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Risk-adjusted survival after tissue versus mechanical aortic valve replacement: a 23-year assessment.

Jeffrey G Gaca¹, Robert M Clare², J Scott Rankin³

¹Duke University Medical Center, Durham, NC 27710, USA. jeffrey.gaca@duke.edu

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|March 7, 2014

Summary

Tissue and mechanical valves show similar survival after aortic valve replacement (AVR) when adjusted for patient risk factors. Elderly patients received tissue valves more often, but outcomes were comparable, challenging initial hypotheses.

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Area of Science:

Cardiovascular Surgery
Biomaterials Science
Clinical Outcomes Research

Background:

Previous studies suggested poorer outcomes with tissue valves in mitral valve surgery.
Limited analyses of prosthetic aortic valve replacement (AVR) also indicated potential disadvantages of tissue valves.

Purpose of the Study:

To test the hypothesis that AVR with tissue valves is associated with lower risk-adjusted survival compared to mechanical valves.
To evaluate long-term survival outcomes for tissue versus mechanical aortic valves.

Main Methods:

A prospective study of 2148 patients undergoing primary isolated AVR between 1986 and 2009.
Patients were selected for tissue valves primarily if elderly; risk-adjusted survival analyzed using Cox proportional hazards models.
Comprehensive follow-up data obtained via questionnaires and National Death Index searches, achieving 96.2% completeness.

Main Results:

Tissue valve recipients were older and had more comorbidities (e.g., non-elective surgery, CABG, diabetes, renal failure).
Unadjusted survival was lower for tissue valves, but risk adjustment revealed equivalent survival between tissue and mechanical AVR.
Selection bias was evident, with tissue valves preferentially used in higher-risk elderly patients.

Conclusions:

Tissue and mechanical aortic valves demonstrate similar survival outcomes when patient risk profiles are considered.
The study's hypothesis of poorer tissue valve survival was not supported after risk adjustment.
Further research on age-specific outcomes for mechanical versus tissue valves is warranted.