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Valvular heart disease
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Characteristics and outcomes of patients with normal left atrial pressure undergoing transcatheter mitral valve repair
  1. Jason R Sims,
  2. Guy S Reeder,
  3. Mayra Guerrero,
  4. Mohamad Alkhouli,
  5. Vuyisile T Nkomo,
  6. Rick A Nishimura,
  7. Charanjit S Rihal,
  8. Mackram F Eleid
  1. Department of Cardiovascular Medicine, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN, United States
  1. Correspondence to Dr Mackram F Eleid, Cardiovascular Medicine, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN 55905, USA; eleid.mackram{at}mayo.edu

Abstract

Objective A subset of patients at the time of transcatheter mitral valve repair (TMVR) will have normal left atrial pressure (LAP) (<13 mm Hg) despite having severe mitral regurgitation (MR). The goal of this study was to determine clinical characteristics and outcomes in patients with normal LAP undergoing TMVR.

Methods A single-centre retrospective cohort of consecutive patients who underwent transcatheter edge-to-edge mitral valve clip and continuous LAP monitoring between 5/1/2014 and 5/1/2018 was analysed. One-year mortality was compared by Kaplan–Meier survival curves. Multivariable analysis was performed to identify predictors of normal LAP and 1 year mortality.

Results Of the 204 patients undergoing TMVR, 65% were men and the mean age was 81. Of these patients, 31 (15%) had normal LAP (mean LAP 10.5 mm Hg, mean V wave 16.5 mm Hg) and 173 had elevated LAP (mean LAP 19 mm Hg, mean V wave 32.5 mm Hg). The prevalence of severe MR was not different between groups, although the normal LAP group had significantly lower effective regurgitant orifice area and regurgitant volume. Other notable baseline characteristics including prior cardiac surgery, atrial fibrillation, hypertension, diabetes, congestive heart failure, body mass index, mechanism of MR and ejection fraction were similar between groups. However, there was an increased prevalence of chronic lung disease (CLD) (45.2% vs 17.3%, p<0.001) in the normal LAP group. On multivariate analysis, the only significant predictor of normal LAP was the presence of CLD (OR 4.79 (1.83–12.36), p=0.001) and 1-year mortality was significantly higher in the normal LAP group (32.3% vs 12.7%, p=0.006). After adjustment for comorbidities, normal LAP was no longer a predictor of 1-year mortality (RR 1.62 (0.64–4.06), p=0.32); however, CLD (RR 3.44 (1.37–8.67), p=0.01) remained a statistically significant predictor.

Conclusion Normal LAP at the time of TMVR is associated with a higher incidence of CLD which independently predicts increased 1-year mortality. In patients with CLD and apparently severe MR, measurement of LAP may help identify those with lower likelihood of benefit from TMVR.

  • transcatheter mitral valve repair
  • left atrial pressure
  • mitral regurgitation

https://doi.org/10.1136/heartjnl-2019-316133

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    Footnotes

    • Contributors Study design: JS and ME. Data acquisition: JS and ME. Data analysis and interpretation: All authors. Manuscript drafting: JS and ME. Critical revision of manuscript: all authors.

    • Funding The authors have not declared a specific grant for this research from any funding agency in the public, commercial or not-for-profit sectors.

    • Competing interests None declared.

    • Patient consent for publication Not required.

    • Provenance and peer review Not commissioned; externally peer reviewed.

    • Data availability statement Data are available upon reasonable request. All data relevant to the study are included in the article or uploaded as supplementary information. The authors maintain deidentified participant data. All data relevant to the study are included in the article.

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