PMID- 37337011 OWN - NLM STAT- MEDLINE DCOM- 20231023 LR - 20231103 IS - 1861-0692 (Electronic) IS - 1861-0684 (Print) IS - 1861-0684 (Linking) VI - 112 IP - 10 DP - 2023 Oct TI - Cardio-hepatic syndrome in patients undergoing transcatheter aortic valve replacement. PG - 1427-1435 LID - 10.1007/s00392-023-02245-w [doi] AB - BACKGROUND: Cardiohepatic syndrome (CHS) has been identified as an important but underrecognized survival predictor in multiple cardiovascular disease entities. The objectives of this study were to evaluate the prevalence and prognostic value of CHS in patients undergoing TAVR for severe aortic stenosis (AS). METHODS: The study included patients with available laboratory parameters of hepatic function who underwent TAVR from July 2013 until December 2019 at our center. CHS was defined as an elevation of at least two of three laboratory cholestasis parameters above the upper limit of normal (bilirubin, alkaline phosphatase, and gamma glutamyl transferase). Study endpoints were three-year survival, technical and device failure (VARC 3), as well as New York Heart Association (NYHA) functional class at follow-up. RESULTS: Among a total of 953 analyzed patients (47.6% females, median age 80.0 [76.0-85.0] years) CHS was present in 212 patients (22.4%). In patients with vs. without CHS, rates of technical (6.1% vs. 8.4%, p = 0.29) and device failure (18.9% vs. 17.3%, p = 0.59) were comparable. NYHA functional class at baseline and follow-up was more severe in patients with CHS. Nevertheless, heart failure symptoms improved from baseline to follow-up irrespective of hepatic function. Three-year survival rates were significantly lower in patients with CHS (49.4 vs. 65.4%, p < 0.001). The predictive value of CHS persisted after adjustment in a multivariable analysis (hazard ratio 1.58, p < 0.01). CONCLUSION: In patients undergoing TAVR, CHS is prevalent in 22% of patients and is associated with increased postinterventional mortality. Thus, CHS should be included in the decision-making process within the TAVR heart team. Cardiohepatic syndrome (CHS) as defined by an elevation of at least two of three laboratory cholestasis parameters above the upper limit of normal was prevalent in 22% of patients undergoing TAVR for severe AS. The presence of CHS was associated with more severe heart failure symptoms and worse three-year survival. CI - (c) 2023. The Author(s). FAU - Stolz, Lukas AU - Stolz L AUID- ORCID: 0000-0002-1362-1493 AD - Medizinische Klinik und Poliklinik I, Klinikum der Universitat Munchen, Marchioninistr. 15, 81377, Munich, Germany. FAU - Kirchner, Michael AU - Kirchner M AD - Medizinische Klinik und Poliklinik I, Klinikum der Universitat Munchen, Marchioninistr. 15, 81377, Munich, Germany. FAU - Steffen, Julius AU - Steffen J AD - Medizinische Klinik und Poliklinik I, Klinikum der Universitat Munchen, Marchioninistr. 15, 81377, Munich, Germany. FAU - Doldi, Philipp M AU - Doldi PM AD - Medizinische Klinik und Poliklinik I, Klinikum der Universitat Munchen, Marchioninistr. 15, 81377, Munich, Germany. AD - German Center for Cardiovascular Research (DZHK), Partner Site Munich Heart Alliance, Munich, Germany. FAU - Braun, Daniel AU - Braun D AD - Medizinische Klinik und Poliklinik I, Klinikum der Universitat Munchen, Marchioninistr. 15, 81377, Munich, Germany. FAU - Weckbach, Ludwig T AU - Weckbach LT AD - Medizinische Klinik und Poliklinik I, Klinikum der Universitat Munchen, Marchioninistr. 15, 81377, Munich, Germany. FAU - Stocker, Thomas J AU - Stocker TJ AD - Medizinische Klinik und Poliklinik I, Klinikum der Universitat Munchen, Marchioninistr. 15, 81377, Munich, Germany. FAU - Low, Kornelia AU - Low K AD - Medizinische Klinik und Poliklinik I, Klinikum der Universitat Munchen, Marchioninistr. 15, 81377, Munich, Germany. FAU - Fischer, Julius AU - Fischer J AD - Medizinische Klinik und Poliklinik I, Klinikum der Universitat Munchen, Marchioninistr. 15, 81377, Munich, Germany. FAU - Haum, Magda AU - Haum M AD - Medizinische Klinik und Poliklinik I, Klinikum der Universitat Munchen, Marchioninistr. 15, 81377, Munich, Germany. FAU - Theiss, Hans D AU - Theiss HD AD - Medizinische Klinik und Poliklinik I, Klinikum der Universitat Munchen, Marchioninistr. 15, 81377, Munich, Germany. FAU - Rizas, Konstantinos AU - Rizas K AD - Medizinische Klinik und Poliklinik I, Klinikum der Universitat Munchen, Marchioninistr. 15, 81377, Munich, Germany. AD - German Center for Cardiovascular Research (DZHK), Partner Site Munich Heart Alliance, Munich, Germany. FAU - Orban, Martin AU - Orban M AD - Medizinische Klinik und Poliklinik I, Klinikum der Universitat Munchen, Marchioninistr. 15, 81377, Munich, Germany. AD - German Center for Cardiovascular Research (DZHK), Partner Site Munich Heart Alliance, Munich, Germany. FAU - Peterss, Sven AU - Peterss S AD - Herzchirurgische Klinik und Poliklinik, Klinikum der Universitat Munchen, Munich, Germany. FAU - Nabauer, Michael AU - Nabauer M AD - Medizinische Klinik und Poliklinik I, Klinikum der Universitat Munchen, Marchioninistr. 15, 81377, Munich, Germany. AD - German Center for Cardiovascular Research (DZHK), Partner Site Munich Heart Alliance, Munich, Germany. FAU - Massberg, Steffen AU - Massberg S AD - Medizinische Klinik und Poliklinik I, Klinikum der Universitat Munchen, Marchioninistr. 15, 81377, Munich, Germany. AD - German Center for Cardiovascular Research (DZHK), Partner Site Munich Heart Alliance, Munich, Germany. FAU - Hausleiter, Jorg AU - Hausleiter J AD - Medizinische Klinik und Poliklinik I, Klinikum der Universitat Munchen, Marchioninistr. 15, 81377, Munich, Germany. AD - German Center for Cardiovascular Research (DZHK), Partner Site Munich Heart Alliance, Munich, Germany. FAU - Deseive, Simon AU - Deseive S AD - Medizinische Klinik und Poliklinik I, Klinikum der Universitat Munchen, Marchioninistr. 15, 81377, Munich, Germany. Simon.Deseive@med.uni-muenchen.de. AD - German Center for Cardiovascular Research (DZHK), Partner Site Munich Heart Alliance, Munich, Germany. Simon.Deseive@med.uni-muenchen.de. LA - eng PT - Journal Article DEP - 20230619 PL - Germany TA - Clin Res Cardiol JT - Clinical research in cardiology : official journal of the German Cardiac Society JID - 101264123 SB - IM MH - Female MH - Humans MH - Aged, 80 and over MH - Male MH - *Transcatheter Aortic Valve Replacement/adverse effects MH - *Aortic Valve Stenosis/diagnosis/surgery MH - Treatment Outcome MH - *Heart Failure MH - *Cholestasis MH - Aortic Valve/surgery MH - Risk Factors PMC - PMC10562337 OTO - NOTNLM OT - Aortic stenosis OT - Cardiohepatic syndrome OT - Congestion OT - Heart failure OT - Liver function OT - TAVR COIS- JH has received speaker honoraria from and serves as consultant for Edwards Lifesciences. SD and JS received speaker honoraria from AstraZeneca. DB received speaker honoraria from Abbott Vascular. LW reports speaker honoraria from AstraZeneca and Bayer. MO received speaker honoraria from Abbott Medical, AstraZeneca, Abiomed, Bayer vital, BIOTRONIK, Bristol-Myers Squibb, CytoSorbents, Daiichi Sankyo Deutschland, Edwards Lifesciences Services and Sedana Medical. The other authors have no conflict of interest to declare. EDAT- 2023/06/20 01:08 MHDA- 2023/10/23 00:44 PMCR- 2023/06/19 CRDT- 2023/06/19 23:22 PHST- 2023/02/13 00:00 [received] PHST- 2023/06/05 00:00 [accepted] PHST- 2023/10/23 00:44 [medline] PHST- 2023/06/20 01:08 [pubmed] PHST- 2023/06/19 23:22 [entrez] PHST- 2023/06/19 00:00 [pmc-release] AID - 10.1007/s00392-023-02245-w [pii] AID - 2245 [pii] AID - 10.1007/s00392-023-02245-w [doi] PST - ppublish SO - Clin Res Cardiol. 2023 Oct;112(10):1427-1435. doi: 10.1007/s00392-023-02245-w. Epub 2023 Jun 19.