.9 min, and aortic cross-clamp times
were 39.7 ± 26.4 min and 38.7 ± 18.7 min in groups No-SCAP and SCAP,
respectively (p = 0.57 and p = 0.90). This shows that SCAP did not
significantly increase valve implantation or overall procedure times.