Quality of Life 5 Years Following Transfemoral TAVR or SAVR in Intermediate Risk Patients

Neal S. Kleiman, Nicolas M. Van Mieghem, Michael J. Reardon, Hemal Gada, Mubashir Mumtaz, Peter Skov Olsen, John Heiser, William Merhi, Stanley Chetcuti, G. Michael Deeb, Atul Chawla, Bob Kiaii, Patrick Teefy, Michael W.A. Chu, Steven J. Yakubov, Stephan Windecker, Andrew D. Althouse, Suzanne J. Baron

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Abstract

Background: Symptomatic patients with severe aortic stenosis (AS) at high risk for surgical aortic valve replacement (SAVR) sustain comparable improvements in health status over 5 years after transcatheter aortic valve replacement (TAVR) or SAVR. Whether a similar long-term benefit is observed among intermediate-risk AS patients is unknown. Objectives: The purpose of this study was to assess health status outcomes through 5 years in intermediate risk patients treated with a self-expanding TAVR prosthesis or SAVR using data from the SURTAVI (Surgical Replacement and Transcatheter Aortic Valve Implantation) trial. Methods: Intermediate-risk patients randomized to transfemoral TAVR or SAVR in the SURTAVI trial had disease-specific health status assessed at baseline, 30 days, and annually to 5 years using the Kansas City Cardiomyopathy Questionnaire (KCCQ). Health status was compared between groups using fixed effects repeated measures modelling. Results: Of the 1,584 patients (TAVR, n = 805; SAVR, n = 779) included in the analysis, health status improved more rapidly after TAVR compared with SAVR. However, by 1 year, both groups experienced large health status benefits (mean change in KCCQ-Overall Summary Score (KCCQ-OS) from baseline: TAVR: 20.5 ± 22.4; SAVR: 20.5 ± 22.2). This benefit was sustained, albeit modestly attenuated, at 5 years (mean change in KCCQ-OS from baseline: TAVR: 15.4 ± 25.1; SAVR: 14.3 ± 24.2). There were no significant differences in health status between the cohorts at 1 year or beyond. Similar findings were observed in the KCCQ subscales, although a substantial attenuation of benefit was noted in the physical limitation subscale over time in both groups. Conclusions: In intermediate-risk AS patients, both transfemoral TAVR and SAVR resulted in comparable and durable health status benefits to 5 years. Further research is necessary to elucidate the mechanisms for the small decline in health status noted at 5 years compared with 1 year in both groups.

Original languageEnglish (US)
Pages (from-to)979-988
Number of pages10
JournalJACC: Cardiovascular Interventions
Volume17
Issue number8
DOIs
StatePublished - Apr 22 2024

Keywords

  • Kansas City Cardiomyopathy Questionnaire
  • quality of life
  • surgical aortic valve replacement
  • transcatheter aortic valve replacement

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine

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