Patients who did not progress for TAVI
Reason for not progressing to TAVI (n=26) | Number of patients |
UK TAVI Trial patient—randomised to surgery | 3 |
Not suitable for TAVI—severe COPD (unable to lie flat), worsening dementia | 4 |
Annulus too big for TAVI as seen on CT | 2 |
Surgical treatment preferred by Heart MDT—(AVR+CABG, AVR+ascending aorta replacement, AVR+MVR) | 4 |
Patient declined TAVI | 3 |
Poor left ventricular function, underwent balloon valvuloplasty only, there was no improvement therefore TAVI not performed | 2 |
Condition deteriorated while on waiting list, to a point where TAVI became unsuitable | 2 |
TAVI performed at another unit after assessment and work-up in our unit | 3 |
Patient did not attend for TAVI after CT scan | 3 |
AVR, aortic valve replacement; CABG, Coronary Artery Bypass Graft; COPD, Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease; MDT, Multi-disciplinary meeting; MVR, Mitral Valve Replacement; PCI, Percutaneous Coronary Intervention; TAVI, transcatheter aortic valve implantation.