Valvular heart diseaseRelation Between Six-Minute Walk Test Performance and Outcomes After Transcatheter Aortic Valve Implantation (from the PARTNER Trial)
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Methods
The design and initial results of the PARTNER trial have been published previously.10, 11 The PARTNER trial enrolled patients with severe symptomatic AS. Patients were divided into 2 cohorts: those who were considered to be candidates for surgery despite being at high surgical risk (cohort A) and those who were not considered to be suitable candidates for surgery because of severe coexisting conditions (cohort B). Patients in cohort B with a suitable iliofemoral vessel were randomized to
Results
Among the 699 participants enrolled in the PARTNER trial cohort A and the 358 participants enrolled in the PARTNER trial cohort B, 322 participants from cohort A and 162 from cohort B received TAVI and attempted the 6-minute walk test at baseline and therefore were included in this analysis (n = 484). Among the 484 participants, 218 (124 from cohort A and 94 from cohort B) were unable to perform the 6-minute walk test at baseline and were categorized as “unable” to walk. Among the patients who
Discussion
The current report, drawn from a cohort of 484 patients with severe symptomatic AS who underwent TAVI, evaluated the association between physical performance as estimated by the 6MWTD and long-term prognosis after TAVI. We found that compared with those with 6MWTD above the median value, those who were unable to walk experienced a higher rate of death after TAVI. In contrast, patients who were unable to walk and those were slow walkers at baseline experienced an improvement in functional status
Disclosures
Dr. Cohen has received research grant support from Medtronic and Edwards Lifesciences and consulting income from Medtronic. Dr. Mack is a nonpaid member of the Scientific Advisory Board of Edwards Lifesciences and has received travel reimbursement from Edwards for activities related to his participation on the Executive Committee of the PARTNER Trial. Dr. Williams is a consultant to Edwards Lifesciences. Dr. Kodali is a consultant to Medtronic and Edwards Lifesciences and a member of the
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The PARTNER trial was funded by Edwards Lifesciences and designed collaboratively by the Steering Committee and the sponsor. The present analysis was carried out by academic investigators with no additional funding.
This trial is registered at clinicaltrials.gov (#NCT00530894).
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