OHTAC recommendation: transcatheter aortic valve implantation for treatment of aortic valve stenosis

Ontario Health Technology Advisory Committee
Record ID 32014000045
English
Authors' recommendations: Based on the current available evidence, OHTAC recommends the following: - In patients with severe aortic valve stenosis who are candidates for surgery, in light of the high complication rates of TAVI as well as similar effectiveness but unfavourable cost-effectiveness compared with surgery, OHTAC does not recommend using TAVI. - In patients with severe aortic valve stenosis who are not candidates for open-heart surgery, TAVI is a reasonable option. However, given the high complication rates and uncertainty regarding the short- and long-term effectiveness and cost-effectiveness of TAVI, OHTAC recommends close follow-up of patient resource use, quality-of-life preference information, and clinical outcome data as a coverage with evidence development through Programs for Assessment of Technology in Health and in collaboration with the Cardiac Care Network. A final decision regarding the use of this technology, including appropriate patient selection in Ontario, should be predicated on the outcomes from the coverage with evidence development. - Given the complexity of this technology and significant complications associated with its use, OHTAC recommends, in the interests of the highest quality of patient care, that TAVI be restricted to institutions with broad-based experience in its use and with an appropriate volume of patients.
Details
Project Status: Completed
Year Published: 2013
English language abstract: An English language summary is available
Publication Type: Not Assigned
Country: Canada
MeSH Terms
  • Aortic Valve Stenosis
  • Cardiac Catheterization
Contact
Organisation Name: Health Quality Ontario
Contact Address: Evidence Development and Standards, Health Quality Ontario, 130 Bloor Street West, 10th floor, Toronto, Ontario Canada M5S 1N5
Contact Name: EDSinfo@hqontario.ca
Contact Email: OH-HQO_hta-reg@ontariohealth.ca
Copyright: Health Quality Ontario
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