Effect of antecedent statin usage on conduction disturbances and arrhythmias after transcatheter aortic valve replacement.

Atrial fibrillation Conduction disturbances Statin Transcatheter aortic valve replacement

Journal

Cardiovascular revascularization medicine : including molecular interventions
ISSN: 1878-0938
Titre abrégé: Cardiovasc Revasc Med
Pays: United States
ID NLM: 101238551

Informations de publication

Date de publication:
27 Jul 2023
Historique:
received: 25 05 2023
revised: 25 07 2023
accepted: 26 07 2023
medline: 13 8 2023
pubmed: 13 8 2023
entrez: 12 8 2023
Statut: aheadofprint

Résumé

Post-transcatheter aortic valve replacement (TAVR) conduction disturbances and atrial fibrillation (AF) are associated with markedly worse short- and long-term prognosis. Statins have multiple pleotropic effects that may be beneficial in mitigating the risk of these procedural complications as has been found for various other cardiac procedures and surgeries. Data were retrospectively collected on consecutive patients in the Yale New Haven Health TAVR Registry who did not have a prior pacemaker, had at least 1 pre- and post-TAVR electrocardiogram, and did not have a change to their statin regimen during the index hospitalization. The primary endpoint was the composite of new pacemaker placement, new AF, and other new conduction disturbances evaluated at 7 days post-TAVR. Between, July 2012 and August 2019, 612 patients met inclusion criteria. Of these, 162 patients were not on antecedent statins, and 450 were (28 low-intensity, 225 moderate-intensity, and 197 high-intensity). After 1:1 propensity matching, 99 patients on moderate-/high-intensity statins were matched to 99 patients not on antecedent statins. At 7 days, there was no significant difference in the occurrence of the primary endpoint (57 % statin users vs 46 % non-statin users; p = 0.16). There was a trend toward increased conduction disturbances 7 days after TAVR in statin users (56 % vs 42 %; p = 0.07), but rates of AF (5 % vs 8 %; p = 0.39) and pacemaker placement (9 % vs 15 %; p = 0.20) were numerically lower in statin users. There was no significant difference in persistent conduction disturbances (21 % vs 18 %; p = 0.59). Statins do not appear to reduce the risk of post-TAVR AF or conduction abnormalities in this small retrospective study.

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BACKGROUND BACKGROUND
Post-transcatheter aortic valve replacement (TAVR) conduction disturbances and atrial fibrillation (AF) are associated with markedly worse short- and long-term prognosis. Statins have multiple pleotropic effects that may be beneficial in mitigating the risk of these procedural complications as has been found for various other cardiac procedures and surgeries.
METHODS METHODS
Data were retrospectively collected on consecutive patients in the Yale New Haven Health TAVR Registry who did not have a prior pacemaker, had at least 1 pre- and post-TAVR electrocardiogram, and did not have a change to their statin regimen during the index hospitalization. The primary endpoint was the composite of new pacemaker placement, new AF, and other new conduction disturbances evaluated at 7 days post-TAVR.
RESULTS RESULTS
Between, July 2012 and August 2019, 612 patients met inclusion criteria. Of these, 162 patients were not on antecedent statins, and 450 were (28 low-intensity, 225 moderate-intensity, and 197 high-intensity). After 1:1 propensity matching, 99 patients on moderate-/high-intensity statins were matched to 99 patients not on antecedent statins. At 7 days, there was no significant difference in the occurrence of the primary endpoint (57 % statin users vs 46 % non-statin users; p = 0.16). There was a trend toward increased conduction disturbances 7 days after TAVR in statin users (56 % vs 42 %; p = 0.07), but rates of AF (5 % vs 8 %; p = 0.39) and pacemaker placement (9 % vs 15 %; p = 0.20) were numerically lower in statin users. There was no significant difference in persistent conduction disturbances (21 % vs 18 %; p = 0.59).
CONCLUSIONS CONCLUSIONS
Statins do not appear to reduce the risk of post-TAVR AF or conduction abnormalities in this small retrospective study.

Identifiants

pubmed: 37573173
pii: S1553-8389(23)00747-9
doi: 10.1016/j.carrev.2023.07.022
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Types de publication

Journal Article

Langues

eng

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Copyright © 2023 Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.

Déclaration de conflit d'intérêts

Declaration of competing interest The authors have no relevant disclosures.

Auteurs

Tayyab Shah (T)

Yale School of Medicine, New Haven, CT, United States of America.

Rafael Maarek (R)

Yale School of Medicine, New Haven, CT, United States of America.

Claudia See (C)

Yale School of Medicine, New Haven, CT, United States of America.

Haocheng Huang (H)

Yale School of Medicine, New Haven, CT, United States of America.

Yanting Wang (Y)

Yale School of Medicine, New Haven, CT, United States of America.

Helen Parise (H)

Yale School of Medicine, New Haven, CT, United States of America.

John K Forrest (JK)

Yale School of Medicine, New Haven, CT, United States of America.

Alexandra J Lansky (AJ)

Yale School of Medicine, New Haven, CT, United States of America. Electronic address: alexandra.lansky@yale.edu.

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