RT Journal Article
T1 The Learning Curve and Annual Procedure Volume Standards for Optimum Outcomes of Transcatheter Aortic Valve Replacement: Findings From an International Registry.
A1 Wassef, Anthony W A
A1 Rodes-Cabau, Josep
A1 Liu, Yaqing
A1 Webb, John G
A1 Barbanti, Marco
A1 Muñoz-García, Antonio J
A1 Tamburino, Corrado
A1 Dager, Antonio E
A1 Serra, Vicenç
A1 Amat-Santos, Ignacio J
A1 Alonso Briales, Juan H
A1 San Roman, Alberto
A1 Urena, Marina
A1 Himbert, Dominique
A1 Nombela-Franco, Lius
A1 Abizaid, Alexandre
A1 de Brito, Fabio S
A1 Ribeiro, Henrique B
A1 Ruel, Marc
A1 Lima, Valter C
A1 Nietlispach, Fabian
A1 Cheema, Asim N
K1 learning curve
K1 transcatheter aortic valve replacement
K1 volume-outcome relationship
AB The authors aimed to determine the procedural learning curve and minimum annual institutional volumes associated with optimum clinical outcomes for transcatheter aortic valve replacement (TAVR). Transcatheter aortic valve replacement (TAVR) is a complex procedure requiring significant training and experience for successful outcome. Despite increasing use of TAVR across institutions, limited information is available for its learning curve characteristics and minimum annual volumes required to optimize clinical outcomes. The study collected data for patients at 16 centers participating in the international TAVR registry since initiation of the respective TAVR program. All cases were chronologically ordered into initial (1 to 75), early (76 to 150), intermediate (151 to 225), high (226 to 300), and very high (>300) experience operators for TAVR learning curve characterization. In addition, participating institutions were stratified by annual TAVR case volume into low-volume (300) experience operators for TAVR learning curve characterization. In addition, participating institutions were stratified by annual TAVR case volume into low-volume (100) groups for comparative analysis. Procedural and 30-day clinical outcomes were collected and multivariate regression analysis performed for 30-day mortality and the early safety endpoint. A total of 3,403 patients comprised the study population. On multivariate analysis, all-cause mortality was significantly higher for initial (odds ratio [OR]: 3.83; 95% confidence interval [CI]: 1.93 to 7.60), early (OR: 2.41; 95% CI: 1.51 to 5.03), and intermediate (OR: 2.53; 95% CI: 1.19 to 5.40) experience groups compared with the very high experience operators. In addition, the early safety endpoint was significantly worse for all experience groups compared with the very high experience operators. Low annual volume ( TAVR procedures display important learning curve characteristics with both greater procedural safety and a lower mortality when performed by experienced operators. In addition, TAVR performed at low annual volume (
YR 2018
FD 2018
LK http://hdl.handle.net/10668/12915
UL http://hdl.handle.net/10668/12915
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RD Apr 10, 2025