Abstract
Aims: We evaluated the impact of MitraClip on systolic pulmonary artery pressure (sPAP) and the effects of baseline sPAP on outcomes. Methods and results: In a cohort of patients who underwent MitraClip implantation, three groups were defined according to pre-procedure sPAP levels. Clinical and echocardiographic data were compared. The study included 177 patients: 59 had severe pulmonary hypertension (PHT), 96 had mild to moderate PHT, and 22 had no PHT. In patients with pre-existing severe PHT, sPAP was reduced from 70.8 ± 9.2 to 56.8 ± 13.7 mmHg (P < 0.001), sPAP remained unchanged in patients with mild to moderate PHT but was significantly increased from 30.8 ± 4.3 to 38.6 ± 8.3 mmHg in the no-PHT group (P < 0.001). Improvement of sPAP was observed in 77% of severe PHT group, while worsening of sPAP was more common among patients with no-PHT [57% compared with 33% among the mild to moderate PHT and 7% in the severe PHT group, respectively, (P < 0.001)]. One year survival was similar among the study groups. Conclusions: MitraClip decreases PHT among patients with severe PHT. A concerning finding is that most patients with no-PHT increase their sPAP.
Original language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 4071-4079 |
Number of pages | 9 |
Journal | ESC heart failure |
Volume | 7 |
Issue number | 6 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - Dec 2020 |
Bibliographical note
Publisher Copyright:© 2020 The Authors. ESC Heart Failure published by John Wiley & Sons Ltd on behalf of the European Society of Cardiology
Keywords
- Heart failure
- MitraClip
- Mitral regurgitation
- Pulmonary hypertension
- Transcatheter mitral valve repair