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ABSTRACT:
Methods: A standardized exercise test was performed in patients with severe aortic stenosis the day before TAVI and within 5 days thereafter. The main study endpoint was the workload achieved during a 5-minute standardized exercise test. Using electrical cardiometry and near-infrared spectroscopy, we explored and compared the changes in cardiac index (CI), as well as muscular and cerebral tissue oximetry, during the 2 exercise tests.
Results: Thirty patients completed the study protocol. Compared with the pre-TAVI period, patients achieved a higher median workload after TAVI (316 Joules [interquartile range {IQR}: 169-494] vs 190 Joules [IQR: 131-301], P = 0.002). Baseline CI increased from 2.5 l/min per m2 (IQR: 2.1-2.9) to 2.9 l/min per m2 (IQR: 2.5-3.2; P = 0.009), whereas CI at the end of the exercise test increased from 4.5 l/min per m2 (IQR: 3.4-5.3) to 4.7 l/min per m2 (3.4-6.4; P = 0.019). At the end of the exercise test, cerebral tissue oximetry increased from 70% (IQR: 65-72) to 74% (IQR: 66-78), and muscle tissue oximetry increased from 62% (IQR: 58-65) to 71% (65-74; P = 0.046 and P < 0.001, respectively).
Conclusions: Early improvement of exercise capacity after TAVI is associated with increased CI and better oxygen utilization in the brain and skeletal muscles.
SUBMITTER: Suppan M
PROVIDER: S-EPMC7710946 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Nov
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Suppan Mélanie M Barcelos Gleicy G Luise Stéphane S Diaper John J Frei Angela A Ellenberger Christoph C Adamopoulos Dionysios D Noble Stéphane S Licker Marc M
CJC open 20200617 6
<h4>Background</h4>Transcatheter aortic valve implantation (TAVI) represents an effective therapeutic procedure, particularly in patients with severe aortic stenosis. We hypothesized that the decreased afterload induced by TAVI would improve exercise capacity by enhancing oxygen uptake in working muscles.<h4>Methods</h4>A standardized exercise test was performed in patients with severe aortic stenosis the day before TAVI and within 5 days thereafter. The main study endpoint was the workload achi ...[more]