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Gender difference in outcomes of patients undergoing MitraClip therapy: A systematic review and meta-analysis
Chanavuth Kanitsoraphan1, Sittinun Thangjui2, Chol Techorueangwiwat1
1University of Hawaii Internal Medicine Residency Program, Honolulu, HI, USA.
Introduction:
Transcatheter edge-to-edge repair (TEER) of the mitral valve with MitraClip therapy is an emerging treatment in selected patients with severe mitral regurgitation. Identifying the patient with increased risk of poorer outcomes, including mortality, is crucial in these patients. Recent studies suggested conflicting data regarding the effects of gender on outcome in this patient population. We evaluate the impact of gender on the outcome of patients undergoing MitraClip therapy by systematic review and meta-analysis.
Methods:
The authors comprehensively searched the databases of EMBASE and MEDLINE from inception to April 2021. Included studies were published cohorts reporting univariate or multivariate analysis of the effects of gender on in-hospital and overall mortality among patients undergoing MitraClip therapy. Data from each study were combined using the random-effects, generic inverse variance method of DerSimonioan and Laird.
Results:
A total of nine studies were included in this meta-analysis, including 9062 patients. Male gender is associated with higher in-hospital mortality with pooled OR 1.81 (95% confidence interval 1.01-3.22, p-value 0.045) and overall mortality with pooled OR 1.19 (95% CI 1.06-1.33, p-value 0.003).
Conclusions:
According to our meta-analysis, the male gender increases the risk of in-hospital mortality up to 1.81 folds and overall mortality up to 1.19 folds.
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