In:
Cardiology, S. Karger AG, Vol. 126, No. 1 ( 2013), p. 15-23
Kurzfassung:
〈 b 〉 〈 i 〉 Objectives: 〈 /i 〉 〈 /b 〉 In the evaluation of patients considered for transcatheter aortic valve implantation (TAVI), the EuroScore II might be superior to established risk scores. 〈 b 〉 〈 i 〉 Methods: 〈 /i 〉 〈 /b 〉 We assessed the performance of the EuroScore II in predicting mortality in a cohort of 350 TAVI patients. 〈 b 〉 〈 i 〉 Results: 〈 /i 〉 〈 /b 〉 The EuroScore II and the logistic EuroScore were higher in nonsurvivors compared to survivors at 30 days (12.6 ± 1.8 vs. 7.5 ± 0.3%, p 〈 0.001 for EuroScore II, and 27.7 ± 2.8 vs. 22.1 ± 0.8%, p = 0.04 for logistic EuroScore), while the STS-PROM score did not differ (7.3 ± 0.8 vs. 6.4 ± 0.3%, p = 0.09). The area under the curve (AUC) was 0.70 for the EuroScore II, 0.61 for the logistic EuroScore and 0.59 for the STS-PROM score for predicting 30-day mortality. Based on the estimated 30-day mortality risk, 3 risk groups were identified, a low-risk (EuroScore II ≤4%, 30-day mortality 1.2%), an intermediate-risk (EuroScore II between 4% and 9%, 30-day mortality 8.6%) and a high-risk group (EuroScore II 〉 9%, 30-day mortality, 17.1%; p = 0.03). Regarding cumulative mortality, the AUC was 0.67 for the EuroScore II, 0.62 for the logistic EuroScore and 0.55 for the STS-PROM score for predicting mortality at total follow-up. 〈 b 〉 〈 i 〉 Conclusions: 〈 /i 〉 〈 /b 〉 In this patient cohort, the EuroScore II performed best in predicting short- and long-term mortality.
Materialart:
Online-Ressource
ISSN:
0008-6312
,
1421-9751
Sprache:
Englisch
Verlag:
S. Karger AG
Publikationsdatum:
2013
ZDB Id:
1482041-9