Long-Term Durability of Transcatheter Heart Valves: Insights From Bench Testing to 25 Years

Janarthanan Sathananthan, Mark Hensey, Uri Landes, Abdullah Alkhodair, Adeeb Saiduddin, Stephanie Sellers, Anson Cheung, Sandra Lauck, Philipp Blanke, Jonathon Leipsic, Jian Ye, David A. Wood, John G. Webb*

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Abstract

Objectives: This study assessed the long-term durability of nominally deployed transcatheter heart valves (THV) to 1 billion cycles (equivalent to 25 years) and non-nominal (overexpansion, underexpansion, and elliptical) THV deployments to 200 million cycles (equivalent to 5 years) with accelerated wear testing. Background: The long-term durability of THVs is currently unknown. As transcatheter aortic valve replacement expands to lower-risk patients, durability will be of increasing importance. Methods: SAPIEN 3 THVs, sized 20, 23, 26, and 29 mm were assessed. Nominally deployed THVs underwent hydrodynamic performance and mechanical durability as assessed with accelerated wear testing to 1 billion cycles. Magna Ease surgical valves were used as comparators. Durability of non-nominal THV deployments was tested to 200 million cycles. Valves were tested to International Standards Organization 5840:2013 standard. Results: THV durability was excellent for both the nominal and non-nominal THV deployments to 1 billion and 200 million cycles, respectively. At 1 billion cycles the regurgitant fraction for the 20-, 23-, 26-, and 29-mm SAPIEN 3 was 0.92 ± 0.47%, 1.29 ± 0.04%, 1.73 ± 0.46%, and 2.47 ± 0.15%, respectively. There was also excellent durability in the comparator Magna Ease valves. The regurgitant fraction of non-nominal overexpanded (20 mm, 4.36 ± 0.53; 23 mm, 7.68 ± 1.39; 26 mm, 6.80 ± 1.17; 29 mm, 9.00 ± 0.37), underexpanded (20 mm, 3.06 ± 0.28; 23 mm, 4.46 ± 0.45; 26 mm, 7.72 ± 0.48; 29 mm, 8.65 ± 2.01), and elliptical (20 mm, 3.30 ± 0.38; 23 mm, 6.13 ± 0.94; 26 mm, 6.77 ± 1.22; 29 mm, 8.72 ± 0.24) THVs were excellent at 200 million cycles. Conclusions: Nominal SAPIEN 3 THVs demonstrated excellent durability, to an equivalent of 25-years wear. THV durability was similar to the comparator surgical valves tested. Non-nominal (overexpansion, underexpansion, and elliptical) THV deployments also had excellent durability to an equivalent of 5 years wear.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)235-249
Number of pages15
JournalJACC: Cardiovascular Interventions
Volume13
Issue number2
DOIs
StatePublished - 27 Jan 2020
Externally publishedYes

Funding

FundersFunder number
CT core laboratory services for Edwards Lifesciences
Edwards Lifesciences and Abbott
Neovasc Inc.
ViVitro Labs
Abbott Laboratories
Medtronic
Edwards Lifesciences
Circle Cardiovascular Imaging

    Keywords

    • durability
    • transcatheter aortic valve replacement
    • transcatheter heart valve

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