Circulation, Vol 82, 124-139, Copyright © 1990 by American Heart Association
O Lund
Predictability of prognosis was analyzed in 630 patients who were alive 30
days after valve replacement (1965-1986) for aortic stenosis. Follow- up
totaled 4,072 patient-years. During the operative periods of 1965- 1971 (n
= 62), 1972-1976 (n = 164), 1977-1981 (n = 158), and 1982-1986 (n = 246),
decreases in cardiothoracic index (0.56 +/- 0.06, 0.53 +/- 0.06, 0.52 +/-
0.06, and 0.51 +/- 0.06; p less than 0.0001), in the prevalence of
functional classes III and IV (87%, 76%, 68%, and 62%; p less than 0.0001),
and of left ventricular (50%, 39%, 36%, and 30%; p less than 0.05) were
accompanied by improved survival (5 year/10 year +/- SE: 73 +/- 6%/53 +/-
6%, 82 +/- 3%/65 +/- 4%, 89 +/- 3%/79 +/- 4%, and 87 +/- 3%/-; p = 0.002)
despite increasing age (56 +/- 9, 57 +/- 11, 59 +/- 10, and 61 +/- 11
years; p less than 0.01). A Cox regression analysis identified peak-to-peak
systolic gradient (p = 0.0001; inversely related to death rate),
cardiothoracic index (p = 0.0003), left ventricular failure (p = 0.0005),
prosthetic orifice diameter of 15 mm or less (p = 0.001), age (p = 0.003),
ventricular ectopic beats (p = 0.004), male gender (p = 0.03), and
antianginal/antiarrhythmic treatment (p = 0.03) as independent risk
factors. A prognostic index calculated from the final Cox model stratified
the patients into eight risk groups, having observed +/-
SE/predicted/expected (matched background population) 10-year survival
rates of 90 +/- 7% (n = 29)/94%/91%, 84 +/- 6% (n = 61)/89%/87%, 86 +/- 3%
(n = 105)/83%/81%, 75 +/- 4% (n = 165)/75%/77%, 62 +/- 6% (n =
128)/63%/74%, 51 +/- 8% (n = 84)/47%/71%, 29 +/- 9% (n = 40)/31%/67%, and
16 +/- 9% (n = 18)/14%/54% (p less than 0.000001/-/-). Excess mortality
relative to the background populations prevailed predominantly in risk
groups 5-8 and was mainly caused by congestive heart failure. Thus,
improved long- term survival during the 22-year operative period was
related to improved preoperative patient status. Earlier operation (= low
prognostic index) inferred a survival rate comparable to that of a matched
background population. The prognostic index was probably predominantly
related to preoperative myocardial damage that caused late predictable
death from congestive heart failure.
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Preoperative risk evaluation and stratification of long-term survival after valve replacement for aortic stenosis. Reasons for earlier operative intervention
Department of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, Skejby Sygehus- Aarhus University Hospital, Denmark.
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