Life-threatening complications during transcatheter aortic valve replacement requiring surgical rescue therapy

2013 ◽  
Vol 61 (S 01) ◽  
Author(s):  
J Babin-Ebell ◽  
D Griese ◽  
W Reents ◽  
M Zacher ◽  
FH Gietzen ◽  
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2021 ◽  
Vol 14 ◽  
pp. 117954762110381
Author(s):  
Ryaan EL-Andari ◽  
Sabin J Bozso ◽  
Jimmy JH Kang ◽  
Vinod K Manikala ◽  
Michael C Moon ◽  
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Annular rupture is a rare but life-threatening complication of transcatheter aortic valve replacement (TAVR). Mortality rates are high if immediate intervention, most often necessitating surgical repair, is not performed. Herein, we describe an 87-year-old man who, after deployment of TAVR, experienced acute decompensation and required urgent conversion to a midline sternotomy to repair an aortic annular rupture. This case demonstrates an example of a rare but severe complication of TAVR. This report provides an in-depth description of the surgical approach to repair an aortic annular rupture and demonstrates the utility of performing minimally invasive procedures inside a hybrid operating room.


Author(s):  
Toshiki Kuno ◽  
Yujiro Yokoyama ◽  
Alexandros Briasoulis ◽  
Makoto Mori ◽  
Masao Iwagami ◽  
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Background Although current guidelines recommend dual antiplatelet therapy (DAPT) for 3 to 6 months following transcatheter aortic valve replacement (TAVR), there are no studies directly comparing outcomes of different durations of DAPT following TAVR. Methods and Results PubMed, EMBASE, and Cochrane Database were searched through November 2020 to identify clinical studies that investigated single antiplatelet therapy versus DAPT use following TAVR. Studies using oral anticoagulants and antiplatelet therapy concomitantly were excluded. The DAPT group was subdivided by the duration of DAPT. We extracted the risk ratios (RRs) of major or life‐threatening bleeding, stroke, and all‐cause mortality. Four randomized controlled trials, 2 propensity‐score matched studies, and 1 observational study were identified, yielding a total of 2498 patients who underwent TAVR assigned to the single antiplatelet therapy group (n=1249), 3‐month DAPT group (n=485), or 6‐month DAPT group (n=764). Pooled analyses demonstrated that when compared with the single antiplatelet therapy group, the rates of major or life‐threatening bleeding were significantly higher in the 3‐ and 6‐month DAPT groups (RR [95% CI]=2.13 [1.33–3.40], P =0.016; RR [95% CI]=2.54 [1.49–4.33], P =0.007, respectively) with no difference between the 3‐month DAPT versus 6‐month DAPT groups. The rates of stroke and all‐cause mortality were similar among the 3 groups. Conclusions In this network meta‐analysis of antiplatelet therapy following TAVR, single antiplatelet therapy with aspirin had lower bleeding without increasing stroke or death when compared with either 3‐ or 6‐month DAPT.


Circulation ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 142 (Suppl_3) ◽  
Author(s):  
Yujiro Yokoyama ◽  
Toshiki Kuno ◽  
Alexandros BRIASOULIS ◽  
Makoto Mori ◽  
Masao Iwagami ◽  
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Background: Although current guidelines recommend dual antiplatelet therapy (DAPT) for 3 to 6 months following transcatheter aortic valve replacement (TAVR), there are no studies directly comparing outcomes of different durations of DAPT following TAVR. Methods: Pubmed and EMBASE were searched through May, 2020 to identify clinical studies that investigated single antiplatelet therapy (SAPT) versus DAPT use following TAVR. Studies using oral anticoagulants and antiplatelet therapy concomitantly were excluded. The DAPT group was subdivided by the duration of DAPT. We extracted the risk ratios (RRs) of major or life-threatening bleeding, stroke, and all-cause mortality. Results: Three randomized controlled trials, two propensity-score matched studies, and one observational study were identified, yielding a total of 1,833 patients who underwent TAVR assigned to the SAPT group (n=918), 3-month DAPT group (n=151), or 6-month DAPT group (N=764). Pooled analyses demonstrated that the rates of major or life-threatening bleeding were significantly higher in the 6-month DAPT group compared with the SAPT group (RR [95% CI] =2.54 [1.49-4.33], P =0.007) while no such difference was observed between the SAPT vs. 3-month DAPT groups or the 3-month DAPT vs. 6-month DAPT groups (Figure). P-scores were 98.1% (SAPT), 32.3% (3-month DAPT), and 19.6% (6-month DAPT). The rates of stroke and all-cause mortality were similar among the groups. Conclusions: In our network meta-analysis, we observed that DAPT for 6 months following TAVR was associated with increased risk of bleeding without decreasing the risk of stroke compared with SAPT, while there was no difference between DAPT for 3 months and 6 months.


PLoS ONE ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 16 (11) ◽  
pp. e0260439
Author(s):  
Antonin Trimaille ◽  
Kensuke Matsushita ◽  
Benjamin Marchandot ◽  
Adrien Carmona ◽  
Sébastien Hess ◽  
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Background Bleeding following transcatheter aortic valve replacement (TAVR) has important prognostic implications. This study sought to evaluate the impact of baseline mean platelet volume (MPV) on bleeding events after TAVR. Methods and results Patients undergoing TAVR between February 2010 and May 2019 were included. Low MPV (L-MPV) was defined as MPV ≤10 fL and high MPV (H-MPV) as MPV >10 fL. The primary endpoint was the occurrence of major/life-threatening bleeding complications (MLBCs) at one-year follow-up. Among 1,111 patients, 398 (35.8%) had L-MPV and 713 (64.2%) had H-MPV. The rate of MLBCs at 1 year was higher in L-MPV patients compared with H-MPV patients (22.9% vs. 17.7% respectively, p = 0.034). L-MPV was associated with vascular access-site complications (36.2% vs. 28.9%, p = 0.012), early (<30 days) major bleeding (15.6% vs. 9.4%, p<0.01) and red blood cell transfusion >2 units (23.9% vs. 17.5%, p = 0.01). No impact of baseline MPV on overall death, cardiovascular death and ischemic events (myocardial infarction and stroke) was evidenced. Multivariate analysis using Fine and Gray model identified preprocedural hemoglobin (sHR 0.84, 95%CI [0.75–0.93], p = 0.001), preprocedural L-MPV (sHR 1.64, 95%CI [1.16–2.32], p = 0.005) and closure time adenosine diphosphate post-TAVR (sHR 2.71, 95%CI [1.87–3.95], p<0.001) as predictors of MLBCs. Conclusions Preprocedural MPV was identified as an independent predictor of MLBCs one year after TAVR, regardless of the extent of platelet inhibition and primary hemostasis disorders.


2021 ◽  
Vol 11 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Hatim Seoudy ◽  
Maren Thomann ◽  
Johanne Frank ◽  
Matthias Lutz ◽  
Thomas Puehler ◽  
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AbstractThe impact of uninterrupted dual antiplatelet therapy (DAPT) on bleeding events among patients undergoing transcatheter aortic valve replacement (TAVR) has not been well studied. We conducted an analysis of 529 patients who underwent transfemoral TAVR in our centre and were receiving either DAPT or single antiplatelet therapy (SAPT) prior to the procedure. Accordingly, patients were grouped into a DAPT or SAPT group. Following current guidelines, patients in the SAPT group were switched to DAPT for 90 days after the procedure. The primary endpoint of our analysis was the incidence of bleeding events at 30 days according to the VARC-2 classification system. Any VARC-2 bleeding complications were found in 153 patients (28.9%), while major/life-threatening or disabling bleeding events occurred in 60 patients (11.3%). Our study revealed no significant difference between the DAPT vs. SAPT group regarding periprocedural bleeding complications. Based on multivariable analyses, major bleeding (HR 4.59, 95% CI 1.64–12.83, p = 0.004) and life-threatening/disabling bleeding (HR 8.66, 95% CI 3.31–22.65, p < 0.001) events were significantly associated with mortality at 90 days after TAVR. Both pre-existing DAPT and SAPT showed a comparable safety profile regarding periprocedural bleeding complications and mortality at 90 days. Thus, DAPT can be safely continued in patients undergoing transfemoral TAVR.


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