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A Strategy of Underexpansion and Ad Hoc Post-Dilation of Balloon-Expandable Transcatheter Aortic Valves in Patients at Risk of Annular Injury: Favorable Mid-Term Outcomes.
JACC. Cardiovascular Interventions 2015 November
OBJECTIVES: The aim of this study was to evaluate a strategy of intentional underexpansion of excessively oversized balloon-expandable transcatheter heart valves (THVs) in terms of clinical outcomes, valve function, and frame durability at 1 year.
BACKGROUND: Transcatheter aortic valve replacement requires the selection of an optimally sized THV to ensure paravalvular sealing and fixation without risking annular injury. However, some patients have "borderline" annular dimensions that require choosing between a THV that may be too small or another that may be too large.
METHODS: We evaluated 47 patients at risk of annular injury who underwent transcatheter aortic valve replacement (TAVR) with an oversized, but deliberately underexpanded, THV followed by post-dilation if required. Clinical evaluation, echocardiography, and cardiac computed tomography were performed pre-TAVR, post-TAVR, and at 1 year.
RESULTS: Deployment of oversized THVs with modest underfilling of the deployment balloon (<10% by volume) was not associated with significant annular injury. Paravalvular regurgitation was mild or less in 95.7% of patients, with post-dilation required in 10.7%. THV hemodynamic function was excellent and remained stable at 1 year. Computed tomography documented stent frame circularity in 87.5%. Underexpansion was greatest within the intra-annular THV inflow (stent frame area 85.8% of nominal). There was no evidence of stent frame recoil, deformation, or fracture at 1 year.
CONCLUSIONS: In carefully selected patients with borderline annulus dimensions and in whom excessive oversizing of a balloon-expandable SAPIEN XT valve (Edwards Lifesciences, Inc., Irvine, California) is a concern, a strategy of deliberate underexpansion, with ad hoc post-dilation, if necessary, may reduce the risk of annular injury without compromising valve performance.
BACKGROUND: Transcatheter aortic valve replacement requires the selection of an optimally sized THV to ensure paravalvular sealing and fixation without risking annular injury. However, some patients have "borderline" annular dimensions that require choosing between a THV that may be too small or another that may be too large.
METHODS: We evaluated 47 patients at risk of annular injury who underwent transcatheter aortic valve replacement (TAVR) with an oversized, but deliberately underexpanded, THV followed by post-dilation if required. Clinical evaluation, echocardiography, and cardiac computed tomography were performed pre-TAVR, post-TAVR, and at 1 year.
RESULTS: Deployment of oversized THVs with modest underfilling of the deployment balloon (<10% by volume) was not associated with significant annular injury. Paravalvular regurgitation was mild or less in 95.7% of patients, with post-dilation required in 10.7%. THV hemodynamic function was excellent and remained stable at 1 year. Computed tomography documented stent frame circularity in 87.5%. Underexpansion was greatest within the intra-annular THV inflow (stent frame area 85.8% of nominal). There was no evidence of stent frame recoil, deformation, or fracture at 1 year.
CONCLUSIONS: In carefully selected patients with borderline annulus dimensions and in whom excessive oversizing of a balloon-expandable SAPIEN XT valve (Edwards Lifesciences, Inc., Irvine, California) is a concern, a strategy of deliberate underexpansion, with ad hoc post-dilation, if necessary, may reduce the risk of annular injury without compromising valve performance.
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