Abstract
Background
Transcatheter aortic valve replacement (TAVR) is increasingly used for lower risk patients. Incidence of TAVR endocarditis ranges from 0.2% to 3.3%. The purpose of this study was to determine local incidence and risk factors of prosthetic valve infective endocarditis (PVIE) in a contemporary cohort.
Methods
IRB approved retrospective, nested case-control study evaluated the 1-year incidence and risk factors for PVIE among TAVR recipients from 2015 to 2019. Inclusion: ≥ 18 years, TAVR procedure at Henry Ford Health System. Exclusion: repeat TAVR. PVIE cases were matched with controls who did not experience PVIE. PVIE defined as diagnosis documentation in the electronic medical record.
Figure 1. Study Design
Results
23/1266 patients were identified as cases corresponding to a 1-year incidence of 1.82%. The median time to PVIE was 127 days and 35% occurred within 60 days. The most frequently isolated organisms were streptococci (26%), MRSA (13%), and MSSA (13%). Baseline demographics and comorbidities for 23 PVIE cases and 161 controls are displayed in Table 1. Significant risk factors for PVIE in bivariate analysis included STS-PROM (Society of Thoracic Surgeons Predicted Risk of Mortality), median: 4.1 controls and 6.4 cases (p = 0.012). Age, BMI, and comorbidities were not significantly different. Diabetes was notably more frequent among cases (36% vs 48%, p = 0.274). Patients with PVIE had more post-op RBC transfusions (5% vs 21.7% p = 0.003), ECG changes (23% vs 43.5%, p = 0.035), heart block (15.5% vs 34.8%, p = 0.038), longer length of stay (2 days, range 1 to 4 vs 4 to 11, p = 0.004), and thirty-day readmission (10.6% vs 52.2%, p < 0.001). Results displayed in Table 2.
Table 1. Patient Characteristics and Risk Factor Analysis
Table 2. Additional Outcomes
Conclusion
The results from this study give insight to the local incidence, microbiology, and risk of PVIE following TAVR. Future directions include a larger evaluation of modifiable risks such as diabetes management and examining the heart block patients who received permanent pacemaker implants.
Disclosures
Rachel Kenney, PharmD, Medtronic, Inc. (Other Financial or Material Support, spouse is an employee and shareholder) Janet F. Wyman, DNP, CNS-BC, FACC, Edwards Lifesciences (Consultant) Dee Dee Wang, MD, Edwards LifeSciences (Consultant) Brian O'Neill, MD, Edwards Lifesciences (Consultant)
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