Meta-analysis confirms improvement of hospitalizations and all-cause mortality of transcatheter mitral valve repair in functional mitral regurgitation. (25th November 2020)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Noutsias, M; Matiakis, M; Bigalke, B; Sedding, D; Rigopoulos, A
• Is Part Of: European heart journal. Volume 41:(2020)Supplement 2
• Publication Date: 2020-11-25
• Subjects: Mitral Valve Regurgitation; Cardiology -- Periodicals; Heart -- Diseases -- Periodicals; 616.12005
• DOI: 10.1093/ehjci/ehaa946.2002
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 0195-668X

Abstract

Abstract: Background: Moderate-to-severe or severe functional mitral regurgitation (FMR) is associated with higher rates of hospitalizations and with increased mortality in heart failure (HF). Transcatheter mitral valve repair by MitraClip® implantation (TMVrMC) may effectively reduce severe MR, and is associated with symptomatic improvement. However, the long-term clinical effects of this procedure are not well defined. Aims: We analyzed outcomes for rehospitalization and survival in HF patients with moderate-to-severe or severe FMR treated by either medical treatment (MT) only versus TMVrMC+MT by meta-analysis. Methods and results: By systematic search of bibliographic databases, we evaluated publications comparing HF patients with FMR treated by MT only versus treatment by MT combined with TMVrMC. Studies with a minimum of 25 enrolled patients and a follow/up period of at least 12 months were deemed eligible for this meta-analysis. We identified n=7 studies enrolling 2, 884 HFrEF patients, divided into two study arms: TMVrMC+MT (n=1, 618), versus FMR patients receiving MT only (n=1, 266). At 12 months, there was a significant reduction in all-cause mortality favoring TMVrMC+MT (OR: 0.65; CI 95% 0.53–0.79), compared with the MT only patients. At 24 months, a significant reduction of all-cause mortality in the TMVrMC+MT patient group (OR: 0.54; CI: 95%: 0.43–0.67; p<0.001) was calculated. TMVrMC+MT was associated with significantly lower rates of unplanned re-admissions for heart failure compared with MT only at 12 months (OR: 0.69; 95%; CI 0.53–0.89; p<0.001) and at 24 months (OR: 0.53; 95% CI: 0.39–0.71; p<0.001). In one publication, a survival benefit of TMVrMC+MT over MT alone was shown at 5 years post intervention (HR: 0.75; 95% CI: 0.69–0.94; p=0.012) after weighting for propensity score and controlling for age. Conclusions: This meta-analysis on n=2, 884 patients with moderate-to-severe or severe FMR reveals that TMVrMC+MT, as compared with MT alone, is associated with a significant reduction of rehospitalizations and improvement of survival up to 24 months after MitraClip implantation. However, the discordant results of 2 randomized controlled trials (MITRA-FR and COAPT) warrant further clarification, i.e. of the eligible FMR patient profiles who might benefit from TMVrMC+MT in terms of improvement of prognosis. These data imply additional evidence for TMVrMC in eligible HF patients with relevant FMR, which might be important for an update of the corresponding guidelines. Funding Acknowledgement: Type of funding source: None