Long-term outcome of patients with severe pulmonary hypertension undergoing transcatheter aortic valve implantation.

ABSTRACT:

Objectives

Recent reports suggest that pulmonary hypertension (PH) is associated with a significantly higher acute mortality after transcatheter aortic valve implantation (TAVI). The aim of this study is to characterize patients undergoing TAVI with preoperative echocardiographically determined severe PH and to investigate acute clinical and long-term outcomes.

Methods

From 2008 to 2021, 3,610 patients with preoperatively documented systolic pulmonary artery pressure (sPAP) underwent TAVI at our institution. The cut off for severe PH was defined as sPAP > 55 mmHg as determined by echocardiography. Severe PH was preoperatively identified in 456 patients. This group was compared to 3,154 patients with sPAP ≤ 55 mmHg. Data were retrospectively analysed according to updated Valv

SUBMITTER: Bhadra OD 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12902943 | biostudies-literature | 2025

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature