Difference in cardiac response after transcatheter aortic valve implantation according to flow and gradient pattern

Hiroaki Yokoyama, Futoshi Yamanaka*, Koki Shishido, Noriaki Moriyama, Tomoki Ochiai, Hirokazu Miyashita, Yoichi Sugiyama, Fumiaki Yashima, Yohei Ohno, Hidetaka Nishina, Masaki Izumo, Masahiko Asami, Toru Naganuma, Kazuki Mizutani, Masahiro Yamawaki, Norio Tada, Shinichi Shirai, Masahiko Noguchi, Hiroshi Ueno, Kensuke TakagiYusuke Watanabe, Masanori Yamamoto, Shigeru Saito, Kentaro Hayashida

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Abstract

Aims In patients undergoing transcatheter aortic valve implantation (TAVI) for severe aortic stenosis (AS), data on the differences in subsequent cardiac structure and function among stratified groups with flow gradient patterns through the aortic valve are insufficient Methods In this large multicenter study, 4523 patients undergoing TAVI for severe AS between 2013 and 2019 were divided into three and results groups according to the following criteria: (i) high-gradient AS (HG-AS) [mean pressure gradient (MPG) ≥ 40 mmHg], (ii) classical low-flow low-gradient AS (cLFLG-AS) [MPG < 40 mmHg, left ventricular (LV) ejection fraction (LVEF) <50%], and (iii) paradoxical low-flow low-gradient AS (pLFLG-AS) [MPG < 40 mmHg, LVEF ≥ 50% but stroke volume index (SVi) <35 mL/m2]. Echocardiography was performed at baseline, post-procedure, and 1 year post-TAVI. 3697, 507, and 319 patients had HG-AS, cLFLG-AS, and pLFLG-AS, respectively. After adjusting for clinical factors, cLFLG-AS and pLFLG-AS had an ∼1.5-fold higher 2-year all-cause mortality compared with HG-AS. During 1 year following TAVI, compared with HG-AS, cLFLG-AS showed greater reduction of LV systolic diameter (LVDs) and LV diastolic diameter (LVDd) and greater increase of LVEF (P < 0.001 for all), and changes in LV mass index (LVMi) and SVi were comparable (P = 0.915 and P = 0.821, respectively). However, pLFLG-AS demonstrated less reduction of LVDs and LVDd (P = 0.039 and P = 0.001, respectively), less improvement of LVEF and LVMi (P = 0.045 and P < 0.001, respectively), and comparable change in SVi (P = 0.364) Conclusion During 1 year post-TAVI, compared with HG-AS, cLFLG-AS achieves smaller LV diameters, greater increase in LVEF, and comparable regression of LVMi, whereas pLFLG-AS does not.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)107-117
Number of pages11
JournalEuropean Heart Journal Cardiovascular Imaging
Volume26
Issue number1
DOIs
StatePublished - 2025/01/01

Keywords

  • aortic stenosis
  • echocardiography
  • low-flow low-gradient aortic stenosis
  • transcatheter aortic valve implantation

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • Radiology Nuclear Medicine and imaging
  • Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine

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