Besir Besir MD , Shivabalan Kathavarayan Ramu MD , Tamari Lomaia MD , Maryam Muhammad Ali Majeed-Saidan MD , Judah Rajendran MD , Issam Motairek MD , Serge C. Harb MD , Rhonda Miyasaka MD , Grant W. Reed MD , Rishi Puri MD , James J.Y. Yun MD , Amar Krishnaswamy MD , Samir R. Kapadia MD
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Patients were classified into 2 groups according to annular size: small (area ≤430 mm<sup>2</sup>) and large (area >430 mm<sup>2</sup>). Patients undergoing TAVR with self-expanding valves and those with annular sizing using transesophageal echocardiography were excluded. Each group was subclassified into classical low-flow low-gradient (LFLG) AS, paradoxical LFLG AS, normal-flow low-gradient AS, and high-gradient AS. Clinical outcomes included mortality and heart failure rehospitalization.</div></div><div><h3>Results</h3><div>The study included 1866 patients, of which 709 (38%) had small annuli. There was no difference in heart failure rehospitalization and mortality between the groups in any of the 4 flow-gradient patterns: hazard ratio (HR) = 0.93 (95% confidence interval [CI]: 0.51-1.69) for patients with classical LFLG AS, HR = 0.95, CI (0.62-1.47) for patients with paradoxical LFLG AS, HR = 1.16, CI (0.49-2.74) for patients with normal-flow low-gradient AS, and HR = 0.73, CI (0.50-1.07) for patients with high-gradient AS, using large annulus as a reference. 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Patients undergoing TAVR with self-expanding valves and those with annular sizing using transesophageal echocardiography were excluded. Each group was subclassified into classical low-flow low-gradient (LFLG) AS, paradoxical LFLG AS, normal-flow low-gradient AS, and high-gradient AS. Clinical outcomes included mortality and heart failure rehospitalization.</div></div><div><h3>Results</h3><div>The study included 1866 patients, of which 709 (38%) had small annuli. There was no difference in heart failure rehospitalization and mortality between the groups in any of the 4 flow-gradient patterns: hazard ratio (HR) = 0.93 (95% confidence interval [CI]: 0.51-1.69) for patients with classical LFLG AS, HR = 0.95, CI (0.62-1.47) for patients with paradoxical LFLG AS, HR = 1.16, CI (0.49-2.74) for patients with normal-flow low-gradient AS, and HR = 0.73, CI (0.50-1.07) for patients with high-gradient AS, using large annulus as a reference. 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Outcomes of Patients With a Small and Large Aortic Annulus Following Balloon-Expandable Transcatheter Aortic Valve Replacement Across Flow-Gradient Patterns
Background
Patients with small annuli are at risk for worse hemodynamic performance after transcatheter aortic valve replacement (TAVR). It is debatable whether a small annulus confers worse outcomes. This study explored the clinical outcomes following TAVR for patients with small and large annuli across flow-gradient subgroups of aortic stenosis (AS).
Methods
This is a retrospective cohort of patients >18 years who underwent TAVR at Cleveland Clinic between 2016 and 2020. Patients were classified into 2 groups according to annular size: small (area ≤430 mm2) and large (area >430 mm2). Patients undergoing TAVR with self-expanding valves and those with annular sizing using transesophageal echocardiography were excluded. Each group was subclassified into classical low-flow low-gradient (LFLG) AS, paradoxical LFLG AS, normal-flow low-gradient AS, and high-gradient AS. Clinical outcomes included mortality and heart failure rehospitalization.
Results
The study included 1866 patients, of which 709 (38%) had small annuli. There was no difference in heart failure rehospitalization and mortality between the groups in any of the 4 flow-gradient patterns: hazard ratio (HR) = 0.93 (95% confidence interval [CI]: 0.51-1.69) for patients with classical LFLG AS, HR = 0.95, CI (0.62-1.47) for patients with paradoxical LFLG AS, HR = 1.16, CI (0.49-2.74) for patients with normal-flow low-gradient AS, and HR = 0.73, CI (0.50-1.07) for patients with high-gradient AS, using large annulus as a reference. Patients with small annuli had higher mean gradients, lower dimensionless valve index, and a higher incidence of hypoattenuated leaflet thickening and structural valve deterioration post-TAVR.
Conclusions
Patients with small and large annuli have similar intermediate-term clinical outcomes post-TAVR across all flow-gradient patterns treated with balloon-expandable valve.