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Original article

Vol. 149 No. 0708 (2019)

Clinical outcomes in high-risk patients with a severe aortic stenosis: a seven-year follow-up analysis

  • René Vollenbroich
  • Elmaze Sakiri
  • Eva Roost
  • Stefan Stortecky
  • Martina Rothenbühler
  • Lorenz Räber
  • Lars Englberger
  • Peter Wenaweser
  • Thierry Carrel
  • Stephan Windecker
  • Thomas Pilgrim
DOI
https://doi.org/10.4414/smw.2019.20013
Cite this as:
Swiss Med Wkly. 2019;149:w20013
Published
24.02.2019

Summary

INTRODUCTION

The aim of this study was to assess the clinical outcomes of high-risk patients with severe aortic stenosis (AS) allocated to medical treatment (MT), transcatheter aortic valve replacement (TAVR), and surgical aortic valve replacement (SAVR) through extended follow-up.

METHODS AND RESULTS

Consecutive patients with severe symptomatic AS included in a prospective single centre registry underwent sweep follow-up between March and August 2016. Clinical outcomes were assessed using a competing risk model. A total of 442 patients (median age 83 years; 52% female) were allocated to MT (n = 78), SAVR (n = 107), or TAVR (n = 257) with a gradient of surgical risk as assessed by logistic EuroSCORE (MT: 27.9 ± 14.5%, TAVR: 24.7 ± 24.9%, SAVR: 12.5 ± 8.2%; p <0.001). Survival after a median duration of follow-up of seven years was 6.4% (MT), 30.4% (TAVR), and 46.7% (SAVR), respectively (p <0.001). One TAVR and one SAVR patient underwent repeat intervention for valvular degeneration between 4.5 and 8.4 years after intervention. Compromised left ventricular function (LVEF <40%) was associated with increased mortality (HR 1.62, 95% CI 1.22–2.15; p <0.0001), whereas female sex was protective (HR 0.68, 95% CI 0.53–0.88; p = 0.0006).

CONCLUSION

Both TAVR and SAVR reduced mortality compared to MT throughout a median duration of follow-up of seven years. Repeat interventions for valvular degeneration were rare.

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