Ziang Li, Bin Zhang, Erwan Salaun, Nancy Côté, Haifa Mahjoub, Patrick Mathieu, Abdelaziz Dahou, Anne-Sophie Zenses, Yujun Xu, Philippe Pibarot, Yongjian Wu, Marie-Annick Clavel

Association between remnant cholesterol and progression of bioprosthetic valve degeneration

  • Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine
  • Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and imaging
  • General Medicine
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Abstract Aims Remnant cholesterol (RC) seems associated with native aortic stenosis. Bioprosthetic valve degeneration may share similar lipid-mediated pathways with aortic stenosis. We aimed to investigate the association of RC with the progression of bioprosthetic aortic valve degeneration and ensuing clinical outcomes. Methods and results We enrolled 203 patients with a median of 7.0 years (interquartile range: 5.1–9.2) after surgical aortic valve replacement. RC concentration was dichotomized by the top RC tertile (23.7 mg/dL). At 3-year follow-up, 121 patients underwent follow-up visit for the assessment of annualized change in aortic valve calcium density (AVCd). RC levels showed a curvilinear relationship with an annualized progression rate of AVCd, with increased progression rates when RC >23.7 mg/dL (P = 0.008). There were 99 deaths and 46 aortic valve re-interventions in 133 patients during a median clinical follow-up of 8.8 (8.7–9.6) years. RC >23.7 mg/dL was independently associated with mortality or re-intervention (hazard ratio: 1.98; 95% confidence interval: 1.31–2.99; P = 0.001). Conclusion Elevated RC is independently associated with faster progression of bioprosthetic valve degeneration and increased risk of all-cause mortality or aortic valve re-intervention.

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