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- Prof. Dr. Lucas Boersma, MD/PhD/FESC
- St. Antonius Hospital, Nieuwegein, The Netherlands
AMC/University of Amsterdam, The Netherlands
Vivantes Klinikum Urban, Berlin, Germany
Vivantes Klinikum im Friedrichshain, Berlin, Germany
State Res Inst of Circ Path. Novosibirsk, Russian Federation
Cardiology Centre Bethanien, Frankfurt Am Main, Germany
John Radcliffe Hospital, Oxford, United Kingdom
CardioVascular Center Frankfurt, Frankfurt, Germany
Cardiologicum Hamburg, Hamburg, Germany
- n behalf of all the EWOLUTION investigators
EWOLUTION - Efficacy and safety of LAAO in patients with prior ischemic and hemorrhagic stroke
SLIDE 2 Study Objective: Collect real-world WATCHMAN LAAO experience outside of selected populations in prior RCT Study Design: Prospective, single-arm, multi-center registry of the Watchman LAA Closure Technology Primary Endpoint: Primary analysis includes procedural success and safety, incidence of stroke, bleeding, and death after 2 yr of FU Investigator and Medical Safety Group for adjudication Patient Population: >1000 patients Number of Sites: 47 throughout Europe, Russia and Middle East Enrollment: Started October 2013 - Completed May 2015 Follow-up: Standard practice at participating centers
- Normally 1-3 months post-procedure
- Annually thereafter for a total of 2 years
Registry on WATCHMAN Outcomes in Real-Life Utilization: EWOLUTION
Boersma et al. Cath Card Int 2015
SLIDE 3 EWOLUTION – complete 2 year patient flow
Study population Implant of WATCHMAN: N = 1020 Informed consent obtained: N = 1025 Patients with successful Watchman implant: N = 1005 Anatomy considered not suitable at prescreening: N = 5
Pts with completed 2 yrs FU: N = 784/1005 (78%) Pts with CT/TEE: N = 835/1005 (83%) Total #CT/TEEs: N = 1145 (avg 1.4/pt)
Deceased: N = 161 Withdrawn: N = 18 Lost to FU: N = 42 End of study < 1 year (N = 221)
SLIDE 4 EWOLUTION – Stroke risk profile in AF patients
0.2 0.6 2.2 3.2 4.8 7.2 9.7 11.2 10.8 12.2 0.2 0.6 2.5 3.7 5.5 8.4 11.4 13.1 12.6 14.4
2 4 6 8 10 12 14 16 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9
Expected ischemic strokes per 100 PY based on CHA2DS2-VASc (Friberg)
Treated with ASA Untreated 50 100 150 200 250 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9
CHA2DS2-VASc distribution in EWOLUTION
Nr pts
CHA2DS2-VASc score ≥ 5 49% HAS-BLED ≥ 3 40% Major Bleeding/predisposition bleeding 39% Contra-indication (N)OAC 73%
SLIDE 5 EWOLUTION – OAT at Follow-Up
Pts with first medication change info: N = 946 Pts with known medication: N = 998 Pts without FU information: N = 52
IMPLANT FIRST CHANGE 2-YR FU None SAPT DAPT (N)OAC 6% 7% 60% 27% 8% 58% 26% 8% 14% 71% 7% 8% IMPLANT FIRST CHANGE 2-YR FU
After 2 years 85% of pts were on SAPT or nothing
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Time to final single APT or nothing
Time Kaplan-Meier Event Rate 45 Days 8.3% 3 months 23.6% 6 months 45.5% 1 year 75.0% 2 years 95.1%
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EWOLUTION – High risk subgroup characteristics
* More pts on SAPT/none p<0.001)
Post implant medications N CHA2DS2-VASc HAS-BLED (N)OAC single/ none DAPT EWOLUTION all pts 1020 4.5 2.3 27% 14% 60% Hx ischemic stroke/TIA 311 5.5 2.6 29% 15% 56% Hx hemorrhagic stroke 153 5.4 2.8 11%* 27% 62% Hx Major Bleed 318 4.8 3.2 15% 17% 67%
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Device thrombus and medication – no relation
0.8% 4.8% 4.9% 4.5% 2.0% 0.0% 1.0% 2.0% 3.0% 4.0% 5.0% 6.0% VKA NOAC DAPT single APT None
P = 0.208
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EWOLUTION – Thrombo-embolic event rates
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EWOLUTION – No Stroke/TIA/SE in low risk patients
N = 118 N = 902
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EWOLUTION – Stroke in high risk subgroups
7.2 9.5 9.3 7.8 1.3 2.3 1.8 1.2 2 4 6 8 10 12
EWOLUTION all (N=1020) Hx stroke/TIA (N=311) Hx hemorrhagic stroke (N=153) Hx Major Bleed (N=318)
Thromboembolic events /100 pt- yrs
CHA2DS2- VASc 4.5 CHA2DS2- VASc 4.8 CHA2DS2- VASc 5.4 CHA2DS2- VASc 5.5
83% RRR 76% RRR 81% RRR 85% RRR
SLIDE 12 EWOLUTION – Stroke/TIA/TE in high risk subgroups
CHA2DS2
4.5 CHA2DS2- VASc 5.5 CHA2DS2- VASc 4.8 CHA2DS2- VASc 5.4
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EWOLUTION – Bleeding rates for all pts
N = 1020
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EWOLUTION – Bleeding in high risk subgroups
5.0 5.4 5.6 6.5 2.7 3.2 1.8 4.5 1 2 3 4 5 6 7
EWOLUTION all (N=1020) Hx stroke/TIA (N=311) Hx hemorrhagic stroke (N=153) Hx Major Bleed (N=318)
Major Bleedings /100 pt-yrs HAS-BLED 2.3 HAS-BLED 2.6 HAS-BLED 2.8 HAS-BLED 3.2
46% RRR 41% RRR 67% RRR 30% RRR
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Consistent low stroke rate with WATCHMAN
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- WATCHMAN LAAC was studied in an all-comers prospective registry with >70%
- f pts contra-indicated to oral anticoagulation
- Implant and LAA sealing success exceeding that of prior RCT and registries, with
lower procedural adverse event rates1 During the complete 2-year follow-up:
- Most pts were on (D)APT (77%) or no anticoagulation (14%)
- Device-thrombus was low (4.1%) and unrelated to stroke or anticoagulation type
- Ischemic stroke rate was 1.3 per 100 pt-yrs (83% RR reduction)
- Post-procedural major bleeding was 2.7 per 100 pt-yrs (46% RR reduction)
- High risk pts with prior ischemic/hemorrhagic stroke had the same benefit of
stroke/TIA/SE prevention and the same low bleeding rates
EWOLUTION - Conclusions
- 1. Boersma et al. EHJ 2016
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