Descriptive analysis of in vitro cutting of swine mitral cusps: comparison of high-power laser and scalpel blade cutting techniques
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CAROLINA BENETTI
DENISE MARIA ZEZELL
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Background and objectives: The most common injury to the heart valve with rheumatic involvement is mitral stenosis, which is the reason for a big number of cardiac operations in Brazil. Commissurotomy is the traditional technique that is still widely used for this condition, although late postoperative restenosis is concerning. This study's purpose was to compare the histological findings of porcine cusp mitral valves treated in vitro with commissurotomy with a scalpel blade to those treated with high-power laser (HPL) cutting, using appropriate staining techniques. Materials and methods: Five mitral valves from healthy swine were randomly divided into two groups: Cusp group (G1), cut with a scalpel blade (n = 5), and Cusp group (G2), cut with a laser (n = 5). G2 cusps were treated using a diode laser (lambda = 980 nm, power = 9.0 W, time = 12 sec, irradiance = 5625 W/cm(2), and energy = 108 J). Results: In G1, no histological change was observed in tissue. A hyaline basophilic aspect was focally observed in G2, along with a dark red color on the edges and areas of lower birefringence, when stained with hematoxylin-eosin, Masson's trichrome, and Sirius red. Further, the mean distances from the cutting edge in cusps submitted to laser application and stained with Masson's trichrome and Sirius red were 416.7 and 778.6 mu m, respectively, never overcoming 1mm in length. Conclusions: Thermal changes were unique in the group submitted to HPL and not observed in the cusp group cut with a scalpel blade. The mean distance of the cusps' collagen injury from the cutting edge was less than 1mm with laser treatment. Additional studies are needed to establish the histological evolution of the laser cutting and to answer whether laser cutting may avoid valvular restenosis better than blade cutting.
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PINTO, NATHALI C.; POMERANTZEFF, PABLO M.A.; DEANA, ALESSANDRO; ZEZELL, DENISE; BENETTI, CAROLINA; AIELLO, VERA D.; LOPES, LUCIANA A.; JATENE, FABIO B.; CHAVANTES, M.C. Descriptive analysis of in vitro cutting of swine mitral cusps: comparison of high-power laser and scalpel blade cutting techniques. Photomedicine and Laser Surgery, v. 35, n. 2, p. 87-91, 2017. DOI: 10.1089/pho.2015.3993. Disponível em: http://repositorio.ipen.br/handle/123456789/27894. Acesso em: 30 Dec 2025.
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