scholarly journals Temporal Trends and Drivers of Heart Team Utilization in Transcatheter Aortic Valve Replacement: A Population‐Based Study in Ontario, Canada

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Gil Marcus ◽  
Feng Qiu ◽  
Ragavie Manoragavan ◽  
Dennis T. Ko ◽  
Gabby Elbaz‐Greener ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Aortic Valve ◽  
Aortic Valve Replacement ◽  
Valve Replacement ◽  
Transcatheter Aortic Valve Replacement ◽  
Temporal Trends ◽  
Study Patient ◽  
Heart Team ◽  
Transcatheter Aortic Valve ◽  
Billing Code ◽  
Over Time

Background The multidisciplinary Heart Team (HT) is recommended for management decisions for transcatheter aortic valve replacement (TAVR) candidates, and during TAVR procedures. Empiric evidence to support these recommendations is limited. We aimed to explore temporal trends, drivers, and outcomes associated with HT utilization. Methods and Results TAVR candidates were identified in Ontario, Canada, from April 1, 2012 to March 31, 2019. The HT was defined as having a billing code for both a cardiologist and cardiac surgeon during the referral period. The procedural team was defined as a billing code during the TAVR procedure. Hierarchical logistical models were used to determine the drivers of HT. Median odds ratios were calculated to quantify the degree of variation among hospitals. Of 10 412 patients referred for TAVR consideration, 5489 (52.7%) patients underwent a HT during the referral period, with substantial range between hospitals (median odds ratio of 1.78). Utilization of a HT for TAVR referrals declined from 69.9% to 41.1% over the years of the study. Patient characteristics such as older age, frailty and dementia, and hospital characteristics including TAVR program size, were found associated with lower HT utilization. In TAVR procedures, the procedural team included both cardiologists and cardiac surgeons in 94.9% of cases, with minimal variation over time or between hospitals. Conclusions There has been substantial decline in HT utilization for TAVR candidates over time. In addition, maturity of TAVR programs was associated with lower HT utilization.

scholarly journals More in, better out? Successful valve-in-valve procedure of an iatrogenic ventricular septal defect following transcatheter aortic valve replacement: a case report

2021 ◽  
Vol 5 (5) ◽  
Author(s):  
Klaus-Dieter Hönemann ◽  
Steffen Hofmann ◽  
Frank Ritter ◽  
Gerold Mönnig
Keyword(s):  
Aortic Valve ◽  
Ventricular Septal Defect ◽  
Aortic Valve Replacement ◽  
Valve Replacement ◽  
Transcatheter Aortic Valve Replacement ◽  
Septal Defect ◽  
Left Ventricular ◽  
Heart Team ◽  
Transcatheter Aortic Valve ◽  
Valve In Valve

Abstract Background A rare, but serious, complication following transcatheter aortic valve replacement (TAVR) is the occurrence of an iatrogenic ventricular septal defect (VSD). Case summary We describe a case of an 80-year-old female who was referred with severe aortic stenosis for TAVR. Following thorough evaluation, the heart team consensus was to proceed with implantation via a transapical approach of an ACURATE neo M 25 mm valve (Boston Scientific, Natick, MA, USA). The valve was deployed harnessing transoesophageal echocardiographic (TOE) guidance under rapid pacing with post-dilation. Directly afterwards a very high VSD close to the aortic annulus was detected. As the patient was haemodynamically stable, the procedure was ended. The next day another TOE revealed a shunt volume (left-to-right ventricle) between 50% and 60%. Because the defect was partly located between the stent struts of the ACURATE valve decision was made to fix this leakage with implantation of a further valve and we chose an EVOLUT Pro 29 mm (Medtronic Inc., Minneapolis, MN, USA). The valve-in-valve was implanted 2–3 mm below the lower edge of the first valve, more towards the left ventricular outflow tract (LVOT) with excellent result: VSD was reduced to a very small residual shunt without any hemodynamic relevance. Discussion We suggest that an iatrogenic VSD located near the annulus may be treated percutaneously in a bail-out situation with implantation of a second valve that should be implanted slightly more into the LVOT to cover the VSD.

Temporal Trends in Resource Use, Cost, and Outcomes of Transcatheter Aortic Valve Replacement in the United States

2020 ◽  
Vol 95 (12) ◽  
pp. 2665-2673
Author(s):  
Akram Kawsara ◽  
Samian Sulaiman ◽  
Jane Linderbaum ◽  
Sarah R. Coffey ◽  
Fahad Alqahtani ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
United States ◽  
Aortic Valve ◽  
Aortic Valve Replacement ◽  
Valve Replacement ◽  
Resource Use ◽  
Transcatheter Aortic Valve Replacement ◽  
Temporal Trends ◽  
The United States ◽  
Transcatheter Aortic Valve

Identifying patients likely to be readmitted after transcatheter aortic valve replacement

Heart ◽  
2019 ◽  
Vol 106 (4) ◽  
pp. 256-260 ◽  
Author(s):  
Andrew Goldsweig ◽  
Herbert David Aronow
Keyword(s):  
Aortic Valve ◽  
Aortic Valve Replacement ◽  
Valve Replacement ◽  
Transcatheter Aortic Valve Replacement ◽  
Left Ventricular Systolic Dysfunction ◽  
Pacemaker Implantation ◽  
Left Ventricular ◽  
Routine Practice ◽  
Heart Team ◽  
Transcatheter Aortic Valve

Hospital readmission following transcatheter aortic valve replacement (TAVR) contributes considerably to the costs of care. Readmission rates following TAVR have been reported to be as high as 17.4% at 30 days and 53.2% at 1 year. Patient and procedural factors predict an increased likelihood of readmission including non-transfemoral access, acute and chronic kidney impairment, chronic lung disease, left ventricular systolic dysfunction, atrial fibrillation, major bleeding and prolonged index hospitalisation. Recent studies have also found the requirement for new pacemaker implantation and the severity of paravalvular aortic regurgitation and tricuspid regurgitation to be novel predictors of readmission. Post-TAVR readmission within 30 days of discharge is more likely to occur for non-cardiac than cardiac pathology, although readmission for cardiac causes, especially heart failure, predicts higher mortality than readmission for non-cardiac causes. To combat the risk of readmission and associated mortality, the routine practice of calculating and considering readmission risk should be adopted by the heart team. Furthermore, because most readmissions following TAVR occur for non-cardiac reasons, more holistic approaches to readmission prevention are necessary. Familiarity with the most common predictors and causes of readmission should guide the development of initiatives to address these conditions proactively.

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