Impact of Preoperative Left Atrial Dimension on Outcome in Patients in Sinus Rhythm Undergoing Surgical Valve Repair for Severe Mitral Regurgitation due to Mitral Valve Prolapse

Cardiology ◽  
2019 ◽  
Vol 142 (3) ◽  
pp. 189-193
Author(s):  
Catherine Szymanski ◽  
Yohann Bohbot ◽  
Dan Rusinaru ◽  
Gilles Touati ◽  
Christophe Tribouilloy

Background: Left atrial (LA) enlargement has been previously identified as a predictor of mortality in patients with medically managed mitral regurgitation (MR) due to mitral valve prolapse (MVP). No study has specifically assessed the prognostic value of LA size in patients undergoing mitral valve repair (MVRp). Objective: We aimed to investigate the relationship between LA area and mortality in patients in sinus rhythm (SR) undergoing MVRp for MVP. Methods: We included 305 patients in SR who underwent MVRp for MVP. Median follow-up time was 7.9 years. Patients were divided into 3 groups: LA area ≤25 cm2 (reference group), LA 26–30 cm2, and LA >30 cm2. Results: Compared with patients with an LA area ≤25 cm2, those with an LA area >30 cm2 had a lower 10-year survival (98 ± 2 vs. 86 ± 4%; p = 0.037). In multivariate analysis, after adjustment for established outcome predictors including age, symptoms, EuroSCORE, and left ventricular size and function, LA enlargement >30 cm2 was associated with increased mortality (adjusted HR = 2.20, 95% CI 1.03–4.90; p = 0.042), whereas LA enlargement between 26 and 30 cm2 was not (adjusted HR = 1.37, 95% CI 0.56–3.56; p = 0.52). Conclusion: LA enlargement is independently predictive of long-term mortality after MVRp in patients in SR with severe MR due to MVP. Our findings suggest that MVRp should be considered before the LA area exceeds 30 cm2.

2019 ◽  
Vol 40 (27) ◽  
pp. 2206-2214 ◽  
Author(s):  
Annelieke H J Petrus ◽  
Olaf M Dekkers ◽  
Laurens F Tops ◽  
Eva Timmer ◽  
Robert J M Klautz ◽  
...  

Abstract Aims Recurrent mitral regurgitation (MR) has been reported after mitral valve repair for functional MR. However, the impact of recurrent MR on long-term survival remains poorly defined. In the present study, mortality-adjusted recurrent MR rates, the clinical impact of recurrent MR and its determinants were studied in patients after mitral valve repair with revascularization for functional MR in the setting of ischaemic heart disease. Methods and results Long-term clinical and echocardiographic outcome was evaluated in 261 consecutive patients after restrictive mitral annuloplasty and revascularization for moderate to severe functional MR, between 2000 and 2014. The cumulative incidence of recurrent MR ≥ Grade 2, assessed by competing risk analysis, was 9.6 ± 1.8% at 1-year, 20.3 ± 2.5% at 5-year, and 27.6 ± 2.9% at 10-year follow-up. Cumulative survival was 85.8% [95% confidence interval (CI) 81.0–90.0] at 1-year, 67.3% (95% CI 61.1–72.6%) at 5-year, and 46.1% (95% CI 39.4–52.6%) at 10-year follow-up. Age, preoperative New York Heart Association Class III or IV, a history of renal failure, and recurrence of MR expressed as a time-dependent variable [HR 3.28 (1.87–5.75), P < 0.001], were independently associated with an increased mortality risk. Female gender, a history of ST-elevation myocardial infarction, a preoperative QRS duration ≥120 ms, a higher preoperative MR grade, and a higher indexed left ventricular end-systolic volume were independently associated with an increased likelihood of recurrent MR. Conclusion Mitral valve repair for functional ischaemic MR resulted in a low incidence of recurrent MR with favourable clinical outcome up to 10 years after surgery. Presence of recurrent MR at any moment after surgery proved to be independently associated with an increased risk for mortality.


2020 ◽  
Vol 41 (Supplement_2) ◽  
Author(s):  
C Iliadis ◽  
S Baldus ◽  
D Kalbacher ◽  
P Boekstegers ◽  
W Schillinger ◽  
...  

Abstract Background Left atrium (LA) dimension is a marker of disease severity and outcome in primary and secondary mitral regurgitation. In transcatheter mitral valve repair LA enlargement might additionally impact on device handling and technical success through an altered anatomy and atrial annular dilatation. Methods Data from the multicenter German transcatheter mitral valve intervention registry “TRAMI” were used to analyse the association of baseline LA diameter by tertiles and efficacy, safety and long-term clinical outcome in patients undergoing edge-to-edge repair with the MitraClip. Results In 520 of 843 patients prospectively enrolled in TRAMI baseline LA diameter were reported (median [interquartile range] LA diameter in tertiles: 44 [40–46] mm, 51 [48–53] mm and 60 [55–66] mm). Larger LA diameters were significantly associated with secondary etiology of mitral regurgitation, lower ejection fraction, larger left ventricle, male sex and atrial fibrillation (all p&lt;0.05). Technical success was not different across tertiles (96%, 95.4%, 98.4% respectively, p=0.43) as were major in-hospital cardiovascular and cerebral adverse events (mortality, myocardial infarction or stroke) (1.8%, 1.2% and 4.4%, p=0.11 across tertiles). However, 4-year mortality significantly increased with larger LA diameter (32.9%, 46.4% and 51.7% respectively, p&lt;0.01), as did hospitalization in survivors (60%, 67.6% and 78.9% respectively, p&lt;0.05). The association between LA diameter and all-cause mortality remained significant after multivariable adjustment including baseline left ventricular end-diastolic diameter. Conclusion LA enlargement is a strong and independent predictor of adverse long-term outcome in mitral regurgitation suggesting that timely transcatheter mitral valve repair may have the potential to modify outcome. Funding Acknowledgement Type of funding source: Private grant(s) and/or Sponsorship. Main funding source(s): The TRAMI registry has been supported by proprietary means of IHF. Additional funding is provided by “Deutsche Herzstiftung” and a grant from Abbott Vascular.


2015 ◽  
Vol 18 (1) ◽  
pp. 70
Author(s):  
V. M. Nazarov ◽  
A. V. Afanasev ◽  
I. I. Demin

A mitral valve prolapse nowadays is the most common cause of mitral insufficiency in the western countries and is associated with high morbidity and mortality. In the last decades repairing the mitral valve has become the operation of choice for treatment of the mitral valve prolapse, thus enabling to improve the geometry and function of the left ventricle and long-term survival. Literature related to mitral valve repair in patients with Barlow disease is reviewed.


Circulation ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 142 (Suppl_3) ◽  
Author(s):  
Naoko Ikeda ◽  
Kohei Wakabayashi ◽  
Kaoru Tanno ◽  
Hiroki Yamaguchi

Introduction: Atrial functional mitral regurgitation (AFMR) is one of the significant factors to worsen the outcomes in heart failure. The optimal therapy for AFMR is still controversial. Previous studies reported AFMR patients underwent mitral valve repair alone frequently had heart failure re-hospitalization or stroke after surgery. New guidelines recommend adding surgical ablation as a concomitant procedure for class I indications. However, many surgeons avoid concomitant procedure especially in patients with extremely enlarged left atrium (LA) and long atrial fibrillation (AF) duration. Hypothesis: Routine strategy of adding surgical ablation and appendectomy and aggressive LA plication to mitral valve repair might improve the outcomes with keeping sinus rhythm and without stroke events in AFMR patients. Methods and Results: We investigated 35 consecutive patients with severe AFMR who underwent surgery in our institute between 2014 and 2018. Our strategy was Cox-maze IV and appendectomy for all patients and if LA volume was more than 200 ml by echocardiography, we added LA plication. In addition to clinical data and conventional echocardiographic assessment (Table), left ventricular (LV) function was evaluated using 2D speckle tracking echocardiography. MR grade improved in all patients. Despite enlarged LA, 76% of patients regained sinus rhythm and atrial kick was detected by pulse doppler method (mean value: 55 ± 19 cm/s). After 2-year follow-up, LV global longitudinal strain and LA peak strain were significantly improved (Table). During 4.1 ± 1.3 years observation, no patient experienced heart failure re-hospitalization and stroke. Conclusions: Majority of AFMR patients had long duration of AF and severely enlarged LA. The routine Cox-maze IV, appendectomy and aggressive LA plication in enlarged LA patients improved LV and LA function. This strategy may contribute to the better long-term outcomes of AFMR compared to mitral valve repair alone.


2020 ◽  
Vol 41 (Supplement_2) ◽  
Author(s):  
A Polimeni

Abstract Background Percutaneous mitral valve repairs has been increasingly performed worldwide. The MITRA-UMG registry provides a snapshot of a real-world clinical data and outcomes. Purpose We sought to investigate predictors of clinical outcomes in patients with mitral regurgitation undergoing percutaneous valve repair. Methods The MITRA-UMG registry retrospectively collected data from consecutive patients with symptomatic moderate-to-severe or severe MR underwent MitraClip implantation. The primary endpoint of interest was the composite of cardiovascular death or rehospitalization for HF. Results Between March 2012 and July 2018, a total of 133 consecutive patients admitted to our institution were included. Acute procedural success was obtained in 95.4% of patients, with no intraprocedural death. The composite primary endpoint of cardiovascular death or rehospitalization for heart failure was met in 50 patients (38%) with cumulative incidences of 7%, 25%, at 30 days and 1 year, respectively. In the Cox multivariate model, NYHA functional class IV, left ventricular end-diastolic volume index (LVEDVi), Euroscore II, independently increased the risk of the primary endpoint at long-term follow-up. At Kaplan-Meier analysis, a LVEDVi &gt;92 ml/m2 was associated with an increased incidence of the primary endpoint. Conclusions In searching the ideal phenotype of patients who benefit most of percutaneous mitral valve repair, those presenting with severely dilated ventricles (LVEDVi &gt;92 ml/m2), high operative risk (EUROSCORE II &gt;7%) or advanced heart failure symptoms (NYHA IV) at baseline carried the worst prognosis at long-term. Funding Acknowledgement Type of funding source: None


2020 ◽  
Vol 41 (Supplement_2) ◽  
Author(s):  
T Benito Gonzalez ◽  
X Freixa ◽  
C Godino ◽  
M Taramasso ◽  
R Estevez-Loureiro ◽  
...  

Abstract Background Limited information has been reported regarding the impact of percutaneous mitral valve repair (PMVR) on ventricular arrhythmic (VA) burden. The aim of this study was to address the incidence of VA and appropriate antitachycardia implantable cardiac defibrillator (ICD) therapies before and after PMVR. Methods We retrospectively analyzed all consecutive patients with heart failure with reduce left ventricular ejection fraction, functional mitral regurgitation grade 3+ or 4+ and an active ICD or cardiac resynchronizer who underwent PMVR in any of the eleven recruiting centers. Only patients with complete available device VA monitoring from one-year before to one year after PMVR were included. Baseline clinical and echocardiographic characteristics were collected before PMVR and at 12-months follow-up. Results 93 patients (68.2±10.9 years old, male 88.2%) were enrolled. PMVR was successfully performed in all patients and device success at discharge was 91.4%. At 12-months follow-up, we observed a significant reduction in mitral regurgitation severity, NT-proBNP and prevalence of severe pulmonary hypertension and severe kidney disease. Patients also referred a significant improvement in NYHA functional class and showed a non-significant trend to reserve left ventricular remodeling. After PMVR a significant decrease in the incidence of non-sustained ventricular tachycardia (VT) (5.0–17.8 vs 2.7–13.5, p=0.002), sustained VT or ventricular fibrillation (0.9–2.5 vs 0.5–2.9, p=0.012) and ICD antitachycardia therapies (2.5–12.0 vs 0.9–5.0, p=0.033) were observed. Conclusion PMVR was related to a reduction in arrhythmic burden and ICD therapies in our cohort. Proportion of patients who presented ven Funding Acknowledgement Type of funding source: None


2021 ◽  
Vol 77 (18) ◽  
pp. 1756
Author(s):  
Michael Biersmith ◽  
Thura Harfi ◽  
David Orsinelli ◽  
Scott Lilly ◽  
Konstantinos Boudoulas

1994 ◽  
Vol 2 (2) ◽  
pp. 90-94
Author(s):  
Masaharu Shigenobu ◽  
Shunji Sano

This study compares mitral valve repair and mitral valve replacement with chordal preservation for chronic mitral regurgitation due to myxomatous degeneration with special reference to left ventricular function. Twenty-six patients underwent complete preoperative and 2 years later postoperative echocardiography study. Thirteen patients underwent mitral valve replacement associated with preservation of chordae tendineae and papillary muscles, and 13 patients had mitral valve repair. There were no statistically significant differences between the 2 groups for clinical findings, hemodynamic profiles, or left ventricular function compared prior to surgery. After correcting mitral regurgitation, increase in cardiac index was significant for the repair group. Left ventricular end-diastolic volume decreased in both groups. Left ventricular end-systolic volume significantly decreased in the repair group, but remained unchanged in the replacement group. Both ejection fraction and mean left ventricular circumferential fiber shortening velocity (mVcf) decreased in the replacement group, but significantly increased in the repair group 2 years after surgery. These findings suggest valve replacement with chordal preservation shows less improvement in ventricular systolic function late after surgery compared with mitral valve repair.


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