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BACKGROUND: Residual mitral regurgitation (MR) is thought to be an important predictor of long-term survival following transcatheter edge-to-edge repair (TEER). Intraprocedural MR assessment using … transesophageal echocardiography could be limited by image quality, hemodynamics, and patient sedation. The MitraScore is a validated multimodal approach for intraprocedural MR assessment during TEER. OBJECTIVES: This study aimed to assess the impact of residual MR using the MitraScore on 1-year mortality. METHODS: Patients undergoing mitral TEER were eligible for inclusion in the prospective, multicenter MITRA-PRO registry (A Prospective Registry Study on 1-Year Mortality and the Prognostic Significance of MitraScore After MitraClip Implantation in Patients With Mitral Regurgitation). Patients with a MitraScore </=3 were defined as patients with mild residual MR after mitral TEER, whereas a MitraScore >/=4 was considered as relevant residual MR. Mortality, rehospitalization, and major adverse events were assessed 1 year after TEER. RESULTS: A MitraScore </=3 was found in 1,059 patients (71.0%), whereas 432 patients revealed a MitraScore >/=4 (29.0%). One-year mortality was significantly lower in patients with nonrelevant residual MR (MitraScore </=3 14.6% vs MitraScore>/=4 22.1%). An almost linear relationship between intraprocedural MitraScore after TEER and mortality was observed. The combined clinical endpoint of mortality and rehospitalization within the 1-year follow-up was also significantly lower in the MitraScore </=3 group (31.5%) than in the MitraScore >/=4 group (40.8%). A subgroup analysis confirmed the predictive value of the MitraScore in patients with primary, secondary, or mixed MR etiologies. CONCLUSIONS: Residual MR assessed by intraprocedural MitraScore after TEER predicts 1-year mortality and rehospitalization. Therefore, the multimodal MitraScore improves MR assessment during mitral TEER and might improve patient survival.(A Prospective Registry Study on 1-Year Mortality and the Prognostic Significance of MitraScore After MitraClip Implantation in Patients With Mitral Regurgitation [MITRA-PRO]; DRKS00012288).
Authors: P. Boekstegers, J. Hausleiter, T. Schmitz, A. Bufe, T. Comberg, M. Seyfarth, C. Frerker, H. Beucher, D. Rottlander, S. Higuchi, T. Ouarrak, S. Schneider
Date Published: 13th Mar 2023
Publication Type: Journal
PubMed ID: 36922044
Citation: JACC Cardiovasc Interv. 2023 Mar 13;16(5):574-585. doi: 10.1016/j.jcin.2022.12.015.