Outcomes of Mitral Valve Surgery after Edge-to-Edge Transcatheter Mitral Valve Repair: The Cutting-Edge Registry

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
O. D. Bhadra ◽  
K. Vitanova ◽  
M. Krane ◽  
G. Tang ◽  
P. Denti ◽  
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2020 ◽  
Vol 41 (Supplement_2) ◽  
Author(s):  
M Paulus ◽  
C Meindl ◽  
M Hamerle ◽  
C Schach ◽  
L.S Maier ◽  
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Abstract Background Chronic subclinical intravascular hemolysis is a common complication after valve replacement associated with worse prognosis, occurring in up to 80% of patients after mitral valve surgery. While serious intravascular hemolysis after MitraClip implantation has been reported anecdotally, data on the impact of transcatheter mitral valve repair on the prevalence of subclinical hemolysis are lacking. Methods and results From August 2017 to November 2019, 77 patients with high perioperative risk and moderate-to-severe or severe mitral regurgitation were prospectively enrolled in a single-center trial. All participants were treated with transcatheter edge-to-edge mitral valve repair using the MitraClip NT, NTR or XTR system. Before and three months after the procedure, all patients underwent comprehensive clinical assessment including laboratory measurement of hemoglobin, haptoglobin and lactic acid dehydrogenase in venous blood samples. Presence of subclinical intravascular hemolysis was defined as hemoglobin <13.8 g/dl for males or <12.4 g/dl for females, haptoglobin <65 mg/dl and lactic acid dehydrogenase >250 U/l. Levels of the hemolysis marker haptoglobin significantly decreased three months after the intervention (127±71 mg/dl at three months vs. 158±73 mg/dl at baseline, p<0.001), accompanied by an increase in lactic acid dehydrogenase (251±88 U/l vs. 222±55 U/l, p<0.01), implying the induction of intravascular hemolysis by transcatheter mitral valve repair. Higher residual mitral regurgitation was associated with lower haptoglobin levels three months after mitral valve repair (p<0.05), hinting that shear stress caused by regurgitation flow is the primary mechanism for hemolysis after MitraClip implantation. Concurrently, we observed a trend towards an increase in the presence of subclinical intravascular hemolysis (9.1% at three months vs. 3.9% at baseline, p=0.289). Hemoglobin levels remained unchanged (12.1±1.5 g/dl at three months vs 12.3±1.8 g/dl at baseline, p=0.107). No patient needed treatment for intravascular hemolysis. Conclusion Transcatheter edge-to-edge mitral valve repair in a high-risk collective is associated with the induction of hemolysis. Yet, prevalence of subclinical intravascular hemolysis is low when compared to mitral valve surgery, emphasizing the good safety profile of minimal-invasive mitral valve therapy. Funding Acknowledgement Type of funding source: Public Institution(s). Main funding source(s): ReForM-B research grant, University of Regensburg


Author(s):  
Mohamad Alkhouli ◽  
Fahad Alqahtani ◽  
Akram Kawsara ◽  
Mayra Guerrero ◽  
Mackram F. Eleid ◽  
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Background Transcatheter mitral valve repair (TMVr) is currently offered at selected centers that meet certain operator and institutional requirements. We sought to explore the hypothesis that the availability of TMVr is associated with improved outcomes of MV surgery. Methods and Results We used the Nationwide Readmissions Database to identify patients who underwent MV surgery at centers with or without TMVr capabilities between January 1 and December 31, 2017. The primary end point was in‐hospital mortality. Secondary end points were postoperative complications, resource use, and 30‐day readmissions. A total of 24 477 patients from 595 centers (446 TMVr, 149 non‐TMVr) were included. There were modest but statistically significant differences in the prevalence of comorbidities between the groups. Patients at non‐TMVr centers had higher unadjusted in‐hospital mortality than those at TMVr centers (5.6% versus 3.6%, P <0.001). They also had higher rates of postoperative complications, longer hospitalizations, higher cost, and fewer home discharges but similar 30‐day readmission rates. After propensity matching, mortality remained higher at non‐TMVr centers (5.5% versus 4.0%, P <0.001). Rates of postoperative complications, prolonged hospitalizations, and nonhome discharges also remained higher. Postoperative mortality was consistently higher at non‐TMVr centers in multiple risk‐adjustment analyses incrementally accounting for differences in risk factors, surgical volume, availability of surgical repair, and excluding concomitant procedures. In the most comprehensive model, surgery at non‐TMVr centers was associated with higher odds of death (odds ratio, 1.41; 95% CI, 1.14–1.73; P =0.002). Conclusions Mitral valve surgery at TMVr centers is associated with improved in‐hospital outcomes compared with non‐TMVr centers.


Author(s):  
Arman Kilic ◽  
Mark R. Helmers ◽  
Jason J. Han ◽  
Rahul Kanade ◽  
Michael A. Acker ◽  
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Author(s):  
Solomon Seifu ◽  
Eduardo de Marchena

Microinvasive, catheter-based mitral valve repair of severe mitral regurgitation utilizes less invasive approaches with less procedural morbidity and mortality. The procedural steps and clinical benefits of the transcatheter transapical mitral valve annuloplasty (AMEND mitral repair implant) and transcatheter transapical chordal repair systems (Neochord DS 1000 device and Harpoon Mitral Valve Repair System) are reviewed in this manuscript.


2019 ◽  
Vol 8 (4) ◽  
pp. 526 ◽  
Author(s):  
Simone Gasser ◽  
Maria von Stumm ◽  
Christoph Sinning ◽  
Ulrich Schaefer ◽  
Hermann Reichenspurner ◽  
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Objective: To identify echocardiographic and surgical risk factors for failure after mitral valve repair. Methods: We identified a total of 77 consecutive patients from our institutional mitral valve surgery database who required redo mitral valve surgery due to recurrence of mitral regurgitation after primary mitral valve repair. A control group of 138 patients who had a stable echocardiographic long-term result was included based on propensity score matching. Systematic analysis of echocardiographic parameters was performed before primary surgery; after mitral valve repair and prior to redo surgery. Risk factor analysis was performed using multivariate Cox regression model. Results: Redo surgery was associated with the presence of pulmonary hypertension ≥ 50 mmHg (p = 0.02), a mean transmitral gradient > 5 mmHg (p = 0.001), left ventricular ejection fraction ≤ 45% (p = 0.05) before surgery and mitral regurgitation ≥moderate at time of discharge (p = 0.002) in the whole cohort. Patients with functional mitral valve regurgitation had a higher tendency to undergo redo surgery if preoperative left ventricular end-diastolic diameter exceeded 65 mm (p = 0.043) and if postoperative tenting height exceeded 6 mm (p = 0.018). Low ejection fraction was not significantly associated with the need for redo mitral valve surgery in the functional subgroup. Conclusions: Recurrent mitral regurgitation is still a valuable problem and is associated with relevant perioperative mortality. Patients with severe mitral regurgitation should undergo early mitral valve repair surgery as long as systolic pulmonary artery pressure is low, left ventricular ejection fraction is preserved, and LVEED is deceeds 65 mm.


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