Simple 2-dimensional Anatomic Model to Predict the Risk of Coronary Obstruction During Transcatheter Aortic Valve Replacement

Overview

Journal J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg

Specialties Cardiology & Vascular Diseases
General Surgery
Pulmonary Medicine

Date 2020 Mar 31

PMID 32222410

Citations 5

Authors

Megan Heitkemper

Srikrishna Sivakumar

Hoda Hatoum

Jennifer Dollery

Scott M Lilly

Lakshmi Prasad Dasi

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Abstract

Objective: In this study, a 2-dimensional (2D) index relying on preprocedural computed tomography (CT) data was developed to evaluate the risk of coronary obstruction during transcatheter aortic valve replacement (TAVR) procedures.

Methods: Anatomic measurements from pre-TAVR CT scans were collected in 28 patients among 600 who were flagged as high risk (defined as meeting coronary artery height, h, <14 mm and/or sinus of Valsalva diameter, SOVd, <30 mm) for coronary obstruction. A geometric model derived from these anatomic measurements was used to predict the post-TAVR native cusp apposition relative to the coronary ostium. The distance from the cusp to the coronary ostium, DLC, was measured from the geometric model and indexed with the coronary artery diameter, d, to yield a fractional obstruction measure, DLC/d.

Results: Twenty-three of 28 high-risk patients successfully underwent TAVR without coronary obstruction, of whom 1 had coronary obstruction and 4 were deemed non-TAVR candidates. DLC/d differed significantly between the 2 groups (P < .0018), but neither h nor SOVd did (P > .32). The optimal sensitivity and specificity for DLC/d were 85% and occurred at a cutoff of 0.45. The optimal sensitivity and specificity of h and SOVd in this high-risk group were only 60% and 40%, respectively, for cutoffs of h = 10 mm and SOVd = 30.5 mm.

Conclusions: The 2D geometric model derived in this study shows promise for identifying patients with low-lying coronary ostium and/or small SOVd that may be safely treated with TAVR. DLC/d is more predictive of obstruction or poor TAVR candidacy compared with h and SOVd.

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