Structural HeartPub Date : 2025-06-01DOI: 10.1016/j.shj.2025.100460
Jason H. Rogers MD , Thomas W. Smith MD , Jeroen J. Bax MD, PhD , Federico M. Asch MD , D. Scott Lim MD , Ningyan Wong MBBS , Janani Aiyer MS , William T. Abraham MD , JoAnn Lindenfeld MD , Michael J. Mack MD , Gregg W. Stone MD , Steven F. Bolling MD
{"title":"Impact of Baseline Anteroposterior Mitral Annular Dimensions on Clinical Outcomes after MitraClip for Secondary Mitral Regurgitation","authors":"Jason H. Rogers MD , Thomas W. Smith MD , Jeroen J. Bax MD, PhD , Federico M. Asch MD , D. Scott Lim MD , Ningyan Wong MBBS , Janani Aiyer MS , William T. Abraham MD , JoAnn Lindenfeld MD , Michael J. Mack MD , Gregg W. Stone MD , Steven F. Bolling MD","doi":"10.1016/j.shj.2025.100460","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.shj.2025.100460","url":null,"abstract":"<div><h3>Background</h3><div>In the randomized Cardiovascular Outcomes Assessment of the MitraClip Percutaneous Therapy for Heart Failure Patients with Functional Mitral Regurgitation (COAPT; <span><span>NCT01626079</span><svg><path></path></svg></span>) trial, mitral transcatheter edge-to-edge repair (M-TEER) improved clinical outcomes in patients with severe secondary mitral regurgitation (MR). A prior post hoc analysis from the COAPT trial showed that increasing anteroposterior mitral annular diameter (APMAD) was the sole independent echocardiographic predictor of the composite endpoint of death or heart failure hospitalizations (HFH) at 2 years. Given the relationship between the mitral annulus and leaflets, we examined the association of baseline APMAD with long-term clinical outcomes.</div></div><div><h3>Methods</h3><div>COAPT patients (n = 575) were stratified into tertiles by baseline APMAD as follows: small APMAD, medium APMAD, and large APMAD. APMAD was measured in the anteroposterior direction from the parasternal long-axis view at end-diastole and in the intercommissural direction from the apical two-chamber view.</div></div><div><h3>Results</h3><div>Patients with larger baseline APMAD were more often male and had fewer comorbidities, larger ventricles, and larger mitral orifice areas. At 2 years, there were no significant differences in MR severity and the composite endpoint of death or HFH in patients treated with M-TEER by baseline APMAD. In patients treated with guideline-directed medical therapy (GDMT) alone, there were no significant differences in MR severity, but the composite endpoint of death or HFH was higher in patients with the largest baseline APMADs. The treatment effect of M-TEER was consistent among APMAD tertiles (<em>p</em><sub>interaction</sub> = 0.87).</div></div><div><h3>Conclusions</h3><div>APMAD was a predictor of adverse outcomes in patients treated with GDMT alone. M-TEER reduced MR severity and the risk of death or HFH regardless of baseline APMAD compared with GDMT alone.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":36053,"journal":{"name":"Structural Heart","volume":"9 6","pages":"Article 100460"},"PeriodicalIF":1.4,"publicationDate":"2025-06-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144280961","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Structural HeartPub Date : 2025-06-01DOI: 10.1016/j.shj.2024.100408
Collin J. Brooks MD , Neal Duggal MD , Milan Seth MS , Megan S. Joseph MD , Devraj Sukul MD, MSc , Stan J. Chetcuti MD , Gorav Ailawadi MD , Himanshu Patel MD , P. Michael Grossman MD , Raed Alnajjar MD , Andrew W. Harris MD
{"title":"Quality of Life After Mitral Transcatheter Edge-to-Edge Repair According to Baseline Tricuspid Regurgitation","authors":"Collin J. Brooks MD , Neal Duggal MD , Milan Seth MS , Megan S. Joseph MD , Devraj Sukul MD, MSc , Stan J. Chetcuti MD , Gorav Ailawadi MD , Himanshu Patel MD , P. Michael Grossman MD , Raed Alnajjar MD , Andrew W. Harris MD","doi":"10.1016/j.shj.2024.100408","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.shj.2024.100408","url":null,"abstract":"<div><h3>Background</h3><div>There is a high prevalence of significant tricuspid regurgitation (TR) in patients undergoing mitral transcatheter edge-to-edge repair (M-TEER). Significant TR is associated with poor prognosis and affects decision-making between M-TEER and concomitant mitral and tricuspid valve surgery. Improved quality of life (QoL) is an important metric for patients.</div></div><div><h3>Methods</h3><div>We analyzed data from 1838 patients undergoing M-TEER included in a multicenter statewide registry from 2015 to 2023. QoL was assessed using baseline and 30-day Kansas City Cardiomyopathy Questionnaire (KCCQ) scores. Patients were classified as no/mild TR or moderate/severe TR, and changes in KCCQ scores were compared. The primary outcome was an adjusted analysis consisting of survival to 30 days with a ≥15-point improvement in KCCQ score.</div></div><div><h3>Results</h3><div>Complete endpoint data were available for 1421 patients (77.3%). On average, patients undergoing M-TEER experienced large improvements in QoL, regardless of baseline TR group. Thirty-day mortality for patients with moderate/severe TR was higher than for those with no/mild TR (42 [4.1%] vs. 16 [2.0%], respectively, <em>p</em> = 0.018). The majority of patients survived to 30 days with ΔKCCQ ≥15 (63.8% for no/mild TR vs. 59.6% for moderate/severe TR, <em>p</em> = 0.120). Patients with moderate/severe TR exhibited no difference in the primary adjusted outcome (adjusted odds ratio: 0.851, <em>p</em> = 0.177).</div></div><div><h3>Conclusions</h3><div>The majority of patients experience a large improvement in QoL after M-TEER, regardless of baseline TR severity. Further research should explore a staged approach of M-TEER followed by tricuspid valve intervention as needed compared to concomitant mitral/tricuspid valve surgery.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":36053,"journal":{"name":"Structural Heart","volume":"9 6","pages":"Article 100408"},"PeriodicalIF":1.4,"publicationDate":"2025-06-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144280960","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Structural HeartPub Date : 2025-06-01DOI: 10.1016/j.shj.2024.100371
Amar Krishnaswamy MD , Mark Reisman MD
{"title":"Transcatheter Aortic Valve Replacement for Native Aortic Regurgitation: If You Can't Be With the Valve You Love, Love the Valve You're With","authors":"Amar Krishnaswamy MD , Mark Reisman MD","doi":"10.1016/j.shj.2024.100371","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.shj.2024.100371","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":36053,"journal":{"name":"Structural Heart","volume":"9 6","pages":"Article 100371"},"PeriodicalIF":1.4,"publicationDate":"2025-06-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144280959","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Structural HeartPub Date : 2025-06-01DOI: 10.1016/j.shj.2025.100462
Vinesh Appadurai MBBS , Chen Chen MD , Charles J. Davidson MD , James D. Flaherty MD , S. Christopher Malaisrie MD , Zhiying Meng MS , Abigail S. Baldridge MS, DrPH , Patrick McCarthy MD , James D. Thomas MD , Jyothy Puthumana MD , Akhil Narang MD
{"title":"The Prognostic Value of Frailty in a Transcatheter Mitral Valve-in-Valve Cohort","authors":"Vinesh Appadurai MBBS , Chen Chen MD , Charles J. Davidson MD , James D. Flaherty MD , S. Christopher Malaisrie MD , Zhiying Meng MS , Abigail S. Baldridge MS, DrPH , Patrick McCarthy MD , James D. Thomas MD , Jyothy Puthumana MD , Akhil Narang MD","doi":"10.1016/j.shj.2025.100462","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.shj.2025.100462","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":36053,"journal":{"name":"Structural Heart","volume":"9 6","pages":"Article 100462"},"PeriodicalIF":1.4,"publicationDate":"2025-06-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144280964","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Structural HeartPub Date : 2025-06-01DOI: 10.1016/j.shj.2025.100443
Mi Chen MD, PhD , Jonathan M. Michel MD , Barbara E. Stähli MD , Thomas S. Gilhofer MD , Martin O. Schmiady MD , Felix C. Tanner MD , Albert Markus Kasel MD
{"title":"Novel Technique Employing Transcatheter Balloon-Expandable Valves in Pure Aortic Regurgitation: A Proof-of-Concept Study","authors":"Mi Chen MD, PhD , Jonathan M. Michel MD , Barbara E. Stähli MD , Thomas S. Gilhofer MD , Martin O. Schmiady MD , Felix C. Tanner MD , Albert Markus Kasel MD","doi":"10.1016/j.shj.2025.100443","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.shj.2025.100443","url":null,"abstract":"<div><h3>Background</h3><div>The aim of this study was to evaluate the hypothesis that employing the “flare the outflow” technique might allow anchoring of transcatheter balloon-expandable valves (BEVs) in patients with pure aortic regurgitation.</div></div><div><h3>Methods</h3><div>This was a single-center, 6-patient, consecutive, retrospective observational cohort. Inoperable patients with pure AR were included to perform transcatheter aortic valve implantation. The technique involved deploying BEVs with 2-mm oversizing and “flare the outflow” technique. Computed tomography scans were obtained at baseline and after implantation.</div></div><div><h3>Results</h3><div>BEVs with the flared outflow were successfully implanted in all patients. All patients were discharged without device migration and none or trace paravalvular leak. At 1-year follow-up, no deaths, valve dysfunction, or reinterventions were observed. Among the 5 patients out of 6 who underwent follow-up computed tomography scans, findings confirmed the overexpanded outflow of the BEVs compared to the annulus, indicated by mean (24.5 vs. 23.3 mm, <em>p</em> = 0.02) and minimal diameters (24.6 vs. 22.2 mm, <em>p</em> = 0.01).</div></div><div><h3>Conclusions</h3><div>The utilization of BEVs incorporating the “flare the outflow” technique demonstrated feasibility and effectiveness in inoperable patients with pure AR. Further studies are required to determine the durability and lifetime management associated with this technique.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":36053,"journal":{"name":"Structural Heart","volume":"9 6","pages":"Article 100443"},"PeriodicalIF":1.4,"publicationDate":"2025-06-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144280958","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Structural HeartPub Date : 2025-05-01DOI: 10.1016/j.shj.2025.100426
Sachin S. Goel MD , Benjamin Z. Galper MD, MPH
{"title":"Repeat Interventions After Transcatheter Aortic Valve Replacement: Considerations for Lifetime Management—The First Cut Is the Deepest","authors":"Sachin S. Goel MD , Benjamin Z. Galper MD, MPH","doi":"10.1016/j.shj.2025.100426","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.shj.2025.100426","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":36053,"journal":{"name":"Structural Heart","volume":"9 5","pages":"Article 100426"},"PeriodicalIF":1.4,"publicationDate":"2025-05-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144168744","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}