Abstract | OBJECTIVES: Urgent transcatheter aortic valve replacement (TAVR) is associated with worse short-term outcomes compared with elective TAVR; however, little is known about long-term outcomes or the safety of the minimalist strategy in this setting. This study investigated the short-term and long-term outcomes of urgent TAVR compared with elective TAVR under a minimalist strategy (transfemoral [TF] approach with conscious sedation and no transesophageal echocardiography guidance). METHODS: After excluding 2 emergent patients requiring immediate procedures, a total of 474 consecutive patients underwent elective TF-TAVR (396 patients; 83.6%) or urgent TF-TAVR (78 patients; 16.4%). Urgent TAVR was defined as a procedure performed in the same hospitalization in patients emergently admitted due to cardiac arrest, severe acute decompensated heart failure, acute coronary syndrome, or repeated syncopal episodes. RESULTS: A minimalist approach was used in 77 patients (98.7%) undergoing urgent TAVR and in 392 patients (99.0%) undergoing elective TAVR (P=.59). Urgent TAVR had similar procedure-related complications, such as stroke, myocardial infarction, bleeding or vascular complications, and in-hospital mortality compared with elective TAVR (mortality, 1.3% vs 0.8%; P=.51) with no intraprocedural cross-over from conscious sedation to general anesthesia. However, 30-day and 1-year survival rates were reduced in patients undergoing urgent TAVR. After adjustment with baseline and procedural factors, urgent TAVR remained significantly predictive of 1-year mortality (adjusted hazard ratio, 2.26; 95% confidence interval, 1.16-4.23; P=.01). CONCLUSIONS: Urgent minimalist TAVR can be safely performed with favorable in-hospital outcomes, while increased 30-day and 1-year mortality rates suggest the importance of appropriate diagnosis and timely treatment of severe aortic stenosis.
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Authors | Yasuhiro Ichibori, Jun Li, Toral Patel, Jerry Lipinski, Thomas Ladas, Petar Saric, Daniel Kobe, Takahiro Tsushima, Matthew Peters, Sandeep Patel, Angela Davis, Alan H Markowitz, Hiram G Bezerra, Marco A Costa, Ankur Kalra, Guilherme F Attizzani |
Journal | The Journal of invasive cardiology
(J Invasive Cardiol)
Vol. 31
Issue 2
Pg. E30-E36
(02 2019)
ISSN: 1557-2501 [Electronic] United States |
PMID | 30700628
(Publication Type: Journal Article)
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Topics |
- Aged, 80 and over
- Aortic Valve
(diagnostic imaging, surgery)
- Aortic Valve Stenosis
(diagnosis, mortality, surgery)
- Cardiac Catheterization
(methods)
- Echocardiography, Transesophageal
- Elective Surgical Procedures
(methods)
- Female
- Femoral Artery
- Follow-Up Studies
- Hospital Mortality
(trends)
- Humans
- Length of Stay
- Male
- Retrospective Studies
- Risk Factors
- Severity of Illness Index
- Time Factors
- Transcatheter Aortic Valve Replacement
(methods)
- Treatment Outcome
- United States
(epidemiology)
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