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Aortic Valve Repair Decreases Risks of VRE in AI at 10 Years: A Propensity Score-Matched Analysis.
Habib Jabagi1, Vincent Chan1, Marc Ruel1
1Division of Cardiac Surgery, University of Ottawa Heart Institute, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada.
The Annals of Thoracic Surgery
|July 6, 2021
Summary
Aortic valve repair (AVr) shows a lower long-term risk of valve-related events compared to aortic valve replacement (AVR) for aortic insufficiency (AI). Both procedures offer comparable durability and low mortality rates.
Area of Science:
- Cardiovascular Surgery
- Cardiac Surgery Outcomes
- Aortic Valve Disease
Background:
- Aortic valve repair (AVr) is a viable alternative to aortic valve replacement (AVR) for aortic insufficiency (AI).
- Limited comparative data exist for AVr versus AVR outcomes.
- This study addresses the need for comparative outcome data in AI treatment.
Purpose of the Study:
- To compare early and long-term valve-related complications between AVr and AVR in patients with primary AI.
- To evaluate the efficacy and safety of AVr versus AVR.
Main Methods:
- Retrospective single-center study of 417 patients with primary AI undergoing AVr (n=264) or AVR (n=153).
- Propensity score matching (1:1) created 70 pairs based on 6 covariates.
- Primary outcome: composite of valve-related events (VREs); Kaplan-Meier method used for survival analysis.
Main Results:
- Propensity matching yielded 70 well-matched pairs with no significant baseline differences.
- No significant differences in perioperative VREs or mortality between AVr and AVR groups.
- Ten-year event-free survival was significantly better after AVr (82%) than AVR (68%) (P=.024).
Conclusions:
- Aortic valve repair is associated with a lower long-term risk of valve-related events compared to aortic valve replacement for AI.
- Both AVr and AVR demonstrate low mortality and comparable durability.
- Prospective randomized trials are needed to confirm superiority.
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