Transcatheter Aortic Valve Replacement: Comparing Transfemoral, Transcarotid, and Transcaval Access

Document Type

Article

Publication Date

10-1-2018

Publication Title

Annals of Thoracic Surgery

Abstract

BACKGROUND: Despite newer-generation valves using smaller-sized sheaths, 10% to 20% of patients undergoing transcatheter aortic valve replacement (TAVR) require nonfemoral artery access for valve delivery. To avoid a transthoracic procedure, we have used transcarotid (TC) and transcaval (TCav) approaches in these patients. This study compared the results of a contemporary experience with transfemoral (TF), TC, and TCav approaches.

METHODS: Between January 2015 and March 2017, 491 patients underwent TAVR at our institution, of which 463 were included in this analysis. Valve delivery was TF in 373 patients, TCav in 58, and TC in 32. Patient characteristics and outcomes, including 1-year survival, were compared.

RESULTS: Preoperative demographics and postoperative outcomes were similar for the three groups with several exceptions. TCav patients had higher The Society of Thoracic Surgeons risk score than TF patients (8.0 ± 5.2 vs 6.1 ± 4.3, p = 0.004). Lung disease, cerebrovascular disease, and peripheral vascular disease were more common in TC and TCav patients. Median length of stay was 2 days for TF, 3 days for TC, and 4 days for TCav (TF vs TCav, p = 0.001). Procedural mortality, percentage discharged home, and the 30-day readmission rate were similar for all. Unadjusted Kaplan-Meier survival was also similar at 1 year (TF, 86%; TC, 83%; TCav, 80%).

CONCLUSIONS: Patients unsuitable for TF TAVR treated with TC or TCav access had 30-day/in-hospital and 1-year survival similar to a contemporary cohort undergoing TF access. Avoiding surgical entry to the chest may offer procedural and intermediate-term outcomes equivalent to TF TAVR.

Medical Subject Headings

Aged; Aged, 80 and over; Aortic Valve Stenosis; Cardiac Catheterization; Carotid Arteries; Cohort Studies; Databases, Factual; Female; Femoral Artery; Hospital Mortality; Humans; Kaplan-Meier Estimate; Length of Stay; Logistic Models; Male; Multivariate Analysis; Patient Safety; Patient Selection; Retrospective Studies; Risk Assessment; Survival Rate; Transcatheter Aortic Valve Replacement; Treatment Outcome; Vascular Access Devices; Vena Cava, Inferior

PubMed ID

29758214

Volume

106

Issue

4

First Page

1105

Last Page

1112

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