Clinically Important Misclassification of Aortic Valve Stenosis Severity Using Non-Invasive Techniques: Simultaneous Echocardiography and Cardiac Catheterization During Transcatheter Aortic Valve Implantation in Awake Patients.
Heart Surg Forum
; 23(6): E837-E844, 2020 Nov 10.
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ABSTRACT
BACKGROUND:
Suitability for transcatheter aortic valve (AV) implantation (TAVI) is determined by using transthoracic echocardiography (TTE), although left-sided cardiac catheterization (LCC) provides directly measured pressure data. TAVI in awake patients permits simultaneous comparison of TTE and LCC under physiologically relevant left ventricular loading conditions. We hypothesized that clinically important discrepancies between TTE and LCC would be identified. METHODS ANDRESULTS:
TAVI was performed in 108 awake patients undergoing intra-procedural TTE and LCC between January 1, 2016 and December 31, 2016, based upon pre-procedure TTE data. Intra-procedural assessments simultaneously were performed before and after prosthesis implantation. Based upon mean trans-AV systolic ejection pressure gradient (MSEPG), AS was graded as mild (<20 mm Hg; grade 1), moderate (20 - <40 mm Hg; grade 2), or severe (≥40 mm Hg; grade 3). In 79 of the 108 (73.1%) patients, intra-procedural TTE and LCC assessments were concordant. In 2 of the 108 (1.9%) patients, TTE overestimated AS severity by ≥1 grade. In 27 of the 108 (25.0%) patients, TTE underestimated AS severity by ≥1 grade. In total, AS severity reclassification occurred in 29 (26.9%) patients. Overall, TTE underestimated MSEPG by 8.9 ± 1.2 mm Hg (TTE MSEPG versus LCC MSEPG; P < .001).CONCLUSION:
Current TTE criteria appear to frequently and importantly underestimate AS severity. Because decision-making regarding TAVI often exclusively is based upon TTE data, these findings suggest either a continued role for LCC in the diagnostic assessment of AS in patients who do not meet standard TTE criteria or lowering TTE cutoffs for TAVI.
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Colección:
01-internacional
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MEDLINE
Asunto principal:
Válvula Aórtica
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Estenosis de la Válvula Aórtica
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Vigilia
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Cateterismo Cardíaco
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Ecocardiografía Transesofágica
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Cirugía Asistida por Computador
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Reemplazo de la Válvula Aórtica Transcatéter
Tipo de estudio:
Diagnostic_studies
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Observational_studies
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Prognostic_studies
Límite:
Humans
Idioma:
En
Revista:
Heart Surg Forum
Asunto de la revista:
CARDIOLOGIA
Año:
2020
Tipo del documento:
Article
País de afiliación:
Estados Unidos