Transcatheter aortic valve replacement with the Portico valve: one-year results of the early Canadian experience
Perlman, GY; Del Trigo, M; Blanke, P; Pelletier, M; Seidman, MA; Wood, D; Leipsic, J; Thompson, C; LeBlanc, H; Stub, D; Cheung, A; Dumont, E; Webb, JG; Dvir, D; Ye, J; Buller, CE; Rodés-Cabau, J; Alnasser, S
Abstract
AIMS:
The aim of this study was to examine the short- and medium-term outcomes of transcatheter aortic valve replacement (TAVR) with the self-expanding and repositionable Portico valve (St. Jude Medical, St. Paul, MN, USA).
METHODS AND RESULTS:
A total of 57 patients underwent TAVR with the Portico valve between March 2012 and August 2014, representing the first-in-human experience and the entire early experience in Canada. Patients were followed up at 30 days and one year with repeat echocardiography and clinical review. Patients were 80.8±7.3 years of age, and the Society of Thoracic Surgeons predicted risk of mortality was 7.7±5.7%. All patients had a valve implanted and four patients (7%) required a second valve. At 30 days, there were two deaths (3.5%), three disabling strokes (5.3%), and new pacemakers in five (8.8%) patients. Echocardiography revealed moderate/severe aortic regurgitation in two patients (3.6%). At one year, survival was 84.2% and echocardiographic findings were unchanged.
CONCLUSIONS:
Transcatheter aortic valve replacement with the repositionable Portico valve provides satisfactory short- and medium-term haemodynamic and clinical results.
| Journal | EUROINTERVENTION |
| ISSN | 1774-024X |
| Published | 20 Jan 2017 |
| Volume | 12 |
| Issue | 13 |
| Pages | 1653-9 |
| DOI | 10.4244/EIJ-D-16-00299 |
| Type | Journal Article |
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