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Contrast-Sparing Intravascular UltrasoundâGuided Caval Valve Implantation for Severe Symptomatic Tricuspid Regurgitation
Patients with severe tricuspid regurgitation and right ventricular dysfunction have limited therapeutic options due to anatomic complexity, advanced disease at presentation, and comorbidities. Caval valve implantation is an emerging transcatheter therapy. We present a case series of contrast-sparing caval valve implantation using intravascular ultrasound guidance in patients with renal failure. (Level of Difficulty: Advanced.
Comparison of Outcomes Following Transcatheter Aortic Valve Replacement Requiring Peripheral Vascular Intervention or Alternative Access
Background Peripheral vascular intervention (PVI) is occasionally required to facilitate delivery system insertion or to treat vascular complications during transfemoral transcatheter aortic valve replacement (TFâTAVR). However, the impact of PVI on outcomes is not well understood. Therefore, we aimed to compare outcomes between TFâTAVR with versus without PVI and between TFâTAVR with PVI versus nonâTFâTAVR. Methods and Results We retrospectively reviewed 2386 patients who underwent TAVR with a balloonâexpandable valve at a single institution from 2016 to 2020. The primary outcomes were death and major adverse cardiac/cerebrovascular event (MACCE), defined as death, myocardial infarction, or stroke. Of 2246 TFâTAVR recipients, 136 (6.1%) required PVI (89% bailout treatment). During followâup (median 23.0âmonths), there were no significant differences between TFâTAVR with and without PVI in death (15.4% versus 20.7%; adjusted HR [aHR], 0.96 [95% CI, 0.58â1.58]) or MACCE (16.9% versus 23.0%; aHR, 0.84 [95% CI, 0.52â1.36]). However, compared with nonâTFâTAVR (n=140), TFâTAVR with PVI carried significantly lower rates of death (15.4% versus 40.7%; aHR, 0.42 [95% CI, 0.24â0.75]) and MACCE (16.9% versus 45.0%; aHR, 0.40 [95% CI, 0.23â0.68]). Landmark analyses demonstrated lower outcome rates following TFâTAVR with PVI than nonâTFâTAVR both within 60âdays (death 0.7% versus 5.7%, P=0.019; MACCE 0.7% versus 9.3%; P=0.001) and thereafter (death 15.0% versus 38.9%, P=0.014; MACCE 16.5% versus 41.3%, P=0.013). Conclusions The need for PVI during TFâTAVR is not uncommon, mainly due to the bailout treatment for vascular complications. PVI is not associated with worse outcomes in TFâTAVR recipients. Even when PVI is required, TFâTAVR is associated with better shortâ and intermediateâterm outcomes than nonâTFâTAVR