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Table 4 Device Success, Outcome and Safety according to VARC-2

From: The safety of introducing a new generation TAVR device: one departments experience from introducing a second generation repositionable TAVR

 

Lotus (n = 53)

Sapien (n = 47)

p-value

Device Success (n = 54 for Lotus)a

98.1% (53)

91.5% (43)

0.1809

 Absence of procedural mortality

100% (54)

97.9% (46)

0.4653

 Correct positioning of single valve in correct anatomical position

98.1% (53)

97.9% (46)

1.0000

 Intended performance of prosthetic heart valve

100% (54)

95.7% (45)

0.2141

Early safety at 30 days

96.2% (51)

89.4% (42)

0.2486

 All-cause mortality

3.8% (2)

10.6% (5)

0.2486

 All stroke

9.4% (5)

0% (0)

0.0585

 Life-threatening bleeding

1.9% (1)

10.6% (5)

0.0965

 Acute kidney injury stage I

1.9% (1)

14.9% (7)

0.0244

 Acute kidney injury stage II

1.9% (1)

0% (0)

1.0000

 Coronary artery obstruction requiring intervention

0% (0)

2.1% (1)

0.4700

 Major vascular complication

1.9% (1)

6.4% (3)

0.4968

 Valve-related dysfunction requiring repeat procedure

0% (0)

0% (0)

 

Clinical efficacy at 30 days

 Mortality

3.8% (2)

10.6% (5)

0.2486

 All stroke

9.4% (5)

0% (0)

0.0585

 Major stroke

3.8% (2)

0% (0)

0.4968

 Rehospitalization for valve-related symptoms

1.9% (1)

6.4% (3)

0.3393

 Valve endocarditis

0% (0)

0% (0)

 

 Valve related dysfunction

0% (0)

4.3% (2)

0.2184

  1. Device Success, Outcome and Safety according to VARC-2. aFor Device success all implantations For Lotus (n = 54) are reported, but for 30-day outcome all patients are reported (n = 53)