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Alaour B, Ferrari E, Heg D, Tueller D, Pilgrim T, Muller O, Noble S, Jeger R, Reuthebuch O, Toggweiler S, Templin C, Wenaweser P, Nietlispach F, Taramasso M, Huber C, Roffi M, Windecker S, Stortecky S. Non-Vitamin K Antagonist Versus Vitamin K Antagonist Oral Anticoagulant Agents After Transcatheter Aortic Valve Replacement. JACC Cardiovasc Interv 2024; 17:405-418. [PMID: 38355269 DOI: 10.1016/j.jcin.2023.11.038] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/30/2023] [Revised: 11/13/2023] [Accepted: 11/17/2023] [Indexed: 02/16/2024]
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BACKGROUND Studies comparing long-term outcomes between non-vitamin K antagonist (VKA) oral anticoagulant agents (direct oral anticoagulant agents [DOACs]) and VKA anticoagulant agents after transcatheter aortic valve replacement (TAVR) are scarce, with conflicting results. OBJECTIVES The aim of this study was to examine the periprocedural, short-term, and long-term safety and effectiveness of DOACs vs VKAs in patients undergoing TAVR via femoral access with concomitant indications for oral anticoagulation. METHODS Consecutive patients undergoing transfemoral TAVR in the prospective national SwissTAVI Registry between February 2011 and June 2021 were analyzed. Net clinical benefit (a composite of all-cause mortality, myocardial infarction, stroke, and life-threatening or major bleeding) and the primary safety endpoint (a composite of life-threatening and major bleeding) were compared between the VKA and DOAC groups at 30 days, 1 year, and 5 years after TAVR. RESULTS After 1:1 propensity score matching, 1,454 patients were available for analysis in each group. There was no significant difference in the rate of the net clinical benefit and the safety endpoints between the groups as assessed at 30 days and 1 and 5 years post-TAVR between VKAs and DOACs. VKAs were associated with significantly higher rates of 1- year (HR: 1.28; 95% CI: 1.01-1.62) and 5-year (HR: 1.25; 95% CI: 1.11-1.40) all-cause mortality. Long-term risk for disabling stroke was significantly lower in the VKA group after excluding periprocedural events (HR: 0.64; 95% CI: 0.46-0.90). CONCLUSIONS At 5 years after TAVR, VKAs are associated with a higher risk for all-cause mortality, a lower risk for disabling stroke, and a similar rate of life-threatening or major bleeding compared with DOACs. (SwissTAVI Registry; NCT01368250).
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- Bashir Alaour
- Department of Cardiology, Inselspital, Bern University Hospital, University of Bern, Bern, Switzerland
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- Department of Cardiovascular Surgery, Cardiocentro Ticino Institute-EOC, Lugano, Switzerland
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- CTU Bern, University of Bern, Bern, Switzerland
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- Department of Cardiology, Triemli Hospital Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland
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- Department of Cardiology, Inselspital, Bern University Hospital, University of Bern, Bern, Switzerland
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- Department of Cardiology, Lausanne University Hospital-CHUV, Lausanne, Switzerland
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- Division of Cardiology and Cardiovascular Surgery, University Hospital, Geneva, Switzerland
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- Department of Cardiology, Triemli Hospital Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland; University of Basel, Basel, Switzerland
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- University of Basel, Basel, Switzerland; Department of Cardiovascular Surgery, Basel University Hospital, University of Basel, Basel, Switzerland
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- Department of Cardiology, University Heart Center Zurich, University Hospital Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland
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- Heart Clinic Hirslanden, Hirslanden Clinic Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland
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- Division of Cardiology and Cardiovascular Surgery, University Hospital, Geneva, Switzerland
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- Division of Cardiology and Cardiovascular Surgery, University Hospital, Geneva, 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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Okuno T, Alaour B, Heg D, Tueller D, Pilgrim T, Muller O, Noble S, Jeger R, Reuthebuch O, Toggweiler S, Ferrari E, Templin C, Wenaweser P, Nietlispach F, Taramasso M, Huber C, Roffi M, Windecker S, Stortecky S. Long-Term Risk of Stroke After Transcatheter Aortic Valve Replacement: Insights From the SwissTAVI Registry. JACC Cardiovasc Interv 2023; 16:2986-2996. [PMID: 38151313 DOI: 10.1016/j.jcin.2023.10.021] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/26/2023] [Revised: 09/26/2023] [Accepted: 10/10/2023] [Indexed: 12/29/2023]
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BACKGROUND Stroke after transcatheter aortic valve replacement (TAVR) is associated with considerable morbidity and mortality. Predictors of stroke and the long-term risk after TAVR remain incompletely understood. OBJECTIVES The authors sought to investigate the short- and long-term incidence and predictors of stroke after TAVR in the SwissTAVI Registry. METHODS Between February 2011 and June 2021, consecutive patients undergoing TAVR were included. Standardized stroke ratios (SSRs) were calculated to compare trends in stroke of TAVR patients with an age- and sex-matched general population in Switzerland derived from the 2019 Global Burden of Disease study. RESULTS A total of 11,957 patients (81.8 ± 6.5 years of age, 48.0% female) were included. One-third of the patients (32.3%) had a history of atrial fibrillation, and 11.8% had a history of cerebrovascular accident. The cumulative 30-day incidence rate of stroke was 3.0%, with 69% of stroke events occurring within the first 48 hours after TAVR. The incidence of stroke was 4.3% at 1 year, and 7.8% at 5 years. Compared with an age- and sex-adjusted general population, the risk of stroke was significantly higher in the TAVR population during the first 2 years after TAVR: first year: SSR 7.26 (95% CI: 6.3-8.36) and 6.82 (95% CI: 5.97-7.79) for males and females, respectively; second year: SSR 1.98 (95% CI: 1.47-2.67) and 1.48 (95% CI: 1.09-2.02) for males and females, respectively; but returned to a comparable level to that observed in the matched population thereafter. CONCLUSIONS Compared with an age- and sex-matched population, TAVR patients experienced a higher risk of stroke for up to 2 years after the procedure, and a comparable risk thereafter. (SwissTAVI Registry; NCT01368250).
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- Taishi Okuno
- Department of Cardiology, Inselspital, Bern University Hospital, University of Bern, Switzerland
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- Department of Cardiology, Inselspital, Bern University Hospital, University of Bern, Switzerland
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- CTU Bern, University of Bern, Bern, Switzerland
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- Department of Cardiology, Triemli Hospital Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland
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- Department of Cardiology, Inselspital, Bern University Hospital, University of Bern, Switzerland
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- Department of Cardiology, Lausanne University Hospital - CHUV, Lausanne, Switzerland
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- Division of Cardiology and Cardiovascular Surgery, University Hospital, Geneva, Switzerland
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- Department of Cardiology, Triemli Hospital Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland; University of Basel, Basel, Switzerland
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- University of Basel, Basel, Switzerland; Department of Cardiovascular Surgery, Basel University Hospital, University of Basel, Basel, Switzerland
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- Department of Cardiovascular Surgery, Cardiocentro Ticino Institute, Lugano, Switzerland
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- Department of Cardiology, University Heart Center Zurich, University Hospital Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland
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- Heart Clinic Hirslanden, Hirslanden Clinic Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland
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- Cardiovascular Center Zurich, Hirslanden Klinik Im Park, Zurich, Switzerland
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- Division of Cardiology and Cardiovascular Surgery, University Hospital, Geneva, Switzerland
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- Division of Cardiology and Cardiovascular Surgery, University Hospital, Geneva, Switzerland
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- Department of Cardiology, Inselspital, Bern University Hospital, University of Bern, Switzerland
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- Department of Cardiology, Inselspital, Bern University Hospital, University of Bern, Switzerland.
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Wagener M, Reuthebuch O, Heg D, Tüller D, Ferrari E, Grünenfelder J, Huber C, Moarof I, Muller O, Nietlispach F, Noble S, Roffi M, Taramasso M, Templin C, Toggweiler S, Wenaweser P, Windecker S, Stortecky S, Jeger R. Clinical Outcomes in High-Gradient, Classical Low-Flow, Low-Gradient, and Paradoxical Low-Flow, Low-Gradient Aortic Stenosis After Transcatheter Aortic Valve Implantation: A Report From the SwissTAVI Registry. J Am Heart Assoc 2023:e029489. [PMID: 37301760 DOI: 10.1161/jaha.123.029489] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/12/2023] [Accepted: 05/05/2023] [Indexed: 06/12/2023]
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Background In view of the rising global burden of severe symptomatic aortic stenosis, its early recognition and treatment is key. Although patients with classical low-flow, low-gradient (C-LFLG) aortic stenosis have higher rates of death after transcatheter aortic valve implantation (TAVI) when compared with patients with high-gradient (HG) aortic stenosis, there is conflicting evidence on the death rate in patients with severe paradoxical low-flow, low-gradient (P-LFLG) aortic stenosis. Therefore, we aimed to compare outcomes in real-world patients with severe HG, C-LFLG, and P-LFLG aortic stenosis undergoing TAVI. Methods and Results Clinical outcomes up to 5 years were addressed in the 3 groups of patients enrolled in the prospective, national, multicenter SwissTAVI registry. A total of 8914 patients undergoing TAVI at 15 heart valve centers in Switzerland were analyzed for the purpose of this study. We observed a significant difference in time to death at 1 year after TAVI, with the lowest observed in HG (8.8%) aortic stenosis, followed by P-LFLG (11.5%; hazard ratio [HR], 1.35 [95% CI, 1.16-1.56]; P<0.001) and C-LFLG (19.8%; HR, 1.93 [95% CI, 1.64-2.26]; P<0.001) aortic stenosis. Cardiovascular death showed similar differences between the groups. At 5 years, the all-cause death rate was 44.4% in HG, 52.1% in P-LFLG (HR, 1.35 [95% CI, 1.23-1.48]; P<0.001), and 62.8% in C-LFLG aortic stenosis (HR, 1.7 [95% CI, 1.54-1.88]; P<0.001). Conclusions Up to 5 years after TAVI, patients with P-LFLG have higher death rates than patients with HG aortic stenosis but lower death rates than patients with C-LFLG aortic stenosis.
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- Max Wagener
- University Hospital Basel, University of Basel Switzerland
- University Hospital Galway, University of Galway Ireland
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- CTU Bern, University of Bern Switzerland
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- University Hospital Geneva, University of Geneva Switzerland
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- University Hospital Lausanne, University of Lausanne Switzerland
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- Cardiovascular Center Zürich, Hirslanden Klinik Im Park Zürich Switzerland
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- University Hospital Geneva, University of Geneva Switzerland
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- University Hospital Geneva, University of Geneva 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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- University Hospital Basel, University of Basel Switzerland
- Triemli Hospital Zürich Zürich Switzerland
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Oechslin L, Biaggi P, Wenaweser P, Wyss C, Fritschi D, Gaemperli O, Corti R. Transcatheter Aortic Valve Implantation With Balloon-Expandable Valve Prostheses in Patients With Pure Native Non- or Mildly Calcified Aortic Regurgitation: A Case-Series and Literature Review. J Invasive Cardiol 2023; 35:E254-E264. [PMID: 37219851] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/24/2023]
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OBJECTIVE Transcatheter aortic valve implantation (TAVI) is an off-label procedure for selected patients at high surgical risk with native non- or mildly calcified aortic regurgitation (AR). Traditionally, self-expanding transcatheter heart valves (THV) have been favored over balloon-expandable THV's probably due to assumed better device fixation. We report a series of patients with native severe AR successfully treated with a balloon-expandable THV. METHODS Between 2019 and 2022, 8 consecutive patients (5 male, 82 (interquartile range 80-85) years old, STS PROM 4.0 % (interquartile range 2.9-6.0), EuroSCORE II 5.5% (IQR 4.1-7.0) with non- or mildly calcified pure AR were treated with a balloon-expandable THV. All procedures were performed after heart team discussion and standardized diagnostic workup. Clinical endpoints were collected prospectively and included device success, procedural complications (according to VARC-2 definitions) and 1-month survival. RESULTS Device success was 100% with no device embolization or migration. Two preprocedural nonfatal complications were reported (one access site complication that required stent implantation and one pericardial tamponade). Two patients required permanent pacemaker implantation for complete AV block. At discharge and at 30-day follow-up all patients were alive and no patient showed more than minimal AR. CONCLUSION This series documents that treatment of native non- or mildly calcified AR with balloon-expandable THV is feasible, safe and offers favorable short-term clinical outcomes. Hence, TAVI with balloon-expandable THVs may offer a valuable treatment option in patients with native AR at high surgical risk.
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- Luca Oechslin
- Heart Clinic Zurich, Witellikerstrasse 40, Zurich, 8032 Switzerland.
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Fritschi D, Oechslin L, Biaggi P, Wenaweser P. [Transcatheter Aortic Valve Implantation in Multivalvular Heart Disease]. Praxis (Bern 1994) 2023; 112:65-73. [PMID: 36722107 DOI: 10.1024/1661-8157/a003982] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/18/2023]
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Transcatheter Aortic Valve Implantation in Multivalvular Heart Disease Abstract. The prevalence of multivaluvular heart disease is high in patients undergoing transcatheter aortic valve implantation (TAVI). The most common combination is aortic valve stenosis (AS) and mitral regurgitation, followed by the combination of AS with a tricuspid regurgitation or mitral stenosis. Grading of multivalvular disease is challenging and can quickly lead to underestimation of the disease stage. Therefore, a profound knowledge of pathophysiologic interactions is essential, and the patient should always undergo multimodal evaluation. After a successful TAVI intervention, secondary heart valve defects may improve, deteriorate, or remain unchanged. Due to the still sparse scientific data in this field, the role of the heart team remains central to provide the patient with an individually adapted therapy plan.
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- Herzklinik Hirslanden, Zürich, Schweiz
- Service de Cardiologie, Freiburger Spital (HFR), Freiburg, Schweiz
- Herz-Gefäss-Zentrum, Universitätsklinik Bern, Inselspital, Bern, Schweiz
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Doomun D, Doomun I, Schukraft S, Arroyo D, Cook S, Huwyler T, Wenaweser P, Stauffer JC, Goy JJ, Togni M, Puricel S, Cook S. Ischemic and Bleeding Outcomes According to the Academic Research Consortium High Bleeding Risk Criteria in All Comers Treated by Percutaneous Coronary Interventions. Front Cardiovasc Med 2021; 8:620354. [PMID: 34926595 PMCID: PMC8674503 DOI: 10.3389/fcvm.2021.620354] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/23/2020] [Accepted: 11/08/2021] [Indexed: 11/13/2022] Open
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Background: The Academic Research Consortium have identified a set of major and minor risk factors in order to standardize the definition of a High Bleeding Risk (ACR-HBR). Aims: The aim of this study is to stratify the bleeding risk in patients included in the Cardio-Fribourg registry, according to the Academic Research Consortium for High Bleeding Risk (ACR-HBR) definition, and to report ischemic and hemorrhagic events at 2-year of clinical follow-up. Methods: Between 2015 and 2017, consecutive patients undergoing percutaneous coronary intervention were prospectively included in the Cardio-Fribourg registry. Patients were considered high (HBR) or low (LBR) bleeding risk depending on the ARC-HBR definition. Primary endpoints were hierarchical major bleeding events as defined by the Bleeding Academic Research Consortium (BARC) grade 3-5, and ARC patient-oriented major adverse cardiac events (POCE) at 2-year follow-up. Results: Follow-up was complete in 1,080 patients. There were 354 patients in the HBR group (32.7%) and 726 patients in the low-bleeding risk (LBR) group (67.2%). At 2-year follow-up, cumulative BARC 3-5 bleedings were higher in HBR (10.5%) compared to LBR patients (1.5%, p < 0.01) and the impact of HBR risk factors was incremental. At 2-year follow-up, POCE were more frequent in HBR (27.4%) compared to LBR group (18.2%, <0.01). Overall mortality was higher in HBR (14.0%) vs. LBR (2.9%, p < 0.01). Conclusions: ARC-HBR criteria appropriately identified a population at a higher risk of bleeding after percutaneous coronary intervention. An increased risk of bleeding is also associated with an increased risk of ischemic events at 2-year follow-up.
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- Daphné Doomun
- Department of Cardiology, University and Hospital Fribourg, Fribourg, Switzerland
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- Department of Cardiology, University and Hospital Fribourg, Fribourg, Switzerland
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- Department of Cardiology, University and Hospital Fribourg, Fribourg, Switzerland
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- Department of Cardiology, University and Hospital Fribourg, Fribourg, Switzerland
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- Department of Cardiology, University and Hospital Fribourg, Fribourg, Switzerland
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- Department of Cardiology, University and Hospital Fribourg, Fribourg, Switzerland
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- Department of Cardiology, University and Hospital Fribourg, Fribourg, Switzerland
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- Department of Cardiology, University and Hospital Fribourg, Fribourg, Switzerland
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- Department of Cardiology, University and Hospital Fribourg, Fribourg, Switzerland
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- Department of Cardiology, University and Hospital Fribourg, Fribourg, Switzerland
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- Department of Cardiology, University and Hospital Fribourg, Fribourg, Switzerland
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Wenaweser P, Seiler C, Allemann Y. Cork and smoke. Swiss Med Wkly 2021. [DOI: 10.57187/smw.2001.09814] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/12/2023] Open
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Roth E, Noll G, Gämperli O, Wenaweser P, Wyss C, Grünenfelder J, Corti R, Biaggi P. Percutaneous Tricuspid Valve Repair: A Promising Treatment for Heart Transplant Patients With Severe Tricuspid Regurgitation. JACC Case Rep 2021; 3:1269-1274. [PMID: 34471876 PMCID: PMC8387805 DOI: 10.1016/j.jaccas.2021.05.018] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/01/2021] [Revised: 05/18/2021] [Accepted: 05/28/2021] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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Two heart transplant patients aged 80 and 83 years with recurrent heart failure due to severe tricuspid regurgitation are reported. In view of their high perioperative risk, both patients underwent percutaneous transcatheter edge-to-edge tricuspid valve repair, and both experienced excellent technical success, with favorable 2-year clinical outcome. (Level of Difficulty: Advanced.).
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- Heart Clinic Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland
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Okuno T, Praz F, Kassar M, Biaggi P, Mihalj M, Külling M, Widmer S, Pilgrim T, Grünenfelder J, Kadner A, Corti R, Windecker S, Wenaweser P, Reineke D. Surgical versus transcatheter repair for secondary mitral regurgitation: A propensity score-matched cohorts comparison. J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2021; 165:2037-2046.e4. [PMID: 34446288 DOI: 10.1016/j.jtcvs.2021.07.029] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/21/2021] [Revised: 07/11/2021] [Accepted: 07/16/2021] [Indexed: 10/20/2022]
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OBJECTIVES To compare the efficacy and clinical outcomes of transcatheter edge-to-edge mitral valve repair (TMVr) and surgical mitral valve repair (SMVr) among patients with secondary mitral regurgitation (SMR). METHODS Consecutive patients with SMR treated using either TMVr (n = 199) or SMVr (n = 222) at 2 centers were included and retrospectively analyzed. To account for differences in patient demographic characteristics, 1:1 propensity score matching was performed. The primary endpoint was all-cause death within 2 years after the procedure. RESULTS The study population consisted of 202 matched patients. At 2 years, all-cause mortality was 24.3% for TMVr and 23.0% for SMVr (hazard ratio, 0.97; 95% confidence interval, 0.55-1.71; P = .909). Severe heart failure symptoms at 2 years were less prevalent after SMVr (New York Heart Association functional class III or IV: 13.5% vs 29.5%; P = .032) than after TMVr. A higher proportion of the SMVr patients had SMR reduction to none or mild at discharge (90.8% vs 72.0%; P < .001) and 2 years (86.5% vs 59.6%; P < .001). Among patients who achieved none or mild MR at discharge, 7 patients (10.1%) in the SMVr group and 15 (34.9%) in the TMVr group had progression to moderate or greater MR at 2 years (P = .003). Left ventricular ejection fraction (LVEF) significantly improved (+10.1% ± 11.1%; P < .001) after SMVr (LVEF at 2 years: 45.7% ± 12.8%), whereas it remained unchanged (-1.3% ± 8.9%; P = .260) after TMVr (LVEF at 2 years: 34.0% ± 13.2%). CONCLUSIONS In this propensity score-matched analysis, there was no significant difference in 2-year survival between TMVr and SMVr, despite greater and more durable SMR reduction, as well as LVEF improvement in the surgical group.
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- Taishi Okuno
- Department of Cardiology, Inselspital, University of Bern, Bern, Switzerland
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- Department of Cardiology, Inselspital, University of Bern, Bern, Switzerland.
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- Department of Cardiology, Inselspital, University of Bern, Bern, Switzerland
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- Department of Cardiology, Heart Clinic Zurich, Hirslanden Klinik, Zurich, Switzerland
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- Department of Cardiac Surgery, Inselspital, University of Bern, Bern, Switzerland
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- Department of Cardiology, Heart Clinic Zurich, Hirslanden Klinik, Zurich, Switzerland
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- Department of Cardiology, Inselspital, University of Bern, Bern, Switzerland
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- Department of Cardiology, Inselspital, University of Bern, Bern, Switzerland
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- Department of Cardiac Surgery, Heart Clinic Zurich, Hirslanden Klinik, Zurich, Switzerland
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- Department of Cardiac Surgery, Inselspital, University of Bern, Bern, Switzerland
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- Department of Cardiology, Heart Clinic Zurich, Hirslanden Klinik, Zurich, Switzerland
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- Department of Cardiology, Inselspital, University of Bern, Bern, Switzerland
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- Department of Cardiology, Heart Clinic Zurich, Hirslanden Klinik, Zurich, Switzerland
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- Department of Cardiac Surgery, Inselspital, University of Bern, Bern, Switzerland
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Schukraft S, Arroyo D, Togni M, Goy JJ, Wenaweser P, Stadelmann M, Baeriswyl G, Muller O, Stauffer JC, Puricel S, Cook S. Five-year angiographic, OCT and clinical outcomes of a randomized comparison of everolimus and biolimus-eluting coronary stents with everolimus-eluting bioresorbable vascular scaffolds. Catheter Cardiovasc Interv 2021; 99:523-532. [PMID: 34173699 PMCID: PMC9544452 DOI: 10.1002/ccd.29837] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/23/2020] [Revised: 05/16/2021] [Accepted: 06/05/2021] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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Aims To compare 5‐year angiographic, optical coherence tomography (OCT), and clinical outcomes between patients treated with bioresorbable vascular scaffolds (BVS) and drug‐eluting stents (DES). Methods The EverBio‐2 trial (Comparison of Everolimus‐ and Biolimus‐Eluting Coronary Stents with Everolimus‐Eluting Bioresorbable Vascular Scaffold) was a single‐center, assessor‐blinded, randomized controlled trial in which 240 patients were randomly allocated (1:1:1) to BVS, everolimus‐eluting (EES) or biolimus‐eluting (BES) DES. Clinical follow‐up was scheduled up to 5 years. All patients, alive and who did not have repeat revascularization of the target lesion during follow‐up were asked to return for angiographic follow‐up at 5 years. Results Five‐year angiographic follow‐up was completed in 122 patients (51%) and OCT analysis was performed in 86 (36%) patients. In‐stent late lumen loss was similar in both groups with 0.50 ± 0.38 mm in BVS versus 0.58 ± 0.36 mm in EES/BES, p = 0.20. Clinical follow‐up was complete in 232 patients (97%) at 5 years. The rate of the device‐oriented endpoint was 22% in the BVS and 18% in the EES/BES group (p = 0.49). The patient‐oriented composite endpoint occurred in 40% of BVS‐ and 43% of EES/BES‐treated patients (p = 0.72) at 5 years. No acute coronary syndrome due to stent thrombosis was detected after 2 years. Complete BVS strut resorption was observed at 5 years in the OCT subgroup. Conclusion Five‐year clinical outcomes were similar between BVS and DES patients as well as angiographic outcomes in a selected subgroup. However, a definitive conclusion cannot be drawn because the EverBio‐2 trial was not powered for clinical and angiographic endpoints at 5 years of follow‐up.
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- Sara Schukraft
- Cardiology, University & Hospital Fribourg, Fribourg, Switzerland
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- Cardiology, University & Hospital Fribourg, Fribourg, Switzerland
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- Cardiology, University & Hospital Fribourg, Fribourg, Switzerland
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- Cardiology, University & Hospital Fribourg, Fribourg, Switzerland
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- Cardiology, University & Hospital Fribourg, Fribourg, Switzerland
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- Cardiology, University & Hospital Fribourg, Fribourg, Switzerland
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- Cardiology, University & Hospital Fribourg, Fribourg, Switzerland
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- Cardiology, University & Hospital Fribourg, Fribourg, Switzerland
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- Cardiology, University & Hospital Fribourg, Fribourg, Switzerland
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Okuno T, Heg D, Lanz J, Praz F, Gräni C, Langhammer B, Reineke D, Räber L, Wenaweser P, Pilgrim T, Windecker S, Stortecky S. Heart valve sizing and clinical outcomes in patients undergoing transcatheter aortic valve implantation. Catheter Cardiovasc Interv 2021; 98:E768-E779. [PMID: 33857355 DOI: 10.1002/ccd.29700] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/23/2020] [Revised: 02/17/2021] [Accepted: 03/14/2021] [Indexed: 11/09/2022]
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OBJECTIVES To investigate the impact of transcatheter heart valve (THV) sizing on procedural results and clinical outcomes following transcatheter aortic valve implantation (TAVI). BACKGROUND The impact of individual THV sizing for patients with borderline aortic annulus anatomy remains unclear. METHODS In the prospective BernTAVI registry, THV sizing conditions were retrospectively evaluated, and patients were categorized into three groups based on the recommendations and the sizing chart of the manufacturers: optimal sizing, borderline sizing (THV size located within 5% to each border of the optimal sizing recommendation), and suboptimal sizing (THV size outside the recommended range). The latter two groups were further subcategorized into THV-oversizing and THV-undersizing. The primary endpoint was a composite of all-cause death and unplanned repeat intervention at 1 year. RESULTS Out of a total of 1,638 patients who underwent TAVI, 9.5 and 15.6% of patients were categorized into the borderline and suboptimal sizing group, respectively. Device success was achieved in 87.4, 88.9, and 83.6% of patients with optimal, borderline, and suboptimal sizing, respectively. The primary endpoint occurred in 12.3% of patients with optimal sizing, 14.9% of patients with borderline sizing (HRadj 1.35, 95%CI 0.87-2.09), and in 17.4% of patients with suboptimal sizing (HRadj 1.42, 95%CI 1.01-1.99). Within the suboptimal sizing cohort, unfavorable outcomes were mainly associated with THV undersizing (device success: 76.4%, primary endpoint: 23.9%, HRadj 1.98, 95%CI 1.36-2.87). CONCLUSION Suboptimal TAVI prosthesis sizing is associated with an increased risk of all-cause death and unplanned repeat intervention within 1 year largely attributable to undersized THV prostheses.
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- Taishi Okuno
- Department of Cardiology, Inselspital, University of Bern, Bern, Switzerland
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- Clinical Trials Unit, University of Bern, Bern, Switzerland
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- Department of Cardiology, Inselspital, University of Bern, Bern, Switzerland
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- Department of Cardiology, Inselspital, University of Bern, Bern, Switzerland
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- Department of Cardiology, Inselspital, University of Bern, Bern, Switzerland
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- Department of Cardiac Surgery, Inselspital, University of Bern, Bern, Switzerland
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- Department of Cardiac Surgery, Inselspital, University of Bern, Bern, Switzerland
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- Department of Cardiology, Inselspital, University of Bern, Bern, Switzerland
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- Department of Cardiology, Inselspital, University of Bern, Bern, Switzerland
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- Department of Cardiology, Inselspital, University of Bern, Bern, Switzerland
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- Department of Cardiology, Inselspital, University of Bern, Bern, Switzerland
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- Department of Cardiology, Inselspital, University of Bern, Bern, Switzerland
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Attinger-Toller A, Ferrari E, Tueller D, Templin C, Muller O, Nietlispach F, Toggweiler S, Noble S, Roffi M, Jeger R, Huber C, Carrel T, Pilgrim T, Wenaweser P, Togni M, Cook S, Heg D, Windecker S, Goy JJ, Stortecky S. Age-Related Outcomes After Transcatheter Aortic Valve Replacement: Insights From the SwissTAVI Registry. JACC Cardiovasc Interv 2021; 14:952-960. [PMID: 33865734 DOI: 10.1016/j.jcin.2021.01.042] [Citation(s) in RCA: 26] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/07/2020] [Revised: 01/06/2021] [Accepted: 01/21/2021] [Indexed: 01/14/2023]
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OBJECTIVES The aim of this study was to investigate age-related outcomes of patients undergoing transcatheter aortic valve replacement (TAVR) as assessed in a nationwide, prospective, multicenter cohort study. BACKGROUND TAVR is the preferred treatment for elderly patients with severe aortic stenosis and is expanding into lower age groups. METHODS Data from the SwissTAVI Registry were analyzed. Clinical outcomes were compared between patients 70 years of age or younger (n = 324), 70 to 79 years of age (n = 1,913), 80 to 89 years of age (n = 4,353), and older than 90 years of age (n = 507). Observed deaths were correlated with expected deaths in the general Swiss population using standardized mortality ratios. RESULTS Between February 2011 and June 2018, 7,097 patients (mean age 82.0 ± 6.4 years, 49.6% women) underwent TAVR at 15 hospitals in Switzerland. Procedural characteristics were similar; however, older patients more often had discharge to the referring hospital or a rehabilitation facility after TAVR. Using adjusted analyses, a linear trend for mortality (30-day adjusted hazard ratio [HRadj]: 1.45; 95% confidence interval [CI]: 1.18 to 1.77; 1-year HRadj: 1.12; 95% CI: 1.01 to 1.24), cerebrovascular accidents (30-day HRadj: 1.35; 95% CI: 1.09 to 1.66; 1-year HRadj: 1.21; 95% CI: 1.02 to 1.45), and pacemaker implantation (30-day HRadj: 1.23; 95% CI: 1.12 to 1.34; 1-year HRadj: 1.19; 95% CI: 1.09 to 1.30) was observed with increasing age. Furthermore, standardized mortality ratios were 12.63 (95% CI: 9.06 to 17.58), 4.09 (95% CI: 3.56 to 4.74), 1.63 (95% CI: 1.50 to 1.78), and 0.93 (95% CI: 0.76 to 1.14) for TAVR patients in relation to the Swiss population <70, 70 to 79, 80 to 89 and ≥90 years of age, respectively. CONCLUSIONS Increasing age is associated with a linear trend for mortality, stroke, and pacemaker implantation during early and longer-term follow-up after TAVR. Standardized mortality ratios were higher for TAVR patients younger than 90 years of age compared with expected rates of mortality in an age- and sex-matched Swiss population. (SWISS TAVI Registry; NCT01368250).
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- Department of Cardiac Surgery, Cardiocentro Ticino, Lugano, Switzerland; University Heart Center, Zurich, Switzerland
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- Department of Cardiology, Triemli Hospital Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland
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- Department of Cardiology, University Heart Center, Zurich, Switzerland
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- Department of Cardiology, Lausanne University Hospital, Lausanne, Switzerland
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- Cardiovascular Center Zurich, Hirslanden Klinik Im Park, Zurich, Switzerland
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- Department of Cardiology, Geneva University Hospital, Geneva, Switzerland
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- Department of Cardiology, Geneva University Hospital, Geneva, Switzerland
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- Department of Cardiology, Basel University Hospital, University of Basel, Basel, Switzerland
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- Department of Cardiovascular Surgery, Geneva University Hospital, Geneva, Switzerland
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- Department of Cardiovascular Surgery, Inselspital, Bern University Hospital, Bern, Switzerland
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- Department of Cardiology, Inselspital, Bern University Hospital, Bern, Switzerland
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- Department of Cardiology, Heart Clinic Hirslanden, Zurich, Switzerland
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- Department of Cardiology, University and Hospital Fribourg, Fribourg, Switzerland; Department of Cardiology, Hirslanden Clinique Cecil, Lausanne, Switzerland
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- Department of Cardiology, University and Hospital Fribourg, Fribourg, Switzerland; Department of Cardiology, Hirslanden Clinique Cecil, Lausanne, Switzerland
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- CTU Bern, University of Bern, Bern, Switzerland
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- Department of Cardiology, Inselspital, Bern University Hospital, Bern, Switzerland
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- Department of Cardiology, University and Hospital Fribourg, Fribourg, Switzerland; Department of Cardiology, Hirslanden Clinique Cecil, Lausanne, Switzerland
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- Department of Cardiology, Inselspital, Bern University Hospital, Bern, Switzerland
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Külling M, Corti R, Noll G, Küest S, Hürlimann D, Wyss C, Reho I, Tanner FC, Külling J, Meinshausen N, Gaemperli O, Wenaweser P, Salzberg SP, Aymard T, Grünenfelder J, Biaggi P. Heart team approach in treatment of mitral regurgitation: patient selection and outcome. Open Heart 2020; 7:openhrt-2020-001280. [PMID: 32690553 PMCID: PMC7371220 DOI: 10.1136/openhrt-2020-001280] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/29/2020] [Revised: 04/20/2020] [Accepted: 05/20/2020] [Indexed: 01/08/2023] Open
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OBJECTIVE A multidisciplinary heart valve team is recommended for the evaluation of treatment in patients with valvular heart disease, but evidence supporting this concept is lacking. In patients with severe mitral regurgitation, we thought to analyse the patient selection process by the heart team for different treatment options and the outcome after treatment. METHODS In this single-centre cohort study, all patients treated for mitral regurgitation between July 2013 and September 2018 were included. Primary end points during follow-up were all-cause mortality and a combined end point, consisting of all-cause mortality, cardiovascular rehospitalisation and mitral valve reintervention. RESULTS 179 patients (44.8%) were treated using Mitraclip, 185 (46.2%) by surgical repair and 36 (9.0%) by surgical replacement. The mortality risk according to EuroScore II differed significantly between treatment groups (6.6%±5.6%, 1.7%±1.5% and 3.6%±2.7% for Mitraclip, surgical repair and replacement, respectively, p<0.001). In-hospital mortality for the 3 groups were 3.4%, 1.6% and 8.3%, respectively (p=0.091). Overall, surgical repair patients had higher 4-year survival (HR 0.40 (95% CI 0.26 to 0.63), p<0.001) and fewer combined end points (HR 0.51 (95% CI 0.32 to 0.80), p<0.001) compared with surgical replacement and Mitraclip patients. However, patients undergoing Mitraclip for isolated, primary mitral regurgitation achieved very good long-term survival. CONCLUSION The multidisciplinary heart team assigned only low-risk patients with favourable anatomy to surgical repair, while high-risk patients underwent Mitraclip or surgical replacement. This strategy was associated with lower than expected in-hospital mortality for Mitraclip patients and high 4-year survival rates for patients undergoing surgical or percutaneous repair of isolated primary mitral regurgitation.
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- Mischa Külling
- Faculty of Medicine, University of Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland
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- Heart Clinic Zurich, Hirslanden Hospital Hirslanden, Zurich, Switzerland
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- Heart Clinic Zurich, Hirslanden Hospital Hirslanden, Zurich, Switzerland
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- Heart Clinic Zurich, Hirslanden Hospital Hirslanden, Zurich, Switzerland
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- Heart Clinic Zurich, Hirslanden Hospital Hirslanden, Zurich, Switzerland
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- Heart Clinic Zurich, Hirslanden Hospital Hirslanden, Zurich, Switzerland
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- Heart Clinic Zurich, Hirslanden Hospital Hirslanden, Zurich, Switzerland
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- Department of Cardiology, University Hospital Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland
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- Swiss Federal Institute of Technology, Zurich, Switzerland
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- Heart Clinic Zurich, Hirslanden Hospital Hirslanden, Zurich, Switzerland
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- Heart Clinic Zurich, Hirslanden Hospital Hirslanden, Zurich, Switzerland
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- Heart Clinic Zurich, Hirslanden Hospital Hirslanden, Zurich, Switzerland
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- Heart Clinic Zurich, Hirslanden Hospital Hirslanden, Zurich, Switzerland
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- Heart Clinic Zurich, Hirslanden Hospital Hirslanden, Zurich, Switzerland
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- Heart Clinic Zurich, Hirslanden Hospital Hirslanden, Zurich, Switzerland
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Roux O, Schweighauser A, Schukraft S, Stauffer JC, Goy JJ, Wenaweser P, Togni M, Windecker S, Cook S, Arroyo D, Puricel S. Impact of first medical contact to revascularisation time on long-term clinical outcomes in ST-segment elevation myocardial infarction patients. Swiss Med Wkly 2020; 150:w20368. [PMID: 33211904 DOI: 10.4414/smw.2020.20368] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/18/2022] Open
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Increased age impacts the first medical contact to revascularisation delay in patients with STEMI. Patients with shorter treatment delays (<90 minutes after first medical contact) have significantly lower major adverse cardiac events rates at 3 years.
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- Olivier Roux
- Department of Cardiology, Stadtspital Triemli, Zurich, Switzerland
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- Department of Cardiology, University and Hospital Fribourg, Switzerland
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- Department of Cardiology, University and Hospital Fribourg, Switzerland
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- Department of Cardiology, University and Hospital Fribourg, Switzerland
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- Department of Cardiology, University and Hospital Fribourg, Switzerland
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- Department of Cardiology, University and Hospital Fribourg, Switzerland
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- Department of Cardiology, University and Hospital Fribourg, Switzerland
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- Department of Cardiology, University and Hospital Fribourg, Switzerland
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Winkel MG, Praz F, Wenaweser P. Mitral and Tricuspid Transcatheter Interventions Current Indications and Future Directions. Front Cardiovasc Med 2020; 7:61. [PMID: 32500083 PMCID: PMC7242641 DOI: 10.3389/fcvm.2020.00061] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/03/2019] [Accepted: 03/25/2020] [Indexed: 11/13/2022] Open
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Valvular heart disease is responsible for a high rate of morbidity and mortality, especially in the elderly population. With the emergence of new transcatheter treatment options, the therapeutic spectrum for patients with valvular heart disease has considerably expanded during the past years. Interventional treatment of the mitral and tricuspid valve requires an individualized and versatile approach owing to the different etiologies of valvular dysfunction and the complex anatomy of the atrioventricular valves. This article aims to review recent developments, summarize the evidence, indications and limitations of the available systems, and provide a glimpse into the future of transcatheter interventions for the treatment of mitral and tricuspid valve disease.
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- Mirjam Gauri Winkel
- 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.,Heart Clinic Hirslanden Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland
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Winkel MG, Stortecky S, Wenaweser P. Transcatheter Aortic Valve Implantation Current Indications and Future Directions. Front Cardiovasc Med 2019; 6:179. [PMID: 31921895 PMCID: PMC6930157 DOI: 10.3389/fcvm.2019.00179] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/01/2019] [Accepted: 11/18/2019] [Indexed: 01/06/2023] Open
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Degenerative heart valve disease is associated with significant morbidity and mortality and healthcare expenditures. Transcatheter heart valve repair and replacement has introduced a fundamental change in the therapeutic management and transcatheter aortic valve replacement (TAVR) has gained substantial popularity. Favorable results from randomized trials and large real world registries lead to TAVR being considered a standard procedure with high rates of procedural success and low rates of peri-procedural complications. This article aims to review the past evolution, summarize the available evidence, discuss current indications and limitations and venture a glimpse into the future of percutaneous interventions for aortic valve disease.
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- Mirjam Gauri Winkel
- 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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Muller O, Fournier S, Pilgrim T, Heg D, Noble S, Jeger R, Toggweiler S, Taramasso M, Windecker S, Stortecky S, Lenz A, Harbaoui B, Tueller D, Ferrari E, Nietlispach F, Maisano F, Wenaweser P, Huber C, Roffi M, Carrel T. Local Versus General Anesthesia for Transcatheter Aortic Valve Replacement. JACC Cardiovasc Interv 2019; 12:1874-1876. [DOI: 10.1016/j.jcin.2019.05.047] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/16/2019] [Revised: 05/17/2019] [Accepted: 05/22/2019] [Indexed: 10/26/2022]
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Vollenbroich R, Wenaweser P, Macht A, Stortecky S, Praz F, Rothenbühler M, Roost E, Hunziker L, Räber L, Windecker S, Pilgrim T. Long-term outcomes with balloon-expandable and self-expandable prostheses in patients undergoing transfemoral transcatheter aortic valve implantation for severe aortic stenosis. Int J Cardiol 2019; 290:45-51. [DOI: 10.1016/j.ijcard.2019.03.050] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/19/2018] [Revised: 03/09/2019] [Accepted: 03/24/2019] [Indexed: 01/05/2023]
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Stoller M, Gloekler S, Zbinden R, Tueller D, Eberli F, Windecker S, Wenaweser P, Seiler C. Left ventricular afterload reduction by transcatheter aortic valve implantation in severe aortic stenosis and its prompt effects on comprehensive coronary haemodynamics. EUROINTERVENTION 2019; 14:166-173. [PMID: 29553941 DOI: 10.4244/eij-d-17-00719] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/09/2023]
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AIMS In this study we aimed to test the hypothesis that left ventricular (LV) afterload reduction in severe aortic valve stenosis (AS) by transcatheter aortic valve implantation (TAVI) acutely improves coronary haemodynamics. METHODS AND RESULTS This was a prospective, pathophysiologic study in 40 patients with severe AS undergoing TAVI. Endpoints were determined invasively immediately before and after TAVI without altering coronary stenotic lesions if present. Myocardial hyperaemia was induced by intravenous adenosine. The primary study endpoints were coronary flow reserve (thermodilution-derived CFR), and fractional flow reserve (FFR). The secondary study endpoint was coronary collateral flow index (CFI) as obtained during a one-minute coronary balloon occlusion. CFR was 1.9±0.9 before TAVI and 2.0±1.0 after TAVI (p=0.72). FFR was 0.90±0.08 before TAVI and 0.93±0.08 after TAVI (p=0.0021). The TAVI-induced increase in FFR was related to a significant decrease in hyperaemic mean aortic pressure from 71±16 mmHg before TAVI to 67±15 mmHg after TAVI (p=0.0099). Hyperaemic CFI increased from 0.127±0.083 before to 0.146±0.090 after TAVI (p=0.0508). CONCLUSIONS CFR appears not to be acutely affected by LV afterload reduction among patients with severe AS in response to TAVI. However, it acutely improves FFR; this occurs via lowering of mean aortic pressure. Hyperaemic coronary collateral flow index tends to augment in response to TAVI.
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- Michael Stoller
- Department of Cardiology, Bern University Hospital, Bern, Switzerland
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Asami M, Stortecky S, Praz F, Lanz J, Räber L, Franzone A, Piccolo R, Siontis GC, Heg D, Valgimigli M, Wenaweser P, Roost E, Windecker S, Pilgrim T. Prognostic Value of Right Ventricular Dysfunction on Clinical Outcomes After Transcatheter Aortic Valve Replacement. JACC Cardiovasc Imaging 2019; 12:577-587. [DOI: 10.1016/j.jcmg.2017.12.015] [Citation(s) in RCA: 49] [Impact Index Per Article: 9.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/30/2017] [Revised: 12/18/2017] [Accepted: 12/21/2017] [Indexed: 10/18/2022]
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Vollenbroich R, Sakiri E, Roost E, Stortecky S, Rothenbühler M, Räber L, Englberger L, Wenaweser P, Carrel T, Windecker S, Pilgrim T. Clinical outcomes in high-risk patients with a severe aortic stenosis: a seven-year follow-up analysis. Swiss Med Wkly 2019; 149:w20013. [PMID: 30957214 DOI: 10.4414/smw.2019.20013] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/19/2022] Open
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INTRODUCTION The aim of this study was to assess the clinical outcomes of high-risk patients with severe aortic stenosis (AS) allocated to medical treatment (MT), transcatheter aortic valve replacement (TAVR), and surgical aortic valve replacement (SAVR) through extended follow-up. METHODS AND RESULTS Consecutive patients with severe symptomatic AS included in a prospective single centre registry underwent sweep follow-up between March and August 2016. Clinical outcomes were assessed using a competing risk model. A total of 442 patients (median age 83 years; 52% female) were allocated to MT (n = 78), SAVR (n = 107), or TAVR (n = 257) with a gradient of surgical risk as assessed by logistic EuroSCORE (MT: 27.9 ± 14.5%, TAVR: 24.7 ± 24.9%, SAVR: 12.5 ± 8.2%; p <0.001). Survival after a median duration of follow-up of seven years was 6.4% (MT), 30.4% (TAVR), and 46.7% (SAVR), respectively (p <0.001). One TAVR and one SAVR patient underwent repeat intervention for valvular degeneration between 4.5 and 8.4 years after intervention. Compromised left ventricular function (LVEF <40%) was associated with increased mortality (HR 1.62, 95% CI 1.22–2.15; p <0.0001), whereas female sex was protective (HR 0.68, 95% CI 0.53–0.88; p = 0.0006). CONCLUSION Both TAVR and SAVR reduced mortality compared to MT throughout a median duration of follow-up of seven years. Repeat interventions for valvular degeneration were rare.
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- René Vollenbroich
- Department of Cardiology, Swiss Cardiovascular Centre Bern, University Hospital, Bern, Switzerland
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- Department of Cardiology, Swiss Cardiovascular Centre Bern, University Hospital, Bern, Switzerland
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- Department of Cardiovascular Surgery, Swiss Cardiovascular Centre Bern, University Hospital, Bern, Switzerland
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- Department of Cardiology, Swiss Cardiovascular Centre Bern, University Hospital, Bern, Switzerland
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- Department of Cardiovascular Surgery, Swiss Cardiovascular Centre Bern, University Hospital, Bern, Switzerland
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- Department of Cardiology, Swiss Cardiovascular Centre Bern, University Hospital, Bern, Switzerland
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- Department of Cardiovascular Surgery, Swiss Cardiovascular Centre Bern, University Hospital, Bern, Switzerland
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- Department of Cardiology, Swiss Cardiovascular Centre Bern, University Hospital, Bern, Switzerland / Clinical Trials Unit, Department of Social and Preventive Medicine, University of Bern, Switzerland
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- Department of Cardiovascular Surgery, Swiss Cardiovascular Centre Bern, University Hospital, Bern, Switzerland
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- Department of Cardiology, Swiss Cardiovascular Centre Bern, University Hospital, Bern, Switzerland
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- Department of Cardiology, Swiss Cardiovascular Centre Bern, University Hospital, Bern, Switzerland
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Blackman DJ, Van Gils L, Bleiziffer S, Gerckens U, Petronio AS, Abdel-Wahab M, Werner N, Khogali SS, Wenaweser P, Wöhrle J, Soliman O, Laborde JC, Allocco DJ, Meredith IT, Falk V, Van Mieghem NM. Clinical outcomes of the Lotus Valve in patients with bicuspid aortic valve stenosis: An analysis from the RESPOND study. Catheter Cardiovasc Interv 2019; 93:1116-1123. [PMID: 30773838 PMCID: PMC6593645 DOI: 10.1002/ccd.28120] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/22/2018] [Revised: 01/04/2019] [Accepted: 01/20/2019] [Indexed: 11/08/2022]
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AIMS Patients with bicuspid valves represent a challenging anatomical subgroup for transcatheter aortic valve implantation (TAVI). This analysis evaluated the clinical outcomes of the fully repositionable and retrievable Lotus Valve System in patients with bicuspid aortic valves enrolled in the RESPOND post-market registry. METHODS AND RESULTS The prospective, open-label RESPOND study enrolled 1,014 patients at 41 centers in Europe, New Zealand, and Latin America, 31 (3.1%) of whom had bicuspid aortic valves. The mean age in the bicuspid patient cohort was 76.4 years, 64.5% were male, and the baseline STS score was 6.0 ± 10.2. Procedural success was 100%, with no cases of malpositioning, valve migration, embolization, or valve-in-valve. Repositioning was attempted in 10 cases (32.3%). There was one death (3.2%) and one stroke (3.2%) at 30-day follow-up. Mean AV gradient was reduced from 48.7 ± 17.0 mmHg at baseline to 11.8 ± 5.1 mmHg at hospital discharge (P < 0.001); mean effective orifice area (EOA) was increased from 0.6 ± 0.2 cm2 to 1.7 ± 0.4 cm2 (P < 0.001). There were no cases of moderate or severe paravalvular leak (PVL) adjudicated by the core laboratory; four subjects (13.8%) had mild PVL, 5 (17.2%) had trace PVL. The rate of pacemaker (PM) implantation for PM-naïve patients was 22.2% (6/27). CONCLUSIONS Data from the RESPOND registry demonstrate good clinical and echocardiographic outcomes up to 1 year postimplantation in patients with bicuspid aortic valves using the repositionable Lotus Valve.
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- Daniel J Blackman
- Department of Cardiology, Leeds General Infirmary, Leeds, United Kingdom
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- Interventional Cardiology, Thoraxcenter, Erasmus Medical Center, CE, Rotterdam, The Netherlands
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- Clinic for Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, Herz- und Diabeteszentrum NRW, Ruhr-University Bochum, Bad Oeynhausen, Germany
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- Department of Cardiology, University of Rostock, Rostock, Germany
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- Cardiothoracic and Vascular Department, Azienda Ospedaliero Universitaria Pisana, Pisa, Italy
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- Cardiology Department, Heart Center Leipzig at the University of Leipzig, Leipzig, Germany
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- Interventional Cardiology, Heart Center, University Hospital Bonn, Bonn, Germany
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- The Heart and Lung Centre, New Cross Hospital, Wolverhampton, United Kingdom
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- Swiss Cardiovascular Center Bern, University Hospital Bern, Bern, Switzerland
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- Department of Internal Medicine II, University of Ulm, Germany
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- Interventional Cardiology, Thoraxcenter, Erasmus Medical Center, CE, Rotterdam, The Netherlands
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- Department of Cardiology and Cardiothoracic Surgery, St. George's Hospital, London, United Kingdom
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- Interventional Cardiology, Boston Scientific Corporation, Marlborough, Massachusetts
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- Interventional Cardiology, Boston Scientific Corporation, Marlborough, Massachusetts
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- Deutsches Herzzentrum Berlin, Klinik für Herz-Thorax-Gefässchirurgie, Berlin, Germany
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- Interventional Cardiology, Thoraxcenter, Erasmus Medical Center, CE, Rotterdam, The Netherlands
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Ferrari E, Stortecky S, Heg D, Muller O, Nietlispach F, Tueller D, Toggweiler S, Noble S, Maisano F, Roffi M, Jeger R, Grünenfelder J, Huber C, Windecker S, Wenaweser P. The hospital results and 1-year outcomes of transcatheter aortic valve-in-valve procedures and transcatheter aortic valve implantations in the native valves: the results from the Swiss-TAVI Registry. Eur J Cardiothorac Surg 2019; 56:55-63. [DOI: 10.1093/ejcts/ezy471] [Citation(s) in RCA: 23] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/10/2018] [Revised: 12/09/2018] [Accepted: 12/13/2018] [Indexed: 12/15/2022] Open
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OBJECTIVES
The SwissTAVI Registry includes all consecutive patients undergoing transcatheter aortic valve implantation (TAVI) and valve-in-valve (VinV) procedures for a failed bioprosthesis in Switzerland. We report the real world, all-comers, 30-day and 1-year outcomes of patients undergoing VinV and standard TAVI procedures.
METHODS
Prospectively collected data from the 2 groups (VinV and standard TAVI patients) were retrospectively analysed. In an adjusted analysis, in-hospital and 1-year outcomes of VinV patients were compared with those of patients undergoing TAVI for native aortic valve disease in the same registry. A subanalysis of VinV procedures in stenotic or regurgitant bioprosthesis was also performed.
RESULTS
Between February 2011 and December 2016, 4599 and 157 consecutive patients underwent TAVI in native aortic valves and VinV procedures in degenerate bioprosthesis, respectively. VinV patients were younger (78 ± 9.1 years vs 82.2 ± 6.3 years; P < 0.001) but at a higher risk for surgery (the logistic EuroSCORE: 28.48 ± 15.3% vs 18.2 ± 13.6%; P < 0.001; the Society of Thoracic Surgery (STS) score: 6.4 ± 5% vs 5.5 ± 4.3%; P = 0.008). Valve predilatation was less frequently performed during VinV procedures (22.9% vs 69.1%; P < 0.001), and the hospital stay was shorter after VinV procedure (8.46 ± 4.2 days vs 9.83 ± 6 days; P = 0.005). VinV patients showed higher predischarge transvalvular mean gradients (14.14 ± 7.9 mmHg vs 8.42 ± 5.0 mmHg; P < 0.001), smaller mean valve surface area (1.54 ± 0.7 cm2 vs 1.83 ± 0.5 cm2; P < 0.001) and a lower risk of moderate/severe paravalvular leak (1.3% vs 5%). Post-procedural kidney injury (1.3% vs 4.8%; P = 0.06) and new pacemakers for conduction abnormalities (3.3% vs 18.5%; P < 0.001) were higher after TAVI. All-cause mortality and cardiovascular mortality at 30 days were similar between the 2 groups (1.9% vs 3.8%; P = 0.242 and 1.9% vs 3.4%; P = 0.321), whereas after 1 year, all-cause mortality was lower for VinV patients (6.8% vs 13%; P = 0.035). The bioprosthetic valve size correlated inversely with postoperative gradients after VinV procedures.
CONCLUSIONS
VinV aortic procedures showed favourable 30-day and 1-year clinical outcomes compared with TAVI procedures for the native aortic valve disease. Despite higher transvalvular mean gradients following VinV implants, this appears not to impact the early clinical outcomes.
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- Enrico Ferrari
- Department of Cardiac Surgery, Cardiocentro Ticino, Lugano, Switzerland
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- Department of Cardiology, Swiss Cardiovascular Center, Bern University Hospital, Bern, Switzerland
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- Department of Cardiology, Swiss Cardiovascular Center, Bern University Hospital, Bern, Switzerland
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- Department of Cardiology, Lausanne University Hospital, Lausanne, Switzerland
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- Department of Cardiology and Cardiovascular Surgery, Zurich University Hospital, Zurich, Switzerland
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- Department of Cardiology, Triemlispital, Zurich, Switzerland
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- Department of Cardiology, Geneva University Hospital, Geneva, Switzerland
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- Department of Cardiology and Cardiovascular Surgery, Zurich University Hospital, Zurich, Switzerland
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- Department of Cardiology, Geneva University Hospital, Geneva, Switzerland
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- Department of Cardiology, Basel University Hospital, Basel, Switzerland
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- Department of Cardiovascular Surgery, Geneva University Hospital, Geneva, Switzerland
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- Department of Cardiology, Swiss Cardiovascular Center, Bern University Hospital, Bern, Switzerland
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Van Mieghem NM, Wöhrle J, Hildick-Smith D, Bleiziffer S, Blackman DJ, Abdel-Wahab M, Gerckens U, Linke A, Ince H, Wenaweser P, Allocco DJ, Meredith IT, Falk V. Use of a Repositionable and Fully Retrievable Aortic Valve in Routine Clinical Practice. JACC Cardiovasc Interv 2019; 12:38-49. [DOI: 10.1016/j.jcin.2018.10.052] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/30/2018] [Revised: 10/24/2018] [Accepted: 10/30/2018] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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Stortecky S, Franzone A, Heg D, Tueller D, Noble S, Pilgrim T, Jeger R, Toggweiler S, Ferrari E, Nietlispach F, Taramasso M, Maisano F, Grünenfelder J, Muller O, Huber C, Roffi M, Carrel T, Wenaweser P, Windecker S. Temporal trends in adoption and outcomes of transcatheter aortic valve implantation: a SwissTAVI Registry analysis. European Heart Journal - Quality of Care and Clinical Outcomes 2018; 5:242-251. [DOI: 10.1093/ehjqcco/qcy048] [Citation(s) in RCA: 42] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/24/2018] [Revised: 10/03/2018] [Accepted: 10/08/2018] [Indexed: 11/14/2022]
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To describe temporal trends in adoption and performance of transcatheter aortic valve implantation (TAVI) in Switzerland over a period of 5 years.
Methods and results
Between 2011 and 2015, a total of 3493 patients were consecutively included in the SwissTAVI Registry (NCT01368250) and analysed for the purpose of this study. The primary outcome measure was all-cause mortality at 1 year after TAVI. Over the 5-year period, a six-fold increase in the number of procedures was observed, whereas the baseline surgical risk estimated by the Society of Thoracic Surgeon (STS) score declined (from 6.8 ± 4.4% to 4.6 ± 3.6, P < 0.001). Overall, 1-year mortality amounted to 12.8%; mortality was highest in the first annual cohorts (14.6%, 14.8%, and 15.9% in 2011, 2012, and 2013, respectively) and decreased to 13.4% in 2014 and 9.7% in 2015. While rates of cerebrovascular events, peri-procedural myocardial infarction, moderate/severe paravalvular regurgitation, and Stage 3 acute kidney injury did not significantly change over time, a significant reduction in life threatening or major bleeding was noted at 30-day follow-up during the latest compared with earlier years of recruitment.
Conclusion
This long-term recruitment analysis of a national TAVI registry showed rapid adoption paralleled by a progressive decrease of patients’ baseline risk profile. Early and late survival significantly improved over time as did the rate of life threatening or major bleeding.
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- Stefan Stortecky
- Department of Cardiology and Cardiovascular Surgery, Inselspital, Bern University Hospital, University of Bern, Bern, Switzerland
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- Department of Cardiology and Cardiovascular Surgery, Inselspital, Bern University Hospital, University of Bern, Bern, Switzerland
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- Department of Clinical Research, Clinical Trials Unit and Institute of Social and Preventive Medicine, University of Bern, Bern, Switzerland
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- Department of Cardiology, Triemli Hospital Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland
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- Division of Cardiology and Cardiovascular Surgery, University Hospital Geneva, Geneva, Switzerland
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- Department of Cardiology and Cardiovascular Surgery, Inselspital, Bern University Hospital, University of Bern, Bern, Switzerland
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- Department of Cardiology, Basel University Hospital, University of Basel, Basel, Switzerland
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- Department of Cardiology, Cantonal Hospital Lucerne, Lucerne, Switzerland
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- Department of Cardiovascular Surgery, Cardiocentro Ticino, Lugano, Switzerland
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- Department of Cardiology and Department of Cardiovascular Surgery, University Heart Centre Zurich, University Hospital Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland
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- Department of Cardiology and Department of Cardiovascular Surgery, University Heart Centre Zurich, University Hospital Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland
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- Department of Cardiology and Department of Cardiovascular Surgery, University Heart Centre Zurich, University Hospital Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland
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- Department of Cardiology and Cardiovascular Surgery, Heart Clinic Hirslanden, Hirslanden Clinic Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland
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- Department of Cardiology, Lausanne University Hospital—CHUV, Lausanne, Switzerland
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- Division of Cardiology and Cardiovascular Surgery, University Hospital Geneva, Geneva, Switzerland
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- Division of Cardiology and Cardiovascular Surgery, University Hospital Geneva, Geneva, Switzerland
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- Department of Cardiology and Cardiovascular Surgery, Inselspital, Bern University Hospital, University of Bern, Bern, Switzerland
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- Department of Cardiology and Cardiovascular Surgery, Heart Clinic Hirslanden, Hirslanden Clinic Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland
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- Department of Cardiology and Cardiovascular Surgery, Inselspital, Bern University Hospital, University of Bern, Bern, Switzerland
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- Fabien Praz
- Department of Cardiology, Bern University Hospital, Switzerland (F.P.)
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- Heart Clinic Hirslanden, Hirslanden Clinic Zurich, and Bern University Hospital, Switzerland (P.W.)
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Attenhofer Jost C, Müller P, Bertel O, Naegeli B, Scharf C, Wenaweser P, Amann FW. [The Old-Age Heart]. Praxis (Bern 1994) 2018; 107:894-901. [PMID: 30086692 DOI: 10.1024/1661-8157/a003039] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/08/2023]
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The Old-Age Heart Abstract. Knowledge of cardiovascular changes in old age and their therapeutic options is important. Old age can lead to hypertrophy of the left ventricle, diastolic dysfunction, heart valve changes and pulmonary hypertension. Patients often develop arterial hypertension. Valvular changes are common in people over 100 years of age (aortic stenosis and mitral insufficiency). The risk of coronary heart disease is 35 % for men and 24 % for women. In old age, sinus node dysfunction and atrial fibrillation are common. 25 % of all strokes are cardiac embolisms in atrial fibrillation. Cardiac interventions in the elderly are increasingly frequent and include coronary catheter revascularization or valve interventions (percutaneous aortic valve replacement or MitraClip). Optimal therapy in old age includes not only cardiovascular interventions also include drugs and a lifestyle modification and mainly serves to improve the quality of life.
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Franzone A, Pilgrim T, Arnold N, Heg D, Langhammer B, Piccolo R, Roost E, Praz F, Räber L, Valgimigli M, Wenaweser P, Jüni P, Carrel T, Windecker S, Stortecky S. Rates and predictors of hospital readmission after transcatheter aortic valve implantation. Eur Heart J 2018; 38:2211-2217. [PMID: 28430920 DOI: 10.1093/eurheartj/ehx182] [Citation(s) in RCA: 50] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/27/2016] [Accepted: 03/23/2017] [Indexed: 11/12/2022] Open
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Aims To analyse reasons, timing and predictors of hospital readmissions after transcatheter aortic valve implantation (TAVI). Methods and results Patients included in the Bern TAVI Registry between August 2007 and June 2014 were analysed. Fine and Gray competing risk regression was used to identify factors predictive of hospital readmission within 1 year after TAVI with bootstrap analysis for internal validation. Of 868 patients alive at discharge, 221 (25.4%) were readmitted within 1 year. Compared with patients not requiring readmission, those with at least one readmission more frequently were male and more often had atrial fibrillation and higher creatinine values (P < 0.05 for all cases). For overall 308 readmissions, cardiovascular causes accounted for 46.1% with heart failure as the most frequent indication; non-cardiovascular readmissions occurred for surgery (11.7%), gastrointestinal disorders (9.7%), malignancy (4.9%), respiratory diseases (4.6%) and chronic kidney failure (2.6%). Male gender (subhazard ratio, SHR, 1.33, 95% confidence intervals, CI, 1.02-1.73, P = 0.035) and stage 3 kidney injury (SHR 2.04, 95% CI 1.12-3.71, P = 0.021) were found independent risk factors for any hospital readmission, whereas previous myocardial infarction (SHR 1.88, 95% CI 1.22-2.90, P = 0.004) and in-hospital life-threatening bleeding (SHR 2.18, 95%CI 1.24-3.85, P = 0.007) were associated with cardiovascular readmissions. The event rate for mortality was significantly increased after readmissions for any cause (RR 4.29, 95% CI 2.86-6.42, P < 0.001). Conclusion Hospital readmission was observed in one out of four patients during the first year after TAVI and was associated with a significant increase in mortality.
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- Anna Franzone
- Department of Cardiology, Swiss Cardiovascular Center, Bern University Hospital, Freiburgstrasse 8, 3010 Bern, Switzerland
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- Department of Cardiology, Swiss Cardiovascular Center, Bern University Hospital, Freiburgstrasse 8, 3010 Bern, Switzerland
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- Department of Cardiology, Swiss Cardiovascular Center, Bern University Hospital, Freiburgstrasse 8, 3010 Bern, Switzerland
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- Institute of Social and Preventive Medicine and Clinical Trials Unit, Bern University Hospital, Finkenhubelweg 11, 3012 Bern, Switzerland
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- Department of Cardiovascular Surgery, Swiss Cardiovascular Center, Bern University Hospital, Freiburgstrasse 8, 3010 Bern, Switzerland
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- Department of Cardiology, Swiss Cardiovascular Center, Bern University Hospital, Freiburgstrasse 8, 3010 Bern, Switzerland
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- Department of Cardiovascular Surgery, Swiss Cardiovascular Center, Bern University Hospital, Freiburgstrasse 8, 3010 Bern, Switzerland
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- Department of Cardiology, Swiss Cardiovascular Center, Bern University Hospital, Freiburgstrasse 8, 3010 Bern, Switzerland
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- Department of Cardiology, Swiss Cardiovascular Center, Bern University Hospital, Freiburgstrasse 8, 3010 Bern, Switzerland
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- Department of Cardiology, Swiss Cardiovascular Center, Bern University Hospital, Freiburgstrasse 8, 3010 Bern, Switzerland
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- Department of Cardiology, Swiss Cardiovascular Center, Bern University Hospital, Freiburgstrasse 8, 3010 Bern, Switzerland
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- Applied Health Research Centre (AHRC), Li Ka Shing Knowledge Institute of St. Michael's Hospital, and Department of Medicine, University of Toronto, 250 Yonge St, Toronto, ON M5G 1B1 Canada
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- Department of Cardiovascular Surgery, Swiss Cardiovascular Center, Bern University Hospital, Freiburgstrasse 8, 3010 Bern, Switzerland
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- Department of Cardiology, Swiss Cardiovascular Center, Bern University Hospital, Freiburgstrasse 8, 3010 Bern, Switzerland
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- Department of Cardiology, Swiss Cardiovascular Center, Bern University Hospital, Freiburgstrasse 8, 3010 Bern, Switzerland
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Abrecht L, Zwahlen M, Schmidlin K, Windecker S, Meier B, Haeberli A, Hess O, Wenaweser P, Eshtehardi P. A randomised determination of the Effect of Fluvastatin and Atorvastatin on top of dual antiplatelet treatment on platelet aggregation after implantation of coronary drug-eluting stents. Thromb Haemost 2017; 104:554-62. [DOI: 10.1160/th09-11-0765] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/11/2009] [Accepted: 04/16/2010] [Indexed: 11/05/2022]
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SummaryDrug-drug interaction between statins metabolised by cytochrome P450 3A4 and clopidogrel have been claimed to attenuate the inhibitory effect of clopidogrel. However, published data regarding this drug-drug interaction are controversial. We aimed to determine the effect of fluvastatin and atorvastatin on the inhibitory effect of dual anti-platelet therapy with acetylsalicylic acid (ASA) and clopidogrel. One hundred one patients with symptomatic stable coronary artery disease undergoing percutaneous coronary intervention and drug-eluting stent implantation were enrolled in this prospective randomised study. After an interval of two weeks under dual antiplatelet therapy with ASA and clopidogrel, without any lipid-lowering drug, 87 patients were randomised to receive a treatment with either fluvastatin 80 mg daily or atorvastatin 40 mg daily in addition to the dual antiplatelet therapy for one month. Platelet aggregation was assessed using light transmission aggregometry and whole blood impedance platelet aggregometry prior to randomisation and after one month of receiving assigned statin and dual antiplatelet treatment. Platelet function assessment after one month of statin and dual antiplatelet therapy did not show a significant change in platelet aggregation from 1st to 2nd assessment for either statin group. There was also no difference between atorvastatin and fluvastatin treatment arms. In conclusion, neither atorvastatin 40 mg daily nor fluvastatin 80 mg daily administered in combination with standard dual antiplatelet therapy following coronary drug-eluting stent implantation significantly interfere with the antiaggregatory effect of ASA and clopidogrel.
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Pilgrim T, Franzone A, Stortecky S, Nietlispach F, Haynes AG, Tueller D, Toggweiler S, Muller O, Ferrari E, Noble S, Maisano F, Jeger R, Roffi M, Grünenfelder J, Huber C, Wenaweser P, Windecker S. Predicting Mortality After Transcatheter Aortic Valve Replacement. Circ Cardiovasc Interv 2017; 10:CIRCINTERVENTIONS.117.005481. [DOI: 10.1161/circinterventions.117.005481] [Citation(s) in RCA: 23] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/10/2017] [Accepted: 10/03/2017] [Indexed: 12/11/2022]
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- Thomas Pilgrim
- From the Department of Cardiology, Swiss Cardiovascular Center Bern (T.P., A.F., S.S., P.W., S.W.) and Clinical Trials Unit (A.G.H.), Bern University Hospital, Switzerland; Department of Cardiology and Cardiovascular Surgery, University Hospital Zurich, Switzerland (F.N., F.M.); Institute of Social and Preventive Medicine, Bern, Switzerland (A.G.H.); Department of Cardiology, Triemlispital, Zurich, Switzerland (D.T.); Department of Cardiology, Kantonsspital, Lucerne, Switzerland (S.T.); Department
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- From the Department of Cardiology, Swiss Cardiovascular Center Bern (T.P., A.F., S.S., P.W., S.W.) and Clinical Trials Unit (A.G.H.), Bern University Hospital, Switzerland; Department of Cardiology and Cardiovascular Surgery, University Hospital Zurich, Switzerland (F.N., F.M.); Institute of Social and Preventive Medicine, Bern, Switzerland (A.G.H.); Department of Cardiology, Triemlispital, Zurich, Switzerland (D.T.); Department of Cardiology, Kantonsspital, Lucerne, Switzerland (S.T.); Department
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- From the Department of Cardiology, Swiss Cardiovascular Center Bern (T.P., A.F., S.S., P.W., S.W.) and Clinical Trials Unit (A.G.H.), Bern University Hospital, Switzerland; Department of Cardiology and Cardiovascular Surgery, University Hospital Zurich, Switzerland (F.N., F.M.); Institute of Social and Preventive Medicine, Bern, Switzerland (A.G.H.); Department of Cardiology, Triemlispital, Zurich, Switzerland (D.T.); Department of Cardiology, Kantonsspital, Lucerne, Switzerland (S.T.); Department
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- From the Department of Cardiology, Swiss Cardiovascular Center Bern (T.P., A.F., S.S., P.W., S.W.) and Clinical Trials Unit (A.G.H.), Bern University Hospital, Switzerland; Department of Cardiology and Cardiovascular Surgery, University Hospital Zurich, Switzerland (F.N., F.M.); Institute of Social and Preventive Medicine, Bern, Switzerland (A.G.H.); Department of Cardiology, Triemlispital, Zurich, Switzerland (D.T.); Department of Cardiology, Kantonsspital, Lucerne, Switzerland (S.T.); Department
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- From the Department of Cardiology, Swiss Cardiovascular Center Bern (T.P., A.F., S.S., P.W., S.W.) and Clinical Trials Unit (A.G.H.), Bern University Hospital, Switzerland; Department of Cardiology and Cardiovascular Surgery, University Hospital Zurich, Switzerland (F.N., F.M.); Institute of Social and Preventive Medicine, Bern, Switzerland (A.G.H.); Department of Cardiology, Triemlispital, Zurich, Switzerland (D.T.); Department of Cardiology, Kantonsspital, Lucerne, Switzerland (S.T.); Department
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- From the Department of Cardiology, Swiss Cardiovascular Center Bern (T.P., A.F., S.S., P.W., S.W.) and Clinical Trials Unit (A.G.H.), Bern University Hospital, Switzerland; Department of Cardiology and Cardiovascular Surgery, University Hospital Zurich, Switzerland (F.N., F.M.); Institute of Social and Preventive Medicine, Bern, Switzerland (A.G.H.); Department of Cardiology, Triemlispital, Zurich, Switzerland (D.T.); Department of Cardiology, Kantonsspital, Lucerne, Switzerland (S.T.); Department
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- From the Department of Cardiology, Swiss Cardiovascular Center Bern (T.P., A.F., S.S., P.W., S.W.) and Clinical Trials Unit (A.G.H.), Bern University Hospital, Switzerland; Department of Cardiology and Cardiovascular Surgery, University Hospital Zurich, Switzerland (F.N., F.M.); Institute of Social and Preventive Medicine, Bern, Switzerland (A.G.H.); Department of Cardiology, Triemlispital, Zurich, Switzerland (D.T.); Department of Cardiology, Kantonsspital, Lucerne, Switzerland (S.T.); Department
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- From the Department of Cardiology, Swiss Cardiovascular Center Bern (T.P., A.F., S.S., P.W., S.W.) and Clinical Trials Unit (A.G.H.), Bern University Hospital, Switzerland; Department of Cardiology and Cardiovascular Surgery, University Hospital Zurich, Switzerland (F.N., F.M.); Institute of Social and Preventive Medicine, Bern, Switzerland (A.G.H.); Department of Cardiology, Triemlispital, Zurich, Switzerland (D.T.); Department of Cardiology, Kantonsspital, Lucerne, Switzerland (S.T.); Department
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- From the Department of Cardiology, Swiss Cardiovascular Center Bern (T.P., A.F., S.S., P.W., S.W.) and Clinical Trials Unit (A.G.H.), Bern University Hospital, Switzerland; Department of Cardiology and Cardiovascular Surgery, University Hospital Zurich, Switzerland (F.N., F.M.); Institute of Social and Preventive Medicine, Bern, Switzerland (A.G.H.); Department of Cardiology, Triemlispital, Zurich, Switzerland (D.T.); Department of Cardiology, Kantonsspital, Lucerne, Switzerland (S.T.); Department
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- From the Department of Cardiology, Swiss Cardiovascular Center Bern (T.P., A.F., S.S., P.W., S.W.) and Clinical Trials Unit (A.G.H.), Bern University Hospital, Switzerland; Department of Cardiology and Cardiovascular Surgery, University Hospital Zurich, Switzerland (F.N., F.M.); Institute of Social and Preventive Medicine, Bern, Switzerland (A.G.H.); Department of Cardiology, Triemlispital, Zurich, Switzerland (D.T.); Department of Cardiology, Kantonsspital, Lucerne, Switzerland (S.T.); Department
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- From the Department of Cardiology, Swiss Cardiovascular Center Bern (T.P., A.F., S.S., P.W., S.W.) and Clinical Trials Unit (A.G.H.), Bern University Hospital, Switzerland; Department of Cardiology and Cardiovascular Surgery, University Hospital Zurich, Switzerland (F.N., F.M.); Institute of Social and Preventive Medicine, Bern, Switzerland (A.G.H.); Department of Cardiology, Triemlispital, Zurich, Switzerland (D.T.); Department of Cardiology, Kantonsspital, Lucerne, Switzerland (S.T.); Department
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- From the Department of Cardiology, Swiss Cardiovascular Center Bern (T.P., A.F., S.S., P.W., S.W.) and Clinical Trials Unit (A.G.H.), Bern University Hospital, Switzerland; Department of Cardiology and Cardiovascular Surgery, University Hospital Zurich, Switzerland (F.N., F.M.); Institute of Social and Preventive Medicine, Bern, Switzerland (A.G.H.); Department of Cardiology, Triemlispital, Zurich, Switzerland (D.T.); Department of Cardiology, Kantonsspital, Lucerne, Switzerland (S.T.); Department
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- From the Department of Cardiology, Swiss Cardiovascular Center Bern (T.P., A.F., S.S., P.W., S.W.) and Clinical Trials Unit (A.G.H.), Bern University Hospital, Switzerland; Department of Cardiology and Cardiovascular Surgery, University Hospital Zurich, Switzerland (F.N., F.M.); Institute of Social and Preventive Medicine, Bern, Switzerland (A.G.H.); Department of Cardiology, Triemlispital, Zurich, Switzerland (D.T.); Department of Cardiology, Kantonsspital, Lucerne, Switzerland (S.T.); Department
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- From the Department of Cardiology, Swiss Cardiovascular Center Bern (T.P., A.F., S.S., P.W., S.W.) and Clinical Trials Unit (A.G.H.), Bern University Hospital, Switzerland; Department of Cardiology and Cardiovascular Surgery, University Hospital Zurich, Switzerland (F.N., F.M.); Institute of Social and Preventive Medicine, Bern, Switzerland (A.G.H.); Department of Cardiology, Triemlispital, Zurich, Switzerland (D.T.); Department of Cardiology, Kantonsspital, Lucerne, Switzerland (S.T.); Department
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- From the Department of Cardiology, Swiss Cardiovascular Center Bern (T.P., A.F., S.S., P.W., S.W.) and Clinical Trials Unit (A.G.H.), Bern University Hospital, Switzerland; Department of Cardiology and Cardiovascular Surgery, University Hospital Zurich, Switzerland (F.N., F.M.); Institute of Social and Preventive Medicine, Bern, Switzerland (A.G.H.); Department of Cardiology, Triemlispital, Zurich, Switzerland (D.T.); Department of Cardiology, Kantonsspital, Lucerne, Switzerland (S.T.); Department
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- From the Department of Cardiology, Swiss Cardiovascular Center Bern (T.P., A.F., S.S., P.W., S.W.) and Clinical Trials Unit (A.G.H.), Bern University Hospital, Switzerland; Department of Cardiology and Cardiovascular Surgery, University Hospital Zurich, Switzerland (F.N., F.M.); Institute of Social and Preventive Medicine, Bern, Switzerland (A.G.H.); Department of Cardiology, Triemlispital, Zurich, Switzerland (D.T.); Department of Cardiology, Kantonsspital, Lucerne, Switzerland (S.T.); Department
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- From the Department of Cardiology, Swiss Cardiovascular Center Bern (T.P., A.F., S.S., P.W., S.W.) and Clinical Trials Unit (A.G.H.), Bern University Hospital, Switzerland; Department of Cardiology and Cardiovascular Surgery, University Hospital Zurich, Switzerland (F.N., F.M.); Institute of Social and Preventive Medicine, Bern, Switzerland (A.G.H.); Department of Cardiology, Triemlispital, Zurich, Switzerland (D.T.); Department of Cardiology, Kantonsspital, Lucerne, Switzerland (S.T.); Department
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Gerckens U, Tamburino C, Bleiziffer S, Bosmans J, Wenaweser P, Brecker S, Guo J, Linke A. Final 5-year clinical and echocardiographic results for treatment of severe aortic stenosis with a self-expanding bioprosthesis from the ADVANCE Study. Eur Heart J 2017; 38:2729-2738. [PMID: 28633375 PMCID: PMC5837353 DOI: 10.1093/eurheartj/ehx295] [Citation(s) in RCA: 52] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/01/2017] [Revised: 04/23/2017] [Accepted: 05/17/2017] [Indexed: 12/27/2022] Open
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AIMS The ADVANCE study was designed to evaluate the safety and effectiveness of transcatheter aortic valve implantation (TAVI) with a self-expanding bioprosthesis in real-world patients with symptomatic, severe aortic stenosis at high surgical risk for valve replacement. METHODS AND RESULTS Study participants were enrolled from 44 experienced centres in 12 countries. Patient eligibility, treatment approach, and choice of anaesthesia were determined by the local Heart Team. The study was 100% monitored, and adverse events were adjudicated by an independent clinical events committee using Valve Academic Research Consortium (VARC-1) criteria. There were 1015 patients enrolled with 996 attempted TAVI procedures. Mean age was 81 years, and mean logistic EuroSCORE was 19.3 ± 12.3%. Five-year follow-up was available on 465 (46.7%) patients. At 5 years, the rate of all-cause mortality was 50.7% (95% confidence interval: 46.7%, 54.5%), and the rate of major stroke was 5.4%. Haemodynamic measures remained consistent for paired patients with a mean aortic valve gradient of 8.8 ± 4.4 mmHg (n = 198) and an effective orifice area of 1.7 ± 0.4 cm2 (n = 123). Aortic regurgitation (AR) decreased over time and among paired patients dropped from 12.8% to 8.0% moderate AR at 5 years (n = 125). Of the 860 patients with echocardiographic data or a reintervention after 30 days, there were 22 (2.6%) patients meeting the VARC-2 criteria for valve dysfunction and 10 (1.2%) patients with a reintervention >30 days. CONCLUSION Five-year results in real-world, elderly, high-risk patients undergoing TAVI with a self-expanding bioprosthesis provided evidence for continued valve durability with low rates of reinterventions and haemodynamic valve dysfunction. TRIAL REGISTRATION ClinicalTrials.gov, NCT01074658.
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- Ulrich Gerckens
- Department of Cardiology, University of Rostock, Ernst-Heydemann- Straße, 618057 Rostock, Germany
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- Cardiology Unit, Ferrarotto Hospital, University of Catania, Via Salvatore Citelli, 6, 95124 Catania CT, Italy
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- Department of Cardiovascular Surgery, German Heart Centre, Lazarettstraße 36, 80636 Munich, Germany
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- Cardiovascular Diseases Department, University Hospital Antwerp, Wilrijkstraat 10, 2650 Edegem, Belgium
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- Department of Cardiology, University Hospital Bern, Freiburgstrasse 8, 3010 Bern, Switzerland
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- Cardiology Clinical Academic Group, St. George’s Hospital, Blackshaw Rd, London SW17 0QT, UK
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- Coronary and Structural Heart, Medtronic, 8200 Coral Sea Street NE, Mounds View, MN 55112 USA
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- Department of Internal Medicine and Cardiology, University of Leipzig Heart Centre, Strümpellstraße 39, 04289 Leipzig, Germany
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Vollenbroich R, Stortecky S, Rothenbuehler M, Roost E, Sakiri E, Franzone A, Lanz J, Langhammer B, Lee J, Asami M, Raeber L, Wenaweser P, Englberger L, Windecker S, Pilgrim T. P482Very long-term outcomes of patients with severe aortic stenosis: the impact of treatment modality. Eur Heart J 2017. [DOI: 10.1093/eurheartj/ehx501.p482] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/13/2022] Open
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Falk V, Wöhrle J, Hildick-Smith D, Bleiziffer S, Blackman DJ, Abdel-Wahab M, Gerckens U, Linke A, Ince H, Wenaweser P, Allocco DJ, Dawkins KD, Van Mieghem NM. Safety and efficacy of a repositionable and fully retrievable aortic valve used in routine clinical practice: the RESPOND Study. Eur Heart J 2017. [DOI: 10.1093/eurheartj/ehx297] [Citation(s) in RCA: 60] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/13/2023] Open
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Bleiziffer S, Bosmans J, Brecker S, Gerckens U, Wenaweser P, Tamburino C, Linke A. Insights on mid-term TAVR performance: 3-year clinical and echocardiographic results from the CoreValve ADVANCE study. Clin Res Cardiol 2017; 106:784-795. [PMID: 28484830 DOI: 10.1007/s00392-017-1120-3] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/06/2017] [Accepted: 04/25/2017] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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BACKGROUND Extensive evidence relating to transcatheter aortic valve replacement (TAVR) has accumulated in recent years, but mid-term outcomes are less reported. We investigated 996 patients after implantation of the CoreValve prosthesis for severe aortic stenosis in a real-world setting. OBJECTIVE To report clinical and echocardiographic 3-year results from the ADVANCE study. METHODS ADVANCE is a prospective, multicenter, fully monitored, nonrandomized clinical study. This analysis assessed valve-related events, predictors of early and mid-term mortality after TAVR, and systolic and diastolic prosthesis performance over 3 years. RESULTS Three years after TAVR, the rate of major adverse cardiac/cerebrovascular events was 38.5%. All-cause mortality was 33.7%; cardiovascular mortality, 22.3%; VARC-1 stroke, 6.5%; and New York Heart Association class III/IV, 19.5%. Mean effective orifice area was consistently 1.7 cm2 from discharge to 3 years, and average mean aortic valve gradient remained ≤10 mmHg. At 3 years, 12.6% of patients had moderate and none had severe paravalvular regurgitation. Multivariable analysis identified Society of Thoracic Surgeons (STS) score, device migration, prior atrial fibrillation, and major vascular complication as predictors of early mortality. Predictors of mid-term mortality included male gender, STS score, history of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, history of cancer, stroke, life-threatening/disabling or major bleeding, and valve deterioration. CONCLUSIONS Our 3-year data demonstrate significant hemodynamic benefits and durable symptom relief after CoreValve prosthesis implantation. Postprocedural patient management should be carefully considered, since postprocedural valve-related events were identified as independent predictors of mid-term mortality. TRIAL REGISTRATION ClinicalTrials.gov, NCT01074658.
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- Sabine Bleiziffer
- Clinic for Cardiovascular Surgery, Department of Cardiovascular Surgery, German Heart Center, Technical University Munich, Lazarettstr. 36, 80636, Munich, Germany.
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- Cardiovascular Diseases Department, Antwerp University Hospital, Edegem, Belgium
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- Cardiology Clinical Academic Group, St. George's Hospital, London, UK
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- Cardiology Department, Gemeinschaftskrankenhaus, Bonn, Germany
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- Department of Cardiology, Bern University Hospital, Bern, Switzerland
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- Cardiology Unit, Ferrarotto Hospital, University of Catania, Catania, Italy
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- Department of Internal Medicine and Cardiology, University of Leipzig Heart Center, Leipzig, Germany
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Wenaweser P, Stortecky S, Schütz T, Praz F, Gloekler S, Windecker S, Elsässer A. Transcatheter aortic valve implantation with the NVT Allegra transcatheter heart valve system: first-in-human experience with a novel self-expanding transcatheter heart valve. EUROINTERVENTION 2017; 12:71-7. [PMID: 27173865 DOI: 10.4244/eijv12i1a13] [Citation(s) in RCA: 29] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/23/2022]
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AIMS We aimed to demonstrate the feasibility and investigate the safety of a novel, self-expanding trans-catheter heart valve in a selected patient population with severe aortic stenosis. METHODS AND RESULTS Between January and September 2013, a total of 21 patients with symptomatic severe aortic stenosis were eligible for transcatheter aortic valve implantation (TAVI) with the self-expanding NVT Allegra bioprosthesis (New Valve Technology, Hechingen, Germany) at two cardiovascular centres. Patients were elderly (age 83.8±4 years), predominantly female (95.2%), and all were considered to be at prohibitive risk for surgical aortic valve replacement (logistic EuroSCORE 30.4±11%). Procedural and device success was achieved in 95.2% and 85.7%, respectively. Echocardiographic assessment at discharge showed favourable haemodynamic results with a reduction of the mean transvalvular aortic gradient from 48.0±21 mmHg to 8.9±3 mmHg. In the majority of patients (90.5%), none or trace aortic regurgitation was recorded. Permanent pacemaker implantation was required in 23.8% of patients within the first 30 days of follow-up. Apart from one procedural death, no other serious adverse events were observed during the periprocedural period. TAVI with the NVT Allegra system was highly effective in alleviating symptoms and reducing NYHA functional class at 30-day follow-up. CONCLUSIONS The first-in-human experience with the NVT Allegra transcatheter heart valve prosthesis was associated with a high rate of procedural success. Furthermore, the NVT Allegra bioprosthesis was able to achieve favourable haemodynamic results and effectively alleviate symptoms at 30-day follow-up. The larger, multicentre NAUTILUS study will provide further information on the safety and efficacy of this novel, second-generation transcatheter aortic bioprosthesis.
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- Peter Wenaweser
- Department of Cardiology, Bern University Hospital, Bern, Switzerland
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Rigamonti F, Fahrni G, Maeder M, Cook S, Weilenmann D, Wenaweser P, Röthlisberger C, Corti R, Rickli H, Kaiser C, Roffi M. Switzerland: coronary and structural heart interventions from 2010 to 2015. EUROINTERVENTION 2017; 13:Z75-Z79. [DOI: 10.4244/eij-d-16-00828] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/23/2022]
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Noble S, Stortecky S, Heg D, Tueller D, Jeger R, Toggweiler S, Ferrari E, Nietlispach F, Taramasso M, Maisano F, Grünenfelder J, Jüni P, Huber C, Carrel T, Windecker S, Wenaweser P, Roffi M. Comparison of procedural and clinical outcomes with Evolut R versus Medtronic CoreValve: a Swiss TAVI registry analysis. EUROINTERVENTION 2017; 12:e2170-e2176. [PMID: 28067197 DOI: 10.4244/eij-d-16-00677] [Citation(s) in RCA: 50] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/23/2022]
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AIMS Data on procedural and clinical outcomes after transcatheter aortic valve implantation (TAVI) with the new-generation self-expanding Medtronic Evolut R prosthesis in comparison with its predecessor, the Medtronic CoreValve, are scarce. The aim of this study was to assess the safety and efficacy of the Evolut R device compared with the former-generation CoreValve. METHODS AND RESULTS In a nationwide, prospective, multicentre cohort study, outcomes of consecutive transfemoral TAVI patients treated with the new-generation Medtronic Evolut R (September 2014 - February 2016) and the Medtronic CoreValve (February 2011 - February 2016) were investigated. Events were reported according to VARC-2 and adjudicated by a clinical events committee. During the study period, 317 and 678 consecutive patients underwent TAVI with the Evolut R and the CoreValve bioprosthesis, respectively. Baseline clinical characteristics between the groups were comparable, although Evolut R patients were lower risk according to the STS score (4.8±3.4% vs. 6.9±5.0%, p<0.001) and logistic EuroSCORE (17.3±13% vs. 20.1±13%, p=0.009). Implantation of the Evolut R was associated with a lower use of predilatation (48.1% vs. 72.4%, p<0.001), a shorter procedure time (67.9±36 min vs. 76.7±42 min, p=0.002), and less contrast dye use during the procedure (155.2±98 ml vs. 208.0±117 ml, p<0.001). Post-procedural mean gradient was comparable (7.4±4.7 mmHg vs. 7.5±5.0 mmHg), as were the 30-day rates of moderate to severe aortic regurgitation (8.5% vs. 10.5%), major vascular (9.8% vs. 10.3%) and life-threatening bleeding complications (5.4% vs. 5.3%), disabling stroke (1.9% vs. 1.6%), all-cause mortality (3.2% vs. 3.4%) as well as permanent pacemaker implantation (22.1% vs. 23.4%). CONCLUSIONS Thirty-day clinical outcomes were favourable and comparable between the Evolut R and the CoreValve bioprosthesis.
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- Stephane Noble
- Cardiology Division, University Hospital, Geneva, Switzerland
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Transcatheter aortic valve implantation (TAVI) has evolved into a safe and effective procedure to treat symptomatic patients with severe aortic stenosis (AS), with predictable and reproducible results. Rates of important complications such as vascular complications, strokes and paravalvular leaks are lower than ever, because of improved patient selection, systematic use of multidector computer tomography, increasing operator experience and device iteration. Accumulating data suggest that transfemoral TAVI with newer generation transcatheter heart valves and delivery systems is superior to conventional surgical aortic valve replacement among intermediate- and high-risk patients with severe symptomatic AS with regard to all-cause mortality and stroke. One can anticipate that by 2020, the majority of patients with severe symptomatic AS will undergo TAVI as first line therapy, regardless of surgical risk.
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- Department of Cardiology, University Hospital Bern, Inselspital, Switzerland.,Cardiovascular Center Zurich, Hirslanden Clinic im Park, Zurich, Switzerland
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Pilgrim T, Piccolo R, Heg D, Roffi M, Tüller D, Vuilliomenet A, Muller O, Cook S, Weilenmann D, Kaiser C, Jamshidi P, Khattab A, Taniwaki M, Rigamonti F, Nietlispach F, Blöchlinger S, Wenaweser P, Jüni P, Windecker S. Biodegradable polymer sirolimus-eluting stents versus durable polymer everolimus-eluting stents for primary percutaneous coronary revascularisation of acute myocardial infarction. EUROINTERVENTION 2016; 12:e1343-e1354. [DOI: 10.4244/eijy15m12_09] [Citation(s) in RCA: 22] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/23/2022]
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Pilgrim T, Stortecky S, Nietlispach F, Heg D, Tueller D, Toggweiler S, Ferrari E, Noble S, Maisano F, Jeger R, Roffi M, Grünenfelder J, Huber C, Wenaweser P, Windecker S. Repositionable Versus Balloon-Expandable Devices for Transcatheter Aortic Valve Implantation in Patients With Aortic Stenosis. J Am Heart Assoc 2016; 5:JAHA.116.004088. [PMID: 27856487 PMCID: PMC5210340 DOI: 10.1161/jaha.116.004088] [Citation(s) in RCA: 24] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/03/2023]
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Background The safety and effectiveness of the fully repositionable LOTUS valve system as compared with the balloon‐expandable Edwards SAPIEN 3 prosthesis for the treatment of aortic stenosis has not been evaluated to date. Methods and Results All patients undergoing transcatheter aortic valve implantation with the Edwards SAPIEN 3 or the LOTUS valve system were included into the Swiss Transcatheter Aortic Valve Implantation Registry. An adjusted analysis was performed to compare the early clinical safety outcome according to the Valve Academic Research Consortium‐2 definition. Between February 2014 and September 2015, 140 and 815 patients were treated with the LOTUS and the Edwards SAPIEN 3 valve, respectively. There was no difference in crude and adjusted analyses of the early safety outcome between patients treated with LOTUS (14.3%) and those treated with Edwards SAPIEN 3 (14.6%) (crude hazard ratio, 0.97; 95% CI, 0.61–1.56 [P=0.915]; adjusted hazard ratio, 1.03; 95% CI, 0.64–1.67 [P=0.909]). More than mild aortic regurgitation was <2% for both devices. A total of 34.3% of patients treated with LOTUS and 14.1% of patients treated with Edwards SAPIEN 3 required a permanent pacemaker (HR, 2.76; 95% CI, 1.97–3.87 [P<0.001]). Conclusions The repositionable LOTUS valve system and the balloon‐expandable Edwards SAPIEN 3 prosthesis appeared comparable in regard to the Valve Academic Research Consortium‐2 early safety outcome, and the rates of more than mild aortic regurgitation were exceedingly low for both devices. The need for new permanent pacemaker implantation was more frequent among patients treated with the LOTUS valve.
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- Thomas Pilgrim
- Department of Cardiology, Swiss Cardiovascular Center, University Hospital, Bern, Switzerland
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- Department of Cardiology, Swiss Cardiovascular Center, University Hospital, Bern, Switzerland
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- Department of Cardiology and Cardiovascular Surgery, University Hospital Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland
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- Institute of Social and Preventive Medicine and Clinical Trials Unit, Bern University Hospital, Bern, Switzerland
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- Department of Cardiology, Triemlispital, Zurich, Switzerland
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- Department of Cardiovascular Surgery, University Hospital, Lausanne, Switzerland.,Cardiac Surgery Unit, Cardiocentro Ticino Foundation, Lugano, Switzerland
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- Division of Cardiology, University Hospital, Geneva, Switzerland
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- Department of Cardiology and Cardiovascular Surgery, University Hospital Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland
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- Department of Cardiology, University Hospital, Basel, Switzerland
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- Division of Cardiology, University Hospital, Geneva, Switzerland
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- Department of Cardiovascular Surgery, Hirslanden Klinik, Zurich, Switzerland
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- Department of Cardiovascular Surgery, Swiss Cardiovascular Center, University Hospital, Bern, Switzerland
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- Department of Cardiology, Swiss Cardiovascular Center, University Hospital, Bern, Switzerland .,Department of Cardiology, Klinik im Park, Zurich, Switzerland
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- Department of Cardiology, Swiss Cardiovascular Center, University Hospital, Bern, Switzerland
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Van Mieghem N, van Gils L, Wöhrle J, Hildick-Smith D, Bleiziffer S, Blackman D, Abdel-Wahab M, Linke A, Ince H, Wenaweser P, Werner N, Allocco DJ, Dawkins KD, Falk V, Klusacek M. TCT-733 Predictors of Permanent Pacemaker Implantation in Patients Treated in Routine Clinical Practice with the Repositionable and Fully Retrievable Lotus Valve. J Am Coll Cardiol 2016. [DOI: 10.1016/j.jacc.2016.09.146] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/20/2022]
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Schoenenberger AW, Zuber C, Moser A, Zwahlen M, Wenaweser P, Windecker S, Carrel T, Stuck AE, Stortecky S. Evolution of Cognitive Function After Transcatheter Aortic Valve Implantation. Circ Cardiovasc Interv 2016; 9:CIRCINTERVENTIONS.116.003590. [PMID: 27655999 DOI: 10.1161/circinterventions.116.003590] [Citation(s) in RCA: 33] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/08/2016] [Accepted: 08/19/2016] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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BACKGROUND This study aimed to assess the evolution of cognitive function after transcatheter aortic valve implantation (TAVI). Previous smaller studies reported conflicting results on the evolution of cognitive function after TAVI. METHODS AND RESULTS In this prospective cohort, cognitive function was measured in 229 patients ≥70 years using the Mini Mental State Examination before and 6 months after TAVI. Cognitive deterioration or improvement was defined as change of ≥3 points decrease or increase in the Mini Mental State Examination score between baseline and follow-up. Cognitive deterioration was found in 29 patients (12.7%). Predictive analysis using logistic regression did not identify any statistically significant predictor of cognitive deterioration. A review of individual medical records in 8 patients with a major Mini Mental State Examination score decrease of ≥5 points revealed specific causes in 6 cases (postinterventional delirium in 2; postinterventional stroke, progressive renal failure, progressive heart failure, or combination of preexisting cerebrovascular disease and mild cognitive impairment in 1 each). Among 48 patients with impaired baseline cognition (Mini Mental State Examination score <26 points), 18 patients (37.5%) cognitively improved. The preinterventional aortic valve area was lower in patients who cognitively improved (median aortic valve area 0.60 cm2) as compared with patients who did not improve (median aortic valve area 0.70 cm2; P=0.01). CONCLUSIONS This is the first study providing evidence that TAVI results in cognitive improvement among patients who had impaired preprocedural cognitive function, possibly related to hemodynamic improvement in patients with severe aortic stenosis. Our results confirm that some patients experience cognitive deterioration after TAVI.
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- Andreas W Schoenenberger
- From the Department of Geriatrics, Inselspital, Bern University Hospital, and University of Bern, Switzerland (A.W.S., C.Z., A.M., A.E.S.); Institute of Social and Preventive Medicine, University of Bern, Switzerland (A.M., M.Z.); Department of Cardiology, Swiss Cardiovascular Center Bern, Bern University Hospital, Switzerland (P.W., S.W., S.S.); and Department of Cardiovascular Surgery, Swiss Cardiovascular Center Bern, Bern University Hospital, Switzerland (T.C.).
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- From the Department of Geriatrics, Inselspital, Bern University Hospital, and University of Bern, Switzerland (A.W.S., C.Z., A.M., A.E.S.); Institute of Social and Preventive Medicine, University of Bern, Switzerland (A.M., M.Z.); Department of Cardiology, Swiss Cardiovascular Center Bern, Bern University Hospital, Switzerland (P.W., S.W., S.S.); and Department of Cardiovascular Surgery, Swiss Cardiovascular Center Bern, Bern University Hospital, Switzerland (T.C.)
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- From the Department of Geriatrics, Inselspital, Bern University Hospital, and University of Bern, Switzerland (A.W.S., C.Z., A.M., A.E.S.); Institute of Social and Preventive Medicine, University of Bern, Switzerland (A.M., M.Z.); Department of Cardiology, Swiss Cardiovascular Center Bern, Bern University Hospital, Switzerland (P.W., S.W., S.S.); and Department of Cardiovascular Surgery, Swiss Cardiovascular Center Bern, Bern University Hospital, Switzerland (T.C.)
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- From the Department of Geriatrics, Inselspital, Bern University Hospital, and University of Bern, Switzerland (A.W.S., C.Z., A.M., A.E.S.); Institute of Social and Preventive Medicine, University of Bern, Switzerland (A.M., M.Z.); Department of Cardiology, Swiss Cardiovascular Center Bern, Bern University Hospital, Switzerland (P.W., S.W., S.S.); and Department of Cardiovascular Surgery, Swiss Cardiovascular Center Bern, Bern University Hospital, Switzerland (T.C.)
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- From the Department of Geriatrics, Inselspital, Bern University Hospital, and University of Bern, Switzerland (A.W.S., C.Z., A.M., A.E.S.); Institute of Social and Preventive Medicine, University of Bern, Switzerland (A.M., M.Z.); Department of Cardiology, Swiss Cardiovascular Center Bern, Bern University Hospital, Switzerland (P.W., S.W., S.S.); and Department of Cardiovascular Surgery, Swiss Cardiovascular Center Bern, Bern University Hospital, Switzerland (T.C.)
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- From the Department of Geriatrics, Inselspital, Bern University Hospital, and University of Bern, Switzerland (A.W.S., C.Z., A.M., A.E.S.); Institute of Social and Preventive Medicine, University of Bern, Switzerland (A.M., M.Z.); Department of Cardiology, Swiss Cardiovascular Center Bern, Bern University Hospital, Switzerland (P.W., S.W., S.S.); and Department of Cardiovascular Surgery, Swiss Cardiovascular Center Bern, Bern University Hospital, Switzerland (T.C.)
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- From the Department of Geriatrics, Inselspital, Bern University Hospital, and University of Bern, Switzerland (A.W.S., C.Z., A.M., A.E.S.); Institute of Social and Preventive Medicine, University of Bern, Switzerland (A.M., M.Z.); Department of Cardiology, Swiss Cardiovascular Center Bern, Bern University Hospital, Switzerland (P.W., S.W., S.S.); and Department of Cardiovascular Surgery, Swiss Cardiovascular Center Bern, Bern University Hospital, Switzerland (T.C.)
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- From the Department of Geriatrics, Inselspital, Bern University Hospital, and University of Bern, Switzerland (A.W.S., C.Z., A.M., A.E.S.); Institute of Social and Preventive Medicine, University of Bern, Switzerland (A.M., M.Z.); Department of Cardiology, Swiss Cardiovascular Center Bern, Bern University Hospital, Switzerland (P.W., S.W., S.S.); and Department of Cardiovascular Surgery, Swiss Cardiovascular Center Bern, Bern University Hospital, Switzerland (T.C.)
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- From the Department of Geriatrics, Inselspital, Bern University Hospital, and University of Bern, Switzerland (A.W.S., C.Z., A.M., A.E.S.); Institute of Social and Preventive Medicine, University of Bern, Switzerland (A.M., M.Z.); Department of Cardiology, Swiss Cardiovascular Center Bern, Bern University Hospital, Switzerland (P.W., S.W., S.S.); and Department of Cardiovascular Surgery, Swiss Cardiovascular Center Bern, Bern University Hospital, Switzerland (T.C.)
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Zuk K, Stortecky S, Wenaweser P, Huber C. Mechanical aortic valves and massive mitral calcifications should not preclude transcatheter mitral Valve-In-Ring TAVI device implantation. Eur Heart J 2016; 37:2288. [PMID: 26802136 DOI: 10.1093/eurheartj/ehv749] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/12/2022] Open
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- Katarzyna Zuk
- Department of Cardiology, University Hospital Bern, Bern, Switzerland
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- Department of Cardiology, University Hospital Bern, Bern, Switzerland
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- Department of Cardiology, University Hospital Bern, Bern, Switzerland
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- Department of Cardiac Surgery, University Hospital Bern, Bern, Switzerland
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Binder RK, Stortecky S, Heg D, Tueller D, Jeger R, Toggweiler S, Pedrazzini G, Amann FW, Ferrari E, Noble S, Nietlispach F, Maisano F, Räber L, Roffi M, Grünenfelder J, Jüni P, Huber C, Windecker S, Wenaweser P. Procedural Results and Clinical Outcomes of Transcatheter Aortic Valve Implantation in Switzerland: An Observational Cohort Study of Sapien 3 Versus Sapien XT Transcatheter Heart Valves. Circ Cardiovasc Interv 2016; 8:CIRCINTERVENTIONS.115.002653. [PMID: 26453687 DOI: 10.1161/circinterventions.115.002653] [Citation(s) in RCA: 58] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/21/2022]
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BACKGROUND New generation transcatheter heart valves (THV) may improve clinical outcomes of transcatheter aortic valve implantation. METHODS AND RESULTS In a nationwide, prospective, multicenter cohort study (Swiss Transcatheter Aortic Valve Implantation Registry, NCT01368250), outcomes of consecutive transfemoral transcatheter aortic valve implantation patients treated with the Sapien 3 THV (S3) versus the Sapien XT THV (XT) were investigated. An overall of 153 consecutive S3 patients were compared with 445 consecutive XT patients. Postprocedural mean transprosthetic gradient (6.5±3.0 versus 7.8±6.3 mm Hg, P=0.17) did not differ between S3 and XT patients, respectively. The rate of more than mild paravalvular regurgitation (1.3% versus 5.3%, P=0.04) and of vascular (5.3% versus 16.9%, P<0.01) complications were significantly lower in S3 patients. A higher rate of new permanent pacemaker implantations was observed in patients receiving the S3 valve (17.0% versus 11.0%, P=0.01). There were no significant differences for disabling stroke (S3 1.3% versus XT 3.1%, P=0.29) and all-cause mortality (S3 3.3% versus XT 4.5%, P=0.27). CONCLUSIONS The use of the new generation S3 balloon-expandable THV reduced the risk of more than mild paravalvular regurgitation and vascular complications but was associated with an increased permanent pacemaker rate compared with the XT. Transcatheter aortic valve implantation using the newest generation balloon-expandable THV is associated with a low risk of stroke and favorable clinical outcomes. CLINICAL TRIAL REGISTRATION URL: http://www.clinicaltrials.gov. Unique identifier: NCT01368250.
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- Ronald K Binder
- From the Department of Cardiology and Department of Cardiovascular Surgery, University Heart Centre Zurich, University Hospital Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland (R.K.B., F.N., F.M.); Department of Cardiology and Department of Cardiovascular Surgery, Swiss Cardiovascular Centre, Bern University Hospital, Bern, Switzerland (S.S., L.R., C.H., S.W., P.W.); Department of Clinical Research, Clinical Trials Unit and Institute of Social and Preventive Medicine, University of Bern, Bern, Switzerland (D.H., P.J.); Triemli Hospital Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland (D.T.); Department of Cardiology and Department of Cardiovascular Surgery, Basel University Hospital, University of Basel, Basel, Switzerland (R.J.); Cantonal Hospital Lucerne, Lucerne, Switzerland (S.T.); Department of Cardiology, Cardiocentro Ticino, Lugano, Switzerland (G.P.); Department of Cardiology, Klinik im Park, Hirslanden Clinic Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland (F.W.A.); Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery, Lausanne University Hospital, Lausanne, Switzerland (E.F.); Department of Cardiology, Geneva University Hospital, Geneva, Switzerland (S.N., M.R.); and Heart Clinic Hirslanden, Hirslanden Clinic Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland (J.G.)
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- From the Department of Cardiology and Department of Cardiovascular Surgery, University Heart Centre Zurich, University Hospital Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland (R.K.B., F.N., F.M.); Department of Cardiology and Department of Cardiovascular Surgery, Swiss Cardiovascular Centre, Bern University Hospital, Bern, Switzerland (S.S., L.R., C.H., S.W., P.W.); Department of Clinical Research, Clinical Trials Unit and Institute of Social and Preventive Medicine, University of Bern, Bern, Switzerland (D.H., P.J.); Triemli Hospital Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland (D.T.); Department of Cardiology and Department of Cardiovascular Surgery, Basel University Hospital, University of Basel, Basel, Switzerland (R.J.); Cantonal Hospital Lucerne, Lucerne, Switzerland (S.T.); Department of Cardiology, Cardiocentro Ticino, Lugano, Switzerland (G.P.); Department of Cardiology, Klinik im Park, Hirslanden Clinic Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland (F.W.A.); Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery, Lausanne University Hospital, Lausanne, Switzerland (E.F.); Department of Cardiology, Geneva University Hospital, Geneva, Switzerland (S.N., M.R.); and Heart Clinic Hirslanden, Hirslanden Clinic Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland (J.G.)
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- From the Department of Cardiology and Department of Cardiovascular Surgery, University Heart Centre Zurich, University Hospital Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland (R.K.B., F.N., F.M.); Department of Cardiology and Department of Cardiovascular Surgery, Swiss Cardiovascular Centre, Bern University Hospital, Bern, Switzerland (S.S., L.R., C.H., S.W., P.W.); Department of Clinical Research, Clinical Trials Unit and Institute of Social and Preventive Medicine, University of Bern, Bern, Switzerland (D.H., P.J.); Triemli Hospital Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland (D.T.); Department of Cardiology and Department of Cardiovascular Surgery, Basel University Hospital, University of Basel, Basel, Switzerland (R.J.); Cantonal Hospital Lucerne, Lucerne, Switzerland (S.T.); Department of Cardiology, Cardiocentro Ticino, Lugano, Switzerland (G.P.); Department of Cardiology, Klinik im Park, Hirslanden Clinic Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland (F.W.A.); Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery, Lausanne University Hospital, Lausanne, Switzerland (E.F.); Department of Cardiology, Geneva University Hospital, Geneva, Switzerland (S.N., M.R.); and Heart Clinic Hirslanden, Hirslanden Clinic Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland (J.G.)
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- From the Department of Cardiology and Department of Cardiovascular Surgery, University Heart Centre Zurich, University Hospital Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland (R.K.B., F.N., F.M.); Department of Cardiology and Department of Cardiovascular Surgery, Swiss Cardiovascular Centre, Bern University Hospital, Bern, Switzerland (S.S., L.R., C.H., S.W., P.W.); Department of Clinical Research, Clinical Trials Unit and Institute of Social and Preventive Medicine, University of Bern, Bern, Switzerland (D.H., P.J.); Triemli Hospital Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland (D.T.); Department of Cardiology and Department of Cardiovascular Surgery, Basel University Hospital, University of Basel, Basel, Switzerland (R.J.); Cantonal Hospital Lucerne, Lucerne, Switzerland (S.T.); Department of Cardiology, Cardiocentro Ticino, Lugano, Switzerland (G.P.); Department of Cardiology, Klinik im Park, Hirslanden Clinic Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland (F.W.A.); Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery, Lausanne University Hospital, Lausanne, Switzerland (E.F.); Department of Cardiology, Geneva University Hospital, Geneva, Switzerland (S.N., M.R.); and Heart Clinic Hirslanden, Hirslanden Clinic Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland (J.G.)
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- From the Department of Cardiology and Department of Cardiovascular Surgery, University Heart Centre Zurich, University Hospital Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland (R.K.B., F.N., F.M.); Department of Cardiology and Department of Cardiovascular Surgery, Swiss Cardiovascular Centre, Bern University Hospital, Bern, Switzerland (S.S., L.R., C.H., S.W., P.W.); Department of Clinical Research, Clinical Trials Unit and Institute of Social and Preventive Medicine, University of Bern, Bern, Switzerland (D.H., P.J.); Triemli Hospital Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland (D.T.); Department of Cardiology and Department of Cardiovascular Surgery, Basel University Hospital, University of Basel, Basel, Switzerland (R.J.); Cantonal Hospital Lucerne, Lucerne, Switzerland (S.T.); Department of Cardiology, Cardiocentro Ticino, Lugano, Switzerland (G.P.); Department of Cardiology, Klinik im Park, Hirslanden Clinic Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland (F.W.A.); Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery, Lausanne University Hospital, Lausanne, Switzerland (E.F.); Department of Cardiology, Geneva University Hospital, Geneva, Switzerland (S.N., M.R.); and Heart Clinic Hirslanden, Hirslanden Clinic Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland (J.G.)
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- From the Department of Cardiology and Department of Cardiovascular Surgery, University Heart Centre Zurich, University Hospital Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland (R.K.B., F.N., F.M.); Department of Cardiology and Department of Cardiovascular Surgery, Swiss Cardiovascular Centre, Bern University Hospital, Bern, Switzerland (S.S., L.R., C.H., S.W., P.W.); Department of Clinical Research, Clinical Trials Unit and Institute of Social and Preventive Medicine, University of Bern, Bern, Switzerland (D.H., P.J.); Triemli Hospital Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland (D.T.); Department of Cardiology and Department of Cardiovascular Surgery, Basel University Hospital, University of Basel, Basel, Switzerland (R.J.); Cantonal Hospital Lucerne, Lucerne, Switzerland (S.T.); Department of Cardiology, Cardiocentro Ticino, Lugano, Switzerland (G.P.); Department of Cardiology, Klinik im Park, Hirslanden Clinic Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland (F.W.A.); Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery, Lausanne University Hospital, Lausanne, Switzerland (E.F.); Department of Cardiology, Geneva University Hospital, Geneva, Switzerland (S.N., M.R.); and Heart Clinic Hirslanden, Hirslanden Clinic Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland (J.G.)
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- From the Department of Cardiology and Department of Cardiovascular Surgery, University Heart Centre Zurich, University Hospital Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland (R.K.B., F.N., F.M.); Department of Cardiology and Department of Cardiovascular Surgery, Swiss Cardiovascular Centre, Bern University Hospital, Bern, Switzerland (S.S., L.R., C.H., S.W., P.W.); Department of Clinical Research, Clinical Trials Unit and Institute of Social and Preventive Medicine, University of Bern, Bern, Switzerland (D.H., P.J.); Triemli Hospital Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland (D.T.); Department of Cardiology and Department of Cardiovascular Surgery, Basel University Hospital, University of Basel, Basel, Switzerland (R.J.); Cantonal Hospital Lucerne, Lucerne, Switzerland (S.T.); Department of Cardiology, Cardiocentro Ticino, Lugano, Switzerland (G.P.); Department of Cardiology, Klinik im Park, Hirslanden Clinic Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland (F.W.A.); Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery, Lausanne University Hospital, Lausanne, Switzerland (E.F.); Department of Cardiology, Geneva University Hospital, Geneva, Switzerland (S.N., M.R.); and Heart Clinic Hirslanden, Hirslanden Clinic Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland (J.G.)
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- From the Department of Cardiology and Department of Cardiovascular Surgery, University Heart Centre Zurich, University Hospital Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland (R.K.B., F.N., F.M.); Department of Cardiology and Department of Cardiovascular Surgery, Swiss Cardiovascular Centre, Bern University Hospital, Bern, Switzerland (S.S., L.R., C.H., S.W., P.W.); Department of Clinical Research, Clinical Trials Unit and Institute of Social and Preventive Medicine, University of Bern, Bern, Switzerland (D.H., P.J.); Triemli Hospital Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland (D.T.); Department of Cardiology and Department of Cardiovascular Surgery, Basel University Hospital, University of Basel, Basel, Switzerland (R.J.); Cantonal Hospital Lucerne, Lucerne, Switzerland (S.T.); Department of Cardiology, Cardiocentro Ticino, Lugano, Switzerland (G.P.); Department of Cardiology, Klinik im Park, Hirslanden Clinic Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland (F.W.A.); Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery, Lausanne University Hospital, Lausanne, Switzerland (E.F.); Department of Cardiology, Geneva University Hospital, Geneva, Switzerland (S.N., M.R.); and Heart Clinic Hirslanden, Hirslanden Clinic Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland (J.G.)
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- From the Department of Cardiology and Department of Cardiovascular Surgery, University Heart Centre Zurich, University Hospital Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland (R.K.B., F.N., F.M.); Department of Cardiology and Department of Cardiovascular Surgery, Swiss Cardiovascular Centre, Bern University Hospital, Bern, Switzerland (S.S., L.R., C.H., S.W., P.W.); Department of Clinical Research, Clinical Trials Unit and Institute of Social and Preventive Medicine, University of Bern, Bern, Switzerland (D.H., P.J.); Triemli Hospital Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland (D.T.); Department of Cardiology and Department of Cardiovascular Surgery, Basel University Hospital, University of Basel, Basel, Switzerland (R.J.); Cantonal Hospital Lucerne, Lucerne, Switzerland (S.T.); Department of Cardiology, Cardiocentro Ticino, Lugano, Switzerland (G.P.); Department of Cardiology, Klinik im Park, Hirslanden Clinic Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland (F.W.A.); Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery, Lausanne University Hospital, Lausanne, Switzerland (E.F.); Department of Cardiology, Geneva University Hospital, Geneva, Switzerland (S.N., M.R.); and Heart Clinic Hirslanden, Hirslanden Clinic Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland (J.G.)
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- From the Department of Cardiology and Department of Cardiovascular Surgery, University Heart Centre Zurich, University Hospital Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland (R.K.B., F.N., F.M.); Department of Cardiology and Department of Cardiovascular Surgery, Swiss Cardiovascular Centre, Bern University Hospital, Bern, Switzerland (S.S., L.R., C.H., S.W., P.W.); Department of Clinical Research, Clinical Trials Unit and Institute of Social and Preventive Medicine, University of Bern, Bern, Switzerland (D.H., P.J.); Triemli Hospital Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland (D.T.); Department of Cardiology and Department of Cardiovascular Surgery, Basel University Hospital, University of Basel, Basel, Switzerland (R.J.); Cantonal Hospital Lucerne, Lucerne, Switzerland (S.T.); Department of Cardiology, Cardiocentro Ticino, Lugano, Switzerland (G.P.); Department of Cardiology, Klinik im Park, Hirslanden Clinic Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland (F.W.A.); Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery, Lausanne University Hospital, Lausanne, Switzerland (E.F.); Department of Cardiology, Geneva University Hospital, Geneva, Switzerland (S.N., M.R.); and Heart Clinic Hirslanden, Hirslanden Clinic Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland (J.G.)
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- From the Department of Cardiology and Department of Cardiovascular Surgery, University Heart Centre Zurich, University Hospital Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland (R.K.B., F.N., F.M.); Department of Cardiology and Department of Cardiovascular Surgery, Swiss Cardiovascular Centre, Bern University Hospital, Bern, Switzerland (S.S., L.R., C.H., S.W., P.W.); Department of Clinical Research, Clinical Trials Unit and Institute of Social and Preventive Medicine, University of Bern, Bern, Switzerland (D.H., P.J.); Triemli Hospital Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland (D.T.); Department of Cardiology and Department of Cardiovascular Surgery, Basel University Hospital, University of Basel, Basel, Switzerland (R.J.); Cantonal Hospital Lucerne, Lucerne, Switzerland (S.T.); Department of Cardiology, Cardiocentro Ticino, Lugano, Switzerland (G.P.); Department of Cardiology, Klinik im Park, Hirslanden Clinic Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland (F.W.A.); Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery, Lausanne University Hospital, Lausanne, Switzerland (E.F.); Department of Cardiology, Geneva University Hospital, Geneva, Switzerland (S.N., M.R.); and Heart Clinic Hirslanden, Hirslanden Clinic Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland (J.G.)
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- From the Department of Cardiology and Department of Cardiovascular Surgery, University Heart Centre Zurich, University Hospital Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland (R.K.B., F.N., F.M.); Department of Cardiology and Department of Cardiovascular Surgery, Swiss Cardiovascular Centre, Bern University Hospital, Bern, Switzerland (S.S., L.R., C.H., S.W., P.W.); Department of Clinical Research, Clinical Trials Unit and Institute of Social and Preventive Medicine, University of Bern, Bern, Switzerland (D.H., P.J.); Triemli Hospital Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland (D.T.); Department of Cardiology and Department of Cardiovascular Surgery, Basel University Hospital, University of Basel, Basel, Switzerland (R.J.); Cantonal Hospital Lucerne, Lucerne, Switzerland (S.T.); Department of Cardiology, Cardiocentro Ticino, Lugano, Switzerland (G.P.); Department of Cardiology, Klinik im Park, Hirslanden Clinic Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland (F.W.A.); Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery, Lausanne University Hospital, Lausanne, Switzerland (E.F.); Department of Cardiology, Geneva University Hospital, Geneva, Switzerland (S.N., M.R.); and Heart Clinic Hirslanden, Hirslanden Clinic Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland (J.G.)
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- From the Department of Cardiology and Department of Cardiovascular Surgery, University Heart Centre Zurich, University Hospital Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland (R.K.B., F.N., F.M.); Department of Cardiology and Department of Cardiovascular Surgery, Swiss Cardiovascular Centre, Bern University Hospital, Bern, Switzerland (S.S., L.R., C.H., S.W., P.W.); Department of Clinical Research, Clinical Trials Unit and Institute of Social and Preventive Medicine, University of Bern, Bern, Switzerland (D.H., P.J.); Triemli Hospital Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland (D.T.); Department of Cardiology and Department of Cardiovascular Surgery, Basel University Hospital, University of Basel, Basel, Switzerland (R.J.); Cantonal Hospital Lucerne, Lucerne, Switzerland (S.T.); Department of Cardiology, Cardiocentro Ticino, Lugano, Switzerland (G.P.); Department of Cardiology, Klinik im Park, Hirslanden Clinic Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland (F.W.A.); Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery, Lausanne University Hospital, Lausanne, Switzerland (E.F.); Department of Cardiology, Geneva University Hospital, Geneva, Switzerland (S.N., M.R.); and Heart Clinic Hirslanden, Hirslanden Clinic Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland (J.G.)
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- From the Department of Cardiology and Department of Cardiovascular Surgery, University Heart Centre Zurich, University Hospital Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland (R.K.B., F.N., F.M.); Department of Cardiology and Department of Cardiovascular Surgery, Swiss Cardiovascular Centre, Bern University Hospital, Bern, Switzerland (S.S., L.R., C.H., S.W., P.W.); Department of Clinical Research, Clinical Trials Unit and Institute of Social and Preventive Medicine, University of Bern, Bern, Switzerland (D.H., P.J.); Triemli Hospital Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland (D.T.); Department of Cardiology and Department of Cardiovascular Surgery, Basel University Hospital, University of Basel, Basel, Switzerland (R.J.); Cantonal Hospital Lucerne, Lucerne, Switzerland (S.T.); Department of Cardiology, Cardiocentro Ticino, Lugano, Switzerland (G.P.); Department of Cardiology, Klinik im Park, Hirslanden Clinic Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland (F.W.A.); Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery, Lausanne University Hospital, Lausanne, Switzerland (E.F.); Department of Cardiology, Geneva University Hospital, Geneva, Switzerland (S.N., M.R.); and Heart Clinic Hirslanden, Hirslanden Clinic Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland (J.G.)
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- From the Department of Cardiology and Department of Cardiovascular Surgery, University Heart Centre Zurich, University Hospital Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland (R.K.B., F.N., F.M.); Department of Cardiology and Department of Cardiovascular Surgery, Swiss Cardiovascular Centre, Bern University Hospital, Bern, Switzerland (S.S., L.R., C.H., S.W., P.W.); Department of Clinical Research, Clinical Trials Unit and Institute of Social and Preventive Medicine, University of Bern, Bern, Switzerland (D.H., P.J.); Triemli Hospital Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland (D.T.); Department of Cardiology and Department of Cardiovascular Surgery, Basel University Hospital, University of Basel, Basel, Switzerland (R.J.); Cantonal Hospital Lucerne, Lucerne, Switzerland (S.T.); Department of Cardiology, Cardiocentro Ticino, Lugano, Switzerland (G.P.); Department of Cardiology, Klinik im Park, Hirslanden Clinic Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland (F.W.A.); Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery, Lausanne University Hospital, Lausanne, Switzerland (E.F.); Department of Cardiology, Geneva University Hospital, Geneva, Switzerland (S.N., M.R.); and Heart Clinic Hirslanden, Hirslanden Clinic Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland (J.G.)
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- From the Department of Cardiology and Department of Cardiovascular Surgery, University Heart Centre Zurich, University Hospital Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland (R.K.B., F.N., F.M.); Department of Cardiology and Department of Cardiovascular Surgery, Swiss Cardiovascular Centre, Bern University Hospital, Bern, Switzerland (S.S., L.R., C.H., S.W., P.W.); Department of Clinical Research, Clinical Trials Unit and Institute of Social and Preventive Medicine, University of Bern, Bern, Switzerland (D.H., P.J.); Triemli Hospital Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland (D.T.); Department of Cardiology and Department of Cardiovascular Surgery, Basel University Hospital, University of Basel, Basel, Switzerland (R.J.); Cantonal Hospital Lucerne, Lucerne, Switzerland (S.T.); Department of Cardiology, Cardiocentro Ticino, Lugano, Switzerland (G.P.); Department of Cardiology, Klinik im Park, Hirslanden Clinic Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland (F.W.A.); Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery, Lausanne University Hospital, Lausanne, Switzerland (E.F.); Department of Cardiology, Geneva University Hospital, Geneva, Switzerland (S.N., M.R.); and Heart Clinic Hirslanden, Hirslanden Clinic Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland (J.G.)
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- From the Department of Cardiology and Department of Cardiovascular Surgery, University Heart Centre Zurich, University Hospital Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland (R.K.B., F.N., F.M.); Department of Cardiology and Department of Cardiovascular Surgery, Swiss Cardiovascular Centre, Bern University Hospital, Bern, Switzerland (S.S., L.R., C.H., S.W., P.W.); Department of Clinical Research, Clinical Trials Unit and Institute of Social and Preventive Medicine, University of Bern, Bern, Switzerland (D.H., P.J.); Triemli Hospital Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland (D.T.); Department of Cardiology and Department of Cardiovascular Surgery, Basel University Hospital, University of Basel, Basel, Switzerland (R.J.); Cantonal Hospital Lucerne, Lucerne, Switzerland (S.T.); Department of Cardiology, Cardiocentro Ticino, Lugano, Switzerland (G.P.); Department of Cardiology, Klinik im Park, Hirslanden Clinic Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland (F.W.A.); Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery, Lausanne University Hospital, Lausanne, Switzerland (E.F.); Department of Cardiology, Geneva University Hospital, Geneva, Switzerland (S.N., M.R.); and Heart Clinic Hirslanden, Hirslanden Clinic Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland (J.G.)
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- From the Department of Cardiology and Department of Cardiovascular Surgery, University Heart Centre Zurich, University Hospital Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland (R.K.B., F.N., F.M.); Department of Cardiology and Department of Cardiovascular Surgery, Swiss Cardiovascular Centre, Bern University Hospital, Bern, Switzerland (S.S., L.R., C.H., S.W., P.W.); Department of Clinical Research, Clinical Trials Unit and Institute of Social and Preventive Medicine, University of Bern, Bern, Switzerland (D.H., P.J.); Triemli Hospital Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland (D.T.); Department of Cardiology and Department of Cardiovascular Surgery, Basel University Hospital, University of Basel, Basel, Switzerland (R.J.); Cantonal Hospital Lucerne, Lucerne, Switzerland (S.T.); Department of Cardiology, Cardiocentro Ticino, Lugano, Switzerland (G.P.); Department of Cardiology, Klinik im Park, Hirslanden Clinic Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland (F.W.A.); Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery, Lausanne University Hospital, Lausanne, Switzerland (E.F.); Department of Cardiology, Geneva University Hospital, Geneva, Switzerland (S.N., M.R.); and Heart Clinic Hirslanden, Hirslanden Clinic Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland (J.G.)
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- From the Department of Cardiology and Department of Cardiovascular Surgery, University Heart Centre Zurich, University Hospital Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland (R.K.B., F.N., F.M.); Department of Cardiology and Department of Cardiovascular Surgery, Swiss Cardiovascular Centre, Bern University Hospital, Bern, Switzerland (S.S., L.R., C.H., S.W., P.W.); Department of Clinical Research, Clinical Trials Unit and Institute of Social and Preventive Medicine, University of Bern, Bern, Switzerland (D.H., P.J.); Triemli Hospital Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland (D.T.); Department of Cardiology and Department of Cardiovascular Surgery, Basel University Hospital, University of Basel, Basel, Switzerland (R.J.); Cantonal Hospital Lucerne, Lucerne, Switzerland (S.T.); Department of Cardiology, Cardiocentro Ticino, Lugano, Switzerland (G.P.); Department of Cardiology, Klinik im Park, Hirslanden Clinic Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland (F.W.A.); Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery, Lausanne University Hospital, Lausanne, Switzerland (E.F.); Department of Cardiology, Geneva University Hospital, Geneva, Switzerland (S.N., M.R.); and Heart Clinic Hirslanden, Hirslanden Clinic Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland (J.G.).
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Gilard M, Schlüter M, Snow TM, Dall’Ara G, Eltchaninoff H, Moat N, Goicolea J, Ussia GP, Kala P, Wenaweser P, Zembala M, Nickenig G, Price S, Alegria Barrero E, Iung B, Zamorano P, Schuler G, Corti R, Alfieri O, Prendergast B, Ludman P, Windecker S, Sabate M, Witkowski A, Danenberg H, Schroeder E, Romeo F, Macaya C, Derumeaux G, Laroche C, Pighi M, Serdoz R, Di Mario C. The 2011-2012 pilot European Society of Cardiology Sentinel Registry of Transcatheter Aortic Valve Implantation: 12-month clinical outcomes. EUROINTERVENTION 2016; 12:79-87. [DOI: 10.4244/eijv12i1a15] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/23/2022]
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Brecker SJ, Bleiziffer S, Bosmans J, Gerckens U, Tamburino C, Wenaweser P, Linke A. Impact of Anesthesia Type on Outcomes of Transcatheter Aortic Valve Implantation (from the Multicenter ADVANCE Study). Am J Cardiol 2016; 117:1332-8. [PMID: 26892451 DOI: 10.1016/j.amjcard.2016.01.027] [Citation(s) in RCA: 56] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/30/2015] [Revised: 01/22/2016] [Accepted: 01/22/2016] [Indexed: 11/25/2022]
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Transcatheter aortic valve implantation (TAVI) has become the standard of care for many patients with symptomatic severe aortic stenosis who are at increased risk of morbidity and mortality during surgical aortic valve replacement. However, there is still no general consensus regarding the use of general anesthesia (GA) versus local anesthesia with sedation (non-GA) during the TAVI procedure. Using propensity score-matching analysis, we analyzed the characteristics and outcomes of patients who underwent TAVI with either GA (n = 245) or non-GA (n = 245) in the fully monitored, international, CoreValve ADVANCE Study. No statistically significant differences existed between the non-GA and GA groups in all-cause mortality (25.4% vs 23.9%, p = 0.78), cardiovascular mortality (16.4% vs 16.6%, p = 0.92), or stroke (5.2% vs 6.9%, p = 0.57) through 2-year follow-up. Major vascular complications were more common in the non-GA group. Total hospital stay was similar between the 2 groups. Conversion from non-GA to GA occurred in 13 patients (5.3%) because of procedural complications in 9 patients and discomfort or restlessness in 4 patients. Most procedural complications were related to valve positioning or vascular issues. Two of the 13 converted patients died during the procedure. Both GA and non-GA are widely used in real-world TAVI practice, and the decision appears to be guided by only a few patient-related factors and dominated by local and national practice. The outcomes of both anesthesia modes are equally good. When conversion from non-GA did occur, the complication requiring GA affected outcomes.
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O'Sullivan CJ, Wenaweser P, Ceylan O, Rat-Wirtzler J, Stortecky S, Heg D, Spitzer E, Zanchin T, Praz F, Tüller D, Huber C, Pilgrim T, Nietlispach F, Khattab AA, Carrel T, Meier B, Windecker S, Buellesfeld L. Effect of Pulmonary Hypertension Hemodynamic Presentation on Clinical Outcomes in Patients With Severe Symptomatic Aortic Valve Stenosis Undergoing Transcatheter Aortic Valve Implantation: Insights From the New Proposed Pulmonary Hypertension Classification. Circ Cardiovasc Interv 2016; 8:e002358. [PMID: 26156149 DOI: 10.1161/circinterventions.114.002358] [Citation(s) in RCA: 88] [Impact Index Per Article: 11.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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BACKGROUND Pulmonary hypertension (PH) frequently coexists with severe aortic stenosis, and PH severity has been shown to predict outcomes after transcatheter aortic valve implantation (TAVI). The effect of PH hemodynamic presentation on clinical outcomes after TAVI is unknown. METHODS AND RESULTS Of 606 consecutive patients undergoing TAVI, 433 (71.4%) patients with severe aortic stenosis and a preprocedural right heart catheterization were assessed. Patients were dichotomized according to whether PH was present (mean pulmonary artery pressure, ≥25 mm Hg; n=325) or not (n=108). Patients with PH were further dichotomized by left ventricular end-diastolic pressure into postcapillary (left ventricular end-diastolic pressure, >15 mm Hg; n=269) and precapillary groups (left ventricular end-diastolic pressure, ≤15 mm Hg; n=56). Finally, patients with postcapillary PH were divided into isolated (n=220) and combined (n=49) subgroups according to whether the diastolic pressure difference (diastolic pulmonary artery pressure-left ventricular end-diastolic pressure) was normal (<7 mm Hg) or elevated (≥7 mm Hg). Primary end point was mortality at 1 year. PH was present in 325 of 433 (75%) patients and was predominantly postcapillary (n=269/325; 82%). Compared with baseline, systolic pulmonary artery pressure immediately improved after TAVI in patients with postcapillary combined (57.8±14.1 versus 50.4±17.3 mm Hg; P=0.015) but not in those with precapillary (49.0±12.6 versus 51.6±14.3; P=0.36). When compared with no PH, a higher 1-year mortality rate was observed in both precapillary (hazard ratio, 2.30; 95% confidence interval, 1.02-5.22; P=0.046) and combined (hazard ratio, 3.15; 95% confidence interval, 1.43-6.93; P=0.004) but not isolated PH patients (P=0.11). After adjustment, combined PH remained a strong predictor of 1-year mortality after TAVI (hazard ratio, 3.28; P=0.005). CONCLUSIONS Invasive stratification of PH according to hemodynamic presentation predicts acute response to treatment and 1-year mortality after TAVI.
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- Crochan J O'Sullivan
- From the Department of Cardiology (C.J.O., P.W., O.C., S.S., E.S., T.Z., F.P., T.P., A.A.K., B.M., S.W., L.B.), Clinical Trials Unit (J.R.-W., D.H., S.W.), Institute of Social and Preventive Medicine (J.R.-W., D.H., S.W.), Department of Cardiovascular Surgery (C.H., T.C.), Bern University Hospital, Bern, Switzerland; Department of Cardiology, Stadtspital Triemli, Zürich, Switzerland (C.J.O., D.T.); and Department of Cardiology, University Heart Center, Zürich, Switzerland (F.N.)
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- From the Department of Cardiology (C.J.O., P.W., O.C., S.S., E.S., T.Z., F.P., T.P., A.A.K., B.M., S.W., L.B.), Clinical Trials Unit (J.R.-W., D.H., S.W.), Institute of Social and Preventive Medicine (J.R.-W., D.H., S.W.), Department of Cardiovascular Surgery (C.H., T.C.), Bern University Hospital, Bern, Switzerland; Department of Cardiology, Stadtspital Triemli, Zürich, Switzerland (C.J.O., D.T.); and Department of Cardiology, University Heart Center, Zürich, Switzerland (F.N.)
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- From the Department of Cardiology (C.J.O., P.W., O.C., S.S., E.S., T.Z., F.P., T.P., A.A.K., B.M., S.W., L.B.), Clinical Trials Unit (J.R.-W., D.H., S.W.), Institute of Social and Preventive Medicine (J.R.-W., D.H., S.W.), Department of Cardiovascular Surgery (C.H., T.C.), Bern University Hospital, Bern, Switzerland; Department of Cardiology, Stadtspital Triemli, Zürich, Switzerland (C.J.O., D.T.); and Department of Cardiology, University Heart Center, Zürich, Switzerland (F.N.)
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- From the Department of Cardiology (C.J.O., P.W., O.C., S.S., E.S., T.Z., F.P., T.P., A.A.K., B.M., S.W., L.B.), Clinical Trials Unit (J.R.-W., D.H., S.W.), Institute of Social and Preventive Medicine (J.R.-W., D.H., S.W.), Department of Cardiovascular Surgery (C.H., T.C.), Bern University Hospital, Bern, Switzerland; Department of Cardiology, Stadtspital Triemli, Zürich, Switzerland (C.J.O., D.T.); and Department of Cardiology, University Heart Center, Zürich, Switzerland (F.N.)
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- From the Department of Cardiology (C.J.O., P.W., O.C., S.S., E.S., T.Z., F.P., T.P., A.A.K., B.M., S.W., L.B.), Clinical Trials Unit (J.R.-W., D.H., S.W.), Institute of Social and Preventive Medicine (J.R.-W., D.H., S.W.), Department of Cardiovascular Surgery (C.H., T.C.), Bern University Hospital, Bern, Switzerland; Department of Cardiology, Stadtspital Triemli, Zürich, Switzerland (C.J.O., D.T.); and Department of Cardiology, University Heart Center, Zürich, Switzerland (F.N.)
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- From the Department of Cardiology (C.J.O., P.W., O.C., S.S., E.S., T.Z., F.P., T.P., A.A.K., B.M., S.W., L.B.), Clinical Trials Unit (J.R.-W., D.H., S.W.), Institute of Social and Preventive Medicine (J.R.-W., D.H., S.W.), Department of Cardiovascular Surgery (C.H., T.C.), Bern University Hospital, Bern, Switzerland; Department of Cardiology, Stadtspital Triemli, Zürich, Switzerland (C.J.O., D.T.); and Department of Cardiology, University Heart Center, Zürich, Switzerland (F.N.)
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- From the Department of Cardiology (C.J.O., P.W., O.C., S.S., E.S., T.Z., F.P., T.P., A.A.K., B.M., S.W., L.B.), Clinical Trials Unit (J.R.-W., D.H., S.W.), Institute of Social and Preventive Medicine (J.R.-W., D.H., S.W.), Department of Cardiovascular Surgery (C.H., T.C.), Bern University Hospital, Bern, Switzerland; Department of Cardiology, Stadtspital Triemli, Zürich, Switzerland (C.J.O., D.T.); and Department of Cardiology, University Heart Center, Zürich, Switzerland (F.N.)
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- From the Department of Cardiology (C.J.O., P.W., O.C., S.S., E.S., T.Z., F.P., T.P., A.A.K., B.M., S.W., L.B.), Clinical Trials Unit (J.R.-W., D.H., S.W.), Institute of Social and Preventive Medicine (J.R.-W., D.H., S.W.), Department of Cardiovascular Surgery (C.H., T.C.), Bern University Hospital, Bern, Switzerland; Department of Cardiology, Stadtspital Triemli, Zürich, Switzerland (C.J.O., D.T.); and Department of Cardiology, University Heart Center, Zürich, Switzerland (F.N.)
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- From the Department of Cardiology (C.J.O., P.W., O.C., S.S., E.S., T.Z., F.P., T.P., A.A.K., B.M., S.W., L.B.), Clinical Trials Unit (J.R.-W., D.H., S.W.), Institute of Social and Preventive Medicine (J.R.-W., D.H., S.W.), Department of Cardiovascular Surgery (C.H., T.C.), Bern University Hospital, Bern, Switzerland; Department of Cardiology, Stadtspital Triemli, Zürich, Switzerland (C.J.O., D.T.); and Department of Cardiology, University Heart Center, Zürich, Switzerland (F.N.)
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- From the Department of Cardiology (C.J.O., P.W., O.C., S.S., E.S., T.Z., F.P., T.P., A.A.K., B.M., S.W., L.B.), Clinical Trials Unit (J.R.-W., D.H., S.W.), Institute of Social and Preventive Medicine (J.R.-W., D.H., S.W.), Department of Cardiovascular Surgery (C.H., T.C.), Bern University Hospital, Bern, Switzerland; Department of Cardiology, Stadtspital Triemli, Zürich, Switzerland (C.J.O., D.T.); and Department of Cardiology, University Heart Center, Zürich, Switzerland (F.N.)
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- From the Department of Cardiology (C.J.O., P.W., O.C., S.S., E.S., T.Z., F.P., T.P., A.A.K., B.M., S.W., L.B.), Clinical Trials Unit (J.R.-W., D.H., S.W.), Institute of Social and Preventive Medicine (J.R.-W., D.H., S.W.), Department of Cardiovascular Surgery (C.H., T.C.), Bern University Hospital, Bern, Switzerland; Department of Cardiology, Stadtspital Triemli, Zürich, Switzerland (C.J.O., D.T.); and Department of Cardiology, University Heart Center, Zürich, Switzerland (F.N.)
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- From the Department of Cardiology (C.J.O., P.W., O.C., S.S., E.S., T.Z., F.P., T.P., A.A.K., B.M., S.W., L.B.), Clinical Trials Unit (J.R.-W., D.H., S.W.), Institute of Social and Preventive Medicine (J.R.-W., D.H., S.W.), Department of Cardiovascular Surgery (C.H., T.C.), Bern University Hospital, Bern, Switzerland; Department of Cardiology, Stadtspital Triemli, Zürich, Switzerland (C.J.O., D.T.); and Department of Cardiology, University Heart Center, Zürich, Switzerland (F.N.)
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- From the Department of Cardiology (C.J.O., P.W., O.C., S.S., E.S., T.Z., F.P., T.P., A.A.K., B.M., S.W., L.B.), Clinical Trials Unit (J.R.-W., D.H., S.W.), Institute of Social and Preventive Medicine (J.R.-W., D.H., S.W.), Department of Cardiovascular Surgery (C.H., T.C.), Bern University Hospital, Bern, Switzerland; Department of Cardiology, Stadtspital Triemli, Zürich, Switzerland (C.J.O., D.T.); and Department of Cardiology, University Heart Center, Zürich, Switzerland (F.N.)
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- From the Department of Cardiology (C.J.O., P.W., O.C., S.S., E.S., T.Z., F.P., T.P., A.A.K., B.M., S.W., L.B.), Clinical Trials Unit (J.R.-W., D.H., S.W.), Institute of Social and Preventive Medicine (J.R.-W., D.H., S.W.), Department of Cardiovascular Surgery (C.H., T.C.), Bern University Hospital, Bern, Switzerland; Department of Cardiology, Stadtspital Triemli, Zürich, Switzerland (C.J.O., D.T.); and Department of Cardiology, University Heart Center, Zürich, Switzerland (F.N.)
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- From the Department of Cardiology (C.J.O., P.W., O.C., S.S., E.S., T.Z., F.P., T.P., A.A.K., B.M., S.W., L.B.), Clinical Trials Unit (J.R.-W., D.H., S.W.), Institute of Social and Preventive Medicine (J.R.-W., D.H., S.W.), Department of Cardiovascular Surgery (C.H., T.C.), Bern University Hospital, Bern, Switzerland; Department of Cardiology, Stadtspital Triemli, Zürich, Switzerland (C.J.O., D.T.); and Department of Cardiology, University Heart Center, Zürich, Switzerland (F.N.)
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- From the Department of Cardiology (C.J.O., P.W., O.C., S.S., E.S., T.Z., F.P., T.P., A.A.K., B.M., S.W., L.B.), Clinical Trials Unit (J.R.-W., D.H., S.W.), Institute of Social and Preventive Medicine (J.R.-W., D.H., S.W.), Department of Cardiovascular Surgery (C.H., T.C.), Bern University Hospital, Bern, Switzerland; Department of Cardiology, Stadtspital Triemli, Zürich, Switzerland (C.J.O., D.T.); and Department of Cardiology, University Heart Center, Zürich, Switzerland (F.N.)
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- From the Department of Cardiology (C.J.O., P.W., O.C., S.S., E.S., T.Z., F.P., T.P., A.A.K., B.M., S.W., L.B.), Clinical Trials Unit (J.R.-W., D.H., S.W.), Institute of Social and Preventive Medicine (J.R.-W., D.H., S.W.), Department of Cardiovascular Surgery (C.H., T.C.), Bern University Hospital, Bern, Switzerland; Department of Cardiology, Stadtspital Triemli, Zürich, Switzerland (C.J.O., D.T.); and Department of Cardiology, University Heart Center, Zürich, Switzerland (F.N.)
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- From the Department of Cardiology (C.J.O., P.W., O.C., S.S., E.S., T.Z., F.P., T.P., A.A.K., B.M., S.W., L.B.), Clinical Trials Unit (J.R.-W., D.H., S.W.), Institute of Social and Preventive Medicine (J.R.-W., D.H., S.W.), Department of Cardiovascular Surgery (C.H., T.C.), Bern University Hospital, Bern, Switzerland; Department of Cardiology, Stadtspital Triemli, Zürich, Switzerland (C.J.O., D.T.); and Department of Cardiology, University Heart Center, Zürich, Switzerland (F.N.).
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Van Mieghem NM, Hildick-Smith D, Bleiziffer S, Woehrle J, Blackman DJ, Abdel-Wahab M, Gerckens U, Linke A, Wenaweser P, Bleie O, Hauptmann KE, Ince H, Allocco D, Dawkins K, Falk V. POST-MARKET EVALUATION OF A FULLY REPOSITIONABLE AND RETRIEVABLE AORTIC VALVE IN 750 PATIENTS TREATED IN ROUTINE CLINICAL PRACTICE: AN UPDATE FROM THE RESPOND STUDY. J Am Coll Cardiol 2016. [DOI: 10.1016/s0735-1097(16)32194-5] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/22/2022]
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Van Mieghem NM, Hildick-Smith D, Bleiziffer S, Woehrle J, Blackman D, Abdel-Wahab M, Gerckens U, Linke A, Wenaweser P, Bleie O, Hauptmann KE, Divchev D, Allocco D, Dawkins KD, Falk V. OUTCOMES WITH PREDILATATION VERSUS NO PREDILATATION IN ROUTINE CLINICAL PRACTICE WITH THE LOTUS VALVE: RESULTS FROM THE FIRST 500 PATIENTS ENROLLED IN THE RESPOND STUDY. J Am Coll Cardiol 2016. [DOI: 10.1016/s0735-1097(16)32174-x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/15/2022]
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Abstract
Aortic stenosis is the most common valvular heart disease in Western industrial countries (including Switzerland) with a prevalence of about 5% in the population aged 75 and over. If left untreated, symptomatic patients have a rate of death of more than 50% within 2 years. As a result of age and elevated surgical risk, an important proportion of elderly patients are not referred to surgery. Thus, the introduction of transcatheter aortic valve implantation (TAVI) in 2002 has initiated a paradigm shift in the treatment of patients with symptomatic, severe aortic stenosis. The early technical and procedural success of this minimal invasive treatment in high-risk patients has promoted further innovation and development of transcatheter heart valve (THV) systems during the last 13 years. Downsizing of the delivery catheters along with technical improvements aiming to reduce postprocedural paravalvular regurgitation have resulted in a significant reduction in mortality. As a consequence, TAVI is nowadays established as safe and effective treatment for selected inoperable and high-risk patients. Ongoing studies are investigating the outcome of intermediate risk patients allocated to either surgical aortic valve replacement (SAVR) or TAVI. Despite these advancements, some specific areas of concern still require attention and need further investigations including conduction disturbances, valve degeneration and antithrombotic management. Although the off-label use of TAVI devices in the mitral, tricuspid or pulmonary position has recently developed, important limitations still apply and careful patient selection remains crucial. This review aims to summarise the available clinical evidence of transcatheter aortic valve treatment during the last 13 years and to provide a glimpse of future technologies.
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- Peter Wenaweser
- Department of Cardiology, Swiss Cardiovascular Centre, Bern University Hospital, Switzerland; Cardiovascular Centre Zurich, Klinik im Park, Zurich, Switzerland
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- Department of Cardiology, Swiss Cardiovascular Centre, Bern University Hospital, Switzerland
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- Department of Cardiology, Swiss Cardiovascular Centre, Bern University Hospital, Switzerland
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