Contemporary short- and mid-term outcomes of transcatheter aortic valve
replacement for nonagenarians in Japan
Abstract
Objectives: The large-scale adoption of transcatheter aortic valve
implantation (TAVI) and aging of the population in Japan have led to an
increase in the number of TAVI procedures among elderly patients.
However, the clinical outcomes of TAVI for nonagenarians in Japan are
unclear. The aim of this study was to clarify the outcomes of TAVI in
nonagenarians with severe aortic stenosis in a real-world Japanese
setting. Methods: This study retrospectively assessed the early and
mid-term clinical outcomes after TAVI in nonagenarians (group N; n=23)
in comparison to those of younger patients (group Y; n=117). Results:
There were no postoperative deaths in either group. Although patients in
group N required longer hospital stays (19±32.1 days vs. 12.1±9.3 days,
p=0.04), all other early outcomes were equivalent in the two groups. The
overall survival at 5 years tended to be lower in group N but the
difference was not statistically significant (29.5% vs. 51.1%,
p=0.26). The freedom from cardiac events at 5 years rate was equivalent
in both groups (69.5% vs. 66.0%, p=0.68). There were no late cardiac
deaths in group N. The freedom from late cardiac death rate at 5 years
was 100% in group N and 84.6% in group Y. Conclusions: The early and
mid-term clinical outcomes of TAVI in nonagenarians were comparable to
those in younger patients. These results indicate that TAVI is effective
for aortic stenosis in Japanese nonagenarians and may help prevent
cardiac deaths.