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    Armijo, Germán; Tang, Gilbert H.L; Kooistra, Nynke; Ferreira-Neto, Alfredo Nunes; Toggweiler, Stefan; Amat-Santos, Ignacio J; Keller, Lukas S; Urena, Marina; Ahmad, Hasan; Tafur Soto, Jose; Muñoz-Garcia, Erika; Regueiro, Ander; Leenders, Geert E; Tirado-Conte, Gabriela; Sengupta, Aditya; McInerney, Angela; Couture, Thomas; Cuevas Herreros, Oscar; Rodriguez-Gabella, Tania; Kini, Annapoorna; Ahmed, Mohammed; Zaid, Syed; Gonzalo, Nieves; Nuñez-Gil, Ivan J; Muñoz-Garcia, Antonio J; Jimenez-Quevedo, Pilar; Fernández-Ortiz, Antonio; Himbert, Dominique; Nietlispach, Fabian; Stella, Pieter; Dangas, George D; Escaned, Javier; Macaya, Carlos; Rodés-Cabau, Josep; Nombela-Franco, Luis

    Circulation. Cardiovascular interventions, 2020-August, 2020-08-00, 20200801, Volume: 13, Issue: 8
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    BACKGROUND:Currently, 2 third-generation transcatheter valves, 29-mm Sapien-3 and 34-mm Evolut-R (ER), are indicated for large sized aortic annuli. We analyzed short and 1-year performance of these valves in patients with large (area ≥575 mm or perimeter ≥85 mm) and extra-large (≥683 mm or ≥94.2 mm) aortic annuli undergoing transcatheter aortic valve replacement. METHODS:A total of 833 patients across 12 centers with symptomatic aortic stenosis and large aortic annuli underwent transcatheter aortic valve replacement with 29-mm Sapien-3 (n=640) or 34-mm ER (n=193). Clinical, anatomic, and procedural characteristics were collected, and Valve Academic Research Consortium-2 outcomes were reported. RESULTS:Median aortic annulus area and perimeter were 617 mm (591–657) and 89.1 mm (87.0–92.1), respectively (704 mm 689–743 and 96.0 mm 94.5–97.9 in the subgroup of 124 patients with extra-large annuli). Overall device success was 94.3% (Sapien-3, 95.8% and ER, 89.3%; P=0.001), with a higher rate of significant paravalvular leak (P=0.004), second valve implantation (P=0.013), and valve embolization (P=0.009) in the ER group. Thirty-day and 1-year mortality was 2.4% and 9.2%, respectively, without differences between groups. Valve hemodynamics were excellent (mean gradient, 8.8±3.6 mm Hg; 3.3% rate of moderate-severe paravalvular leak) in the extra-large annulus, without differences compared with the large annulus group. CONCLUSIONS:In patients with large and extra-large aortic annuli, transcatheter aortic valve replacement using 29-mm Sapien-3 and 34-mm ER is safe and feasible. Observed differences in clinical outcomes and hemodynamic performance may guide valve choice in this cohort of patients undergoing transcatheter aortic valve replacement.