{"id":8692,"date":"2021-07-21T11:27:47","date_gmt":"2021-07-21T01:27:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/staff-news\/?p=1897"},"modified":"2021-07-21T11:27:47","modified_gmt":"2021-07-21T01:27:47","slug":"pears-marks-sweet-milestone","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/extranet\/newsletters\/tpch-newsletter\/pears-marks-sweet-milestone","title":{"rendered":"PEARS marks sweet milestone"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"fusion-fullwidth fullwidth-box fusion-builder-row-1 nonhundred-percent-fullwidth non-hundred-percent-height-scrolling\" style=\"--awb-border-radius-top-left:0px;--awb-border-radius-top-right:0px;--awb-border-radius-bottom-right:0px;--awb-border-radius-bottom-left:0px;--awb-flex-wrap:wrap;\" ><div class=\"fusion-builder-row fusion-row\"><div class=\"fusion-layout-column fusion_builder_column fusion-builder-column-0 fusion_builder_column_1_1 1_1 fusion-one-full fusion-column-first fusion-column-last\" style=\"--awb-bg-size:cover;\"><div class=\"fusion-column-wrapper fusion-column-has-shadow fusion-flex-column-wrapper-legacy\"><div class=\"fusion-text fusion-text-1\"><p><strong>TPCH\u2019s cardiac surgical team has marked an important milestone after performing its 50th PEARS procedure last month. The ground-breaking Personalised External Aortic Root Support (PEARS) procedure is designed prevent fatal aortic tears in patients with enlarged aortas including those with Marfan Syndrome.<\/strong><\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_1900\" style=\"width: 610px\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\"><img decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1900\" class=\"size-fusion-400 wp-image-1900 lazyload\" data-src=\"https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/staff-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/25\/2021\/07\/pears-50-fb-400x267.jpg\" alt=\"PEARS patient\" width=\"600\" height=\"400\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 600px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 600\/400;\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-1900\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Members of the PEARS team (l to r): Heinrich Cornelissen (Cardiac Anaesthetist), Dr Livia Williams (Cardiac Surgeon), Dr Peter Tesar (Cardiac Surgeon), Dr Chris Whight (Cardiologist) with PEARS patient, Nicholas Fea-Wilson.<\/p><\/div>\n<p>The PEARS implant is based upon a 3D model of the patient\u2019s aorta. The fabric graft created from this model is placed around a patient\u2019s aorta to prevent dilatation and dissection.<\/p>\n<p>Cardiac surgeon Dr Livia Williams said that without PEARS as an option patients may normally have to undergo a full valve root replacement which is a complex surgery that involves stopping the heart, excising the valve and root, and often replacing the valve with a metallic implant.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cRoot replacement is a life-saving procedure; however, it comes with a complication rate and may involve patients taking anticoagulant therapy for the rest of their lives,\u201d Dr Williams said.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cDue to the risks involved it was traditionally considered important to only perform aortic surgery once the aorta reached a critical dimension. That meant delaying operative treatment for as long as possible.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cHowever, patients often spend their lives \u2018living in limbo\u2019, frequently undergoing tests to monitor their aorta and always worrying about the risk of rupture. With a PEARS procedure intervention can be performed with lower risk and at a smaller dimension.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Since establishing Australia\u2019s first formal PEARS program in March 2019, TPCH has attracted nation-wide attention with many interstate referrals for surgery and international interest.<\/p>\n<p>The program, led by Dr Peter Tesar, has been well received by the patient community.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe are finding that many patients are very enthusiastic about this procedure as it does not require the heart lung machine and their aortic valve can be left alone,\u201d Dr Williams said.<\/p>\n<p>The procedure was designed by a UK engineer who suffered Marfan Syndrome, Tal Golesworthy, who worked with UK cardiothoracic surgeon Dr John Pepper to design and refine the implant, before becoming the world\u2019s first recipient. Almost 500 patients have undergone the surgery worldwide.<\/p>\n<p>TPCH has now performed over 58 PEARS procedures and is now one of the world\u2019s largest PEARS centres.<\/p>\n<\/div><div class=\"fusion-clearfix\"><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>TPCH\u2019s cardiac surgical team has marked an important milestone after performing its 50th PEARS procedure last month. 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