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Dismorr M, Granbom-Koski M, Ellfors E, Rück A, Settergren M, Sartipy U, Glaser N. Sex differences and long-term clinical outcomes after transcatheter aortic valve replacement: A SWEDEHEART study. Am Heart J 2024; 277:27-38. [PMID: 39128658 DOI: 10.1016/j.ahj.2024.07.018] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/06/2024] [Revised: 07/19/2024] [Accepted: 07/30/2024] [Indexed: 08/13/2024]
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BACKGROUND Previous studies on the impact of sex differences after transcatheter aortic valve replacement (TAVR) have shown conflicting results. The aim was to analyze the risk of long-term mortality, heart failure hospitalization, myocardial infarction, stroke, bleeding and aortic valve reintervention in females versus males after TAVR. METHODS This nationwide, population-based cohort study included all patients who underwent TAVR in Sweden between 2008 and 2022 from the SWEDEHEART register. Additional baseline and outcome data were gathered from other national health data registers. Regression standardization was used to adjust for differences between the sexes. RESULTS Of 10,475 patients, 4,886 (47%) were female and 5,589 (53%) were male. The mean age was 81 years. The cumulative incidence of mortality at 1, 5, and 10 years was 8% vs. 10%, 38% vs. 45%, and 75% vs. 82% for females and males, respectively. After regression standardization, the risk of all-cause mortality was lower for females (absolute difference at 10 years of 6.4%, 95% confidence interval [CI] 4.4%-8.4%). The mean follow up was 3.1 years (maximum 14.1 years). Females also had a lower risk of major bleeding than males (absolute survival difference at 10 years of 4.0%, 95% CI 1.9%-6.2%), but there was no difference in the risk of heart failure, myocardial infarction, stroke, or reintervention between the sexes. CONCLUSIONS Females had a higher survival rate and a lower bleeding risk than males after TAVR. Sex-specific factors are important to consider in the management of patients after TAVR.
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- Michael Dismorr
- Department of Molecular Medicine and Surgery, Karolinska Institutet, Stockholm, Sweden; Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery, Karolinska University Hospital, Stockholm, Sweden
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- Department of Molecular Medicine and Surgery, Karolinska Institutet, Stockholm, Sweden; Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery, Karolinska University Hospital, Stockholm, Sweden
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- Department of Molecular Medicine and Surgery, Karolinska Institutet, Stockholm, Sweden; Department of Cardiology, Stockholm South General Hospital, Stockholm, Sweden
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- Department of Cardiology, Karolinska University Hospital, Stockholm, Sweden; Department of Medicine, Karolinska Institutet, Stockholm, Sweden
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- Department of Cardiology, Karolinska University Hospital, Stockholm, Sweden; Department of Medicine, Karolinska Institutet, Stockholm, Sweden
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- Department of Molecular Medicine and Surgery, Karolinska Institutet, Stockholm, Sweden; Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery, Karolinska University Hospital, Stockholm, Sweden
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- Department of Molecular Medicine and Surgery, Karolinska Institutet, Stockholm, Sweden; Department of Cardiology, Stockholm South General Hospital, Stockholm, Sweden.
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Lancellotti P, Go YY, Vannan MA. Unveiling sex differences in valvular disease care and outcomes. Eur Heart J 2024; 45:3834-3836. [PMID: 39212414 DOI: 10.1093/eurheartj/ehae524] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 09/04/2024] Open
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- Patrizio Lancellotti
- Departments of Cardiology, Heart Valve Clinic, University of Liège Hospital, GIGA Institute, CHU Sart Tilman, Domaine Universitaire du Sart Tilman-B.35, 4000 Liège, Belgium
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- National Heart Research Institute Singapore, National Heart Centre Singapore, Singapore
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- Marcus Heart Valve Center, Piedmont Heart Institute, Atlanta, GA 30309, USA
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Mascherbauer J, Kammerlander A, Nitsche C, Bax J, Delgado V, Evangelista A, Laroche C, Maggioni AP, Magne J, Vahanian A, Iung B. Sex-related differences in severe native valvular heart disease: the ESC-EORP Valvular Heart Disease II survey. Eur Heart J 2024; 45:3818-3833. [PMID: 39212374 PMCID: PMC11452747 DOI: 10.1093/eurheartj/ehae523] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/19/2023] [Revised: 04/08/2024] [Accepted: 07/31/2024] [Indexed: 09/04/2024] Open
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BACKGROUND AND AIMS To assess sex differences in disease characteristics and treatment of patients with severe native valvular heart disease (VHD) included in the VHD II EURObservational Research Programme. METHODS A total of 5219 patients were enrolled in 208 European and North African centres and followed for 6 months [41.2% aortic stenosis (AS), 5.3% aortic regurgitation (AR), 4.5% mitral stenosis (MS), 21.3% mitral regurgitation (MR), 2.7% isolated right-sided VHD, 24.9% multiple left-sided VHD]. Indications for intervention were considered concordant if corresponding to class I recommendations specified in the 2012 ESC or 2014 AHA/ACC VHD guidelines. RESULTS Overall, women were older, more symptomatic, and presented with a higher EuroSCORE II. Bicuspid aortic valve and AR were more prevalent among men while mitral disease, concomitant tricuspid regurgitation (TR), and AS above age 65 were more prevalent among women. On multivariable regression analysis, concordance with recommended treatment was significantly poorer in women with MS and primary MR (both P < .001). Age, patient refusal, and decline of symptoms after conservative treatment were reported significantly more often as reasons to withhold the intervention in females. Concomitant tricuspid intervention was performed at a similar rate in both sexes although prevalence of significant TR was significantly higher in women. In-hospital and 6-month survival did not differ between sexes. CONCLUSIONS (i) Valvular heart disease subtype varied between sexes; (ii) concordance with recommended intervention for MS and primary MR was significantly lower for women; and (iii) survival of men and women was similar at 6 months.
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- Julia Mascherbauer
- Department of Internal Medicine 3, University Hospital St. Pölten, Dunantplatz 1, 3100 St. Poelten, Karl Landsteiner University of Health Sciences, Krems, Austria
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- Department of Internal Medicine 2, Division of Cardiology, Medical University of Vienna, Vienna, Austria
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- Department of Internal Medicine 2, Division of Cardiology, Medical University of Vienna, Vienna, Austria
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- Department of Cardiology, Leiden University Medical Center, Leiden, The Netherlands
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- Heart Institute, Germans Trias i Pujol University Hospital, Badalona, Spain
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- Department of Cardiology, Hospital Universitari Vall d'Hebron, Barcelona, Spain
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- EURObservational Research Programme, European Society of Cardiology, Sophia-Antipolis, France
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- Department of Cardiology, Dupuytren University Hospital 2, Limoges, France
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- Bichat Hospital, APHP, and INSERM LVTS 1148, Université Paris-Cité, Paris, France
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Wiens EJ, Kawa K, Kass M, Shah AH. Impact of biological sex on valvular heart disease, interventions, and outcomes. Can J Physiol Pharmacol 2024; 102:585-593. [PMID: 38427984 DOI: 10.1139/cjpp-2023-0390] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 03/03/2024]
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Valvular heart disease (VHD) is common, affecting >14% of individuals aged >75, and is associated with morbidity, including heart failure and arrhythmia, and risk of early mortality. Increasingly, important sex differences are being found between males and females with VHD. These sex differences can involve the epidemiology, pathophysiology, presentation, diagnosis, and outcomes of the disease. Females are often disadvantaged, and female sex has been shown to be associated with delayed diagnosis and inferior outcomes in various forms of VHD. In addition, the unique pathophysiologic state of pregnancy is associated with increased risk for maternal and fetal morbidity and mortality in many forms of VHD. Therefore, understanding and recognizing these sex differences, and familiarity with the attendant risks of pregnancy and management of pregnant females with VHD, is of great importance for any primary care or cardiovascular medicine practitioner caring for the female patient. This review will outline sex differences in aortic, mitral, pulmonic, and tricuspid VHD, with particular focus on differences in pathophysiology, clinical presentation, and outcomes. In addition, the pathophysiology and management implications of pregnancy will be discussed.
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- Evan J Wiens
- Department of Critical Care Medicine, University of Alberta, Edmonton, AB, Canada
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- College of Nursing, University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, MB, Canada
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- Max Rady College of Medicine, University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, MB, Canada
- Section of Cardiology, Department of Internal Medicine, Max Rady College of Medicine, University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, MB, Canada
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- Max Rady College of Medicine, University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, MB, Canada
- Section of Cardiology, Department of Internal Medicine, Max Rady College of Medicine, University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, MB, Canada
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Springhetti P, Abdoun K, Clavel MA. Sex Differences in Aortic Stenosis: From the Pathophysiology to the Intervention, Current Challenges, and Future Perspectives. J Clin Med 2024; 13:4237. [PMID: 39064275 PMCID: PMC11278486 DOI: 10.3390/jcm13144237] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/24/2024] [Revised: 07/16/2024] [Accepted: 07/17/2024] [Indexed: 07/28/2024] Open
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Calcific aortic stenosis (AS) is a major cause of morbidity and mortality in high-income countries. AS presents sex-specific features impacting pathophysiology, outcomes, and management strategies. In women, AS often manifests with a high valvular fibrotic burden, small valvular annuli, concentric left ventricular (LV) remodeling/hypertrophy, and, frequently, supernormal LV ejection fraction coupled with diastolic dysfunction. Paradoxical low-flow low-gradient AS epitomizes these traits, posing significant challenges post-aortic valve replacement due to limited positive remodeling and significant risk of patient-prosthesis mismatch. Conversely, men present more commonly with LV dilatation and dysfunction, indicating the phenotype of classical low-flow low-gradient AS, i.e., with decreased LV ejection fraction. However, these distinctions have not been fully incorporated into guidelines for AS management. The only treatment for AS is aortic valve replacement; women are frequently referred late, leading to increased heart damage caused by AS. Therefore, it is important to reassess surgical planning and timing to minimize irreversible cardiac damage in women. The integrity and the consideration of sex differences in the management of AS is critical. Further research, including sufficient representation of women, is needed to investigate these differences and to develop individualized, sex-specific management strategies.
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- Paolo Springhetti
- Institut Universitaire de Cardiologie et de Pneumologie de Québec, Université Laval, Québec, QC G1V 4G5, Canada; (P.S.); (K.A.)
- Department of Medicine, Division of Cardiology, University of Verona, 37129 Verona, Italy
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- Institut Universitaire de Cardiologie et de Pneumologie de Québec, Université Laval, Québec, QC G1V 4G5, Canada; (P.S.); (K.A.)
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- Institut Universitaire de Cardiologie et de Pneumologie de Québec, Université Laval, Québec, QC G1V 4G5, Canada; (P.S.); (K.A.)
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du Fay de Lavallaz J, Badertscher P, Ghannam M, Oral H, Jongnarangsin K, Boveda S, Madeira M, Gupta D, Ding WY, Providencia R, MacLean E, Tokuda M, Tokutake K, Reichlin T, Zhang F, Scherr D, Popa MA, Huang H, Pavlović N, Peigh G, Li X, Davtyan K, Kosmidou I, Anselmino M, Jain S, Squara F, Nof E, Matta M, Kojodjojo P, Khoueiry Z, Knecht S, Krisai P, Sticherling C, Kühne M. Severe Periprocedural Complications After Ablation for Atrial Fibrillation: An International Collaborative Individual Patient Data Registry. JACC Clin Electrophysiol 2024; 10:1353-1364. [PMID: 38819347 DOI: 10.1016/j.jacep.2024.03.024] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/30/2023] [Revised: 03/14/2024] [Accepted: 03/20/2024] [Indexed: 06/01/2024]
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BACKGROUND Catheter ablation for atrial fibrillation (AF) including pulmonary vein isolation and possibly further substrate ablation is the most common electrophysiological procedure. Severe complications are uncommon, but their detailed assessment in a large worldwide cohort is lacking. OBJECTIVES The aim of this study was to determine the incidence of periprocedural severe complications and to provide a detailed characterization of the diagnostic evaluation and management of these complications in patients undergoing AF ablation. METHODS Individual patient data were collected from 23 centers worldwide. Limited data were collected for all patients who underwent catheter ablation, and an expanded series of data points were collected for patients who experienced severe complications during periprocedural follow-up. Incidence, predictors, patient characteristics, management details, and overall outcomes of patients who experienced ablation-related complications were investigated. RESULTS Data were collected from 23 participating centers at which 33,879 procedures were performed (median age 63 years, 30% women, 71% radiofrequency ablations). The incidence of severe complications (n = 271) was low (tamponade 6.8‰, stroke 0.97‰, cardiac arrest 0.41‰, esophageal fistula 0.21‰, and death 0.21‰). Age, female sex, a dilated left atrium, procedure duration, and the use of radiofrequency energy were independently associated with the composite endpoint of all severe complications. Among patients experiencing tamponade, 13% required cardiac surgery. Ninety-three percent of patients with complications were discharged directly home after a median length of stay of 5 days (Q1-Q3: 3-7 days). CONCLUSIONS This large worldwide collaborative study highlighted that tamponade, stroke, cardiac arrest, esophageal fistula, and death are rare after AF ablation. Older age, female sex, procedure duration, a dilated left atrium, and the use of radiofrequency energy were associated with severe complications in this multinational cohort. One in 8 patients with tamponade required cardiac surgery.
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- University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Michigan, USA
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- Clinique Pasteur, Toulouse, France; Brussels University VUB, Brussels, Belgium
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- Clinique Pasteur, Toulouse, France; Centro Hospitalar Universitário de São João, Universidade de Coimbra, Coimbra, Portugal
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- Liverpool Heart and Chest Hospital NHS Foundation Trust, Liverpool, United Kingdom
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- Liverpool Heart and Chest Hospital NHS Foundation Trust, Liverpool, United Kingdom
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- Barts Heart Centre, St. Bartholomew's Hospital, Barts Health NHS Trust, London, United Kingdom; Institute of Health Informatics Research, University College London, London, United Kingdom
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- Barts Heart Centre, St. Bartholomew's Hospital, Barts Health NHS Trust, London, United Kingdom; Institute of Health Informatics Research, University College London, London, United Kingdom
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- The First Affiliated Hospital of Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing, China
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- German Heart Center, Technical University of Munich, Munich, Germany
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- Rush University Medical Center, Chicago, Illinois, USA
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- Feinberg School of Medicine, Northwestern University, Chicago, Illinois, USA
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- Shanghai Tongji University Hospital, Shanghai, China
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- National Medical Research Center for Preventive Medicine of the Ministry of Healthcare of the Russian Federation, Moscow, Russia
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- Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center and Weill Cornell College of Medicine, New York, New York, USA
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- University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine, UPMC Heart and Vascular Institute, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA
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- Sheba Medical Center, Ramat Gan, Israel
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- Città Della Salute e Della Scienza di Torino, Torino, Italy
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- University Hospital Basel, Basel, Switzerland
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Tateishi K, Hmoud H, De Gregorio I, Hastings R, De Gregorio J. The impact of gender on outcomes of transcatheter aortic valve implantation between self-expanding valve and balloon-expandable valve. CARDIOVASCULAR REVASCULARIZATION MEDICINE 2024; 63:38-42. [PMID: 38216339 DOI: 10.1016/j.carrev.2024.01.002] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/26/2023] [Accepted: 01/03/2024] [Indexed: 01/14/2024]
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BACKGROUND While females have been found to have a higher rate of procedural complications with transcatheter aortic valve implantation (TAVI) than males, the effect of valve choice has not been fully elucidated. This study aimed to investigate the impact of gender and choice of balloon or self-expanding valve on TAVI complications. METHODS Data from patients who received a TAVI in our institution from January 2016 to September 2021 were retrospectively analyzed. A total of 971 patients were included and divided into self-expanding valve (n = 315) and balloon-expandable valve (n = 656) groups. The endpoints were 30-day mortality, need for a new pacemaker, and major adverse cardiovascular events (MACE) which is defined as cardiac arrest, stroke, myocardial infarction, major bleeding, and unplanned vascular surgery/intervention. RESULTS There were more females in the self-expanding valve group than in the balloon-expandable valve group (64.1 % vs. 43.6 %: p < 0.0001). There is no significant difference in the prevalence of hypertension, diabetes mellitus, current smoker, hemodialysis, and the STS risk score between the 2 groups. Females had a higher rate of major adverse cardiovascular events (3.7 % in men vs. 6.8 % in women; p = 0.043), which was driven mostly by vascular complications. This difference was particularly observed in the self-expanding valve group (2.7 % in men vs. 9.4 % in women; p = 0.036). CONCLUSIONS TAVI complications were more common in females than males, driven mostly by vascular complications. This difference was particularly observed in woman treated with a self-expanding valve. Particular attention should be given to access choices in females undergoing TAVI.
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- Kazuya Tateishi
- Department of Cardiovascular Services, Englewood Hospital and Medical Center, Englewood, NJ, USA.
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- Department of Cardiology, Lenox Hill Hospital Northwell Health, New York, NY, USA
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- Department of Cardiovascular Services, Englewood Hospital and Medical Center, Englewood, NJ, USA
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- Department of Cardiovascular Services, Englewood Hospital and Medical Center, Englewood, NJ, USA
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Nakase M, Tomii D, Maznyczka A, Samim D, Lanz J, Praz F, Stortecky S, Reineke D, Windecker S, Pilgrim T. Sex-Specific Differences in Upstream Cardiac Damage in Patients With Aortic Stenosis Undergoing TAVR. JACC Cardiovasc Interv 2024; 17:1252-1264. [PMID: 38811107 DOI: 10.1016/j.jcin.2024.03.031] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/17/2024] [Revised: 03/22/2024] [Accepted: 03/26/2024] [Indexed: 05/31/2024]
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BACKGROUND Cardiac damage caused by aortic stenosis (AS) can be categorized into stages, which are associated with a progressively increasing risk of death after transcatheter aortic valve replacement (TAVR). OBJECTIVES The authors investigated sex-related differences in cardiac damage among patients with symptomatic AS and the prognostic value of cardiac damage classification in women and men undergoing TAVR. METHODS In a prospective registry, pre-TAVR echocardiograms were used to categorize patients into 5 stages of cardiac damage caused by AS. Differences in the extent of cardiac damage were compared according to sex, and its implications on clinical outcomes after TAVR were explored. RESULTS Among 2,026 patients undergoing TAVR between August 2007 and June 2022 (995 [49.1%] women and 1,031 [50.9%] men), we observed sex-specific differences in the pattern of cardiac damage (women vs men; stage 0: 2.6% vs 3.1%, stage 1: 13.4% vs 10.1%, stage 2: 37.1% vs 39.5%, stage 3: 27.5% vs 15.6%, and stage 4: 19.4% vs 31.7%). There was a stepwise increase in 5-year all-cause mortality according to stage in women (HRadjusted: 1.43; 95% CI: 1.28-1.60, for linear trend) and men (HRadjusted: 1.26; 95% CI: 1.14-1.38, for linear trend). Female sex was associated with a lower 5-year mortality in early stages (stage 0, 1, or 2) but not in advanced stages (stage 3 or 4). CONCLUSIONS The pattern of cardiac damage secondary to AS differed by sex. In early stages of cardiac damage, women had a lower 5-year mortality than men, whereas in more advanced stages, mortality was comparable between sexes. (SwissTAVI Registry; NCT01368250).
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- Masaaki Nakase
- Department of Cardiology, Inselspital, Bern University Hospital, University of Bern, Bern, Switzerland. https://twitter.com/masaaki0825
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- Department of Cardiology, Inselspital, Bern University Hospital, University of Bern, Bern, Switzerland
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- Department of Cardiology, Inselspital, Bern University Hospital, University of Bern, Bern, Switzerland
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- Department of Cardiology, Inselspital, Bern University Hospital, University of Bern, Bern, Switzerland
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- Department of Cardiology, Inselspital, Bern University Hospital, University of Bern, Bern, Switzerland
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- Department of Cardiology, Inselspital, Bern University Hospital, University of Bern, Bern, Switzerland
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- Department of Cardiology, Inselspital, Bern University Hospital, University of Bern, Bern, Switzerland
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- Department of Cardiovascular Surgery, Inselspital, Bern University Hospital, University of Bern, Bern, Switzerland
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- Department of Cardiology, Inselspital, Bern University Hospital, University of Bern, Bern, Switzerland
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- Department of Cardiology, Inselspital, Bern University Hospital, University of Bern, Bern, Switzerland.
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Kim M, Kang DY, Ahn JM, Kim JB, Yeung AC, Nishi T, Fearon WF, Cantey EP, Flaherty JD, Davidson CJ, Malaisrie SC, Kim HJ, Lee J, Park J, Kim H, Cho S, Choi Y, Park SJ, Park DW. Sex-Specific Disparities in Clinical Outcomes After Transcatheter Aortic Valve Replacement Among Different Racial Populations. JACC. ASIA 2024; 4:292-302. [PMID: 38660112 PMCID: PMC11035955 DOI: 10.1016/j.jacasi.2023.11.016] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/06/2023] [Revised: 11/13/2023] [Accepted: 11/22/2023] [Indexed: 04/26/2024]
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Background Sex-related disparities in clinical outcomes following transcatheter aortic valve replacement (TAVR) and the impact of sex on clinical outcomes after TAVR among different racial groups are undetermined. Objectives This study assessed whether sex-specific differences in baseline clinical and anatomical characteristics affect clinical outcomes after TAVR and investigated the impact of sex on clinical outcomes among different racial groups. Methods The TP-TAVR (Trans-Pacific TAVR) registry is a multinational cohort study of patients with severe aortic stenosis who underwent TAVR at 2 major centers in the United States and 1 major center in South Korea. The primary outcome was a composite of death from any cause, stroke, or rehospitalization after 1 year. Results The incidence of the primary composite outcome was not significantly different between sexes (27.9% in men vs 28% in women; adjusted HR: 0.97; 95% CI: 0.79-1.20). This pattern was consistent in Asian (23.5% vs 23.3%; adjusted HR: 0.99; 95% CI: 0.69-1.41) and non-Asian (30.8% vs 31.6%; adjusted HR: 0.95; 95% CI: 0.72-1.24) cohorts, without a significant interaction between sex and racial group (P for interaction = 0.74). The adjusted risk for all-cause mortality was similar between sexes, regardless of racial group. However, the adjusted risk of stroke was significantly lower in male patients than in female patients, which was more prominent in the non-Asian cohort. Conclusions Despite significantly different baseline and procedural characteristics, there were no sex-specific differences in the adjusted 1-year rates of primary composite outcomes and all-cause mortality, regardless of different racial groups. (Transpacific TAVR registry [TP-TAVR]; NCT03826264).
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- Mijin Kim
- Division of Cardiology, Asan Medical Center, University of Ulsan College of Medicine, Seoul, South Korea
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- Division of Cardiology, Asan Medical Center, University of Ulsan College of Medicine, Seoul, South Korea
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- Division of Cardiology, Asan Medical Center, University of Ulsan College of Medicine, Seoul, South Korea
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- Department of Medicine/Division of Cardiovascular Medicine, Stanford University School of Medicine, Stanford, California, USA
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- Department of Medicine/Division of Cardiovascular Medicine, Stanford University School of Medicine, Stanford, California, USA
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- Department of Medicine/Division of Cardiovascular Medicine, Stanford University School of Medicine, Stanford, California, USA
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- Department of Medicine/Division of Cardiovascular Medicine, Stanford University School of Medicine, Stanford, California, USA
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- Bluhm Cardiovascular Institute Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine, Division of Cardiology and Cardiac Surgery, Departments of Medicine and Surgery, Chicago, Illinois, USA
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- Bluhm Cardiovascular Institute Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine, Division of Cardiology and Cardiac Surgery, Departments of Medicine and Surgery, Chicago, Illinois, USA
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- Bluhm Cardiovascular Institute Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine, Division of Cardiology and Cardiac Surgery, Departments of Medicine and Surgery, Chicago, Illinois, USA
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- Bluhm Cardiovascular Institute Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine, Division of Cardiology and Cardiac Surgery, Departments of Medicine and Surgery, Chicago, Illinois, USA
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- Department of Clinical Epidemiology and Biostatistics, Asan Medical Center, University of Ulsan College of Medicine, Seoul, South Korea
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- Division of Cardiology, Asan Medical Center, University of Ulsan College of Medicine, Seoul, South Korea
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- Division of Cardiology, Asan Medical Center, University of Ulsan College of Medicine, Seoul, South Korea
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- Division of Cardiology, Asan Medical Center, University of Ulsan College of Medicine, Seoul, South Korea
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- Division of Cardiology, Asan Medical Center, University of Ulsan College of Medicine, Seoul, South Korea
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- Division of Cardiology, Asan Medical Center, University of Ulsan College of Medicine, Seoul, South Korea
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- Division of Cardiology, Asan Medical Center, University of Ulsan College of Medicine, Seoul, South Korea
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- Division of Cardiology, Asan Medical Center, University of Ulsan College of Medicine, Seoul, South Korea
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Elbaz-Greener G, Rahamim E, Abu Ghosh Z, Shadafny N, Alcalai R, Korach A, Carasso S, Wijeysundera HC, Igor T, Amir O, Rozen G, Planer D. Sex difference and outcome trends following surgical aortic valve replacement from the National Inpatient Sample (NIS) Database. THE JOURNAL OF CARDIOVASCULAR SURGERY 2024; 65:161-168. [PMID: 38332715 DOI: 10.23736/s0021-9509.23.12729-7] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/10/2024]
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BACKGROUND Based on worldwide registries, approximately 50% of patients who underwent aortic valve replacement (AVR) via surgical aortic valve replacement are females. Although AVR procedures have improved greatly in recent years, differences in outcome including mortality between sexes remain. We aimed to investigate the trends in SAVR outcomes in females versus males. METHODS Using the 2011-2017 National Inpatient Sample (NIS) database, we identified hospitalizations for patients with diagnosis of aortic stenosis during which SAVR was performed. Patients' sociodemographic and clinical characteristics, procedure complications, and mortality were analyzed. Piecewise regression analyses were performed to assess temporal trends in SAVR utilization in females versus males. Multivariable analyses were performed to identify predictors of in-hospital mortality. RESULTS A total of 392,087 hospitalizations for SAVR across the USA were analyzed. Utilization of SAVR in both sex patients decreased significantly during the years 2011-2017. Males compared to females had significantly higher rates of hyperlipidemia, chronic renal disease, peripheral artery disease, coronary artery disease and tended to be smokers. Differences in mortality rates among sexes were observed for SAVR procedures. Women had higher in-hospital mortality with 3.7% compared to men with 2.5% (OR 1.38 [95% CI 1.33-1.43, P<0.001]). In a multivariable regression model analysis adjusted for potential confounders, women had higher mortality risk with odd ratio (OR 1.38 [95% CI 1.33-1.43], P<0.001). Women had significantly higher rates of vascular complications (5.1% compared to men with 4.6%, P=0.002). CONCLUSIONS Utilization of SAVR showed a downward trend during the study period. Higher in-hospital mortality was recorded in females compared to males.
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- Gabby Elbaz-Greener
- Department of Cardiology, Hadassah Medical Center, The Faculty of Medicine, Hebrew University of Jerusalem, Jerusalem, Israel -
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- Department of Cardiology, Hadassah Medical Center, The Faculty of Medicine, Hebrew University of Jerusalem, Jerusalem, Israel
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- Department of Cardiology, Hadassah Medical Center, The Faculty of Medicine, Hebrew University of Jerusalem, Jerusalem, Israel
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- Department of Cardiology, Hadassah Medical Center, The Faculty of Medicine, Hebrew University of Jerusalem, Jerusalem, Israel
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- Department of Cardiology, Hadassah Medical Center, The Faculty of Medicine, Hebrew University of Jerusalem, Jerusalem, Israel
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- Department of Cardiac Surgery, Hadassah Medical Center, The Faculty of Medicine, Hebrew University of Jerusalem, Jerusalem, Israel
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- The Azrieli Faculty of Medicine in the Galilee, Bar-Ilan University, Safed, Israel
- Shaare Zedek Medical Center, Hebrew University of Jerusalem, Jerusalem, Israel
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- Schulich Heart Centre, Division of Cardiology, Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre, University of Toronto, Toronto, ON, Canada
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- Institute for Cardiovascular Disease of Vojvodina, Belgrade, Serbia
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- Department of Cardiology, Hadassah Medical Center, The Faculty of Medicine, Hebrew University of Jerusalem, Jerusalem, Israel
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- Cardiology Division, Massachusetts General Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, USA
- Tufts University School of Medicine, Boston, MA, USA
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- Department of Cardiology, Hadassah Medical Center, The Faculty of Medicine, Hebrew University of Jerusalem, Jerusalem, Israel
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Park K. Female Sex and Low Flow: A Double Paradox in Aortic Stenosis? JACC. ADVANCES 2024; 3:100854. [PMID: 38938842 PMCID: PMC11198454 DOI: 10.1016/j.jacadv.2024.100854] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/29/2024]
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- Ki Park
- Division of Cardiovascular Medicine, University of Florida College of Medicine, Gainesville, Florida, USA
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Carter-Storch R, Hahn RT, Abbas AE, Daubert MA, Douglas PS, Elmariah S, Zhao Y, Mack MJ, Leon MB, Pibarot P, Clavel MA. Effect of Sex and Flow Status on Outcomes After Surgical or Transcatheter Aortic Valve Replacement. JACC. ADVANCES 2024; 3:100853. [PMID: 38938841 PMCID: PMC11198680 DOI: 10.1016/j.jacadv.2024.100853] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/10/2023] [Revised: 11/13/2023] [Accepted: 11/29/2023] [Indexed: 06/29/2024]
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Background Low stroke volume index <35 ml/m2 despite preserved ejection fraction (paradoxical low flow [PLF]) is associated with adverse outcomes in patients with aortic stenosis undergoing transcatheter aortic valve replacement (TAVR) or surgical aortic valve replacement (SAVR). However, whether the risk associated with PLF is similar in both sexes is unknown. Objectives The purpose of this study was to analyze the risk associated with PLF in severe aortic stenosis for men and women randomized to TAVR or SAVR. Methods Patients with ejection fraction ≥50% from the PARTNER (Placement of Aortic Transcatheter Valves) 2 and 3 trials were stratified by sex and treatment arm. The impact of PLF on the 2-year occurrence of the composite of death or heart failure hospitalization (primary endpoint) and of all-cause mortality alone (secondary endpoint) was analyzed. Analysis of variance was used to assess baseline differences between groups. Multivariate Cox regression analysis was used to identify predictors of the endpoint. Results Out of 2,242 patients, PLF was present in 390 men and 239 women (30% vs 26%, P = 0.06). PLF was associated with a higher rate of NYHA functional class III to IV dyspnea (60% vs 54%, P < 0.001) and a higher prevalence of atrial fibrillation (39% vs 24%, P < 0.001). PLF was a significant predictor of the primary endpoint among women undergoing SAVR in multivariate analysis (adjusted HR: 2.25 [95% CI: 1.14-4.43], P = 0.02) but was not associated with a worse outcome in any of the other groups (all P > 0.05). Conclusions In women with PLF, TAVR may improve outcomes compared to SAVR. PLF appears to have less impact on outcomes in men.
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- Rasmus Carter-Storch
- Institut Universitaire de Cardiologie et de Pneumologie de Québec/Quebec Heart and Lung Institute, Laval University, Quebec, Quebec, Canada
- Department of Cardiology, Odense University Hospital, Odense, Denmark
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- Department of Medicine, Columbia University Irving Medical Center, New York, New York, USA
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- Corewell Health, William Beaumont University Hospital, Royal Oak, Michigan, USA
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- Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, Massachusetts, USA
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- Edwards Lifesciences, Irvine, California, USA
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- Institut Universitaire de Cardiologie et de Pneumologie de Québec/Quebec Heart and Lung Institute, Laval University, Quebec, Quebec, Canada
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- Institut Universitaire de Cardiologie et de Pneumologie de Québec/Quebec Heart and Lung Institute, Laval University, Quebec, Quebec, Canada
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See C, Wang Y, Yang Y, Tirziu D, Papoutsidakis N, Francese DP, Kaple RK, Cleman M, Lansky AJ, Forrest JK. Impact of sex on Transcatheter aortic valve replacement outcomes: Results of a single-center study. Int J Cardiol 2024; 398:131643. [PMID: 38065329 DOI: 10.1016/j.ijcard.2023.131643] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/04/2023] [Revised: 11/13/2023] [Accepted: 12/03/2023] [Indexed: 12/17/2023]
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BACKGROUND Early studies on transcatheter aortic valve replacement (TAVR) outcomes showed that female sex was associated with better survival. With increased use of new-generation valves, the impact of sex on contemporary TAVR outcomes is less well known. METHODS Retrospective analysis using institutional National Cardiovascular Data Registry STS/ACC TVT data was performed on all patients undergoing TAVR at Yale New Haven Hospital from July 2012 to August 2019. New-generation valves were Evolut PRO, Evolut R, and SAPIEN 3. Old-generation valves were CoreValve, SAPIEN, and SAPIEN XT. Log-rank test and Kaplan-Meier curves were used to compare sex differences in survival up to 1 year after TAVR. Cox modeling was used to adjust for baseline and procedural characteristic differences. RESULTS 927 consecutive patients (41.4% women) underwent TAVR. Women were older (82.8 vs 80.6 years old; p < 0.001) with higher STS mortality scores compared with men (7.6% vs 6.4%; p < 0.001) despite lower prevalence of cardiovascular comorbidities including coronary artery disease, peripheral artery disease, and smoking. Most cases used transfemoral access (90.5%) and new-generation devices (72.3%). Women received smaller valves compared with men (20-26 mm: 78.0% vs 32.9%; 29-34 mm: 22.1% vs 67.1%; overall p < 0.0001). There were no statistically significant differences between sexes in both unadjusted and adjusted 1-year mortality. CONCLUSION Our data show no significant difference in 1-year survival between sexes using primarily new generation valves. Further studies should reassess the impact of sex on TAVR outcomes and whether newer technologies like new valve design and sizes, and CT imaging may have eliminated sex-based disparities.
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- Claudia See
- Section of Cardiovascular Medicine, Yale School of Medicine, New Haven, CT, United States of America.
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- Section of Cardiovascular Medicine, Yale School of Medicine, New Haven, CT, United States of America; Hackensack Meridian Health Jersey Shore University Medical Center, Neptune City, NJ, United States of America
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- Section of Cardiovascular Medicine, Yale School of Medicine, New Haven, CT, United States of America
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- Section of Cardiovascular Medicine, Yale School of Medicine, New Haven, CT, United States of America
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- Section of Cardiovascular Medicine, Yale School of Medicine, New Haven, CT, United States of America
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- Section of Cardiovascular Medicine, Yale School of Medicine, New Haven, CT, United States of America
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- Structural and Congenital Heart Center, Hackensack University Medical Center, Hackensack, NJ, United States of America
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- Section of Cardiovascular Medicine, Yale School of Medicine, New Haven, CT, United States of America
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- Section of Cardiovascular Medicine, Yale School of Medicine, New Haven, CT, United States of America
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- Section of Cardiovascular Medicine, Yale School of Medicine, New Haven, CT, United States of America
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Sharma N, Heslin RF, Aleem SU, Medamana J, Gasimli-Gamache L, Yoo J, Bhasin V, Avvento PJ, Wiley J, Billfinger TV, Tannous HJ, Parikh PB, Kort S, Labropoulos N, Dangas GD, Reilly JP, Pyo RT. Prevalence of Neurovascular Microemboli After Transcatheter Aortic Valve Replacement. JOURNAL OF THE SOCIETY FOR CARDIOVASCULAR ANGIOGRAPHY & INTERVENTIONS 2024; 3:101180. [PMID: 39131988 PMCID: PMC11308225 DOI: 10.1016/j.jscai.2023.101180] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/07/2023] [Revised: 08/16/2023] [Accepted: 09/12/2023] [Indexed: 08/13/2024]
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Background Neurolotic sequelae after transcatheter aortic valve replacement (TAVR) can cause significant morbidity and mortality. Transcranial Doppler (TCD) imaging can show real-time high intensity transient signals (HITS), which reflect active microembolization. Although it is well known that intraprocedural microembolism occurs, it is not known if this embolic phenomenon continues in the postprocedural period. We investigated whether microemboli occur post-TAVR and whether we could determine any clinical, procedural, or echocardiographic predictors. Methods We evaluated HITS in 51 consecutive patients undergoing unprotected TAVR with low-, intermediate-, or high-risk Society of Thoracic Surgeons score. Patients were excluded if they did not have temporal windows for insonation of the middle cerebral artery or if they were not willing to participate. Primary outcomes of HITS 24 hours post-TAVR were observed using a Philips iU22 TCD. TCD was performed at 3 time points (pre-, peri-, and post-TAVR) for each patient, before, during, and 24 hours postprocedure. Results While no HITS were detected in any of the patients preoperatively, all patients had HITS during the procedure. Interestingly, 56.8% had HITS 24 hours post-TAVR. One patient with HITS post-TAVR had a stroke 48 hours after TAVR. Conclusion We observed a high prevalence of microemboli 24 hours post-TAVR. None of the predictors for intraprocedural microembolism seemed to play an important role for post-TAVR microemboli.
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- Navneet Sharma
- Division of Cardiology, Stony Brook University Medical Center, Stony Brook, New York
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- Division of Cardiology, Stony Brook University Medical Center, Stony Brook, New York
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- Division of Cardiology, Stony Brook University Medical Center, Stony Brook, New York
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- Department of Medicine, Stony Brook University Medical Center, Stony Brook, New York
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- Department of Medicine, Stony Brook University Medical Center, Stony Brook, New York
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- Department of Medicine, Stony Brook University Medical Center, Stony Brook, New York
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- Department of Medicine, Stony Brook University Medical Center, Stony Brook, New York
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- Department of Medicine, Stony Brook University Medical Center, Stony Brook, New York
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- Divison of Cardiology, Tulane University, New Orleans, Louisiana
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- Division of Cardiothoracic Surgery, Stony Brook University Medical Center, Stony Brook, New York
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- Division of Cardiothoracic Surgery, Stony Brook University Medical Center, Stony Brook, New York
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- Division of Cardiology, Stony Brook University Medical Center, Stony Brook, New York
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- Division of Cardiology, Stony Brook University Medical Center, Stony Brook, New York
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- Divison of Cardiology, Tulane University, New Orleans, Louisiana
- Division of Vascular Surgery, Stony Brook University Medical Center, Stony Brook, New York
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- Division of Cardiology, The Mount Sinai Hospital, New York, New York
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- Division of Cardiology, Stony Brook University Medical Center, Stony Brook, New York
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- Division of Cardiology, Stony Brook University Medical Center, Stony Brook, New York
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Bozso SJ, El-Andari R, J H Kang J, Eckstein J, Nagendran J. Sex-Related Differences in Postoperative Outcomes After Transcatheter Aortic Valve Replacement: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis. Cardiol Rev 2024; 32:30-44. [PMID: 35290250 DOI: 10.1097/crd.0000000000000448] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/26/2022]
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Aortic stenosis is the most common valvular disease of the heart and is increasing in prevalence. Previous literature has found inferior outcomes for females undergoing surgical aortic valve replacement, while recent investigations have found equivalent or superior outcomes for females undergoing transcatheter aortic valve replacement (TAVR). PubMed and Medline were systematically searched for articles published from January 1, 2010, to April 30, 2021, for retrospective and prospective studies comparing outcomes between males and females undergoing TAVR. One thousand one hundred eighty titles and abstracts were screened, and 28 were included in this review. Risk of bias was assessed using questions derived from the ROBINS-I tool and previous literature. The data were compiled and analyzed using the RevMan 5.4 software. The results of this review confirm the previously published literature and have found rates of acute kidney injury ( P = 0.05) and postoperative pacemaker insertion ( P < 0.00001) favoring females and in-hospital mortality ( P = 0.04), stroke ( P < 0.00001), bleeding complications ( P < 0.00001), and vascular complications ( P < 0.00001) favoring males. The previously published literature has demonstrated consistently inferior outcomes for females undergoing heart valve surgery when compared to males. However, contemporary literature investigating sex differences after TAVR has found comparable outcomes for females. While the postoperative outcomes after surgical aortic valve replacement and TAVR are well established, the causal factors are still unidentified. Future studies utilizing matching based on preoperative characteristics and follow-up including collection of postoperative ventricular remodeling and prosthetic valve performance data will aid in elucidating the causal factors impacting outcomes for males and females after TAVR.
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- Sabin J Bozso
- From the Division of Cardiac Surgery, Department of Surgery, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada
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- Faculty of Medicine and Dentistry, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada
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- From the Division of Cardiac Surgery, Department of Surgery, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada
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- Division of Cardiology, Royal University Hospital, Saskatoon, Saskatchewan
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- From the Division of Cardiac Surgery, Department of Surgery, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada
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Preventza O, Akpan-Smart E, Simpson KK, Cornwell LD, Amarasekara H, Green SY, Chatterjee S, LeMaire SA, Coselli JS. The intersection of community socioeconomic factors with gender on outcomes after thoracic aortic surgery. J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2023; 166:1572-1582.e10. [PMID: 36396474 DOI: 10.1016/j.jtcvs.2022.10.014] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/16/2022] [Revised: 09/23/2022] [Accepted: 10/06/2022] [Indexed: 11/06/2022]
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OBJECTIVE We evaluated the relationship among community socioeconomic factors (poverty, income, and education), gender, and outcomes in patients who underwent ascending aortic, root, and arch surgery. METHODS For 2634 consecutive patients, we associated patients' ZIP codes with community socioeconomic factors. The composite adverse outcome comprised death, persistent neurological injury, and renal failure necessitating dialysis at discharge. Multivariable analysis and Kaplan-Meier survival curves were used. Men and women from the full cohort and from the elective patients were propensity matched. RESULTS Median follow-up was 3.6 years (interquartile range, 1.2-9.3). Men lived in areas characterized by less poverty (P = .03), higher household income (P = .01), and more education (P = .02) than women; likewise, in the elective cohort, all community socioeconomic factors favored men (P ≤ .009). Female gender predicted composite adverse outcome (P = .006). In the propensity-matched women and men (820 pairs), the composite adverse outcome rates were 14.2% and 11%, respectively (P = .06). In 583 propensity-matched pairs of elective patients, men had less composite adverse outcome (P = .02), operative mortality (P = .04), and renal (P = .02) and respiratory failure (P = .0006). The 5- and 10-year survivals for these men and women were 74.2% versus 71.4% and 50.2% versus 48.2%, respectively (P = .06). All community socioeconomic factors in both propensity-matched groups nonsignificantly favored men. CONCLUSIONS This study is among the first to examine the association among community socioeconomic factors, gender, and outcomes in patients who undergo proximal aortic surgery. Female gender predicted a composite adverse outcome. In the elective patients, most adverse outcomes were significantly less in men. In the propensity-matched patients, all community socioeconomic factors favored men, although not significantly. Larger studies with patient-level socioeconomic information are needed.
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- Ourania Preventza
- Division of Cardiothoracic Surgery, Michael E. DeBakey Department of Surgery, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, Tex; The Texas Heart Institute, Houston, Tex; Department of Cardiovascular Surgery, CHI St Luke's Health-Baylor St Luke's Medical Center, Houston, Tex; Cardiovascular Research Institute, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, Tex.
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- Division of Cardiothoracic Surgery, Michael E. DeBakey Department of Surgery, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, Tex; Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery, Michael E. DeBakey Veterans Affairs Medical Center, Houston, Tex
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- Division of Cardiothoracic Surgery, Michael E. DeBakey Department of Surgery, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, Tex; Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery, Michael E. DeBakey Veterans Affairs Medical Center, Houston, Tex
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- Division of Cardiothoracic Surgery, Michael E. DeBakey Department of Surgery, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, Tex
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- Division of Cardiothoracic Surgery, Michael E. DeBakey Department of Surgery, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, Tex
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- Division of Cardiothoracic Surgery, Michael E. DeBakey Department of Surgery, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, Tex; The Texas Heart Institute, Houston, Tex; Department of Cardiovascular Surgery, CHI St Luke's Health-Baylor St Luke's Medical Center, Houston, Tex
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- Division of Cardiothoracic Surgery, Michael E. DeBakey Department of Surgery, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, Tex; The Texas Heart Institute, Houston, Tex; Department of Cardiovascular Surgery, CHI St Luke's Health-Baylor St Luke's Medical Center, Houston, Tex; Cardiovascular Research Institute, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, Tex
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- Division of Cardiothoracic Surgery, Michael E. DeBakey Department of Surgery, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, Tex; The Texas Heart Institute, Houston, Tex; Department of Cardiovascular Surgery, CHI St Luke's Health-Baylor St Luke's Medical Center, Houston, Tex; Cardiovascular Research Institute, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, Tex
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Nishida K, Saji M, Higuchi R, Takamisawa I, Nanasato M, Tamura H, Sato K, Yokoyama H, Doi S, Okazaki S, Onishi T, Tobaru T, Takanashi S, Ozaki K, Inomata T, Isobe M. Predictors for all-cause mortality in men after transcatheter aortic valve replacement: A report from the LAPLACE-TAVI registry. IJC HEART & VASCULATURE 2023; 48:101257. [PMID: 37654443 PMCID: PMC10465928 DOI: 10.1016/j.ijcha.2023.101257] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/15/2023] [Revised: 08/07/2023] [Accepted: 08/15/2023] [Indexed: 09/02/2023]
Abstract
Background Information regarding the outcomes of transcatheter aortic valve replacement (TAVR) in men is limited. This study aimed to investigate short- to mid-term outcomes and prognostic predictors in this population. Method and Results The data of 519 men were analyzed from 1,693 consecutive patients with symptomatic severe aortic stenosis who underwent TAVR at six hospitals between April 2010 and July 2020. The primary endpoint was all-cause mortality at 30 days after TAVR. The mean age and Society of Thoracic Surgeons (STS) score were 83.7 ± 5.9 years and 6.3 ± 4.7%, respectively. Overall, 23.5% of patients consumed alcohol with a frequency of > 1 drinks/week, and 12.1% consumed alcohol with a frequency of > 8 drinks/week, while 66.1% were former smokers and 4.2% were current smokers. Mortality at 30 days was 0.8%. During the median follow-up period of 448 days, the estimated survival rates at 1 year post-TAVR was 90.7 ± 1.4%. In multivariate analysis, the serum albumin level [hazard ratio (HR): 2.20, 95% confidence interval (CI):1.36-3.62, p = 0.001], atrial fibrillation (HR: 1.79, 95% CI: 1.13-2.82, p = 0.012), and STS score (HR: 1.33, 95% CI: 1.06-1.67, p = 0.015) were independently associated with all-cause mortality following TAVR. Adjusted hazard ratios of current smoking, heavy drinking, and presence of cancer were 1.05 (95% CI: 0.36-2.98),1.37 (95% CI: 0.75-2.48), and 1.13 (95% CI: 0.75-2.48), respectively. Conclusion Our study demonstrated that serum albumin levels, atrial fibrillation, and STS score were independently associated with all-cause mortality following TAVR in men.
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- Kota Nishida
- Department of Cardiology, Sakakibara Heart Institute, Tokyo, Japan
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- Department of Cardiology, Sakakibara Heart Institute, Tokyo, Japan
- Division of Cardiovascular Medicine, Department of Internal Medicine, Toho University Faculty of Medicine, Tokyo, Japan
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- Department of Cardiology, Sakakibara Heart Institute, Tokyo, Japan
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- Department of Cardiology, Sakakibara Heart Institute, Tokyo, Japan
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- Department of Cardiology, Sakakibara Heart Institute, Tokyo, Japan
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- Department of Cardiology, Pulmonology, and Nephrology, Yamagata University School of Medicine, Yamagata, Japan
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- Department of Cardiology and Nephrology Mie University Graduate School of Medicine, Mie, Japan
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- Department of Cardiology, Hirosaki University Graduate School of Medicine, Aomori, Japan
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- Department of Cardiovascular Biology and Medicine, Juntendo University, Graduate School of Medicine, Tokyo, Japan
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- Department of Cardiovascular Biology and Medicine, Juntendo University, Graduate School of Medicine, Tokyo, Japan
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- Department of Cardiology, Kawasaki Saiwai Hospital, Kanagawa, Japan
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- Department of Cardiology, Kawasaki Saiwai Hospital, Kanagawa, Japan
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- Department of Cardiovascular Surgery, Kawasaki Saiwai Hospital, Kanagawa, Japan
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- Department of Cardiovascular Medicine, Niigata University Graduate School of Medical and Dental Sciences, Niigata, Japan
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- Department of Cardiovascular Medicine, Niigata University Graduate School of Medical and Dental Sciences, Niigata, Japan
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Stehli J, Zaman S, Stähli BE. Sex discrepancies in pathophysiology, presentation, treatment, and outcomes of severe aortic stenosis. Front Cardiovasc Med 2023; 10:1256970. [PMID: 37649667 PMCID: PMC10465161 DOI: 10.3389/fcvm.2023.1256970] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/12/2023] [Accepted: 07/28/2023] [Indexed: 09/01/2023] Open
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This review gives an overview of sex-based differences in aortic valve stenosis, spanning from pathophysiological mechanisms and disease progression, clinical presentation, presence of comorbidities, and diagnostic assessment, to treatment and outcomes. In particular, sex-related differences in the degree of aortic valve calcification, the response of the left ventricle to pressure overload, as well as in the referral to procedures, with women being less frequently referred for surgical aortic valve replacement and experiencing longer waiting times for transcatheter procedures, will be discussed. Sex-related differences are also particularly evident in outcomes of patients with severe aortic stenosis undergoing surgical or transcatheter procedures. The apparent sex paradox seen in women undergoing transcatheter aortic valve implantation refers to the phenomenon of women experiencing higher rates of short-term mortality and bleeding events, but demonstrating improved long-term survival as compared to men. Women who undergo surgical aortic valve replacement have generally worse outcomes as compared to men, which is reflected by the inclusion of female sex in surgical risk calculation scores. Hence, a thorough understanding of sex-related differences in aortic valve stenosis is important to provide optimal and personalized patient care.
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- Julia Stehli
- Department of Cardiology, University Hospital Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland
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- Westmead Applied Research Centre, Faculty of Medicine and Health, University of Sydney, Sydney, NSW, Australia
- Department of Cardiology, Westmead Hospital, Sydney, NSW, Australia
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- Department of Cardiology, University Hospital Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland
- Faculty of Medicine, University of Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland
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Trongtorsak A, Thangjui S, Adhikari P, Shrestha B, Kewcharoen J, Navaravong L, Kanjanauthai S, Attanasio S, Saudye HA. Gender Disparities after Transcatheter Aortic Valve Replacement with Newer Generation Transcatheter Heart Valves: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis. Med Sci (Basel) 2023; 11:medsci11020033. [PMID: 37218985 DOI: 10.3390/medsci11020033] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/26/2023] [Revised: 05/04/2023] [Accepted: 05/04/2023] [Indexed: 05/24/2023] Open
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Previous studies have demonstrated gender disparities in mortality and vascular complications after transcatheter aortic valve replacement (TAVR) with early generation transcatheter heart valves (THVs). It is unclear, however, whether gender-related differences persist with the newer generation THVs. We aim to assess gender disparities after TAVR with newer generation THVs. The MEDLINE and Embase databases were thoroughly searched from inception to April 2023 to identify studies that reported gender-specific outcomes after TAVR with newer generation THVs (Sapien 3, Corevalve Evolut R, and Evolut Pro). The outcomes of interest included 30-day mortality, 1-year mortality, and vascular complications. In total, 5 studies (4 databases) with a total of 47,933 patients (21,073 females and 26,860 males) were included. Ninety-six percent received TAVR via the transfemoral approach. The females had higher 30-day mortality rates (odds ratio (OR) = 1.53, 95% confidence interval (CI) 1.31-1.79, p-value (p) < 0.001) and vascular complications (OR = 1.43, 95% CI 1.23-1.65, p < 0.001). However, one-year mortality was similar between the two groups (OR = 0.78, 95% CI 0.61-1.00, p = 0.28). The female gender continues to be associated with higher 30-day mortality rates and vascular complications after TAVR with newer generation transcatheter heart valves, while there was no difference in 1-year mortality between the genders. More data is needed to explore the causes and whether we can improve TAVR outcomes in females.
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- Angkawipa Trongtorsak
- Ascension Saint Francis Hospital, Internal Medicine Residency Program, Evanston, IL 60202, USA
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- Bassett Healthcare Network, Internal Medicine Residency Program, New York, NY 13326, USA
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- Ascension Saint Francis Hospital, Internal Medicine Residency Program, Evanston, IL 60202, USA
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- Reading Hospital-Tower Health, Internal Medicine Residency Program, West Reading, PA 19611, USA
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- Division of Cardiovascular Medicine, Loma Linda University Health, Loma Linda, CA 92350, USA
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- Division of Cardiovascular Medicine, School of Medicine, University of Utah, Salt Lake City, UT 84112, USA
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- Division of Cardiovascular Medicine, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, CA 90007, USA
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- Rush University Medical Center, Division of Cardiovascular Medicine, Chicago, IL 60612, USA
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- Ascension Saint Francis Hospital, Division of Cardiovascular Medicine, Evanston, IL 60202, USA
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van Bergeijk KH, van Ginkel DJ, Brouwer J, Nijenhuis VJ, van der Werf HW, van den Heuvel AFM, Voors AA, Wykrzykowska JJ, Ten Berg JM. Sex Differences in Outcomes After Transcatheter Aortic Valve Replacement: A POPular TAVI Subanalysis. JACC Cardiovasc Interv 2023; 16:1095-1102. [PMID: 37164609 DOI: 10.1016/j.jcin.2023.02.039] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/15/2022] [Revised: 02/03/2023] [Accepted: 02/28/2023] [Indexed: 05/12/2023]
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BACKGROUND Stroke and bleeding are complications after transcatheter aortic valve replacement (TAVR). A higher incidence of bleeding and stroke has been reported in women, but the role of antithrombotic management pre- and post-TAVR has not been studied. OBJECTIVES The study sought to compare bleeding and ischemic complications after TAVR between women and men stratified by antiplatelet and oral anticoagulant (OAC) regimen. METHODS The POPular TAVI (Antiplatelet Therapy for Patients Undergoing Transcatheter Aortic Valve Implantation) trial was a randomized clinical trial to test the hypothesis that monotherapy with aspirin or OAC after TAVR is safer than the addition of clopidogrel. The primary endpoints of interest of this post hoc subanalysis were: 1) all bleeding; and 2) a composite of ischemic events consisting of stroke and myocardial infarction. Secondary endpoints were: 1) nonprocedural bleeding; 2) major or life-threatening bleeding; 3) minor bleeding; 4) stroke; 5) myocardial infarction; and 6) all-cause death. RESULTS A total of 978 patients (466 [47.6%] women) were included in this study. All bleeding and the composite of myocardial infarction and stroke rates were similar between sexes (all bleeding: 106 [22.8%] women vs 121 [23.6%] men; P = 0.815; ischemic events: 26 [5.6%] vs 36 [7.0%]; P = 0.429). However, major or life-threatening bleeding occurred more often in women (58 [12.5%]) vs men (38 [7.4%]) (P = 0.011), most of which were access site bleedings. The use of aspirin pre- and post-TAVR increased major or life-threatening bleeding in women but not in men. CONCLUSIONS After TAVR, overall bleeding and ischemic outcomes were similar between women and men. However, women had more major or life-threatening bleedings, especially those receiving aspirin pre- and post-TAVR.
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- Kees H van Bergeijk
- Department of Cardiology, University Medical Center Groningen, University of Groningen, Groningen, the Netherlands
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- Department of Cardiology, St. Antonius Hospital, Nieuwegein, the Netherlands
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- Department of Cardiology, St. Antonius Hospital, Nieuwegein, the Netherlands
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- Department of Cardiology, St. Antonius Hospital, Nieuwegein, the Netherlands
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- Department of Cardiology, University Medical Center Groningen, University of Groningen, Groningen, the Netherlands
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- Department of Cardiology, University Medical Center Groningen, University of Groningen, Groningen, the Netherlands
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- Department of Cardiology, University Medical Center Groningen, University of Groningen, Groningen, the Netherlands
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- Department of Cardiology, University Medical Center Groningen, University of Groningen, Groningen, the Netherlands.
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- Department of Cardiology, St. Antonius Hospital, Nieuwegein, the Netherlands; Cardiovascular Research Institute Maastricht, Maastricht, the Netherlands
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Aurigemma C, Burzotta F, Trani C. Heart valve disease gender difference in the era of transcatether treatment. HEART, VESSELS AND TRANSPLANTATION 2023. [DOI: 10.24969/hvt.2023.375] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/20/2023]
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Available data have demonstrated important sex-related differences in patients with valvular heart disease, regarding clinical presentation, treatment, and outcomes. Although the calcific aortic stenosis (AS) is more frequent in men compared to women, the majority of AS patients over 80 years old are women, in whom fibrotic remodeling of aortic valve is typically found. Mitral valve disease is more common in women. However females are under-referred or delayed referrals to treatment, probably due to the absence of sex-based LV dimension values guiding surgical timing. The development of transcatheter devices have revolutionized the treatment of valvular heart disease and increased the interest in this topic.
In this context, the consideration of gender differences in presentation, diagnosis, treatment success, and prognosis is of great importance.
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Hokken TW, Veulemans V, Adrichem R, Ooms JF, Kardys I, Nuis RJ, Daemen J, Hirsch A, Budde RP, Zeus T, Van Mieghem NM. Sex-specific aortic valve calcifications in patients undergoing transcatheter aortic valve implantation. Eur Heart J Cardiovasc Imaging 2023; 24:768-775. [PMID: 36680538 PMCID: PMC10229261 DOI: 10.1093/ehjci/jead005] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/17/2022] [Accepted: 01/03/2023] [Indexed: 01/22/2023] Open
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AIMS To study sex-specific differences in the amount and distribution of aortic valve calcification (AVC) and to correlate the AVC load with paravalvular leakage (PVL) post-transcatheter aortic valve intervention (TAVI). METHODS AND RESULTS This registry included 1801 patients undergoing TAVI with a Sapien3 or Evolut valve in two tertiary care institutions. Exclusion criteria encompassed prior aortic valve replacement, suboptimal multidetector computed tomography (MDCT) quality, and suboptimal transthoracic echocardiography images. Calcium content and distribution were derived from MDCT. In this study, the median age was 81.7 (25th-75th percentile 77.5-85.3) and 54% male. Men, compared to women, were significantly younger [81.2 (25th-75th percentile 76.5-84.5) vs. 82.4 (78.2-85.9), P ≤ 0.01] and had a larger annulus area [512 mm2 (25th-75th percentile 463-570) vs. 405 mm2 (365-454), P < 0.01] and higher Agatston score [2567 (25th-75th percentile 1657-3913) vs. 1615 (25th-75th percentile 905-2484), P < 0.01]. In total, 1104 patients (61%) had none-trace PVL, 648 (36%) mild PVL, and 49 (3%) moderate PVL post-TAVI. There was no difference in the occurrence of moderate PVL between men and women (3% vs. 3%, P = 0.63). Cut-off values for the Agatston score as predictor for moderate PVL based on the receiver-operating characteristic curve were 4070 (sensitivity 0.73, specificity 0.79) for men and 2341 (sensitivity 0.74, specificity 0.73) for women. CONCLUSION AVC is a strong predictor for moderate PVL post-TAVI. Although the AVC load in men is higher compared to women, there is no difference in the incidence of moderate PVL. Sex-specific Agatston score cut-offs to predict moderate PVL were almost double as high in men vs. women.
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- Thijmen W Hokken
- Department of Cardiology, Erasmus University Medical Center, Office Nt 645 Dr Molewaterplein 40, 3015 GD Rotterdam, The Netherlands
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- Department of Cardiology, Pulmonology and Vascular Diseases, University Hospital Dusseldorf, Moorenstr. 5, 40225 Dusseldorf, Germany
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- Department of Cardiology, Erasmus University Medical Center, Office Nt 645 Dr Molewaterplein 40, 3015 GD Rotterdam, The Netherlands
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- Department of Cardiology, Erasmus University Medical Center, Office Nt 645 Dr Molewaterplein 40, 3015 GD Rotterdam, The Netherlands
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- Department of Cardiology, Erasmus University Medical Center, Office Nt 645 Dr Molewaterplein 40, 3015 GD Rotterdam, The Netherlands
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- Department of Cardiology, Erasmus University Medical Center, Office Nt 645 Dr Molewaterplein 40, 3015 GD Rotterdam, The Netherlands
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- Department of Cardiology, Erasmus University Medical Center, Office Nt 645 Dr Molewaterplein 40, 3015 GD Rotterdam, The Netherlands
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- Department of Cardiology, Erasmus University Medical Center, Office Nt 645 Dr Molewaterplein 40, 3015 GD Rotterdam, The Netherlands.,Department of Radiology and Nuclear Medicine, Erasmus University Medical Center, Dr. Molewaterplein 40, 3015 GD Rotterdam, The Netherlands
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- Department of Radiology and Nuclear Medicine, Erasmus University Medical Center, Dr. Molewaterplein 40, 3015 GD Rotterdam, The Netherlands
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- Department of Cardiology, Pulmonology and Vascular Diseases, University Hospital Dusseldorf, Moorenstr. 5, 40225 Dusseldorf, Germany
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- Department of Cardiology, Erasmus University Medical Center, Office Nt 645 Dr Molewaterplein 40, 3015 GD Rotterdam, The Netherlands
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Ya’Qoub L, Arnautovic J, Faza NN, Elgendy IY. Sex Differences in Transcatheter Structural Heart Disease Interventions: How Much Do We Know? CARDIOVASCULAR INNOVATIONS AND APPLICATIONS 2023; 8. [DOI: 10.15212/cvia.2023.0049] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 09/13/2024] Open
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The number of structural heart disease interventions has greatly increased in the past decade. Moreover, interest in the sex-specific outcomes of various cardiovascular conditions and procedures has increased. In this review, we discuss the sex differences in the clinical profiles and outcomes of patients undergoing the most commonly performed structural procedures: transcatheter aortic valve replacement, transcatheter edge to edge repair of the mitral and tricuspid valve, transcatheter pulmonary valve replacement, patent foramen ovale closure and left atrial appendage occlusion. We shed light on potential reasons for these differences and emphasize the importance of increasing the representation of women in randomized clinical trials, to understand these differences and support the application of these cutting-edge technologies.
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AKTAN A, ERTAŞ F. Transkateter Aort Kapak Replasmanı Uygulanan Hastalarda Cinsiyet Farklılıkları: Kesitsel Bir Çalışma. ACTA MEDICA ALANYA 2022. [DOI: 10.30565/medalanya.1177186] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/25/2022] Open
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Amaç: Transkateter aort kapak replasmanının (TAVR) cerrahiye uygun olmayan, yüksek riskli semptomatik şiddetli aort darlığı (AS) olan hastalar için etkili bir tedavi yöntemidir. TAVR’ de cinsiyete bağlı farklılıklar hala tartışılmaktadır. Bu çalışma ile kliniğimizde TAVR uygulanan hastalarda cinsiyetin klinik sonuçlar üzerine etkisini araştırmayı amaçladık.
Yöntemler: Ocak 2015 ile Ocak 2022 tarihleri arasında TAVR yapılan ardışık 270 hasta çalışmaya dahil edildi. Aort stenozunu değerlendirmek için hastanın tıbbi öyküsünün yanı sıra transtorasik veya transözofageal ekokardiyografi ve bilgisayarlı toraks tomografisi bulguları incelendi. Semptomatik, yüksek riskli şiddetli aort darlığı tespit edilen hastalara kendiliğinden genişleyebilen Evolute-R cihazlarıyla işlem yapıldı. Hastalar taburculuk sonrası ilk bir yıl takip edildi. Takipler klinik ziyaretler ve telefon görüşmeleriyle gerçekleşti.
Bulgular: Hastane içi mortalite (%5.4’e karşı %7.4 ; p=0.507), bir yıllık takipte ölüm (%14.9'e karşı %.13.1, p=0.681) ve bir yıllık takipte MACCE (%26.4'e karşı %23.8, p=0.627) oranları açısından kadın ve erkek cinsiyetleri arasında istatistiksel olarak anlamlı farklılık saptanmadı. Bir yıllık mortalite ve MACCE oranlarını içeren sağkalım analizi Kaplan-Meier eğrileri kullanıldı. Buna göre her iki cinsiyet arasında mortalite ve MACCE açısından istatistiksel olarak anlamlı farklılık saptanmadı ( sırasıyla; p= 0.910, Log-rank: 0.013; p =0.889, Log-rank: 0.019).
Sonuç: TAVR yapılan hasta grubumuzda her iki cinsiyet arasında klinik sonlanımlar açısından önemli bir farklılık saptamadık. Son yıllarda cihaz ve prosedürle ilişkili gelişmelerle cinsiyetin klinik sonuçlar üzerine etkisi azaltılmıştır.
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Elbaz-Greener G, Rahamim E, Abu Ghosh Z, Carasso S, Yarkoni M, Radhakrishnan S, Wijeysundera HC, Igor T, Planer D, Rozen G, Amir O. Sex difference and outcome trends following transcatheter aortic valve replacement. Front Cardiovasc Med 2022; 9:1013739. [PMID: 36329995 PMCID: PMC9623151 DOI: 10.3389/fcvm.2022.1013739] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/07/2022] [Accepted: 09/08/2022] [Indexed: 01/09/2023] Open
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Background Based on worldwide registries, approximately 50% of patients who underwent transcatheter aortic valve replacement (TAVR) are female patients. Although TAVR procedures have improved tremendously in recent years, differences in outcome including mortality between sexes remain. We aimed to investigate the trends in TAVR in the early and new eras of utilization and to assess TAVR outcomes in female patients vs. male patients. Methods Using the 2011–2017 National Inpatient Sample (NIS) database, we identified hospitalizations for patients with the diagnosis of aortic stenosis during which a TAVR was performed. Patients' sociodemographic and clinical characteristics, procedure complications, and mortality were analyzed. Piecewise regression analyses were performed to assess temporal trends in TAVR utilization in female patients and in male patients. Multivariable analysis was performed to identify predictors of in-hospital mortality. Results A total of 150,647 hospitalizations for TAVR across the United States were analyzed during 2011–2017. During the study period, a steady upward trend was observed for TAVR procedures in both sexes. From 2011 to 2017, there were significantly more TAVR procedures performed in men [80,477 (53.4%)] than in women [70,170 (46.6%)]. Male patients had significantly higher Deyo-CCI score and comorbidities. Differences in mortality rates among sexes were observed, presenting with higher in-hospital mortality in women than in men, OR 1.26 [95% CI 1.18–1.35], p < 0.001. Conclusion Utilization of TAVR demonstrated a steady upward trend during 2011–2017, and a similar trend was presented for both sexes. Higher in-hospital mortality was recorded in female patients compared to male patients. Complication rates decreased over the years but without effect on mortality differences between the sex groups.
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- Gabby Elbaz-Greener
- Department of Cardiology, Hadassah Medical Center, The Faculty of Medicine, Hebrew University of Jerusalem, Jerusalem, Israel
- *Correspondence: Gabby Elbaz-Greener
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- Department of Cardiology, Hadassah Medical Center, The Faculty of Medicine, Hebrew University of Jerusalem, Jerusalem, Israel
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- Department of Cardiology, Hadassah Medical Center, The Faculty of Medicine, Hebrew University of Jerusalem, Jerusalem, Israel
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- Division of Cardiovascular Medicine, Baruch Padeh Medical Center, Poria, Israel
- The Azrieli Faculty of Medicine in the Galilee, Bar-Ilan University, Safed, Israel
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- Department of Cardiology, Hadassah Medical Center, The Faculty of Medicine, Hebrew University of Jerusalem, Jerusalem, Israel
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- Schulich Heart Program, Division of Cardiology, Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre, University of Toronto, Toronto, ON, Canada
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- Schulich Heart Program, Division of Cardiology, Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre, University of Toronto, Toronto, ON, Canada
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- Institute for Cardiovascular Disease of Vojvodina, Sremska Kamenica Institute, Belgrade, Serbia
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- Department of Cardiology, Hadassah Medical Center, The Faculty of Medicine, Hebrew University of Jerusalem, Jerusalem, Israel
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- Cardiovascular Center, Tufts Medical Center, Boston, MA, United States
- Tufts University School of Medicine, Boston, MA, United States
- Cardiac Arrhythmia Center, Harvard Medical School, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, MA, United States
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- Department of Cardiology, Hadassah Medical Center, The Faculty of Medicine, Hebrew University of Jerusalem, Jerusalem, Israel
- The Azrieli Faculty of Medicine in the Galilee, Bar-Ilan University, Safed, Israel
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Masiero G, Paradies V, Franzone A, Bellini B, De Biase C, Karam N, Sanguineti F, Mamas MA, Eltchaninoff H, Fraccaro C, Castiglioni B, Attisano T, Esposito G, Chieffo A. Sex-Specific Considerations in Degenerative Aortic Stenosis for Female-Tailored Transfemoral Aortic Valve Implantation Management. J Am Heart Assoc 2022; 11:e025944. [PMID: 36172929 DOI: 10.1161/jaha.121.025944] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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The impact of sex on pathophysiological processes, clinical presentation, treatment options, as well as outcomes of degenerative aortic stenosis remain poorly understood. Female patients are well represented in transfemoral aortic valve implantation (TAVI) trials and appear to derive favorable outcomes with TAVI. However, higher incidences of major bleeding, vascular complications, and stroke have been reported in women following TAVI. The anatomical characteristics and pathophysiological features of aortic stenosis in women might guide a tailored planning of the percutaneous approach. We highlight whether a sex-based TAVI management strategy might impact on clinical outcomes. This review aimed to evaluate the impact of sex from diagnosis to treatment of degenerative aortic stenosis, discussing the latest evidence on epidemiology, pathophysiology, clinical presentation, therapeutic options, and outcomes. Furthermore, we focused on technical sex-oriented considerations in TAVI including the preprocedural screening, device selection, implantation strategy, and postprocedural management.
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- Giulia Masiero
- Department of Cardiac, Thoracic Vascular Science and Public Health, University of Padova Italy
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- Department of Cardiology Maasstad Hospital Rotterdam The Netherlands
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- Department of Advanced Biomedical Sciences Federico II University of Naples Italy
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- Interventional Cardiology Unit IRCCS San Raffaele Scientific Institute Milan Italy
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- Groupe CardioVasculaire Interventionnel Clinique Pasteur Toulouse France
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- Cardiology Department European Hospital Georges Pompidou Paris France
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- Keele Cardiovascular Research Group School of Medicine, Keele University Stoke-on-Trent United Kingdom.,Department of Cardiology Royal Stoke University Hospital Stoke-on-Trent United Kingdom.,Department of Medicine Thomas Jefferson University Philadelphia PA
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- Department of Cardiac, Thoracic Vascular Science and Public Health, University of Padova Italy
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- Division of Interventional Cardiology Cardiovascular and Thoracic Department, San Giovanni di Dio e Ruggi Salerno Italy
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- Department of Advanced Biomedical Sciences Federico II University of Naples Italy
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- Interventional Cardiology Unit IRCCS San Raffaele Scientific Institute Milan Italy
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Tchetche D, Boiago M. Understanding Women Specificities: The Right Way to Improve Their Outcomes. JACC Cardiovasc Interv 2022; 15:1661-1663. [PMID: 35981840 DOI: 10.1016/j.jcin.2022.07.019] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/10/2022] [Accepted: 07/13/2022] [Indexed: 10/15/2022]
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Miyashita H, Moriyama N, Dahlbacka S, Vähäsilta T, Vainikka T, Jalanko M, Viikilä J, Laine M. Ultrasound-Guided Versus Conventional MANTA Vascular Closure Device Deployment After Transcatheter Aortic Valve Implantation. Am J Cardiol 2022; 180:116-123. [PMID: 35933223 DOI: 10.1016/j.amjcard.2022.06.046] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/21/2022] [Revised: 06/01/2022] [Accepted: 06/08/2022] [Indexed: 11/01/2022]
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Despite the development of device technology and operators' experience, access site vascular complications (VCs) remain one of the major concerns after transcatheter aortic valve implantation (TAVI). MANTA (Teleflex, Wayne, Pennsylvania) is a large-bore vascular closure device (VCD) with promising incidence of VC. Previously, we demonstrated that the ultrasound-guided MANTA (US-MANTA) technique further improved the outcomes compared with conventional MANTA (C-MANTA) without ultrasound guidance. The present study was established to prove the effectiveness of the technique in a larger population. In this study, we included 1,150 patients (335 patients with C-MANTA and 815 with US-MANTA) who received MANTA after TAVI from April 2017 to September 2021. The primary endpoint was MANTA-related VC. Overall VC, VCD failure, and bleeding complications were also assessed based on the Valve Academic Research Consortium 3 criteria. MANTA-related VC occurred in 12.5% in the C-MANTA group and 6.8% in the US-MANTA group (p = 0.001). VCD failure rate were 7.5% and 3.9%, respectively (p = 0.012). Valve Academic Research Consortium 3 major and minor VC were more frequent in C-MANTA group (major: 7.8% vs 4.4%, p = 0.023; minor: 8.1% vs 4.4%, p = 0.022). Multivariate analysis revealed US-MANTA as the negative predictor of MANTA-related VC (odds ratio 0.57, 95% confidence interval 0.36 to 0.89, p = 0.013). However, subgroup analysis showed the efficacy of the US-MANTA technique was limited to the patients without severely calcified puncture site (Pinteraction = 0.048). In conclusion, the US-MANTA technique was an effective strategy to reduce VC after transfemoral TAVI compared with C-MANTA.
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- Hirokazu Miyashita
- Heart and Lung Center, Helsinki University and Helsinki University Central Hospital, Helsinki, Finland; Department of Cardiology and Catheterization Laboratories, Shonan Kamakura General Hospital, Kamakura, Japan
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- Department of Cardiology and Catheterization Laboratories, Shonan Kamakura General Hospital, Kamakura, Japan
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- Heart and Lung Center, Helsinki University and Helsinki University Central Hospital, Helsinki, Finland
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- Heart and Lung Center, Helsinki University and Helsinki University Central Hospital, Helsinki, Finland
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- Heart and Lung Center, Helsinki University and Helsinki University Central Hospital, Helsinki, Finland
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- Heart and Lung Center, Helsinki University and Helsinki University Central Hospital, Helsinki, Finland
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- Heart and Lung Center, Helsinki University and Helsinki University Central Hospital, Helsinki, Finland
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- Heart and Lung Center, Helsinki University and Helsinki University Central Hospital, Helsinki, Finland.
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Wöhrle J, Gilard M, Didier R, Kini A, Tavenier AH, Tijssen JG, Sartori S, Snyder C, Nicolas J, Seeger J, Landmesser U, Tarantini G, Asgar A, Möllmann H, Thiele H, Capranzano P, Reimers B, Stefanini G, Moreno R, Petronio AS, Mikhail G, Kapadia S, Hildick-Smith D, Hengstenberg C, Mehran R, Windecker S, Dangas GD. Outcomes After Transcatheter Aortic Valve Implantation in Men Versus Women. Am J Cardiol 2022; 180:108-115. [DOI: 10.1016/j.amjcard.2022.06.035] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/01/2022] [Revised: 06/02/2022] [Accepted: 06/08/2022] [Indexed: 11/25/2022]
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Sex-Related Factors in Valvular Heart Disease. J Am Coll Cardiol 2022; 79:1506-1518. [DOI: 10.1016/j.jacc.2021.08.081] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/26/2021] [Revised: 08/02/2021] [Accepted: 08/03/2021] [Indexed: 11/17/2022]
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Zahid S, Khan MZ, Ullah W, Rai D, Din MTU, Abbas S, Ubaid A, Khan MU, Thakkar S, Sheikha MA, Salama A, Baibhav B, Rao M, Balla S, Alkhouli M, Depta JP, Michos ED. Gender Differences in Age-Stratified Inhospital Outcomes After Transcatheter Aortic Valve Implantation (from the National Inpatient Sample 2012 to 2018). Am J Cardiol 2022; 167:83-92. [PMID: 34991843 DOI: 10.1016/j.amjcard.2021.11.038] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/05/2021] [Revised: 11/21/2021] [Accepted: 11/23/2021] [Indexed: 01/09/2023]
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Contemporary data on gender differences in outcomes after transcatheter aortic valve implantation (TAVI), after stratification by age, remain limited. We studied age-stratified (60 to 70, 71 to 80, and 81 to 90 years) inhospital outcomes by gender after TAVI from the National Inpatient Sample database between 2012 and 2018. We analyzed National Inpatient Sample data using the International Classification of Diseases, Clinical Modification, Ninth Revision, and Tenth Revision claims codes. Between the years 2012 and 2018, a total of 188,325 weighted hospitalizations for TAVI were included in the analysis. A total of 21,957 patients were included in the 60 to 70 age group (44% females), 60,770 (45% females) in the 71 to 80 age group, and 105,580 (50% females) in the 81 to 90 age groups, respectively. Propensity-matched inhospital mortality rates were significantly higher for females than males for the age group of 81 to 90 years (3.0% vs 2.1%, p <0.01). Vascular complications and a need for blood transfusions remained significantly higher for females on propensity-matched analysis across all categories of ages. Conversely, acute kidney injury and the need for pacemaker implantation remained significantly higher for males across all age groups. In conclusion, we report that mortality is higher in female patients who underwent TAVI between the ages of 81 to 90. Moreover, the female gender was associated with higher vascular complications and bleeding requiring transfusions. Conversely, the male gender was associated with higher rates of pacemaker implantation and acute kidney injury.
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As populations age worldwide, the burden of valvular heart disease has grown exponentially, and so has the proportion of affected women. Although rheumatic valve disease is declining in high-income countries, degenerative age-related causes are rising. Calcific aortic stenosis and degenerative mitral regurgitation affect a significant proportion of elderly women, particularly those with comorbidities. Women with valvular heart disease have been underrepresented in many of the landmark studies which form the basis for guideline recommendations. As a consequence, surgical referrals in women have often been delayed, with worse postoperative outcomes compared with men. As described in this review, a more recent effort to include women in research studies and clinical trials has increased our knowledge about sex-based differences in epidemiology, pathophysiology, diagnostic criteria, treatment options, outcomes, and prognosis.
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- Department of Cardiac Surgery, Smidt Heart Institute at Cedars-Sinai, Los Angeles, CA (J.C.)
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- Division of Cardiology, New York Presbyterian Columbia Heart Valve Center, Columbia University Medical Center (R.T.H.)
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- Division of Cardiology, Harvard Medical School, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston (J.W.H.)
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- Division of Cardiology, University of California, San Francisco (J.T.D., F.N.D.)
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Randall M, Betageri O, Hanayneh S, Anderson RD. Paravalvular Leak: A Systemic Review. Curr Cardiol Rev 2022; 18:e110522204571. [PMID: 35546743 PMCID: PMC9893144 DOI: 10.2174/1573403x18666220511113310] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/08/2022] [Revised: 03/10/2022] [Accepted: 03/15/2022] [Indexed: 11/22/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND Paravalvular Leak (PVL) refers to the retrograde flow of blood in the space between an implanted cardiac valve and native tissue. These are unfortunately but luckily relatively uncommon complications of prosthetic valve replacement that, especially when moderate or severe, have important clinical consequences. OBJECTIVE Addressing PVL requires a multidisciplinary team to properly diagnose this process and choose the corrective option most likely to result in success. METHODS A comprehensive literature search was undertaken to formulate this narrative review. RESULTS This review highlights the complex nature of PVL and the promising contemporary treatments available. CONCLUSION Clinicians should be adept at recognizing PVL and characterizing it using multimodality imaging. Using the many available tools and a multidisciplinary approach should lead to favorable outcomes in patients with PVL.
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- Morgan Randall
- Division of Cardiovascular Medicine, Department of Medicine, University of Florida, Gainesville, FL 32611, USA
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- Department of Medicine, University of Florida, Gainesville, FL 32611, USA
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- Department of Medicine, University of Florida, Gainesville, FL 32611, USA
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- Division of Cardiovascular Medicine, Department of Medicine, University of Florida, Gainesville, FL 32611, USA
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Deharo P, Cuisset T, Bisson A, Herbert J, Lacour T, Etienne CS, Jaussaud N, Morera P, Spychaj JC, Porto A, Collart F, Theron A, Bernard A, Bourguignon T, Fauchier L. Outcomes Following Aortic Stenosis Treatment (Transcatheter vs Surgical Replacement) in Women vs Men (From a Nationwide Analysis). Am J Cardiol 2021; 154:67-77. [PMID: 34256941 DOI: 10.1016/j.amjcard.2021.05.046] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/29/2021] [Revised: 05/21/2021] [Accepted: 05/26/2021] [Indexed: 11/25/2022]
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Gender-differences in survival following transcatheter aortic valve replacement (TAVR) and surgical aortic valve replacement (SAVR) have been suggested. The objective of this study was to analyze outcomes following TAVR according to gender and to compare outcomes between TAVR and SAVR in women, at a nationwide level. Based on the French administrative hospital-discharge database, the study collected information for all consecutive patients treated with TAVR and SAVR between 2010 and 2019. Outcomes were analyzed according to gender and propensity score matching was used for the analysis of outcomes. In total 71,794 patients were identified in the database. After matching on baseline characteristics, we analyzed 12,336 women and 12,336 men treated with TAVR. In a second matched analysis, we compared 9,297 women treated with TAVR and 9,297 women treated with SAVR. Long term follow-up showed lower risk of all-cause death (12.7% vs 14.8%, hazard ratio (HR) 0.85, 95% CI 0.81 to 0.90) in women than men. Although the difference in cardiovascular death remained non-significant (5.8% vs 6.0%, HR 0.96, 95% CI 0.88 to 1.05), non-cardiovascular death was less frequent in women than in men following TAVR (6.9% vs 8.8% HR 0.78, 95%CI 0.72 to 0.84).When TAVR was compared with SAVR in women, long-term follow-up with TAVR showed higher rates of all-cause death (11.2% vs 6.5%, HR 1.91, 95%CI 1.78 to 2.05), cardiovascular death (5.0% vs 3.2%, HR 1.44, 95%CI 1.30 to 1.59), and non-cardiovascular death (6.2% vs 3.3%, HR 2.48, 95% CI 2.25 to 2.72). In conclusion, we observed that women undergoing TAVR have lower long-term all-cause mortality as compared with TAVR in men, driven by non-cardiovascular mortality. SAVR was associated with lower rates of long-term cardiovascular adverse events in women as compared with TAVR.
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Balan P, Eng MH. Equality in matters of the heart? Catheter Cardiovasc Interv 2021; 98:184. [PMID: 34219372 DOI: 10.1002/ccd.29815] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/04/2021] [Accepted: 06/05/2021] [Indexed: 11/10/2022]
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- Prakash Balan
- Division of Cardiology, Banner University Medical Center, Phoenix, Arizona, USA
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- Division of Cardiology, Banner University Medical Center, Phoenix, Arizona, USA
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Shishido K, Yamanaka F, Ochiai T, Moriyama N, Yokoyama H, Yokota S, Noguchi K, Yashima F, Tada N, Naganuma T, Araki M, Shirai S, Ueno H, Mizutani K, Tabata M, Takagi K, Watanabe Y, Yamamoto M, Saito S, Hayashida K. Effect of Sex on Mortality and Left Ventricular Remodeling After Transcatheter Aortic Valve Implantation. Circ J 2021; 85:979-988. [PMID: 33907051 DOI: 10.1253/circj.cj-20-1095] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/09/2022]
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BACKGROUND The effect of sex on mortality is controversial; furthermore, sex differences in left ventricular (LV) remodeling after transcatheter aortic valve implantation (TAVI) remain unknown. METHODS AND RESULTS This study included 2,588 patients (1,793 [69.3%] female) enrolled in the Optimized CathEter vAlvular iNtervention (OCEAN)-TAVI Japanese multicenter registry between October 2013 and May 2017. We retrospectively analyzed the effect of sex on mortality, and evaluated changes in the LV mass index (LVMI) after TAVI. Female sex was significantly associated with lower all-cause and cardiovascular mortality (log-rank P<0.001 for both). Multivariate analysis showed that female sex was independently associated with lower cumulative long-term mortality (hazard ratio 0.615; 95% confidence interval 0.512-0.738; P<0.001). Regression in the LVMI was observed in both sexes, and there was no significant difference in the percentage LVMI regression from baseline to 1 year after TAVI between women and men. Women had a survival advantage compared with men among patients with LVMI regression at 1 year, but not among patients with no LVMI regression. CONCLUSIONS We found that female sex is associated with better survival outcomes after TAVI in a large Japanese registry. Although LVMI regression was observed in women and men after TAVI, post-procedural LV mass regression may be related to the sex differences in mortality.
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- Koki Shishido
- Department of Cardiology, Shonan Kamakura General Hospital
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- Department of Cardiology, Shonan Kamakura General Hospital
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- Department of Cardiology, Shonan Kamakura General Hospital
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- Department of Cardiovascular Surgery, Shonan Kamakura General Hospital
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- Department of Cardiology, Sendai Kousei Hospital
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- Department of Cardiology, Saiseikai Yokohama City Eastern Hospital
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- Department of Cardiovascular Medicine, Toyama University School of Medicine
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- Department of Cardiovascular Medicine, Osaka City University School of Medicine
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- Department of Cardiology, Tokyo Bay Urayasu Ichikawa Medical Center
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- Department of Cardiology, Teikyo University School of Medicine
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- Department of Cardiology, Toyohashi Heart Canter
- Department of Cardiology, Nagoya Heart Canter
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- Department of Cardiology, Shonan Kamakura General Hospital
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Tarantini G, Baumgartner H, Frank D, Husser O, Bleiziffer S, Rudolph T, Jeger R, Fraccaro C, Hovorka T, Wendler O. Four-year mortality in women and men after transfemoral transcatheter aortic valve implantation using the SAPIEN 3. Catheter Cardiovasc Interv 2021; 97:876-884. [PMID: 32886851 DOI: 10.1002/ccd.29257] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/07/2020] [Revised: 06/07/2020] [Accepted: 08/02/2020] [Indexed: 01/09/2023]
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OBJECTIVES To investigate 4-year, post-transcatheter aortic valve implantation (TAVI) survival and predictors of survival by sex, in a real-world cohort that underwent transfemoral TAVI with SAPIEN 3 transcatheter heart valve. BACKGROUND Previous TAVI investigations of first-generation devices demonstrated an early- to mid-term survival advantage in women compared with men. METHODS SOURCE 3 (SAPIEN 3 Aortic Bioprosthesis European Outcome) is a post-approval, multicentre, observational registry. Patients (N = 1,694, 49.2% women, age 81.7 ± 6.7 years) with severe aortic stenosis and high surgical risk (logistic EuroSCORE 17.8%) underwent TAVI between 2014 and 2015. Kaplan-Meier event estimates were used to determine mortality by sex. Predictors of overall mortality were identified using a cox multivariate proportional hazard model. RESULTS At 4 years, women had lower all-cause mortality than men (36.0 vs 39.7%; p = .0911; HR: 0.87 [95% CI: 0.75-1.02]). No difference was observed for cardiac mortality between women 24.2% and men 24.7% (p = .76; HR: 0.97 [95% CI: 0.79-1.19]). When adjusted for baseline characteristics (age, height, weight, NYHA functional class, renal insufficiency, EuroScore, and tricuspid regurgitation), sex had no impact on mortality. CONCLUSIONS In this large, real-world cohort, all-cause mortality trended lower in women than men at 4 years post TAVI; however, several baseline factors, but not sex, were predictors of mortality. No difference between sexes was observed for cardiovascular mortality.
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- Giuseppe Tarantini
- Department of Cardiac, Thoracic and Vascular Science, University of Padova, Padova, Italy
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- Department of Cardiology III, University-Hospital Münster, Münster, Germany
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- University Hospital Schleswig-Holstein, Kiel, Germany and DZHK (German Centre for Cardiovascular Research), Kiel, Germany
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- Department of Cardiology, Klinik für Innere Medizin, St.-Johannes-Hospital, Dortmund, Germany
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- Klinik für Thorax- und Kardiovaskularchirurgie, Heart and Diabetes Center North Rhine-Westphalia, Bad Oeynhausen, Germany
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- Klinik für Thorax- und Kardiovaskularchirurgie, Heart and Diabetes Center North Rhine-Westphalia, Bad Oeynhausen, Germany
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- University Hospital Basel, University of Basel, Basel, Switzerland
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- Department of Cardiac, Thoracic and Vascular Science, University of Padova, Padova, Italy
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- Statistics Department, Edwards Lifesciences, Prague, Czech Republic
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- Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery, King's College Hospital, London, UK
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Kuzo N, Stähli BE, Erhart L, Anwer S, Schindler M, Kebernik J, Mathys S, Nguyen-Kim TDL, Eberhard M, Ruschitzka F, Tanner FC. Outcome of Patients With Severe Aortic Stenosis and Normal Coronary Arteries Undergoing Transcatheter Aortic Valve Implantation. Am J Cardiol 2021; 143:89-96. [PMID: 33359230 DOI: 10.1016/j.amjcard.2020.12.030] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/05/2020] [Revised: 11/27/2020] [Accepted: 12/01/2020] [Indexed: 10/22/2022]
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Coronary artery disease and severe aortic stenosis (AS) often coexist. This study sought to investigate the impact of normal coronary arteries as negative risk marker in patients undergoing transcatheter aortic valve implantation (TAVI). Consecutive patients with severe AS undergoing TAVI were dichotomized according to the presence or absence of normal coronary arteries, defined as absence of coronary lesions with diameter stenosis ≥30% in vessels ≥1.5 mm in diameter on coronary angiogram in patients without prior coronary revascularization. The primary end point was 1-year mortality. Out of 987 patients with severe AS undergoing TAVI, 258 (26%) patients had normal coronary arteries. These patients were younger, more likely women, and had lower EuroSCORE II and STS risk scores. Although mortality at 30 days was similar in the normal coronary artery and the coronary atherosclerosis groups (3.1% vs 5.6%, p = 0.11), it was lower in those with normal coronary arteries at 1 year (8.9% vs 17%, p = 0.003). In multivariable analysis, the presence of normal coronary arteries on coronary angiogram independently predicted 1-year mortality (adjusted HR 0.57, 95% CI 0.37 to 0.90, p = 0.02). In conclusion, this study defined normal coronary arteries as negative risk marker in patients with severe AS undergoing TAVI.
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Simard T, Alqahtani F, Hibbert B, Mamas MA, El‐Hajj S, Harris AH, Hohmann SF, Alkhouli M. Sex‐specific in‐hospital
outcomes of transcatheter aortic valve replacement with third generation transcatheter heart valves. Catheter Cardiovasc Interv 2021; 98:176-183. [DOI: 10.1002/ccd.29499] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/28/2020] [Revised: 12/07/2020] [Accepted: 12/27/2020] [Indexed: 12/13/2022]
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- Trevor Simard
- Department of Cardiovascular Diseases Mayo Clinic School of Medicine Rochester Minnesota USA
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- Department of Cardiovascular Diseases Mayo Clinic School of Medicine Rochester Minnesota USA
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- CAPITAL Research Group University of Ottawa Heart Institute Ottawa Ontario Canada
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- Keele Cardiovascular Research Group, Centre for Prognosis Research Keele University Keele UK
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- Center for Advanced Analytics and Informatics Chicago Illinois USA
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- Center for Advanced Analytics and Informatics Chicago Illinois USA
- Department of Health Systems Management Rush University Chicago Illinois USA
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- Department of Cardiovascular Diseases Mayo Clinic School of Medicine Rochester Minnesota USA
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Steeds RP, Messika-Zeitoun D, Thambyrajah J, Serra A, Schulz E, Maly J, Aiello M, Rudolph TK, Lloyd G, Bortone AS, Clerici A, Delle-Karth G, Rieber J, Indolfi C, Mancone M, Belle L, Lauten A, Arnold M, Bouma BJ, Lutz M, Deutsch C, Kurucova J, Thoenes M, Bramlage P, Frey N. IMPULSE: the impact of gender on the presentation and management of aortic stenosis across Europe. Open Heart 2021; 8:openhrt-2020-001443. [PMID: 33419934 PMCID: PMC7798778 DOI: 10.1136/openhrt-2020-001443] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/10/2020] [Revised: 11/09/2020] [Accepted: 12/01/2020] [Indexed: 11/10/2022] Open
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Aims There is an increasing awareness of gender-related differences in patients with severe aortic stenosis and their outcomes after surgical aortic valve replacement (SAVR) and transcatheter aortic valve implantation (TAVI). Methods Data from the IMPULSE registry were analysed. Patients with severe aortic stenosis (AS) were enrolled between March 2015 and April 2017 and stratified by gender. A subgroup analysis was performed to assess the impact of age. Results Overall, 2171 patients were enrolled, and 48.0% were female. Women were characterised by a higher rate of renal impairment (31.7 vs 23.3%; p<0.001), were at higher surgical risk (EuroSCORE II: 4.5 vs 3.6%; p=0.001) and more often in a critical preoperative state (7.0vs 4.2%; p=0.003). Men had an increased rate of previous cardiac surgery (9.4 vs 4.7%; p<0.001) and a reduced left ventricular ejection fraction (4.9 vs 1.3%; p<0.001). Concomitant mitral and tricuspid valve disease was substantially more common among women. Symptoms were highly prevalent in both women and men (83.6 vs 77.3%; p<0.001). AVR was planned in 1379 cases. Women were more frequently scheduled to undergo TAVI (49.3 vs 41.0%; p<0.001) and less frequently for SAVR (20.3 vs 27.5%; p<0.001). Conclusions The present data show that female patients with severe AS have a distinct patient profile and are managed in a different way to males. Gender-based differences in the management of patients with severe AS need to be taken into account more systematically to improve outcomes, especially for women.
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- Richard Paul Steeds
- Queen Elizabeth Hospital & Institute of Cardiovascular Sciences, University of Birmingham, Birmingham, UK
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- Interventional Cardiology Unit, Hospital de la Santa Creu i Sant Pau, Barcelona, Spain
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- Department of Cardiovascular Surgery, Institute for Clinical and Experimental Medicine, Prague, Czech Republic
- Department of Cardiovascular Surgery, Second Faculty of Medicine, Charles University, Prague, Czech Republic
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- Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery, Foundation IRCCS Policlinico S.Matteo, Pavia, Italy
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- Department of Cardiology, Heart and Diabetes Center Bad Oeynhausen, Ruhr-University of Bochum, Bad Oeynhausen, Germany
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- St Bartholomew's Hospital, London, UK
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- Herzkatheterlabor Nymphenburg and Department of Cardiology, University of Munich, Munich, Germany
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- Division of Cardiology and URT CNR of IFC, University Magna Graecia, Catanzaro, Italy
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- Centre Hospital d'Annecy, Annecy, France
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- Department for Cardiology, Helios Erfurt Clinic, Erfurt, Germany
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- Department of Cardiology, University of Erlangen, Erlangen, Germany
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- Department of Cardiology and Angiology, University of Kiel, Kiel, Germany
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- Institute for Pharmacology and Preventive Medicine, Cloppenburg, Germany
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- Institute for Pharmacology and Preventive Medicine, Cloppenburg, Germany
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- Department of Cardiology and Angiology, University of Kiel, Kiel, Germany
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Patel KV, Omar W, Gonzalez PE, Jessen ME, Huffman L, Kumbhani DJ, Bavry AA. Expansion of TAVR into Low-Risk Patients and Who to Consider for SAVR. Cardiol Ther 2020; 9:377-394. [PMID: 32875469 PMCID: PMC7584721 DOI: 10.1007/s40119-020-00198-z] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/23/2020] [Indexed: 12/15/2022] Open
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Transcatheter aortic valve replacement (TAVR) has revolutionized the treatment of severe aortic stenosis (AS) over the last decade. The results of the Placement of Aortic Transcatheter Valves (PARTNER) 3 and Evolut Low Risk trials demonstrated the safety and efficacy of TAVR in low-surgical-risk patients and led to the approval of TAVR for use across the risk spectrum. Heart teams around the world will now be faced with evaluating a deluge of younger, healthier patients with severe AS. Prior to the PARTNER 3 and Evolut Low Risk studies, this heterogenous patient population would have undergone surgical aortic valve replacement (SAVR). It is unlikely that TAVR will completely supplant SAVR for the treatment of severe AS in patients with a low surgical risk, as SAVR has excellent short- and long-term outcomes and years of durability data. In this review, we outline the critical role that SAVR will continue to play in the treatment of severe AS in the post-PARTNER 3/Evolut Low Risk era.
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- Kunal V Patel
- Division of Cardiology, University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Texas, USA
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- Division of Cardiology, University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Texas, USA
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- Division of Cardiology, University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Texas, USA
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- Department of Cardiovascular and Thoracic Surgery, University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Texas, USA
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- Department of Cardiovascular and Thoracic Surgery, University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Texas, USA
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- Division of Cardiology, University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Texas, USA
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- Division of Cardiology, University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Texas, USA.
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Van Mieghem NM, Reardon MJ, Yakubov SJ, Heiser J, Merhi W, Windecker S, Makkar RR, Cheng W, Robbins M, Fail P, Feinberg E, Stoler RC, Hebeler R, Serruys PW, Popma JJ. Clinical outcomes of TAVI or SAVR in men and women with aortic stenosis at intermediate operative risk: a post hoc analysis of the randomised SURTAVI trial. EUROINTERVENTION 2020; 16:833-841. [DOI: 10.4244/eij-d-20-00303] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/23/2022]
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Stehli J, Dagan M, Zaman S, Koh JQS, Quine E, Gouskova N, Crawford C, Dong M, Nanayakkara S, Htun NM, Stub D, Dick R, Walton A, Duffy SJ. Impact of Gender on Transcatheter Aortic Valve Implantation Outcomes. Am J Cardiol 2020; 133:98-104. [PMID: 32843145 DOI: 10.1016/j.amjcard.2020.07.052] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/16/2020] [Revised: 07/16/2020] [Accepted: 07/17/2020] [Indexed: 10/23/2022]
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Previous studies indicate that women who underwentwho underwent transcatheter aortic valve implantation (TAVI) have poorer 30-day outcomes compared with men. However, the effect of gender as a prognostic factor for long-term outcomes following TAVI remains unclear. Between 2008 and 2018, all patients (n = 683) who underwent TAVI in 2 centres in Melbourne, Australia were prospectively included in a registry. The primary end-point was long-term mortality. The secondary end points were Valve Academic Research Consortium-2 (VARC-2) in-hospital complications and mortality at 30-days and 1-year. Of 683 patients, 328 (48%) were women. Women had a higher mean STS-PROM score (5.2 ± 3.1 vs 4.6 ± 3.5, p < 0.001) but less co-morbidities than men. Women had a significantly higher in-hospital bleeding rates (3.3% vs 1.0%, Odds Ratio 4.21, 95% confidence interval [CI] 1.16 to15.25, p = 0.027) and higher 30-day mortality (2.4% vs 0.3%, hazard ratio [HR] 8.75, 95% CI 1.09 to 69.6, p = 0.040) than men. Other VARC-2 outcomes were similar between genders. Overall mortality rate was 36% (246) over a median follow up of 2.7 (interquartile rang [IQR] 1.7 to 4.2) years. Median time to death was 5.3 (95% CI 4.7 to 5.7) years. One-year mortality was similar between genders (8.3% vs 7.8%), as was long-term mortality (HR = 0.91, 95% CI 0.71 to 1.17, p = 0.38). On multivariable analysis, female gender was an independent predictor for 1-year mortality (HR = 2.33, 95% CI 1.11 to 4.92, p = 0.026), but not long-term mortality (HR = 0.78, 95% CI 0.54 to 1.14, p = 0.20). In the women only cohort, STS-PROM was the only independent predictor of long-term mortality (HR 1.88, 95% CI 1.42 to 2.48, p < 0.001). In conclusion, women had higher rates of peri-procedural major bleeding and 30-day mortality following TAVI. However, long-term outcomes were similar between genders.
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Rationale and design of a prospective, randomized, controlled, multicenter study to evaluate the safety and efficacy of transcatheter heart valve replacement in female patients with severe symptomatic aortic stenosis requiring aortic valve intervention (Randomized researcH in womEn all comers wIth Aortic stenosis [RHEIA] trial). Am Heart J 2020; 228:27-35. [PMID: 32745733 DOI: 10.1016/j.ahj.2020.06.016] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/17/2020] [Accepted: 06/24/2020] [Indexed: 01/08/2023]
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BACKGROUND Limited data suggest that transcatheter (TAVR) as compared with surgical aortic valve replacement (SAVR) may be more effective in female than male patients. To date, most evidence is derived from subgroup analyses of large trials, and a dedicated randomized trial evaluating whether there is a difference in outcomes between these interventions in women is warranted. The RHEIA trial will compare the safety and efficacy of TAVR with SAVR in women with severe symptomatic aortic stenosis requiring aortic valve intervention, irrespective of surgical risk. METHODS/DESIGN The RHEIA trial is a prospective, randomized, controlled study that will enroll up to 440 patients across 35 sites in Europe. Women with severe symptomatic aortic stenosis, with any but prohibitive surgical risk status, will be randomized 1:1 to undergo aortic valve intervention with either transfemoral TAVR with the SAPIEN 3 or SAPIEN 3 Ultra device or SAVR and followed up for 1 year. The objective is to determine whether TAVR is non-inferior to SAVR in this patient population and, if this is fulfilled whether TAVR is actually superior to SAVR. The primary safety/efficacy endpoint is a composite of all-cause mortality, all stroke, and re-hospitalization (for valve or procedure-related symptoms or worsening congestive heart failure) at 1 year post-procedure. Other outcomes (assessed at 30 days and/or 1 year) include all-cause mortality; bleeding, vascular, cardiac, cerebrovascular and renal complications; aortic valve prosthesis and left ventricular function; cognitive function, health status, and quality of life. DISCUSSION The RHEIA study has been designed to evaluate the safety and efficacy of TAVR compared with SAVR specifically in women with severe symptomatic aortic stenosis, irrespective of the level of surgical risk. The results will be the first to provide specific randomized evidence to guide treatment selection in female patients with severe symptomatic aortic stenosis. TRIAL REGISTRATION clinicaltrials.gov: NCT04160130.
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Shan Y, Pellikka PA. Aortic stenosis in women. Heart 2020; 106:970-976. [DOI: 10.1136/heartjnl-2019-315407] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/30/2019] [Revised: 02/25/2020] [Accepted: 02/25/2020] [Indexed: 12/17/2022] Open
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Aortic stenosis (AS) is a common valve disorder in an ageing population in western countries, and women, with longer life expectancy, comprise a substantial percentage of elderly patients with AS. Compared with men, women exhibit distinctive characteristics at the level of stenotic valve leaflets and subsequent compensatory responses of the left ventricle to chronic pressure overload, and in clinical presentation, consequences and response to intervention. Randomised controlled trials of transcatheter aortic valve implantation have yielded new evidence of sex differences in both short-term and long-term outcomes after intervention. A comprehensive knowledge of the existing evidence may inform our understanding of gender differences during assessment and treatment of patients with AS. In this paper, we review the available evidence regarding sex differences in AS in terms of symptoms, clinical presentation, anatomical differences and pathophysiological progression, management and outcomes after aortic valve replacement. Implications for further research are suggested.
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Trends in vascular complications and associated treatment strategies following transfemoral transcatheter aortic valve replacement. J Vasc Surg 2020; 72:1313-1324.e5. [PMID: 32169358 DOI: 10.1016/j.jvs.2020.01.050] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/13/2019] [Accepted: 01/17/2020] [Indexed: 12/17/2022]
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OBJECTIVE Vascular complications (VC) and bleeding complications impact morbidity and mortality after transfemoral transcatheter aortic valve replacement (TF-TAVR). Few contemporary studies have detailed these complications, associated treatment strategies, or clinical outcomes. We examined the incidence, predictors, treatment strategies, and outcomes of VCs in a multicenter cohort of patients undergoing TF-TAVR. METHODS We performed a retrospective registry and chart review of all nonclinical trial TF-TAVR patients from seven centers within a five-state hospital system from 2012 to 2016. Bleeding and VC were recorded as defined by the Valve Academic Research Consortium recommendations. Procedural and 30-day outcomes and 1-year mortality were compared between patients with no, minor, or major VC. Multivariable logistic and Cox regressions were used to identify predictors of major VC and mortality, respectively. RESULTS Over the study period, 1573 patients underwent TF-TAVR, with 96 (6.1%) experiencing a major VC and 77 (4.9%) experiencing a minor VC. The majority of VCs were access site related (74.2%), occurred intraoperatively (52.6%), and required interventional treatment (73.2%). The site, timing, and treatment method of VCs did not significantly change over the study period. Patients with VCs had a greater need for blood transfusion, longer postoperative length of stay, higher rates of cardiac events, increased vascular-related 30-day readmission, and higher 30-day mortality. Female sex (odds ratio [OR], 3.00; 95% CI, 1.91-4.72) and prior percutaneous coronary intervention (OR, 2.14 ; 95% CI, 1.38-3.31) were the strongest predictors of major VC. VCs modestly decreased over the study period: every 90-day increase in surgery date decreased the odds of major VC by 6% (95% CI, 1%-10%). Patients with major VCs had worse 1-year survival (OR, 79%; 95% CI, 69%-86%) compared with patients with minor VCs (OR, 92%; 95% CI, 82%-96%) or no VCs (OR, 88%; 95% CI, 87%-90%; P = .002). However, for patients who survived more than 30 days, the 1-year survival did not differ between groups For patients who survived more than 30 days, male sex (hazard ratio, 1.84; 95% CI, 1.30-2.60) and the logit of STS mortality risk score (hazard ratio, 1.98; 95% CI, 1.48-2.65) were the strongest predictors of mortality. After adjusting for other factors, minor and major VC were not predictors of 1-year mortality for patients who survived more than 30 days. CONCLUSIONS In our contemporary cohort, VCs after TF-TAVR have modestly decreased in recent years, but continue to impact perioperative outcomes. Patient selection, consideration of alternative access routes, and prompt recognition and treatment of VCs are critical elements in optimizing early clinical outcomes after TF-TAVR.
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Crousillat DR, Yucel E, Elmariah S. Editorial commentary: Are men really from Mars and women from Venus? The survival paradox in the treatment of aortic stenosis. Trends Cardiovasc Med 2020; 31:47-48. [PMID: 32007383 DOI: 10.1016/j.tcm.2020.01.001] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/02/2020] [Accepted: 01/02/2020] [Indexed: 10/25/2022]
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- Daniela R Crousillat
- Cardiology Division, Department of Medicine, Massachusetts General Hospital, Harvard Medical School, 55 Fruit Street, Boston, MA 02114, United States
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- Cardiology Division, Department of Medicine, Massachusetts General Hospital, Harvard Medical School, 55 Fruit Street, Boston, MA 02114, United States
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- Cardiology Division, Department of Medicine, Massachusetts General Hospital, Harvard Medical School, 55 Fruit Street, Boston, MA 02114, United States.
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Forrest JK, Kaple RK, Tang GH, Yakubov SJ, Nazif TM, Williams MR, Zhang A, Popma JJ, Reardon MJ. Three Generations of Self-Expanding Transcatheter Aortic Valves. JACC Cardiovasc Interv 2020; 13:170-179. [DOI: 10.1016/j.jcin.2019.08.035] [Citation(s) in RCA: 39] [Impact Index Per Article: 9.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/11/2019] [Revised: 07/30/2019] [Accepted: 08/20/2019] [Indexed: 11/26/2022]
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Goel H, Kumar A, Garg N, Mills JD. Men are from mars, women are from venus: Factors responsible for gender differences in outcomes after surgical and trans-catheter aortic valve replacement. Trends Cardiovasc Med 2019; 31:34-46. [PMID: 31902553 DOI: 10.1016/j.tcm.2019.11.010] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/11/2019] [Revised: 11/21/2019] [Accepted: 11/23/2019] [Indexed: 01/09/2023]
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Females suffer higher operative (30-day) mortality than males after surgical aortic valve replacement (SAVR). In contrast, outcomes after trans-catheter aortic valve replacement (TAVR) seem to favor females, both in terms of procedural mortality, and more prominently, medium to long-term survival. With an ever-greater number of TAVR procedures being performed, an understanding of factors responsible for gender differences in outcomes after the two AVR modalities is critical for better patient selection. Current evidence suggests that this gender difference in outcomes after SAVR and TAVR stems from differences in baseline risk profiles, as well as inherent anatomic/physiological differences between genders. This review attempts to examine these clinical and physiological factors, with a goal of guiding better patient selection for each AVR modality, and to highlight areas that beg further investigation.
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- Harsh Goel
- Department of Medicine, St. Luke's University Hospital, Bethlehem, PA, United States; Lewis Katz School of Medicine, Temple University, Philadelphia, PA, United States.
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- Department of Medicine, Wellspan York Hospital, York, PA, United States
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- Department of Medicine, St Barnabas Medical Center, Livingston, NJ, United States
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- Department of Medicine, Division of Cardiovascular Medicine, West Virginia University Heart and Vascular Institute, Morgantown, WV, United States
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Gilmanov DS, Berti S, Mazzone A. May transcatheter aortic valve replacement become the preferred treatment over conventional surgery for elderly women with symptomatic severe aortic stenosis? J Cardiovasc Med (Hagerstown) 2019; 20:411-413. [PMID: 31593557 DOI: 10.2459/jcm.0000000000000815] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/05/2022]
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- Daniyar Sh Gilmanov
- Cardiothoracic Surgery Department, Grande Ospedale Metropolitano - Bianchi Melacrino Morelli, Reggio Calabria
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- Department of Diagnostic and Interventional Cardiology, Gabriele Monasterio Tuscany Foundation, G. Pasquinucci Heart Hospital, Massa, Italy
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- Department of Diagnostic and Interventional Cardiology, Gabriele Monasterio Tuscany Foundation, G. Pasquinucci Heart Hospital, Massa, Italy
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