Jaya Chandrasekhar1, Benjamin Hibbert1, Marc Ruel2, Buu-Khanh Lam3, Marino Labinaz1, Christopher Glover1. 1. University of Ottawa Heart Institute, CAPITAL Research Group, Division of Cardiology, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada. 2. Division of Cardiac Surgery, University of Ottawa Heart Institute, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada. Electronic address: mruel@ottawaheart.ca. 3. Division of Cardiac Surgery, University of Ottawa Heart Institute, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada.
Abstract
BACKGROUND: Transcatheter aortic valve implantation (TAVI) is the definitive therapy for high-risk patients with severe aortic stenosis. The aim of this study was to determine the effect of non-transfemoral access on clinical outcomes in TAVI. METHODS: We conducted a computerized literature search on SCOPUS and selected all studies published in the English language, from 2002 until March 12 2014, that compared transfemoral access with a non-transfemoral access cohort. Two independent reviewers evaluated the studies and extracted data for analysis. RESULTS: A total 17,020 patients (11,079 transfemoral, 5941 non-transfemoral) encompassing 28 studies underwent TAVI between 2007 to 2013. Overall, the 30-day mortality was 4.7% with the transfemoral approach and 8.1% with a non-transfemoral approach (odds ratio [OR], 0.56; 95% confidence interval [CI], 0.49-0.64; P < 0.01). The 1-year mortality was 16.4% with transfemoral access and 24.8% with non-transfemoral access (OR, 0.68; 95% CI, 0.60-0.75; P < 0.01). Transfemoral access was associated with a greater incidence of vascular complications (OR, 2.1; 95% CI, 1.48-2.99; P < 0.01) but a lower rate of surgical conversion (OR, 0.59; 95% CI, 0.42-0.81; P < 0.01) and similar bleeding (OR, 1.01; 95% CI, 0.81-1.27; P = 0.91) compared with non-transfemoral access. The incidence of cerebrovascular events was similar in both groups (1.6% vs 2.1%; OR, 0.86; 95% CI, 0.64-1.15; P = 0.31). CONCLUSIONS: Transfemoral access was associated with lower rate of 30-day and 1-year mortality compared with non-transfemoral access for TAVI. Randomized studies are needed to ascertain the effect of alternative access sites on clinical outcomes in prohibitive-risk, high-risk, and intermediate-risk populations, using currently available technologies.
BACKGROUND: Transcatheter aortic valve implantation (TAVI) is the definitive therapy for high-risk patients with severe aortic stenosis. The aim of this study was to determine the effect of non-transfemoral access on clinical outcomes in TAVI. METHODS: We conducted a computerized literature search on SCOPUS and selected all studies published in the English language, from 2002 until March 12 2014, that compared transfemoral access with a non-transfemoral access cohort. Two independent reviewers evaluated the studies and extracted data for analysis. RESULTS: A total 17,020 patients (11,079 transfemoral, 5941 non-transfemoral) encompassing 28 studies underwent TAVI between 2007 to 2013. Overall, the 30-day mortality was 4.7% with the transfemoral approach and 8.1% with a non-transfemoral approach (odds ratio [OR], 0.56; 95% confidence interval [CI], 0.49-0.64; P < 0.01). The 1-year mortality was 16.4% with transfemoral access and 24.8% with non-transfemoral access (OR, 0.68; 95% CI, 0.60-0.75; P < 0.01). Transfemoral access was associated with a greater incidence of vascular complications (OR, 2.1; 95% CI, 1.48-2.99; P < 0.01) but a lower rate of surgical conversion (OR, 0.59; 95% CI, 0.42-0.81; P < 0.01) and similar bleeding (OR, 1.01; 95% CI, 0.81-1.27; P = 0.91) compared with non-transfemoral access. The incidence of cerebrovascular events was similar in both groups (1.6% vs 2.1%; OR, 0.86; 95% CI, 0.64-1.15; P = 0.31). CONCLUSIONS: Transfemoral access was associated with lower rate of 30-day and 1-year mortality compared with non-transfemoral access for TAVI. Randomized studies are needed to ascertain the effect of alternative access sites on clinical outcomes in prohibitive-risk, high-risk, and intermediate-risk populations, using currently available technologies.
Authors: Ernest Spitzer; Ben Ren; Herbert Kroon; Lennart van Gils; Olivier Manintveld; Joost Daemen; Felix Zijlstra; Peter P de Jaegere; Marcel L Geleijnse; Nicolas M Van Mieghem Journal: Front Cardiovasc Med Date: 2018-08-17
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