Aortic stenosis general approach
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Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1]; Associate Editor-In-Chief: Mohammed A. Sbeih, M.D. [2]; Sabawoon Mirwais, M.B.B.S, M.D.[3]; Rim Halaby; Usama Talib, BSc, MD [4]; Arooj Naz, M.B.B.S
Overview
Once a patient with aortic stenosis becomes symptomatic, aortic valve replacement should be performed as long as the patient can tolerate surgery and has no co-morbidities. If severe left ventricular dysfunction is present in the setting of aortic stenosis, it is of utmost importance to differentiate between true severe aortic stenosis and pseudo-severe aortic stenosis as these two entities have different pathophysiologies and different outcomes after aortic valve replacement.[1] Medical therapy reduces symptoms but does not prolong life. If a patient has extensive co-morbidities, transcatheter aortic valve implantation can be considered. Aortic valvuloplasty can be considered in those patients who are too sick for surgery or transcatheter aortic valve implantation.[2]
General Approach
The general approach to treating Aortic Valve Stenosis has the following important aspects.[3]
- The normal aortic valve has an orifice area of 4 cm2. Aortic stenosis is a progressive pathology that becomes usually symptomatic when the area decreases to 1 cm2. Once symptomatic, the most effective treatment for aortic stenosis is aortic valve replacement. Almost all symptomatic patients should undergo aortic valve replacement. One important exception is in the case of severe aortic stenosis with ventricle dysfunction where extensive testing should be done to differentiate between true severe aortic stenosis and pseudo-severe aortic stenosis. Patients with true severe low flow low gradient aortic stenosis benefit from aortic valve replacement, whereas patients with pseudo-severe low flow low gradient aortic stenosis might not benefit from aortic valve replacement and have higher operative mortality.
- Asymptomatic patients should be followed up yearly for any new onset of symptoms. No treatment has been proven to delay the progression of aortic stenosis. Follow up with an echocardiography should be done every 1, 3, 5 years in severe, moderate and mild aortic stenosis respectively.[4]
- Patients undergoing aortic valve replacement and having co-existing multi-vessel coronary artery disease should have concomitantly CABG.[5]
Shown below is an algorithm summarizing the management of symptomatic and asymptomatic patients with aortic stenosis and the indications for AVR. If the patient does not meet any of the decision pathways in the algorithm, regular monitoring is recommended and AVR is not indicated.[5][6]
Abbreviations: AVR: Aortic valve replacement; LVEF: Left ventricular ejection fraction; ΔPmean: mean pressure gradient; Vmax: maximum velocity
Abnormal aortic valve AND Reduction in systolic opening | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Severe aortic stenosis: Vmax≥4m/s AND ΔPmean≥40 mmHg | Vmax3-3.9 m/s AND ΔPmean20-39 mmHg | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Is the patient symptomatic? | Is the patient symptomatic? | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Yes (Stage D1) | No (Stage C) | Yes | No (Stage B) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
LVEF <50% (Stage C2) | Is LVEF <50%? | The patient is undergoing another cardiac surgery | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
The patient is undergoing another cardiac surgery | Yes | No | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Vmax≥5m/s AND ΔPmean≥60 mmHg (Very severe stage C1) AND Low surgical risk | Dobutamine stress echocardiography: Aortic valve area ≤1 cm2 AND Vmax≥4 ms (Stage D2) | Aortic valve area ≤1 cm2 AND LVEF ≥50% (Stage D3) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Abnormal exercise treadmill test | The symptoms are likely the result of the aortic stenosis | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
ΔVmax>0.3 m/s/y AND Low surgical risk | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
AVR (Class I) | AVR (Class IIa) | AVR (Class IIb) | AVR (Class IIa) | AVR (Class IIa) | AVR (Class IIa) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Shown below is an algorithm summarizing the approach to patients with low flow, low gradient aortic stenosis.[1]
Abbreviations: AVR: Aortic valve replacement; EOA: Effective orifice area; ΔPmean: mean pressure gradient
Ultrasound evaluation of aortic stenosis Effective orifice area (EOA)≤ 1 cm2 Pressure gradient (ΔP)<40 mmHg | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Low grade low flow aortic stenosis | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Normal left ventricular ejection fraction | Left ventricular ejection fraction≤ 40-50%[6] | ||||||||||||||||||||||
No specific recommendations: - Surgical AVR, or - Transcather AVR, or - Medical treatment | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Dobutamine stress test | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Increase in stroke volume by ≥ 20% | Increase in stroke volume by <20% | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Presence of left ventricular flow reserve | Absence of left ventricular flow reserve | ||||||||||||||||||||||
ΔP≥40 EOA<1-1.2 | ΔP<40 EOA≥1-1.2 | EOA<1-1.2 | |||||||||||||||||||||
True severe aortic stenosis | Pseudo-severe aortic stenosis | True severe aortic stenosis | |||||||||||||||||||||
Surgical AVR with/without CABG | Medical treatment Close follow up | Transcather AVR | |||||||||||||||||||||
Available Therapeutic Options
Following are some of the available therapeutic options for Aortic Stenosis.[3][7]
- Aortic stenosis surgery via aortic valve replacement
- Transcatheter aortic valve implantation
- Percutaneous aortic balloon valvotomy (PABV) or aortic valvuloplasty
- Medical management
ESC/EACTS Guidelines
Indications for Intervention in Aortic Stenosis and Recommendations for the Choice of Intervention Mode[8]
Symptomatic Aortic Stenosis | Class of Recommendation | Level of Evidence |
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Intervention is indicated in symptomatic patients with severe, high-gradient aortic stenosis (mean gradient ≥ 40 mmHg or peak velocity ≥ 4.0 m/s)[9][10][11] and valve area <1.0 cm² (or <0.6 cm²/m²)[12] | I | B |
Intervention is indicated in symptomatic patients with severe low-flow (SVi <35 mL/m²), low-gradient (< 40 mmHg) aortic stenosis with reduced ejection fraction (<50%) and evidence of flow (contractile) reserve excluding pseudosevere aortic stenosis | I | B |
Intervention should be considered in symptomatic patients with low-flow, low-gradient (< 40 mmHg) aortic stenosis with normal ejection fraction after careful confirmation of severe aortic stenosis | IIa | C |
Intervention should be considered in symptomatic patients with low-flow, low-gradient aortic stenosis and reduced ejection fraction without flow (contractile) reserve, particularly when CT calcium scoring confirms severe aortic stenosis | IIa | C |
Intervention should not be performed in patients with severe comorbidities when the intervention is unlikely to improve quality of life or survival >1 year | III | C |
Choice of Intervention in Symptomatic Aortic Stenosis | ||
Aortic valve interventions must be performed in Heart Valve Centres that declare their local expertise and outcomes data, have active interventional cardiology and cardiac surgical programmes on site, and a structured collaborative Heart Team approach[13] | I | C |
The choice between surgical and transcatheterintervention must be based upon careful evaluation of clinical, anatomical, and procedural factors by the Heart Team, weighing the risks and benefits of each approach for an individual patient. The Heart Team recommendation
should be discussed with the patient who can then make an informed treatment choice[13] |
I | C |
SAVR is recommended in younger patients who are low risk for surgery (<75 years and STS-PROM/EuroSCORE II <4%), or in patients
who are operable and unsuitable for transfemoral TAVI[13] |
I | B |
TAVI is recommended in older patients (>75 years), or in those who are high risk (STS- PROM/EuroSCORE Il >8%) or unsuitable for surgery[9][14][13] | I | A |
SAVR or TAVI are recommended for remaining patients according to individual clinical, anatomical, and procedural characteristics.[13] In patients who are at increased surgical risk (STS or EuroSCORE II ≥ 4% or logistic EuroSCORE I ≥ 10%b or other risk factors not included in these scores such as frailty, porcelain aorta, sequelae of chest radiation), the decision between SAVR and TAVR should be made by the Heart Team according to the individual patient characteristics, with TAVR being favored in elderly patients suitable for transfemoral access[9][14][15][16][17][18][19][20][21][22] | I | B |
Non-transfemoral TAVI may be considered in patients who are inoperable and unsuitable for transfemoral TAVI[23] | IIb | C |
Balloon aortic valvotomy may be considered as a bridge to SAVR or TAVI in hemodynamically unstable patients and (if feasible) in those with severe aortic stenosis who require urgent higher risk NCS[24] | IIb | C |
Asymptomatic Patients With Severe Aortic Stenosis (Refers Only to Patients Eligible for Surgical Valve Replacement) | ||
Intervention is recommended in asymptomatic patients with severe aortic stenosis and systolic LV dysfunction (LVEF <50%) without another cause[25] | I | B |
Intervention is recommended in asymptomatic patients with severe aortic stenosis and demonstrable symptoms on exercise testing | I | C |
Intervention should be considered in asymptomatic patients with severe aortic stenosis and systolic LV dysfunction (LVEF <55%) without
another cause[26] |
IIa | B |
Intervention should be considered in asymptomatic patients with severe aortic stenosis and a sustained fall in BP (>20 mmHg) during exercise testing[27] | IIa | C |
Intervention should be considered in asymptomatic patients with LVEF >55% and a normal exercise test if the procedural risk is low and one of the following parameters is present:[28]
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IIa | B |
Concomitant Aortic Valve Surgery at the Time of Other Cardiac/Ascending Aorta Surgery | ||
SAVR is recommended in patients with severe aortic stenosis undergoing CABG or surgical intervention on the ascending aorta or another valve[29] | I | C |
SAVR should be considered in patients with moderate aortic stenosis" undergoing CABG or surgical intervention on the ascending aorta or another valve after Heart Team discussion[30] | IIa | C |
BNP = B-type natriuretic peptide; CABG = coronary artery bypass grafting; CT = computed tomography; EuroSCORE = European System for Cardiac Operative Risk Evaluation; LV = left ventricular; LVEF = left ventricular ejection fraction; SAVR = surgical aortic valve replacement; STS = Society of Thoracic Surgeons; TAVR = transcatheter aortic valve replacement; Vmax = peak transvalvular velocity
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