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Ahmed Elkaryoni1, Marwan Saad1, Amir Darki2
1Division of Cardiovascular Disease, Lifespan Cardiovascular Institute, Providence, Rhode Island; Division of Cardiovascular Disease, Warren Alpert Medical School of Brown University, Providence, Rhode Island.
Abstract:
Patients with persistent severe mitral regurgitation after transcatheter aortic valve replacement (TAVR) may benefit from mitral transcatheter edge-to-edge repair (M-TEER). Using the Nationwide Readmission Database, we identified patients who had M-TEER within 6 months after TAVR and compared their outcomes with patients who had M-TEER without previous recent TAVR during the same calendar year between 2014 and 2020. Because Nationwide Readmission Database data do not cross years, analysis was restricted to the last half of each calendar year. End points included in-hospital mortality and 30-day and 90-day postdischarge rehospitalization rates. In 23,885 M-TEER patients, 396 (1.7%) had a previous recent TAVR. The number of post-TAVR M-TEER procedures increased progressively over time from 16 in 2014 to 92 in 2020. Patients who had M-TEER after a recent TAVR versus those without previous TAVR had similar in-hospital mortality (adjusted odds ratio 0.38, 95% confidence interval [CI] 0.12 to 1.23, p = 0.11), but higher rates of 30-day all-cause hospitalization and heart failure hospitalization (adjusted odds ratios 1.34, 95% CI 1.11 to 1.79, p = 0.04 and 1.63, 95% CI 1.13 to 2.36, p = 0.009, respectively). Nonetheless, in patients who underwent M-TEER post-TAVR, the cumulative 90-day all-cause hospitalization and heart failure hospitalization rates were less after M-TEER compared with before M-TEER (from 45.7% to 31.5%, p = 0.007, and from 29.0% to 16.6%, respectively, both p = 0.005). In conclusion, M-TEER procedures after TAVR in the United States are increasing. Patients with M-TEER after TAVR had similar in-hospital mortality as those who underwent M-TEER without recent TAVR, but higher 30-day hospitalization rates. Nonetheless, 90-day hospitalization rates were decreased after M-TEER in patients with previous TAVR.
Insights
Mitral transcatheter edge-to-edge repair (M-TEER) after transcatheter aortic valve replacement (TAVR) is increasing. While M-TEER post-TAVR shows similar mortality, it has higher 30-day hospitalizations but reduced 90-day rates.
Area of Science:
- Cardiology
- Interventional Cardiology
- Medical Device Technology
Background:
- Persistent severe mitral regurgitation (MR) post-transcatheter aortic valve replacement (TAVR) poses a clinical challenge.
- Mitral transcatheter edge-to-edge repair (M-TEER) is an emerging option for managing post-TAVR MR.
Purpose of the Study:
- To evaluate the outcomes of M-TEER in patients with prior TAVR compared to those without.
- To analyze trends in M-TEER procedures performed after TAVR.
Main Methods:
- Retrospective analysis of the Nationwide Readmission Database (2014-2020).
- Comparison of in-hospital mortality and 30/90-day rehospitalization rates between M-TEER post-TAVR and M-TEER without prior TAVR.
- Analysis restricted to the latter half of each calendar year due to data limitations.
Main Results:
- The incidence of M-TEER post-TAVR increased significantly from 2014 to 2020.
- Patients undergoing M-TEER post-TAVR had similar in-hospital mortality but higher 30-day all-cause and heart failure hospitalizations compared to controls.
- However, M-TEER significantly reduced cumulative 90-day all-cause and heart failure hospitalization rates in the post-TAVR cohort.
Conclusions:
- M-TEER is increasingly utilized for severe MR following TAVR.
- While short-term rehospitalization rates are higher, M-TEER offers significant long-term benefits in reducing hospitalizations for patients with prior TAVR.
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