SURgical vs. PERcutaneous ACCESS in Transfemoral Transcatheter Aortic Valve Implantation (SU-PER-ACCESS Study)

Antonio Giovanni Cammardella*, Marco Russo, Michele Di Mauro, Claudia Romagnoni, Fabrizio Ceresa, Francesco Patanè, Guido Gelpi, Francesco Pollari, Fabio Barili, Alessandro Parolari, Federico Ranocchi, Italian Group for Research and Outcomes in Cardiac Surgery (GIROC) of the Italian Society for Cardiac Surgery (SICCH)

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Abstract

Background: The transfemoral (TF) approach is the most common route in TAVI, but it is still associated with a risk of bleeding and vascular complications. The aim of this study was to compare the clinical outcomes between surgical cut-down (SC) and percutaneous (PC) approach. (2) Methods: Between January 2018 and June 2022, 774 patients underwent a transfemoral TAVI procedure. After propensity matching, 323 patients underwent TAVI in each group. (3) Results: In the matched population, 15 patients (4.6%) in the SC group vs. 34 patients in the PC group (11%) experienced minor vascular complications (p = 0.02), while no difference for major vascular complication (1.5% vs. 1.9%) were reported. The rate of minor bleeding events was higher in the percutaneous group (11% vs. 3.1%, p <.001). The SC group experienced a higher rate of non-vascular-related access complications (minor 8% vs. 1.2%; major 2.2% vs. 1.2%; p < 0.001). (4) Conclusions: SC for TF-TAVI did not alter the mortality rate at 30 days and was associated with reduced minor vascular complication and bleeding. PC showed a lower rate of non-vascular-related access complications and a lower length of stay. The specific approach should be tailored to the patient’s clinical characteristics.

Original languageEnglish
Article number4471
Number of pages11
JournalJournal of Clinical Medicine
Volume13
Issue number15
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 30 Jul 2024

Keywords

  • TAVI
  • transfemoral
  • vascular access
  • vascular closure devices (VCD)
  • vascular complications

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