Cause of Death After Surgical Aortic Valve Replacement: SWEDEHEART Observational Study

Background Prior studies showed that life expectancy in patients who underwent surgical aortic valve replacement (AVR) was lower than in the general population. Explanations for this shorter life expectancy are unknown. The aim of this nationwide, observational cohort study was to investigate the ca...

Descripción completa

Guardado en:
Detalles Bibliográficos
Autores principales: Natalie Glaser, Michael Persson, Anders Franco‐Cereceda, Ulrik Sartipy
Formato: article
Lenguaje:EN
Publicado: Wiley 2021
Materias:
Acceso en línea:https://doaj.org/article/b453d88dfbb54a0f9c13f093d0ffeb63
Etiquetas: Agregar Etiqueta
Sin Etiquetas, Sea el primero en etiquetar este registro!
id oai:doaj.org-article:b453d88dfbb54a0f9c13f093d0ffeb63
record_format dspace
spelling oai:doaj.org-article:b453d88dfbb54a0f9c13f093d0ffeb632021-11-16T10:22:43ZCause of Death After Surgical Aortic Valve Replacement: SWEDEHEART Observational Study10.1161/JAHA.121.0226272047-9980https://doaj.org/article/b453d88dfbb54a0f9c13f093d0ffeb632021-11-01T00:00:00Zhttps://www.ahajournals.org/doi/10.1161/JAHA.121.022627https://doaj.org/toc/2047-9980Background Prior studies showed that life expectancy in patients who underwent surgical aortic valve replacement (AVR) was lower than in the general population. Explanations for this shorter life expectancy are unknown. The aim of this nationwide, observational cohort study was to investigate the cause‐specific death following surgical AVR. Methods and Results We included 33 018 patients who underwent primary surgical AVR in Sweden between 1997 and 2018, with or without coronary artery bypass grafting. The SWEDEHEART (Swedish Web‐System for Enhancement and Development of Evidence‐Based Care in Heart Disease Evaluated According to Recommended Therapies) register and other national health‐data registers were used to obtain and characterize the study cohort and to identify causes of death, categorized as cardiovascular mortality, cancer mortality, or other causes of death. The relative risks for cause‐specific mortality in patients who underwent AVR compared with the general population are presented as standardized mortality ratios. During a mean follow‐up period of 7.3 years (maximum 22.0 years), 14 237 (43%) patients died. The cumulative incidence of death from cardiovascular, cancer‐related, or other causes was 23.5%, 8.3%, and 11.6%, respectively, at 10 years, and 42.8%, 12.8%, and 23.8%, respectively, at 20 years. Standardized mortality ratios for cardiovascular, cancer‐related, and other causes of death were 1.79 (95% CI, 1.75–1.83), 1.00 (95% CI, 0.97–1.04), and 1.08 (95% CI, 1.05–1.12), respectively. Conclusions We found that life expectancy following AVR was lower than in the general population. Lower survival after AVR was explained by an increased relative risk of cardiovascular death. Future studies should focus on the role of earlier surgery in patients with asymptomatic aortic stenosis and on optimizing treatment and follow‐up after AVR. Registration URL: https://www.clinicaltrials.gov; Unique identifier: NCT02276950.Natalie GlaserMichael PerssonAnders Franco‐CerecedaUlrik SartipyWileyarticleaortic valve replacementcardiac surgerycause of deathlife expectancyDiseases of the circulatory (Cardiovascular) systemRC666-701ENJournal of the American Heart Association: Cardiovascular and Cerebrovascular Disease, Vol 10, Iss 22 (2021)
institution DOAJ
collection DOAJ
language EN
topic aortic valve replacement
cardiac surgery
cause of death
life expectancy
Diseases of the circulatory (Cardiovascular) system
RC666-701
spellingShingle aortic valve replacement
cardiac surgery
cause of death
life expectancy
Diseases of the circulatory (Cardiovascular) system
RC666-701
Natalie Glaser
Michael Persson
Anders Franco‐Cereceda
Ulrik Sartipy
Cause of Death After Surgical Aortic Valve Replacement: SWEDEHEART Observational Study
description Background Prior studies showed that life expectancy in patients who underwent surgical aortic valve replacement (AVR) was lower than in the general population. Explanations for this shorter life expectancy are unknown. The aim of this nationwide, observational cohort study was to investigate the cause‐specific death following surgical AVR. Methods and Results We included 33 018 patients who underwent primary surgical AVR in Sweden between 1997 and 2018, with or without coronary artery bypass grafting. The SWEDEHEART (Swedish Web‐System for Enhancement and Development of Evidence‐Based Care in Heart Disease Evaluated According to Recommended Therapies) register and other national health‐data registers were used to obtain and characterize the study cohort and to identify causes of death, categorized as cardiovascular mortality, cancer mortality, or other causes of death. The relative risks for cause‐specific mortality in patients who underwent AVR compared with the general population are presented as standardized mortality ratios. During a mean follow‐up period of 7.3 years (maximum 22.0 years), 14 237 (43%) patients died. The cumulative incidence of death from cardiovascular, cancer‐related, or other causes was 23.5%, 8.3%, and 11.6%, respectively, at 10 years, and 42.8%, 12.8%, and 23.8%, respectively, at 20 years. Standardized mortality ratios for cardiovascular, cancer‐related, and other causes of death were 1.79 (95% CI, 1.75–1.83), 1.00 (95% CI, 0.97–1.04), and 1.08 (95% CI, 1.05–1.12), respectively. Conclusions We found that life expectancy following AVR was lower than in the general population. Lower survival after AVR was explained by an increased relative risk of cardiovascular death. Future studies should focus on the role of earlier surgery in patients with asymptomatic aortic stenosis and on optimizing treatment and follow‐up after AVR. Registration URL: https://www.clinicaltrials.gov; Unique identifier: NCT02276950.
format article
author Natalie Glaser
Michael Persson
Anders Franco‐Cereceda
Ulrik Sartipy
author_facet Natalie Glaser
Michael Persson
Anders Franco‐Cereceda
Ulrik Sartipy
author_sort Natalie Glaser
title Cause of Death After Surgical Aortic Valve Replacement: SWEDEHEART Observational Study
title_short Cause of Death After Surgical Aortic Valve Replacement: SWEDEHEART Observational Study
title_full Cause of Death After Surgical Aortic Valve Replacement: SWEDEHEART Observational Study
title_fullStr Cause of Death After Surgical Aortic Valve Replacement: SWEDEHEART Observational Study
title_full_unstemmed Cause of Death After Surgical Aortic Valve Replacement: SWEDEHEART Observational Study
title_sort cause of death after surgical aortic valve replacement: swedeheart observational study
publisher Wiley
publishDate 2021
url https://doaj.org/article/b453d88dfbb54a0f9c13f093d0ffeb63
work_keys_str_mv AT natalieglaser causeofdeathaftersurgicalaorticvalvereplacementswedeheartobservationalstudy
AT michaelpersson causeofdeathaftersurgicalaorticvalvereplacementswedeheartobservationalstudy
AT andersfrancocereceda causeofdeathaftersurgicalaorticvalvereplacementswedeheartobservationalstudy
AT ulriksartipy causeofdeathaftersurgicalaorticvalvereplacementswedeheartobservationalstudy
_version_ 1718426569844719616