Center Valve Preference and Outcomes of Transcatheter Aortic Valve Replacement: Insights From the AMTRAC Registry

Guy Witberg*, Uri Landes, Yeela Talmor-Barkan, Ilan Richter, Marco Barbanti, Roberto Valvo, Ole De Backer, Joris F. Ooms, Fabian Islas, Luis Marroquin, Alexander Sedaghat, Atsushi Sugiura, Giulia Masiero, Xavier Armario, Claudia Fiorina, Dabit Arzamendi, Sandra Santos-Martinez, Felipe Fernández-Vázquez, Jose A. Baz, Klemen SteblovnikVictor Mauri, Matti Adam, Ilan Merdler, Manuel Hein, Philipp Ruile, Pablo Codner, Carmelo Grasso, Luca Branca, Rodrigo Estévez-Loureiro, Tomás Benito-González, Ignacio J. Amat-Santos, Darren Mylotte, Matjaz Bunc, Giuseppe Tarantini, Luis Nombela-Franco, Lars Søndergaard, Nicolas M. Van Mieghem, Ariel Finkelstein, Ran Kornowski

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Abstract

Background: Data on outcomes of transcatheter aortic valve replacement (TAVR) using balloon-expandable valves (BEVs) or self-expandable valves (SEVs) as well as the impact of center valve preference on these outcomes are limited. Objectives: The aim of this study was to compare outcomes of TAVR procedures using third-generation BEVs and SEVs stratified by center valve preference. Methods: In a multicenter registry (n = 17), 13 centers exhibited valve preference (66.6%-90% of volume) and were included. Outcomes were compared between BEVs and SEVs stratified by center valve preference. Results: In total, 7,528 TAVR procedures (3,854 with SEVs and 3,674 with BEVs) were included. The mean age was 81 years, and the mean Society of Thoracic Surgeons score was 5.2. Baseline characteristics were similar between BEVs and SEVs. Need for pacemaker implantation was higher with SEVs at BEV- and SEV-dominant centers (17.8% vs 9.3% [P < 0.001] and 12.7% vs 10.0% [P = 0.036], respectively; HR: 1.51; P for interaction = 0.021), risk for cerebrovascular accident was higher with SEVs at BEV-dominant but not SEV-dominant centers (3.6% vs 1.1% [P < 0.001] and 2.2% vs 1.4% [P = 0.162]; HR: 2.08; P for interaction < 0.01). Aortic regurgitation greater than mild was more frequent with SEVs at BEV-dominant centers and similar with BEVs regardless of center dominance (5.2% vs 2.8% [P < 0.001] and 3.4% vs 3.7% [P = 0.504], respectively). Two-year mortality was higher with SEVs at BEV-dominant centers but not at SEV-dominant centers (21.9% vs 16.9% [P = 0.021] and 16.8% vs 16.5% [P = 0.642], respectively; HR: 1.20; P for interaction = 0.032). Conclusions: Periprocedural outcomes, aortic regurgitation greater than mild, and 2-year mortality are worse when TAVR is performed using SEVs at BEV-dominant centers. Outcomes are similar regardless of valve type at SEV-dominant centers. The present results stress the need to account for this factor when comparing BEV and SEV outcomes.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)1266-1274
Number of pages9
JournalJACC: Cardiovascular Interventions
Volume15
Issue number12
DOIs
StatePublished - 27 Jun 2022

Funding

FundersFunder number
Abbott Laboratories
Medtronic
Edwards Lifesciences
Boston Scientific Corporation

    Keywords

    • TAVR
    • aortic stenosis
    • balloon-expandable valve
    • self-expandable valve

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