Abstract

Introduction: Chronic kidney disease (CKD) is known to accelerate the progression of aortic stenosis (AS) and portends adverse outcomes in patients treated with surgical valve replacement. Long-term outcomes in CKD patients after transcatheter aortic valve replacement (TAVR) have been less studied. The purpose of this study is to examine outcomes after TAVR in CKD patients as stratified by glomerular filtration rate (GFR). Hypothesis: CKD is associated with poorer outcomes after TAVR. Methods: Retrospective electronic medical record review from March 2018-June 2020 at the University of Illinois, Chicago and Jesse Brown Veteran’s Administration Medical Center (Chicago, Illinois) identified TAVR patients, who were included if they followed-up within 6 and 12 months of procedure. Patients were stratified into 4 classes by baseline GFR (mL/min): >90, 60-89, 30-59, <30 with the latter 3 groups comprising CKD patients. Outcomes were expressed as event rates and included 6 and 12-month MACE (all-cause mortality, MI, or CVA) and 30-day rehospitalization. Chi-square analysis was used to compare differences across GFR groups. Results: 118 patients (age 76±10 years, 79% male, 46% white) followed up at 6-months and 112 did so at 12-months. There were no statistically significant differences in baseline demographics or comorbidities between CKD and non-CKD patients. CKD patients were more likely to experience MACE compared to non-CKD patients at 6 (p=0.04) and 12-months (p=0.009, Fig. 1). CKD patients also had a higher rate of 30-day rehospitalization (p=0.003). Conclusion: Our results demonstrate that CKD portends adverse outcomes after TAVR with CKD patients experiencing an increased risk of 6 + 12-month MACE and 30-day re-hospitalization. Decreasing GFR correlated with higher rates of MACE at 6 and 12 months.

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