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Preprocedural anemia in females undergoing transcatheter aortic valve implantation: Insights from the WIN-TAVI registry

  • Johny Nicolas
  • , Bimmer E. Claessen
  • , Davide Cao
  • , Samantha Sartori
  • , Usman Baber
  • , David Power
  • , Mauro Chiarito
  • , Ridhima Goel
  • , Anastasios Roumeliotis
  • , Rishi Chandiramani
  • , Siyan Chen
  • , Jaya Chandrasekhar
  • , Didier Tchetche
  • , Anna Sonia Petronio
  • , Julinda Mehilli
  • , Thierry Lefèvre
  • , Patrizia Presbitero
  • , Piera Capranzano
  • , Alessandro Iadanza
  • , Gennaro Sardella
  • Nicolas M. Van Mieghem, Emanuele Meliga, Nicolas Dumonteil, Chiara Fraccaro, Daniela Trabattoni, Ghada Mikhail, Maria Cruz Ferrer-Gracia, Christoph Naber, Samin Sharma, Marie Claude Morice, George D. Dangas, Alaide Chieffo, Roxana Mehran*
*Corresponding author for this work
  • Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai
  • IRCCS Istituto Clinico Humanitas - Rozzano (Milano)
  • Clinique Pasteur Toulouse
  • University of Pisa
  • Klinikum der Universität München
  • Institut Hospitalier Jacques Cartier
  • University of Catania
  • Azienda Ospedaliera Universitaria Senese
  • University of Rome La Sapienza
  • Université Paul Sabatier Toulouse III
  • University of Padua
  • IRCCS Centro Cardiologico S.P.A. Fondazione Monzino - Milano
  • Hammersmith Hospital
  • University of Zaragoza
  • Elisabeth-Krankenhaus Essen
  • Vita-Salute San Raffaele University

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Abstract

Objectives: To assess the impact of anemia on clinical outcomes in female patients enrolled in the Women's InterNational transcatheter aortic valve implantation (WIN-TAVI) registry. Background: Anemia is highly prevalent among females who constitute half of TAVI candidates, yet, its clinical significance remains poorly investigated. Methods: Patients were divided into three groups according to preprocedural hemoglobin (Hb) level: (1) no anemia (Hb ≥12 g/dl), (2) mild-to-moderate anemia (10 ≤ Hb <12 g/dl), and (3) severe anemia (Hb <10 g/dl). The primary outcome was the occurrence of Valve Academic Research Consortium (VARC)-2 efficacy endpoint, a composite of mortality, stroke, myocardial infarction (MI), hospitalization for valve-related symptoms or heart failure or valve-related dysfunction at 1-year follow-up. Results: Hemoglobin level was available in 877 (86.1%) patients: 412 (47.0%) had no anemia, 363 (41.4%) had mild-to-moderate anemia, and 102 (11.6%) had severe anemia. The latter group had a higher prevalence of cardiovascular risk factors. Compared with patients without anemia, severe anemia was associated with a greater risk of VARC-2 efficacy endpoint (adjHR 1.71, 95% CI: 1.02–2.87, p =.04), all-cause death (adjHR 2.36, 95% CI: 1.31–4.26, p =.004) and a composite of death, MI or stroke (adjHR 1.88, 95% CI: 1.10–3.22, p =.02) at 1 year. Moreover, an increased risk of late mortality (adjHR 1.15, 95% CI: 1.02–1.30, p =.03) was observed with every 1 g/dl decrease in hemoglobin level. Conclusion: Severe anemia in females undergoing TAVI was independently associated with increased rates of VARC-2 efficacy endpoint and mortality at 1 year.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)E704-E715
JournalCatheterization and Cardiovascular Interventions
Volume97
Issue number5
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 1 Apr 2021

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