Impact of baseline cigarette smoking status on clinical outcome after transcatheter aortic valve replacement

Masieh Abawi, Lennart van Gils, Pierfrancesco Agostoni, Nicolas M. van Mieghem, Nynke H. M. Kooistra, Charlotte S. van Dongen, Romy C. van Jaarsveld, Peter P. T. de Jaegere, Pieter A. F. M. Doevendans, Pieter R. Stella

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Abstract

OBJECTIVES: To explore the prevalence of smoking, and its association with clinical and mortality outcome among patients undergoing transcatheter aortic valve replacement (TAVR).

BACKGROUND: Less data exist regarding the effect of baseline smoking status on clinical and mortality outcome among patients undergoing TAVR.

METHODS: Consecutive patients who underwent TAVR at two high volume Dutch centers were included. Smoking status was prospectively questioned by a structured interview at admission. Primary endpoint was 1-year all-cause mortality after TAVR.

RESULTS: A total of 913 consecutive patients (80.1 ± 7.6 years; logistic EuroSCORE: 16.5 ± 9.9%) who underwent TAVR for severe aortic valve stenosis were included. There were 47% (n = 432) males, and 57% (n = 522) never-smokers, and 35% (n = 317) prior-smokers, and 8% (n = 74) current-smokers. Smokers (i.e., prior-smokers or current-smokers) were younger compared to never-smokers (78.9 ± 7.9 and 76.4 ± 8.0 vs. 81.3 ± 7.1, P < 0.000, respectively). Median follow-up time was 365 (interquartile range [IQR]: 280-365) days. Overall, prior-smoking was not associated with all-cause mortality at 1-year following TAVR (hazard ratio [HR] 0.83, 95% confidence interval [CI] 0.55-1.23). After stratification according to sex, male prior-smokers showed better 1-year survival after TAVR than male never-smokers (12% vs. 20%; P = 0.018, respectively, HR 0.52, 95% CI 0.29-0.89), while this reversed effect was not observed among female prior-smokers versus female never-smokers after TAVR (HR 1.70, 95% CI 0.95-3.05).

CONCLUSIONS: Overall, baseline prior-smokers had similar 1-year mortality outcome after TAVR compared with baseline never-smokers. However, there was a reversed association between baseline prior-smoking status and 1-year mortality after TAVR among males, which could partially be explained due to the favorable baseline characteristics.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)795-805
Number of pages11
JournalCatheterization and Cardiovascular Interventions
Volume94
Issue number6
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 15 Nov 2019

Keywords

  • TAVR
  • mortality
  • paradox
  • smoking

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