Abstract
Background
Prosthesis–patient mismatch (PPM) is a predictor of mortality after aortic valve replacement
(AVR).
Objective
We examined whether accurate 3-dimensional annular sizing with multidetector CT (MDCT)
is predictive of PPM after transcatheter AVR (TAVR).
Methods
One hundred twenty-eight patients underwent MDCT then TAVR. Moderate PPM was defined
as an indexed effective orifice area ≤0.85 cm2/m2 and severe ≤0.65 cm2/m2. MDCT annular measurements (area, short and long axis) were compared with the size
of the selected transcatheter heart valve (THV) to obtain (1) the difference between
prosthesis size and CT-measured mean annular diameter and (2) the percentage of undersizing
or oversizing (calculated as 100 × [MDCT annular area – THV nominal area]/THV nominal
area). In addition, the MDCT annular area was indexed to body surface area. These
measures were evaluated as potential PPM predictors.
Results
We found that 42.2% of patients had moderate PPM and 9.4% had severe PPM. Procedural
characteristics and in-hospital outcomes were similar between patients with or without
PPM. THV undersizing of the mean aortic annulus diameter was not predictive of PPM
(odds ratio [OR], 0.84; 95% CI, 0.65–1.07; P = .16; area under the receiver-operating characteristic curve [AUC], 0.58). THV undersizing
of annular area was not predictive of PPM (OR, 0.96; 95% CI, 0.80–1.16; P = .69; AUC, 0.52). Indexed MDCT annular area was, however, predictive of PPM (OR,
0.24; 95% CI, 0.10–0.59; P < .001; AUC, 0.66).
Conclusions
PPM is frequent after TAVR. Appropriate annular oversizing does not reduce the rate
or severity of PPM. Patient annulus size mismatch, identified by indexed MDCT annular
area, is a significant predictor of PPM.
Keywords
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Article info
Publication history
Published online: August 26, 2013
Accepted:
August 16,
2013
Received in revised form:
May 15,
2013
Received:
February 19,
2013
Footnotes
Conflict of interest: The authors report no conflict of interest.
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