Sex differences in patients undergoing transcatheter aortic valve replacement in Asia

Objectives Transcatheter aortic valve replacement (TAVR) is increasingly performed. Physically small Asians have smaller aortic root and peripheral vessel anatomy. The influence of gender of Asian patients undergoing TAVR is unknown and may affect outcomes. The aim of this study was to assess sex di...

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Main Authors: Yusuke Watanabe, Kentaro Hayashida, Mao Chen, Wei-Hsian Yin, Hsien-Li Kao, Mao-Shin Lin, Paul T L Chiam, Michael K Y Lee, Fabio Enrique Posas, Mann Chandavimol, Wacin Buddhari, Timothy C Dy, Ngoc Quang Nguyen, Won Jang Kim, Kiyuk Chang, Yat-Yin Lam, Hung Manh Pham, Shaiful Azmi Yahaya, Kay Woon Ho, Wenzhi Pan, Xian-bao Liu, Jian'an Wang, Hyo Soo Kim
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Published: BMJ Publishing Group 2021-02-01
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Online Access:https://openheart.bmj.com/content/8/1/e001541.full
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author Yusuke Watanabe
Kentaro Hayashida
Mao Chen
Wei-Hsian Yin
Hsien-Li Kao
Mao-Shin Lin
Paul T L Chiam
Michael K Y Lee
Fabio Enrique Posas
Mann Chandavimol
Wacin Buddhari
Timothy C Dy
Ngoc Quang Nguyen
Won Jang Kim
Kiyuk Chang
Yat-Yin Lam
Hung Manh Pham
Shaiful Azmi Yahaya
Kay Woon Ho
Wenzhi Pan
Xian-bao Liu
Jian'an Wang
Hyo Soo Kim
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Kentaro Hayashida
Mao Chen
Wei-Hsian Yin
Hsien-Li Kao
Mao-Shin Lin
Paul T L Chiam
Michael K Y Lee
Fabio Enrique Posas
Mann Chandavimol
Wacin Buddhari
Timothy C Dy
Ngoc Quang Nguyen
Won Jang Kim
Kiyuk Chang
Yat-Yin Lam
Hung Manh Pham
Shaiful Azmi Yahaya
Kay Woon Ho
Wenzhi Pan
Xian-bao Liu
Jian'an Wang
Hyo Soo Kim
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description Objectives Transcatheter aortic valve replacement (TAVR) is increasingly performed. Physically small Asians have smaller aortic root and peripheral vessel anatomy. The influence of gender of Asian patients undergoing TAVR is unknown and may affect outcomes. The aim of this study was to assess sex differences in Asian patients undergoing TAVR.Methods Patients undergoing TAVR from eight countries were enrolled. In this retrospective analysis, we examined differences in characteristics, 30-day clinical outcomes and 1-year survival between female and male Asian patients.Results Eight hundred and seventy-three patients (54.4% women) were included. Women were older, smaller and had less coronary artery and lung disease but tended to have higher logistic EuroSCOREs. Smaller prostheses were used more often in women. Major vascular complications occurred more frequently in women (5.5% vs 1.8%, p<0.01); however, 30-day stroke and mortality (women vs men: 1.5% vs 1.6%, p=0.95% and 4.3% vs 3.4%, p=0.48) were similar. Functional status improvement was significant and comparable between the sexes. Conduction disturbance and permanent pacemaker requirements (11.2% vs 9.0%, p=0.52) were also similar as was 1-year survival (women vs men: 85.6% vs 88.2%, p=0.25). The only predictors of 30-day mortality were major vascular injury in women and age in men.Conclusions Asian women had significantly smaller stature and anatomy with some differences in clinical profiles. Despite more frequent major vascular complications, women had similar 30-day stroke or mortality rates. Functional status improvement was significant and comparable between the sexes. Conduction disturbance and permanent pacemaker requirements were similar as was 1-year survival.
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spelling doaj-art-1e30b983038f446eba1b5b67a8f4813a2024-11-11T19:25:10ZengBMJ Publishing GroupOpen Heart2053-36242021-02-018110.1136/openhrt-2020-001541Sex differences in patients undergoing transcatheter aortic valve replacement in AsiaYusuke Watanabe0Kentaro Hayashida1Mao Chen2Wei-Hsian Yin3Hsien-Li Kao4Mao-Shin Lin5Paul T L Chiam6Michael K Y Lee7Fabio Enrique Posas8Mann Chandavimol9Wacin Buddhari10Timothy C Dy11Ngoc Quang Nguyen12Won Jang Kim13Kiyuk Chang14Yat-Yin Lam15Hung Manh Pham16Shaiful Azmi Yahaya17Kay Woon Ho18Wenzhi Pan19Xian-bao Liu20Jian'an Wang21Hyo Soo Kim22Department of Infection Prevention and Control, Tokyo Medical University Hospital, Shinjuku, Tokyo, JapanDepartment of Cardiology, Keio University School of Medicine, Tokyo, JapanDepartment of Cardiology, Sichuan University West China Hospital, Chengdu, ChinaCardiology, Heart Center, Cheng Hsin General Hospital, Taipei, TaiwanCardiology, National Taiwan University Hospital, Taipei, TaiwanCardiology, National Taiwan University Hospital, Taipei, TaiwanThe Heart and Vascular Centre, Mount Elizabeth Medical Centre, SingaporeDepartment of Cardiology, Queen Elizabeth Hospital, Hong Kong, Hong KongDepartment of Cardiology, St. Luke`s Medical Centre, Manila, PhilippinesDivision of Cardiology, Ramathibodi Hospital, Bangkok, ThailandMedicine, Chulalongkorn University, Bangkok, ThailandHeart Institute, Chinese General Hospital and Medical Centre, Manila, PhilippinesDepartment of Cardiology, Vietnam National Heart Institute, Hanoi, VietnamDepartment of Cardiology, CHA Bundang Medical Centre, Seoul, Republic of KoreaCardiology, The Catholic University of Korea Seoul St. Mary`s Hospital, Seoul, Republic of KoreaHong Kong Asia Heart Centre, Canossa Hospital, Hong Kong, Hong KongDepartment of Cardiology, Vietnam National Heart Institute, Hanoi, VietnamDepartment of Cardiology, National Heart Institute, Kuala Lumpur, MalaysiaDepartment of Cardiology, National Heart Centre Singapore, Singapore1 Department of Cardiology, Zhongshan Hospital Fudan University, Shanghai, Shanghai, ChinaDepartment of Cardiology, The Second Affiliated Hospital, Zhejiang University School of Medicine, Hangzhou, ChinaCardiology, Second Affiliated Hospital, Zhejiang University School of Medicine, Hangzhou, ChinaDepartment of Internal Medicine, Seoul National University Hospital, Seoul, Republic of KoreaObjectives Transcatheter aortic valve replacement (TAVR) is increasingly performed. Physically small Asians have smaller aortic root and peripheral vessel anatomy. The influence of gender of Asian patients undergoing TAVR is unknown and may affect outcomes. The aim of this study was to assess sex differences in Asian patients undergoing TAVR.Methods Patients undergoing TAVR from eight countries were enrolled. In this retrospective analysis, we examined differences in characteristics, 30-day clinical outcomes and 1-year survival between female and male Asian patients.Results Eight hundred and seventy-three patients (54.4% women) were included. Women were older, smaller and had less coronary artery and lung disease but tended to have higher logistic EuroSCOREs. Smaller prostheses were used more often in women. Major vascular complications occurred more frequently in women (5.5% vs 1.8%, p<0.01); however, 30-day stroke and mortality (women vs men: 1.5% vs 1.6%, p=0.95% and 4.3% vs 3.4%, p=0.48) were similar. Functional status improvement was significant and comparable between the sexes. Conduction disturbance and permanent pacemaker requirements (11.2% vs 9.0%, p=0.52) were also similar as was 1-year survival (women vs men: 85.6% vs 88.2%, p=0.25). The only predictors of 30-day mortality were major vascular injury in women and age in men.Conclusions Asian women had significantly smaller stature and anatomy with some differences in clinical profiles. Despite more frequent major vascular complications, women had similar 30-day stroke or mortality rates. Functional status improvement was significant and comparable between the sexes. Conduction disturbance and permanent pacemaker requirements were similar as was 1-year survival.https://openheart.bmj.com/content/8/1/e001541.full
spellingShingle Yusuke Watanabe
Kentaro Hayashida
Mao Chen
Wei-Hsian Yin
Hsien-Li Kao
Mao-Shin Lin
Paul T L Chiam
Michael K Y Lee
Fabio Enrique Posas
Mann Chandavimol
Wacin Buddhari
Timothy C Dy
Ngoc Quang Nguyen
Won Jang Kim
Kiyuk Chang
Yat-Yin Lam
Hung Manh Pham
Shaiful Azmi Yahaya
Kay Woon Ho
Wenzhi Pan
Xian-bao Liu
Jian'an Wang
Hyo Soo Kim
Sex differences in patients undergoing transcatheter aortic valve replacement in Asia
Open Heart
title Sex differences in patients undergoing transcatheter aortic valve replacement in Asia
title_full Sex differences in patients undergoing transcatheter aortic valve replacement in Asia
title_fullStr Sex differences in patients undergoing transcatheter aortic valve replacement in Asia
title_full_unstemmed Sex differences in patients undergoing transcatheter aortic valve replacement in Asia
title_short Sex differences in patients undergoing transcatheter aortic valve replacement in Asia
title_sort sex differences in patients undergoing transcatheter aortic valve replacement in asia
url https://openheart.bmj.com/content/8/1/e001541.full
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