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Does residual aortic regurgitation after transcatheter aortic valve implantation increase mortality in all patients? The importance of baseline natriuretic peptides.
International Journal of Cardiology 2014 May 16
BACKGROUND: Aortic regurgitation (AR) is an important complication of transcatheter aortic valve implantation (TAVI) and even moderate AR is associated with increased mortality after TAVI. The association with decreased survival is unclear. We aimed to analyse the impact of AR after TAVI as a function of baseline NT-proBNP.
METHODS: We included 236 consecutive patients implanted in our centre with the SAPIEN and SAPIEN XT valves, via the transfemoral route. AR was evaluated by transthoracic echocardiography. NT-proBNP was measured 24h before implantation and patients were divided according to the median value.
RESULTS: Median age was 85 years (80-89) and 137 (58.1%) were women. Patients with high NT-proBNP had lower left ventricular ejection fraction: 52% (35-65) vs. 63% (55-70), p<0.001, larger telediastolic diameters: 56 mm (49-61) vs. 52 mm (46-56), p=0.01, and more severe aortic stenosis: 0.62 ± 0.15 cm(2) vs. 0.70 ± 0.2 cm(2), p<0.001. Pre-procedural moderate or severe AR (42% vs. 26%, p=0.013) and mitral regurgitation (56% vs. 36%, p=0.004) were more common in the high NT-proBNP group. After TAVI, moderate or severe AR occurred in 26% of patients and was associated with increased 2-year mortality only in the low NT-proBNP group, while patients in the high NT-proBNP group were not affected.
CONCLUSIONS: Moderate or severe AR after TAVI was not associated with increased 2-year mortality in patients with high baseline NT-proBNP. Our data suggest that the impact of AR after TAVI is absent in patients with significant pre-procedural AR or mitral regurgitation and more severe aortic stenosis.
METHODS: We included 236 consecutive patients implanted in our centre with the SAPIEN and SAPIEN XT valves, via the transfemoral route. AR was evaluated by transthoracic echocardiography. NT-proBNP was measured 24h before implantation and patients were divided according to the median value.
RESULTS: Median age was 85 years (80-89) and 137 (58.1%) were women. Patients with high NT-proBNP had lower left ventricular ejection fraction: 52% (35-65) vs. 63% (55-70), p<0.001, larger telediastolic diameters: 56 mm (49-61) vs. 52 mm (46-56), p=0.01, and more severe aortic stenosis: 0.62 ± 0.15 cm(2) vs. 0.70 ± 0.2 cm(2), p<0.001. Pre-procedural moderate or severe AR (42% vs. 26%, p=0.013) and mitral regurgitation (56% vs. 36%, p=0.004) were more common in the high NT-proBNP group. After TAVI, moderate or severe AR occurred in 26% of patients and was associated with increased 2-year mortality only in the low NT-proBNP group, while patients in the high NT-proBNP group were not affected.
CONCLUSIONS: Moderate or severe AR after TAVI was not associated with increased 2-year mortality in patients with high baseline NT-proBNP. Our data suggest that the impact of AR after TAVI is absent in patients with significant pre-procedural AR or mitral regurgitation and more severe aortic stenosis.
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