Determinants of clinical improvement after surgical replacement or transcatheter aortic valve implantation for isolated aortic stenosis

Cardiovascular Ultrasound

Research

Rosana Hernandez¹  Carlos Almeria¹  José Zamorano²  Alexandra Gonçalves³  Francisco Rocha-Gonçalves³  Cristina Gavina³  Adelino Leite-Moreira⁴ 

[1] Department of Cardiology, Hospital Clínico San Carlos, Madrid, Spain;Department of Cardiology, University Hospital Ramón y Cajal, Madrid, Spain;Department of Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, University of Porto, Rua Dr. Plácido da Costa 4200-450, Porto, Portugal;Department of Physiology and Cardiothoracic Surgery, Faculty of Medicine, University of Porto, Portugal;Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery, Centro Hospitalar São João, Porto, Portugal;

关键词: Aortic stenosis;    Transcatheter aortic valve replacement;    Surgical aortic valve replacement;    Left ventricular mass;    Reverse remodeling;    Clinical improvement;   

DOI  :  10.1186/1476-7120-12-41

 received in 2014-06-29, accepted in 2014-09-23,  发布年份 2014

来源: Springer

【 摘 要 】

BackgroundTranscatheter aortic valve implantation (TAVI) is an alternative to surgical aortic valve replacement (SAVR) in patients with aortic stenosis (AS) and high surgical risk. Hemodynamic performance after TAVI is superior, but the impact of reverse remodeling on clinical improvement is controversial. We aim to address the differences in hemodynamic changes between SAVR and TAVI, and its correlation with LV remodeling and clinical improvement at 6 months follow-up.MethodsForty-two patients treated by TAVI were compared with 45 SAVR patients with a stented bioprosthesis. Clinical, 2D and 3D echocardiographic data were prospectively obtained before and six months after intervention.ResultsPatients had similar distribution for sex, body surface area and AS severity. TAVI patients were older, more symptomatic and had more comorbidities. They also had higher LV filling pressures, larger 3D indexed left atrium volume, but similar 3D indexed LV mass. At 6 months, TAVI patients had greater clinical improvement and higher effective orifice area index (EAOI), but only SAVR patients already had a significant decrease in 3D indexed LV mass and diastolic volume. In univariate analysis older age, NYHA class ≥ III, increase in EAOI and TAVI were related with functional class improvement. After multivariate analysis only NYHA class ≥ III (OR 8.81, CI:2.13-36.52; p = 0.003) and an increase in EAOI ≥ 105% (OR 3.87, CI:1.02-14.70; p = 0.04) were predictors of clinical improvement.ConclusionsAt 6 months, functional class improvement was greater after TAVI. Higher initial NYHA class and an increase in EAOI ≥ 105% were independently associated with functional enhancement. It is debatable if left ventricular remodeling is determinant for functional class improvement.

【 授权许可】

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