Coronary Artery Disease in Patients with Aortic Stenosis and Transcatheter Aortic Valve Implantation: Implications for Management

Aortic valve stenosis (AS) is the most common valvular heart disease among elderly patients. Since the pathophysiology of degenerative AS shares common pathways with atherosclerotic disease, the severity of AS in the elderly population is often concurrent to the presence of coronary artery disease (...

Full description

Saved in:
Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Antonio FB de Azevedo Filho, Tarso AD Accorsi, Henrique B Ribeiro
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Radcliffe Medical Media 2021-12-01
Series:European Cardiology Review
Online Access:https://www.ecrjournal.com/articleindex/ecr.2021.27
Tags: Add Tag
No Tags, Be the first to tag this record!
_version_ 1850111016408449024
author Antonio FB de Azevedo Filho
Tarso AD Accorsi
Henrique B Ribeiro
author_facet Antonio FB de Azevedo Filho
Tarso AD Accorsi
Henrique B Ribeiro
author_sort Antonio FB de Azevedo Filho
collection DOAJ
description Aortic valve stenosis (AS) is the most common valvular heart disease among elderly patients. Since the pathophysiology of degenerative AS shares common pathways with atherosclerotic disease, the severity of AS in the elderly population is often concurrent to the presence of coronary artery disease (CAD). Although surgical aortic valve replacement has been the standard treatment for severe AS, the high operative morbidity and mortality in complex and fragile patients was the trigger to develop less invasive techniques. Transcatheter aortic valve implantation (TAVI) has been posed as the standard of care for elderly patients with severe AS with various risk profiles, which has meant that the concomitant management of CAD has become a crucial issue in such patients. Given the lack of randomised controlled trials evaluating the management of CAD in TAVI patients, most of the recommendations are based on retrospective cohort studies so that the Heart Team approach – together with an assessment of multiple parameters including symptoms and clinical characteristics, invasive and non-invasive ischaemic burden and anatomy – are crucial for the proper management of these patients. This article provides a review of current knowledge about assessment and therapeutic approaches for CAD and severe AS in patients undergoing TAVI.
format Article
id doaj-art-57031d997a794159be51549c823d8594
institution OA Journals
issn 1758-3756
1758-3764
language English
publishDate 2021-12-01
publisher Radcliffe Medical Media
record_format Article
series European Cardiology Review
spelling doaj-art-57031d997a794159be51549c823d85942025-08-20T02:37:42ZengRadcliffe Medical MediaEuropean Cardiology Review1758-37561758-37642021-12-011610.15420/ecr.2021.27Coronary Artery Disease in Patients with Aortic Stenosis and Transcatheter Aortic Valve Implantation: Implications for ManagementAntonio FB de Azevedo Filho0Tarso AD Accorsi1Henrique B Ribeiro2Department of Valvular Heart Disease, Heart Institute (InCor), São Paulo, BrazilDepartment of Valvular Heart Disease, Heart Institute (InCor), São Paulo, Brazil; Samaritano Paulista Hospital, São Paulo, BrazilSamaritano Paulista Hospital, São Paulo, Brazil; Interventional Cardiology Department, Heart Institute (InCor), São Paulo, BrazilAortic valve stenosis (AS) is the most common valvular heart disease among elderly patients. Since the pathophysiology of degenerative AS shares common pathways with atherosclerotic disease, the severity of AS in the elderly population is often concurrent to the presence of coronary artery disease (CAD). Although surgical aortic valve replacement has been the standard treatment for severe AS, the high operative morbidity and mortality in complex and fragile patients was the trigger to develop less invasive techniques. Transcatheter aortic valve implantation (TAVI) has been posed as the standard of care for elderly patients with severe AS with various risk profiles, which has meant that the concomitant management of CAD has become a crucial issue in such patients. Given the lack of randomised controlled trials evaluating the management of CAD in TAVI patients, most of the recommendations are based on retrospective cohort studies so that the Heart Team approach – together with an assessment of multiple parameters including symptoms and clinical characteristics, invasive and non-invasive ischaemic burden and anatomy – are crucial for the proper management of these patients. This article provides a review of current knowledge about assessment and therapeutic approaches for CAD and severe AS in patients undergoing TAVI.https://www.ecrjournal.com/articleindex/ecr.2021.27
spellingShingle Antonio FB de Azevedo Filho
Tarso AD Accorsi
Henrique B Ribeiro
Coronary Artery Disease in Patients with Aortic Stenosis and Transcatheter Aortic Valve Implantation: Implications for Management
European Cardiology Review
title Coronary Artery Disease in Patients with Aortic Stenosis and Transcatheter Aortic Valve Implantation: Implications for Management
title_full Coronary Artery Disease in Patients with Aortic Stenosis and Transcatheter Aortic Valve Implantation: Implications for Management
title_fullStr Coronary Artery Disease in Patients with Aortic Stenosis and Transcatheter Aortic Valve Implantation: Implications for Management
title_full_unstemmed Coronary Artery Disease in Patients with Aortic Stenosis and Transcatheter Aortic Valve Implantation: Implications for Management
title_short Coronary Artery Disease in Patients with Aortic Stenosis and Transcatheter Aortic Valve Implantation: Implications for Management
title_sort coronary artery disease in patients with aortic stenosis and transcatheter aortic valve implantation implications for management
url https://www.ecrjournal.com/articleindex/ecr.2021.27
work_keys_str_mv AT antoniofbdeazevedofilho coronaryarterydiseaseinpatientswithaorticstenosisandtranscatheteraorticvalveimplantationimplicationsformanagement
AT tarsoadaccorsi coronaryarterydiseaseinpatientswithaorticstenosisandtranscatheteraorticvalveimplantationimplicationsformanagement
AT henriquebribeiro coronaryarterydiseaseinpatientswithaorticstenosisandtranscatheteraorticvalveimplantationimplicationsformanagement