Background: In recent years transcatheter aortic valve implantation (TAVI) became an established method of treatment of severe aortic valve stenosis in the elderly patients and patients with comorbidities. With our study we sought to compare outcomes after TAVI, minimaly invasive aortic valve replavement (MISAVR) and standard full-sternotomy aortic valve replacement (SAVR) in octogenarians in our facility in the last decade.
Methods: In this retrospective cohort study conducted at our teritary center, clinical data were gathered befor and after TAVI, MISAVR and SAVR procedures performed from January 2013 to May 2019; follow-up was completed in March 2021. We gathered data on pre-, peri- and postprocedural mortality and morbidity. Patients were also stratified according to Society of thoracic Surgeons (STS-PROM) score and procedure type. Propensity score-based matching was also performed.
Results: Of 542 patients who matched the inclusion criteria, 273 underwent TAVI, 206 MISAVR and 63 SAVR. TAVI patients were older (TAVI vs. MISAVR vs. SAVR: 85.8±4.2 let vs. 82.9±2.9 let vs. 82.5±2.3 years; P<0.001) and had a higher STS score (5.0±4.0 vs. 2.8±1.4, vs. 2.8±1.1; P<0.001) and EuroSCORE II (5.3±4.1 vs. 2.4±1.3 vs. 2.9±1.6; P<0.001). The rates of postoperative acute kidney injury and atrial fibrillation were lower after TAVI. The lenght of hospital stay was also shorter after TAVI. The rate of moderate to severe paravalvular leak was higher after TAVI. There was no difference between treatment groups for 30-day mortality (TAVI vs. MISAVR vs. SAVR: 3.3% vs. 2.9% vs. 1.6%; P = 0.770), 1-year mortality (TAVI vs. MISAVR vs. SAVR: 11.7% vs. 8.7% vs. 112.7%; P = 0.499), 2-years mortality (TAVI vs. MISAVR vs. SAVR: 19.4% vs. 13.1% vs. 17.5%; P = 0.106) and MACE (TAVI vs. MISAVR vs. SAVR: 3.3% vs. 5.3% vs. 4.8%; P = 0.534). There was however a statisticaly significant difference for 3-years mortality. Propensity score analysis for our population showed similar clinica outcomes with the exception of 30-day mortality and rate of MACE, both in favour of TAVI group and 3-years mortality (TAVI vs. AVR: 42.4% vs. 28.2%; P = 0.047) in favour of AVR.
Conclusion: Our analysis of octogenarian »real-life« population undergoing TAVI, MISAVR or SAVR showed similar outcomes with the exception of statisticaly significant difference in 3-year mortality in favour of MISAVR.
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