Impact of transcatheter heart valve type on outcomes of surgical explantation after failed transcatheter aortic valve replacement: the EXPLANT-TAVR international registry

the EXPLANT-TAVR registry investigators, Syed Zaid, Neal S. Kleiman, Sachin S. Goel, Molly I. Szerlip, Michael J. Mack, Mateo Marin-Cuartas, Siamak Mohammadi, Tamim M. Nazif, Axel Unbehaun, Martin Andreas, Derek R. Brinster, Newell B. Robinson, Lin Wang, Basel Ramlawi, Lenard Conradi, Nimesh D. Desai, John K. Forrest, Rodrigo Bagur, Tom C. NguyenRon Waksman, Lionel Leroux, Eric Van Belle, Kendra J. Grubb, Hasan A. Ahmad, Paolo Denti, Thomas Modine, Vinayak N. Bapat, Tsuyoshi Kaneko, Michael J. Reardon, Gilbert H.L. Tang, Giuseppe Bruschi, Katherine B. Harrington, John J. Squiers, J. Michael DiMaio, Sameer Hirji, Pinak B. Shah, Flavien Vincent, Mohammad Koussa, Isaac George, Nicholas M. Van Mieghem, Thijmen W. Hokken, Joerg Kempfert, Keti Vitanova, Rudiger Lange, Marvin D. Atkins, John R. Doty, Brian K. Whisenant, Andrea Garatti, Marco Di Eusanio, Filippo Capestro, Philipp Kiefer, David Holzhey, Thilo Noack, Michael A. Borger, Luigi Pirelli, Shekhar Saha, Christian Hagl, Muhanad Algadheeb, Michael W.A. Chu, Antonio Di Virgilio, Michael H. Salinger, Paul Werner, Christian Shults, Lowell F. Satler, Walid Ben Ali, Philippe Demers, Reda Ibrahim, Joshua Rovin, Pierre Voisine, Josep Rodés-Cabau, Guido Gelpi, Igor Belluschi, Francesco Maisano, George A. Petrossian, Maral Ouzounian, Oliver D. Bhadra, Rodrigo Estevez-Loureiro, Miguel A. Pinon, Moritz Wyler von Ballmoos, Shinichi Fukuhara, G. Michael Deeb, Marc Ruel, Talal Al-Atassi, Augusto D'Onofrio, Chiara Tessari, Joseph E. Bavaria, Andrea Colli, Alejandro Pizano, Kashish Goel, Ashish S. Shah, Joshua B. Goldberg, Arnar Geirsson, Maurizio Taramasso, Marco Gennari

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Abstract

BACKGROUND: There are limited data on the impact of transcatheter heart valve (THV) type on the outcomes of surgical explantation after THV failure. AIMS: We sought to determine the outcomes of transcatheter aortic valve replacement (TAVR) explantation for failed balloon-expandable valves (BEV) versus self-expanding valves (SEV). METHODS: From November 2009 to February 2022, 401 patients across 42 centres in the EXPLANT-TAVR registry underwent TAVR explantation during a separate admission from the initial TAVR. Mechanically expandable valves (N=10, 2.5%) were excluded. The outcomes of TAVR explantation were compared for 202 (51.7%) failed BEV and 189 (48.3%) failed SEV. RESULTS: Among 391 patients analysed (mean age: 73.0±9.8 years; 33.8% female), the median time from index TAVR to TAVR explantation was 13.3 months (interquartile range 5.1-34.8), with no differences between groups. Indications for TAVR explantation included endocarditis (36.0% failed SEV vs 55.4% failed BEV; p<0.001), paravalvular leak (21.2% vs 11.9%; p=0.014), structural valve deterioration (30.2% vs 21.8%; p=0.065) and prosthesis-patient mismatch (8.5% vs 10.4%; p=0.61). The SEV group trended fewer urgent/emergency surgeries (52.0% vs 62.3%; p=0.057) and more root replacement (15.3% vs 7.4%; p=0.016). Concomitant cardiac procedures were performed in 57.8% of patients, including coronary artery bypass graft (24.8%), and mitral (38.9%) and tricuspid (14.6%) valve surgery, with no differences between groups. In-hospital, 30-day, and 1-year mortality and stroke rates were similar between groups (all p>0.05), with no differences in cumulative mortality at 3 years (log-rank p=0.95). On multivariable analysis, concomitant mitral surgery was an independent predictor of 1-year mortality after BEV explant (hazard ratio [HR] 2.00, 95% confidence interval [CI]: 1.07-3.72) and SEV explant (HR 2.00, 95% CI: 1.08-3.69). CONCLUSIONS: In the EXPLANT-TAVR global registry, BEV and SEV groups had different indications for surgical explantation, with more root replacements in SEV failure, but no differences in midterm mortality and morbidities. Further refinement of TAVR explantation techniques are important to improving outcomes.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)E146-E157
JournalEuroIntervention
Volume20
Issue number2
DOIs
StatePublished - Jan 2024

Keywords

  • TAVI
  • aortic stenosis
  • degenerative valve

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