RT Journal Article
SR Electronic
T1 Predictors of paravalvular leak following implantation of the ACURATE neo transcatheter heart valve: the PREDICT PVL study
JF Open Heart
JO Open Heart
FD British Cardiovascular Society
SP e001391
DO 10.1136/openhrt-2020-001391
VO 7
IS 2
A1 Miriam Brinkert
A1 Bart De Boeck
A1 Simon F Stämpfli
A1 Mathias Wolfrum
A1 Federico Moccetti
A1 Adrian Attinger-Toller
A1 Matthias Bossard
A1 Florim Cuculi
A1 Richard Kobza
A1 Stefan Toggweiler
YR 2020
UL http://openheart.bmj.com/content/7/2/e001391.abstract
AB Objectives Report predictors and the natural course of paravalvular leak (PVL) following implantation of the ACURATE neo transcatheter heart valve (THV).Background Understanding the mechanisms of PVL may help to improve patient selection, patient outcomes and the design of next-generation THVs.Methods A total of 30 patients (mean age 81±5 years, 47% women) undergoing transcatheter aortic valve replacement with the ACURATE neo were enrolled in the PREDICT PVL study. The effective regurgitant orifice area (EROA, in mm2) of PVL was assessed by transthoracic and transoesophageal echocardiography before discharge and at 6 months follow-up.Results PVL was none/trace in 10 (33%), mild in 18 (60%) and moderate in 2 (7%) patients and occurred in distinct locations with largest EROAs in the area of the left coronary cusp and its adjacent commissures. Independent predictors for EROA were implantation depth (r coefficient −1.9 mm2 per mm implantation depth, p=0.01), leaflet calcification (6.2 mm2 per calcification grade, p=0.03) and THV size L (7.6 mm2 more than size S or M, p=0.01). At 6 months follow-up, EROA decreased by 29% from 13.7±9.7 mm2 to 9.5±7.9 mm2 (p<0.01). Patients with smaller EROAs were more likely to be in New York Heart Association class 1 than patients with larger EROAs (p<0.01).Conclusions PVL occurred predominantly in the region of the left coronary cusp and decreased by 29% during 6 months of follow-up. Our results underscore the importance of adequate patient selection and optimal implantation depth.