1. Insights from the NCDR® STS/ACC TVT Registry.
Trends and Outcomes of Off-Label Use of Transcatheter Aortic Valve Replacement (TAVR):
Insights from the NCDR® STS/ACC TVT Registry.
Ravi S. Hira, MD, FACC, FAHA, FSCAI
Assistant Professor of Medicine, University of Washington
Director, Acute Cardiac & Cardiac Catheterization Service,
Harborview Medical Center

2. Disclosures I have no relevant disclosures.
This research was supported by the American College of Cardiology Foundation’s National Cardiovascular Data Registry (NCDR) and The Society of Thoracic Surgeons National Database. The views expressed in this presentation represent those of the author(s), and do not necessarily represent the official views of either organization.

3. Background
TAVR was approved by the US FDA for treatment of severe aortic stenosis in symptomatic inoperable and high-risk patients.
Edwards Sapien FDA approved in Nov 2011
CoreValve FDA approved in Jan 2014

4. Background Not currently recommended for: low surgical risk
bicuspid aortic valve
severe mitral regurgitation (MR)
moderate AS
severe aortic regurgitation (AR)
subaortic stenosis
Therefore, TAVR use in these patients would be off-label and in high-risk surgical patients or inoperable patients, TAVR may an alternative to surgery or medical therapy.

5. Study objectives
Evaluate the frequency, temporal trends,and adverse outcomes associated with off-label TAVR use.
Also evaluate factors associated with off-label TAVR, hospital-level variation, and the association with outcomes.

6. Methods
Patients receiving commercially funded TAVR in the US are included in the Transcatheter Valve Therapy (TVT) Registry launched in Nov 2011.
23,847 patients from 328 sites performing TAVR between 11/9/2011-9/30/2014.
Off-label use defined as bicuspid or unicuspid valve, moderate AS (MG < 40 mmHg and AVA > 1 cm2 when LV systolic function is > 55%) , severe mitral regurgitation, severe aortic regurgitation, or subaortic stenosis.
The Society of Thoracic Surgeons (STS) and the American College of Cardiology (ACC) Transcatheter Valve Therapy (TVT) Registry was launched in November 2011 in response to the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) National Coverage Determination (NCD) requirement for national registry participation of all commercial TAVR centers

7. Methods Exclusions - < 18 years of age,
did not receive the Edward-Sapien or CoreValve
We assumed that all patients met the NCD requirement i.e. deemed to be at high or severe risk for SAVR.
30-day and 1-year adverse cardiovascular outcomes assessed in patients where CMS linked data was available (15,397 patients)

8. Primary outcomes Frequency of off-label TAVR use in the registry
Association of off-label TAVR use with in-hospital, and CMS-linked 30-day and 1-year mortality and adverse cardiovascular outcomes.
Adverse outcomes were defined using standardized VARC and VARC-2 definitions

9. Statistical analysis Frequency and quarterly frequency evaluated.
Baseline characteristics of off-label compared to on-label.
Proportional hazards models used to determine association between off-label TAVR use and adverse 30-day and 1-year outcomes.

10. Statistical analyses
Hospital variation was evaluated by calculating rates of off-label TAVR use for each hospital.
Hospitals were stratified into tertiles based on the proportion of off-label use.
Proportional hazard models used to determine association between hospital tertiles and 30-day and 1-year composite of death, HF, MI, and stroke.

11. Results 9.5% 75.7% Severe MR and/or AI
60.0% had an STS risk score < 8%.
75.7% Severe MR and/or AI

12. p < 0.01

13. Unadjusted cumulative incidence curves

14. Association of off-label use with adverse outcomes
Unadjusted
Adjusted
Outcome
Hazard Ratio (95% CI)
p-value
30-Day
Mortality
1.41 ( )
<0.001
1.27 ( )
0.02
Heart Failure
1.34 ( )
1.28 ( )
0.07
Stroke
0.76 ( )
0.20
0.80 ( )
0.28 MI
1.33 ( )
0.34
1.36 ( )
0.32
1-Year
1.21 ( )
0.001
1.11 (0.98, 1.25)
0.11
1.15 ( )
0.06
1.06 (0.92, 1.22)
0.45
0.77 ( )
0.15
0.80 (0.57, 1.14)
0.22
1.14 ( )
0.54
1.19 (0.79, 1.79)
0.40
In-hospital (6.3 vs 4.7%, p<0.001), 30-day (8.5% vs 6.1%; p<0.001) and 1–year (25.6% vs 22.1%; p=0.001) mortality was higher in patients receiving off-label TAVR.

15. Association of hospital tertile with adverse outcomes
Unadjusted
Adjusted
Outcome
Level
Hazard Ratio (95% CI)
p-value
Overall p- value
30-Day Composite Outcome
Medium vs. Low
1.12 (0.97, )
0.12
0.10
1.08 (0.90, )
0.41
0.29
High vs. Low
1.16 (1.01, )
0.03
1.16 (0.96, )
1-Year Composite Outcome
1.03 (0.94, )
0.55
0.62
0.94 (0.83, )
0.30
1.05 (0.95, )
0.32
0.98 (0.87, )
0.77

16. Limitations Retrospective and cannot exclude confounding.
Majority with severe MR or AR which are often load-dependent and may change.
No core laboratory assessment was performed.
Labeling of the Edwards-Sapien and CoreValve systems may be different from other countries.
Analysis based on valve type was not conducted.
Safety, efficacy, and cost effectiveness of TAVR compared to alternative therapies including SAVR or medical therapy could not be performed.

17. Conclusions
Approximately 1 in 10 patients in the US have received TAVR for an off-label indication.
After adjustment, 30-day mortality was higher but 1-year mortality was similar to patients with on-label TAVR use.