The effect of stent and decalcification on mitral annular motion after aortic valve replacement

Objective The purpose of this study was to evaluate the changes in mitral annular motion after surgery in patients with aortic stenosis. Methods Patients receiving Edwards (Edwards) valves were included in the study. Echocardiographic findings were compared among the three treatments postoperatively, at discharge, and at 1 year after the surgery. Mitral annular motion was evaluated by e prime, using tissue doppler imaging. Results There were 111 patients receiving Inspiris, 30 patients receiving Intuity and 241 patients receiving Sapien 3. The patients receiving Sapien 3 were significantly older, (Inspiris: 71 +/- 6.7 years vs. Intuity: 75 +/- 5.2 years vs. Sapien 3: 84 +/- 5.1 years, p < .001), and prevalence of hemodialysis were significantly higher in patients receiving Intuity (Inspiris: 11.7% vs. Intuity: 46.7% vs. Sapien 3: 0.0%, p < .001). There was a significant improvement in mean pressure gradient in all groups (Inspiris: 55 +/- 21.2-13 +/- 5.2 mmHg, p < .001; Intuity: 48 +/- 17.6-12 +/- 4.9 mmHg, p < .001, Sapien 3: 55 +/- 16.6-14 +/- 5.2 mmHg, p < .001). Decalcification was associated with increase in e prime after surgery (no decalcification: 0.10 +/- 1.280 cm/s vs. decalcification: 0.68 +/- 1.405 cm/s, p < .001) Further, existence of stent was associated with less increase in e prime after surgery (no stent: 0.83 +/- 1.210 cm/s vs. stent: 0.10 +/- 1.356; p < .001). Multivariate analysis showed that existence of stent but not decalcification of the aortic valve was independently associated with changes in e prime after surgery (beta: -.4679, 95% confidence interval: -0.93389 to -0.00200, p = .049). Conclusions Although improvement in pressure gradient was achieved in all treatments, existence of stent inhibited mitral annular motion after surgery.