Outcomes of Patients With Severe Chronic Lung Disease Who Are Undergoing Transcatheter Aortic Valve Replacement Rakesh M. Suri, MD, DPhil, Brian C. Gulack, MD, J. Matthew Brennan, MD, MPH, Vinod H. Thourani, MD, Dadi Dai, PhD, Alan Zajarias, MD, Kevin L. Greason, MD, Christina M. Vassileva, MD, Verghese Mathew, MD, Vuyisile T. Nkomo, MD, MPH, Michael J. Mack, MD, Charanjit S. Rihal, MD, Lars G. Svensson, MD, PhD, Rick A. Nishimura, MD, Patrick T. O’Gara, MD, David R. Holmes, MD The Annals of Thoracic Surgery Volume 100, Issue 6, Pages 2136-2146 (December 2015) DOI: 10.1016/j.athoracsur.2015.05.075 Copyright © 2015 The Society of Thoracic Surgeons Terms and Conditions
Fig 1 Consort diagram demonstrating development of the study population. (CLD = chronic lung disease; FFS = fee for service; TA = transapical; TAo = transaortic; TF = transfemoral.) The Annals of Thoracic Surgery 2015 100, 2136-2146DOI: (10.1016/j.athoracsur.2015.05.075) Copyright © 2015 The Society of Thoracic Surgeons Terms and Conditions
Fig 2 Cumulative incidence plot of (A) mortality and (B) rehospitalization for stroke after transcatheter aortic valve replacement by severity of chronic lung disease. Adjusted hazard ratios (HR) and 95% confidence intervals (CI) are included. The Annals of Thoracic Surgery 2015 100, 2136-2146DOI: (10.1016/j.athoracsur.2015.05.075) Copyright © 2015 The Society of Thoracic Surgeons Terms and Conditions
Fig 3 Cumulative incidence plots of (A) mortality and (B) rehospitalization for stroke among patients with severe chronic lung disease with either home oxygen (O2) use or pulmonary hypertension (HTN). The Annals of Thoracic Surgery 2015 100, 2136-2146DOI: (10.1016/j.athoracsur.2015.05.075) Copyright © 2015 The Society of Thoracic Surgeons Terms and Conditions
Fig 4 Mortality after transcatheter aortic valve replacement among patients with severe chronic lung disease by alternate access type (transapical [TA] versus transaortic [TAo]). Adjusted hazard ratios (HR) and 95% confidence intervals (CI) are included. The Annals of Thoracic Surgery 2015 100, 2136-2146DOI: (10.1016/j.athoracsur.2015.05.075) Copyright © 2015 The Society of Thoracic Surgeons Terms and Conditions