Journal
JOURNAL OF CARDIOVASCULAR COMPUTED TOMOGRAPHY
Volume 12, Issue 4, Pages 290-297Publisher
ELSEVIER SCIENCE INC
DOI: 10.1016/j.jcct.2018.02.002
Keywords
Aortic valve insufficiency; Echocardiography; Heart valve prosthesis; Multidetector computed tomography; Transcatheter aortic valve replacement
Funding
- Edwards Lifesciences
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Objectives: We sought to determine the impact of aortic root calcium on the risk of significant paravalvular regurgitation (sPAR) in transcatheter aortic valve replacement (TAVR). Methods: In 302 consecutive patients from 3 centers, aortic root calcium was quantified volumetrically on pre-TAVR multidetector computed tomography (MDCT) in three regions: 1) the aortic valve region, 2) the overall left ventricular outflow tract (LVOT) and 3) the upper LVOT. Transcathether heart valve (THV) oversizing was calculated as (THV nominal area/MDCT annular area-1) x 100. The study endpoint sPAR was a composite of post-dilatation (PD) and PAR > mild. Results: sPAR occurred in 15% (46/302) of patients. Upper LVOT calcium volume was more predictive of sPAR than overall LVOT calcium volume, with an area under the receiver operating curve (AUC) (95% confidence interval [CI]) of 0.80 (0.67-0.89) vs. 0.60 (0.51-0.70); p = 0.0001. The optimal cut-off calcium volume thresholds determined from receiver operating curves were 21 mm(3) and 30 mm(3) for upper LVOT and overall LVOT calcium, respectively. Upper LVOT calcium >= 21 mm(3), but not overall LVOT calcium >= 30 mm(3), independently predicted sPAR, odds ratio (95% CI): 9.5 (4.1-22.3) vs 1.6 (0.6-2.7). Upper LVOT calcium was more predictive of sPAR in patients with THV oversizing >= 13% compared to patients with THV oversizing >= 13%, AUC (95% CI): 0.83 (0.72-0.93) vs. 0.67 (0.51-0.74); p < 0.0001. Conclusions: Upper LVOT calcium predicts more-than-mild paravalvular regurgitation following TAVR or the need for postdilatation. Upper LVOT calcium is most predictive of paravalvular regurgitation in the event of THV oversizing >= 13%.
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