Quebec Heart & Lung Institute, Laval University, Quebec City, Quebec, Canada.
Emory University Hospital, Atlanta, Georgia.
J Am Coll Cardiol. 2018 Mar 27;71(12):1297-1308. doi: 10.1016/j.jacc.2018.01.054.
BACKGROUND: Few data exist on patients with low-flow, low-gradient aortic stenosis (LFLG-AS) undergoing transcatheter aortic valve replacement (TAVR). Also, very scarce data exist on the usefulness of dobutamine stress echocardiography (DSE) before TAVR in these patients. OBJECTIVES: The authors sought to evaluate clinical outcomes and changes in left ventricular ejection fraction (LVEF) following TAVR in patients with classical LFLG-AS. METHODS: This multicenter registry included 287 patients with LFLG-AS undergoing TAVR. DSE was performed before TAVR in 234 patients and the presence of contractile reserve was defined as an increase of ≥20% in stroke volume. Transthoracic echocardiography was repeated at hospital discharge and at 1-year follow-up. Clinical follow-up was obtained at 1 and 12 months, and yearly thereafter. RESULTS: The median Society of Thoracic Surgeons score of the study population was 7.7% (interquartile range 5.3% to 12.0%), and the mean LVEF and transvalvular gradient were 30.1 ± 9.7% and 25.4 ± 6.6 mm Hg, respectively. The presence of contractile reserve was observed in 45% of patients at DSE. Mortality rates were 3.8%, 20.1%, and 32.3% at 30 days, 1 year, and 2 years, respectively. On multivariable analysis, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (p = 0.022) and lower hemoglobin values (p < 0.001) were associated with all-cause mortality. Lower hemoglobin values (p = 0.004) and moderate-to-severe aortic regurgitation post-TAVR (p = 0.018) were predictors of the composite of mortality and rehospitalization due to heart failure. LVEF increased by 8.3% (95% confidence interval: 6% to 11%) at 1-year follow-up, and the lack of prior coronary artery bypass graft (p = 0.004), a lower LVEF at baseline (p < 0.001), and a lower stroke volume index at baseline (p = 0.019) were associated with greater increase in LVEF. The absence of contractile reserve at baseline DSE was not associated with any negative effect on clinical outcomes or LVEF changes at follow-up. CONCLUSIONS: TAVR was associated with good periprocedural outcomes in patients with LFLG-AS. However, approximately one-third of LFLG-AS TAVR recipients died at 2-year follow-up, with pulmonary disease, anemia, and residual paravalvular leaks associated with poorer outcomes. LVEF improved following TAVR, but DSE failed to predict clinical outcomes or LVEF changes over time. (Multicenter Prospective Study of Low-Flow Low-Gradient Aortic Stenosis [TOPAS Study]; NCT01835028).
背景:接受经导管主动脉瓣置换术(TAVR)的低流量、低梯度主动脉瓣狭窄(LFLG-AS)患者的数据很少。此外,这些患者在 TAVR 前多巴酚丁胺负荷超声心动图(DSE)的有用性的数据也非常有限。
目的:作者旨在评估 LFLG-AS 患者接受 TAVR 后的临床结局和左心室射血分数(LVEF)的变化。
方法:这项多中心注册研究纳入了 287 例接受 TAVR 的 LFLG-AS 患者。234 例患者在 TAVR 前进行了 DSE,收缩储备的存在定义为每搏量增加≥20%。出院时和 1 年随访时重复进行经胸超声心动图检查。临床随访在 1 个月和 12 个月时进行,并在此后每年进行。
结果:研究人群的胸外科医生协会评分中位数为 7.7%(四分位距 5.3%至 12.0%),平均 LVEF 和跨瓣梯度分别为 30.1±9.7%和 25.4±6.6mmHg。DSE 时观察到收缩储备的患者占 45%。30 天、1 年和 2 年的死亡率分别为 3.8%、20.1%和 32.3%。多变量分析显示,慢性阻塞性肺疾病(p=0.022)和较低的血红蛋白值(p<0.001)与全因死亡率相关。较低的血红蛋白值(p=0.004)和 TAVR 后中度至重度主动脉瓣反流(p=0.018)是死亡率和因心力衰竭再次住院的复合终点的预测因素。LVEF 在 1 年随访时增加了 8.3%(95%置信区间:6%至 11%),而无先前的冠状动脉旁路移植术(p=0.004)、基线时较低的 LVEF(p<0.001)和较低的基线时每搏量指数(p=0.019)与 LVEF 的更大增加相关。基线 DSE 时缺乏收缩储备与随访期间的任何临床结局或 LVEF 变化均无不良影响相关。
结论:TAVR 为 LFLG-AS 患者带来了良好的围手术期结局。然而,大约三分之一的 LFLG-AS TAVR 受者在 2 年随访时死亡,肺疾病、贫血和残余瓣周漏与较差的结局相关。TAVR 后 LVEF 有所改善,但 DSE 未能预测临床结局或 LVEF 随时间的变化。(低流量低梯度主动脉瓣狭窄多中心前瞻性研究[TOPAS 研究];NCT01835028)。
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