Analysis of Incidence and Reasons for Re-intervention After Aortic Valve Replacement Using the Trifecta Aortic Bioprosthesis

Curr Probl Cardiol. 2023 Jun;48(6):101125. doi: 10.1016/j.cpcardiol.2022.101125. Epub 2022 Jan 31.

Abstract

Trifecta bioprosthesis claims favorable hemodynamic performance. However, reports of structural valve deterioration (SVD) raise concerns of its long-term durability. We assessed outcomes with the Trifecta valve over a 10-year period. All patients receiving Trifecta bioprostheses between October 2011 and October 2020 were included. Perioperative and survival characteristics were prospectively collated in an independent database. Re-intervention was recorded as a surrogate for SVD. Nine hundred and forty-four patients (mean age 72.82 years ± 8.13, 58% male) underwent aortic valve replacement with the Trifecta valve. At 10-years, 1.4% of patients required a redo operation, giving an overall freedom from re-intervention of 98.6%. The mean time to re-intervention was 48.87 months. Survival was 73.58% and 76.92% in patients who did not require re-intervention vs re-intervention group, respectively. In a large, single-center cohort, the Trifecta aortic bioprosthesis had a 1.4% all-cause re-intervention rate at 10-years, with insignificant impact on survival.

Publication types

  • Review

MeSH terms

  • Aged
  • Aortic Valve / surgery
  • Aortic Valve Stenosis* / surgery
  • Bioprosthesis*
  • Female
  • Heart Valve Prosthesis Implantation* / adverse effects
  • Heart Valve Prosthesis*
  • Hemodynamics
  • Humans
  • Incidence
  • Male
  • Prosthesis Design