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Impact of Incomplete Coronary Revascularization on Late Ischemic and Bleeding Events after Transcatheter Aortic Valve
Adrien Carmona1, Benjamin Marchandot1, François Severac2
1Pôle d'Activité Médico-Chirurgicale Cardio-Vasculaire, Nouvel Hôpital Civil, Centre Hospitalier Universitaire, Université de Strasbourg, 67000 Strasbourg, France.
Background:
The impact of coronary artery disease (CAD) and revascularization by percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) on prognosis in patients undergoing transcatheter aortic valve replacement (TAVR) remain debated. A dismal prognosis in patients undergoing PCI has been associated with elevated baseline SYNTAX score (bSS) and residual SYNTAX score (rSS). The objective was to investigate whether the degree of bSS and rSS impacted ischemic and bleeding events after TAVR.
Methods:
bSS and rSS were calculated in 311 patients admitted for TAVR. The primary outcome was the occurrence of major adverse cardiac events (MACE), a composite endpoint of myocardial infarction, stroke, cardiovascular death, or rehospitalization for heart failure. The occurrence of late major/life-threatening bleeding complications (MLBCs) and each primary endpoint individually were the secondary endpoints.
Results:
bSS > 22 was associated with higher occurrence of MACE (p = 0.013). rSS > 8 and bSS > 22 had no impact on overall cardiovascular mortality. rSS > 8 and bSS > 22 were associated with higher rates of myocardial infarction (p = 0.001 and p = 0.004) and late occurrence of MLBCs. Multivariate analysis showed that bSS > 22 (sHR 2.48) and rSS > 8 (sHR 2.35) remained predictors of MLBCs but not of myocardial infarction.
Conclusions:
Incomplete coronary revascularization and CAD burden did not impact overall and cardiac mortality but constitute predictors of late MLBCs in TAVR patients.
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