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Coronary obstruction is a rare but catastrophic complication of transcatheter aortic valve replacement (TAVR) and occurs mostly at the left coronary artery (LCA) ostium. However, some patients do not show any clinical findings, and thus, its detection is sometimes difficult. The peak diastolic flow velocity in left main coronary artery (LM) was reportedly increased in significant stenosis lesions. We evaluated the effectiveness of measuring blood flow velocities in LM by transesophageal echocardiography (TEE) for the detection of LCA ostial obstruction during a TAVR procedure.A total of 1105 consecutive patients who underwent TAVR in Sendai Kousei Hospital between September 2014 and December 2020 were enrolled. The LM blood flow velocity was measured at pre- and post-valve implantation.Among the 1105 patients, 9 had LCA ostial obstruction. The peak LM blood flow velocity at post-TAVR [0.90 (0.39-1.15) vs. 0.37 (0.28-0.50) m/s; p = 0.0046) was significantly higher in 9 patients who had LCA ostial obstruction, compared with the remaining 1096 patients who had not (controls), although no significant difference was observed before the TAVR procedures between the two groups. The post- to pre-TAVR LM flow velocity ratio [2.26 (1.31-3.42) vs. 1.06 (0.82-1.36); p = 0.0030] was also significantly higher in patients with LCA obstruction, compared to the controls. Furthermore, the post- to pre-TAVR LM blood flow velocity ratio was2.0 in all six hemodynamically stable patients with LCA obstruction, whereas2.0 in all three patients with LCA obstruction who showed hemodynamic collapse at post-TAVR procedure.Coronary blood flow velocity in LM significantly increased in hemodynamically stable LCA obstruction patients. The intraprocedural TEE measurement of the LM flow velocities would be potentially useful to detect asymptomatic and hemodynamically stable LCA ostial obstruction.

Ascending aortic dilatation occurs frequently in patients with aortic stenosis (AS) [(1)][1]. In our study, we sought to investigate the prevalence, characteristics, and clinical impact of ascending aortic dilatation in patients undergoing transcatheter aortic valve replacement (TAVR) for tricuspid

Objectives The authors sought to investigate the prevalence, risk factors, and mid-term mortality in Asian patients with prosthesis–patient mismatch (PPM) after transcatheter aortic valve replacement (TAVR). Background Little information is available on PPM after TAVR in Asian patients. Methods The authors included 1,558 patients enrolled in the OCEAN-TAVI (Optimized transCathEter vAlvular iNtervention) Japanese multicenter registry from October 2013 to July 2016 after excluding patients who died following TAVR before discharge. PPM was defined as moderate if ≧0.65 but ≦0.85 cm2/m2, or severe if Results Of the 1,546 patients, moderate and severe PPM were observed in 138 (8.9%) and 11 (0.7%) patients, respectively. These 149 patients were included in the PPM group. The median age and body surface area were 85 years (interquartile range [IQR]: 81 to 88 years) and 1.41 m2 (IQR: 1.30 to 1.53 m2), respectively. In our multivariate analysis, younger age, larger body surface area, smaller aortic valve area, smaller annulus area, no balloon post-dilatation, and use of Edwards Sapien 3 (Edwards Lifesciences, Irvine, California) were identified as independent predictors of PPM. The estimated cumulative all-cause mortality at 1 year using the Kaplan-Meier method was similar between the PPM and non-PPM groups (10.2% vs. 8.3%; log-rank; p = 0.41). Conclusions The low prevalence of PPM and mortality at 1 year in patients with PPM after TAVR in this Japanese cohort implies that PPM is not a risk factor for mid-term mortality in Asian patients who have undergone TAVR.

Aims Self–expanding (SE) valves are characterized with long stent frame design and the radial force of the device exists both in the inflow and outflow level. Therefore, we hypothesized that device success of SE-valves may be influenced by ascending aortic dimensions (AAD). The aim of this study was to determine the influence of AAD on acute device success rates following SE transcatheter aortic valve replacement (TAVR). Methods & Results In 4 centers in the United States and Asia, 214 consecutive patients underwent SE-TAVR. Outcomes were assessed in line with Valve Academic Research Consortium criteria. AAD was defined as the sum of the short and long axis aortic diameter divided by 2. Overall, device success rate was 85.0%. Multivariate analysis revealed that increased AAD (Odds ratio 1.27) and % oversizing (Odds ratio 0.88) were found to be independent predictors of unsuccessful device implantation. The c-statistic of the model for device success was area under the curve 0.79, sensitivity 81.3% and specificity 44.0%. Co-existence of several risk factors was associated with an exponential fall to 64.2% in device success rate. For a large AAD, however, optimally oversized SE-valves (threshold 16.2%) resulted with high device success rates compared to suboptimal oversizing (88.6% vs. 64.2%, p=0.005). Conclusions Larger AAD and smaller degrees of oversizing were confirmed to be the most relevant predictors of unsuccessful device implantation following SE-valve implantations. Optimal oversizing of great significance was noted, particularly that with a large AAD.

Stroke during transcatheter aortic valve replacement (TAVR) for aortic stenosis (AS) remains a concerning complication, and its mechanism is still unclear [(1)][1]. Histopathological analyses of debris captured by a cerebral protection during TAVR showed that the debris consisted of diverse material

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As transcatheter aortic valve replacement (TAVR) expands to lower-risk patients, the longer-term impact of paravalvular leak (PVL) may become relevant. The aim of this study was to determine the influence of mild PVL in patients with pre-procedural no aortic regurgitation (AR) on two-year

An 81-year-old woman underwent transcatheter aortic valve replacement (TAVR) for aortic stenosis. Pre-procedural computed tomography revealed an aortic annulus perimeter of 68.5 mm. The mean diameter of the sinus of Valsalva was 27.3 mm. An Evolut R 26-mm device (Medtronic, Minneapolis, Minnesota

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Given previously reported favorable short-term outcomes, we report 1-year results of Sapien3(S3) TAVR in extremely large annuli beyond manufacturer recommended range(area >683mm2) From 12/2013-8/2018, 97 patients across 13 centers with mean area 722.6+/-37.2mm2 (range: 683.5 to 852.0) underwent S3

Little is known about outcome of transcatheter aortic valve replacement (TAVR) using Sapien 3 (S3) (Edwards Lifescience, Irvine, CA) in patients with aortic annulus area of more than 683 mm2. The aim of this study is to investigate procedural outcomes and short-term mortality in patients with aortic

Background: Bicuspid aortic valve (BAV) is regarded as a risk of uneven expansion and subsequent dysfunction of the transcatheter heart valve (THV). This study is to evaluate the valve geometry of Sapien 3 THV used with BAV patient in transcatheter aortic valve implantation (TAVI). Methods: We