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Wild MG, Bothe W, Westermann D, Czerny M, Besler C. [Catheter-based and surgical treatment of mitral valve diseases]. Inn Med (Heidelb) 2024; 65:439-446. [PMID: 38597993 DOI: 10.1007/s00108-024-01703-5] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 03/22/2024] [Indexed: 04/11/2024]
Abstract
There is a broad spectrum of mitral valve diseases ranging from young patients with rheumatic mitral valve stenosis up to older patients with secondary mitral valve regurgitation and numerous comorbidities. A profound understanding of the etiology, anatomical characteristics of mitral valve diseases and current treatment options is necessary to be able to prepare a patient-centered treatment approach. The interdisciplinary collaboration of referring physicians, interventional cardiologists, cardiac surgeons, heart failure and imaging specialists as well as anesthesiologists is a cornerstone of optimal patient treatment.
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- Mirjam G Wild
- Klinik für Kardiologie und Angiologie, Universitäts-Herzzentrum Freiburg/Bad Krozingen, Universitätsklinikum Freiburg, Südring 15, 79189, Bad Krozingen, Deutschland
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- Klinik für Herz- und Gefäßchirurgie, Universitäts-Herzzentrum Freiburg/Bad Krozingen, Universitätsklinikum Freiburg, Freiburg, Deutschland
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- Klinik für Kardiologie und Angiologie, Universitäts-Herzzentrum Freiburg/Bad Krozingen, Universitätsklinikum Freiburg, Südring 15, 79189, Bad Krozingen, Deutschland
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- Klinik für Herz- und Gefäßchirurgie, Universitäts-Herzzentrum Freiburg/Bad Krozingen, Universitätsklinikum Freiburg, Freiburg, Deutschland
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- Klinik für Kardiologie und Angiologie, Universitäts-Herzzentrum Freiburg/Bad Krozingen, Universitätsklinikum Freiburg, Südring 15, 79189, Bad Krozingen, Deutschland.
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Perrin N, Ben-Ali W, Ludwig S, Duncan A, Weimann J, Nickenig G, Tanaka T, Coisne A, Vincentelli A, Makkar R, Webb JG, Akodad M, Muller DWM, Jansz P, Praz F, Reineke D, Wild MG, Hausleiter J, Goel SS, Denti P, Chehab O, Dahle G, Baldus S, Ruge H, Kaneko T, Ternacle J, Dumonteil N, von Bardeleben RS, Flagiello M, Walther T, Taramasso M, Søndergaard L, Bleiziffer S, Fam N, Kempfert J, Granada JF, Tang GHL, Conradi L, Modine T. Outcomes After Transcatheter Mitral Valve Replacement According to Regurgitation Etiology. Ann Thorac Surg 2024; 117:958-964. [PMID: 37717882 DOI: 10.1016/j.athoracsur.2023.08.033] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/25/2023] [Revised: 07/31/2023] [Accepted: 08/01/2023] [Indexed: 09/19/2023]
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BACKGROUND Whether transcatheter mitral valve replacement (TMVR) devices perform similarly with respect to the underlying mitral regurgitation (MR) etiology remains unknown. The aim of the present analysis was to assess outcomes of TMVR according to the MR underlying etiology among the CHoice of OptImal transCatheter trEatment for Mitral Insufficiency (CHOICE-MI) registry. METHODS Of 746 patients, 229 patients (30.7%) underwent TMVR. The study population was subdivided according to primary, secondary, or mixed MR. Patients with mitral annular calcification were excluded. The primary study endpoint was a composite endpoint of all-cause mortality or hospitalization for heart failure at 1 year. Secondary study endpoints were all-cause and cardiovascular mortality at 1 year, New York Heart Association functional class, and residual MR, both at discharge and 1 year. RESULTS The predominant MR etiology was secondary MR (58.4%), followed by primary MR (28.7%) and mixed MR (12.9%). Technical success and procedural mortality were similar according to MR etiology. Discharge echocardiography revealed residual MR 2+ in 11.3%, 3.7%, and 5.3% of patients with primary, secondary, and mixed MR, respectively (P = .1). MR elimination was similar in all groups up to the 1-year follow-up. There was no difference in terms of primary combined outcome occurrence according to MR etiology. One-year all-cause mortality was reported in 28.8%, 24.2%, and 32.1% of patients with primary, secondary, and mixed MR, respectively (P = .07). CONCLUSIONS In our study we did not find differences in short-term and 1-year outcomes after TMVR according to MR etiology.
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- Nils Perrin
- Montreal Heart Institute, Montreal, Quebec, Canada
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- University Heart and Vascular Center Hamburg, Hamburg, Germany; German Center for Cardiovascular Research (DZHK): Partner site Hamburg/Kiel/Lübeck, Hamburg, Germany
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- Department of Cardiology, Royal Brompton Hospital, London, United Kingdom
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- University Heart and Vascular Center Hamburg, Hamburg, Germany
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- Department of Cardiology, Centre Hospitalier Universitaire de Lille, Lille, France
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- Department of Cardiology, Centre Hospitalier Universitaire de Lille, Lille, France
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- Department of Cardiology, Cedars-Sinai Medical Center, Los Angeles, California
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- Department of Cardiology, St Paul's Hospital, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
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- Department of Cardiology, St Paul's Hospital, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
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- Department of Cardiology, St Vincent's Hospital, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
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- Department of Cardiology, St Vincent's Hospital, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
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- Department of Cardiology, Bern University Hospital, Bern, Switzerland
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- Department of Cardiology, Bern University Hospital, Bern, Switzerland
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- Department of Cardiology, Bern University Hospital, Bern, Switzerland; Ludwig Maximilian University of Munich, Munich, Germany
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- Department of Cardiology, Houston Methodist Hospital, Houston, Texas
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- Department of Cardiac Surgery, Ospedale San Raffaele, Milan, Italy
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- Department of Cardiology, St Thomas' Hospital, London, United Kingdom
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- Department of Cardiac Surgery, Oslo University Hospital, Rikshospitalet, Oslo, Norway
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- Department of Cardiology, University Hospital of Cologne, Cologne, Germany
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- Department of Cardiac Surgery, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Boston, Massachusetts
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- Department of Cardiac Surgery, Centre Hospitalier Universitaire de Bordeaux, Bordeaux, France
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- Department of Cardiac Surgery, Louis Pradel Cardiologic Hospital, Lyon, France
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- Department of Cardiology, Frankfurt University Hospital, Frankfurt, Germany
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- HerzZentrum Hirslanden, Zürich, Switzerland; CardioCentro, Lugano, Switzerland
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- Department of Cardiology, St Michael's Hospital, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
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- Department of Cardiac Surgery, Mount Sinai Hospital, New York, New York
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- German Center for Cardiovascular Research (DZHK): Partner site Hamburg/Kiel/Lübeck, Hamburg, Germany
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- Department of Cardiac Surgery, Centre Hospitalier Universitaire de Bordeaux, Bordeaux, France.
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Hell MM, Wild MG, Baldus S, Rudolph T, Treede H, Petronio AS, Modine T, Andreas M, Coisne A, Duncan A, Franco LN, Praz F, Ruge H, Conradi L, Zierer A, Anselmi A, Dumonteil N, Nickenig G, Piñón M, Barth S, Adamo M, Dubois C, Torracca L, Maisano F, Lurz P, von Bardeleben RS, Hausleiter J. Transapical Mitral Valve Replacement: 1-Year Results of the Real-World Tendyne European Experience Registry. JACC Cardiovasc Interv 2024; 17:648-661. [PMID: 38385922 DOI: 10.1016/j.jcin.2023.12.027] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/17/2023] [Revised: 11/23/2023] [Accepted: 12/15/2023] [Indexed: 02/23/2024]
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BACKGROUND Early studies of the Tendyne transcatheter mitral valve replacement (TMVR) showed promising results in a small selective cohort. OBJECTIVES The authors present 1-year data from the currently largest commercial, real-world cohort originating from the investigator-initiated TENDER (Tendyne European Experience) registry. METHODS All patients from the TENDER registry eligible for 1-year follow-up were included. The primary safety endpoint was 1-year cardiovascular mortality. Primary performance endpoint was reduction of mitral regurgitation (MR) up to 1 year. RESULTS Among 195 eligible patients undergoing TMVR (median age 77 years [Q1-Q3: 71-81 years], 60% men, median Society of Thoracic Surgeons Predicted Risk of Mortality 5.6% [Q1-Q3: 3.6%-8.9%], 81% in NYHA functional class III or IV, 94% with MR 3+/4+), 31% had "real-world" indications for TMVR (severe mitral annular calcification, prior mitral valve treatment, or others) outside of the instructions for use. The technical success rate was 95%. The cardiovascular mortality rate was 7% at 30 day and 17% at 1 year (all-cause mortality rates were 9% and 29%, respectively). Reintervention or surgery following discharge was 4%, while rates of heart failure hospitalization reduced from 68% in the preceding year to 25% during 1-year follow-up. Durable MR reduction to ≤1+ was achieved in 98% of patients, and at 1 year, 83% were in NYHA functional class I or II. There was no difference in survival and major adverse events between on-label use and "real-world" indications up to 1 year. CONCLUSIONS This large, real-world, observational registry reports high technical success, durable and complete MR elimination, significant clinical benefits, and a 1-year cardiovascular mortality rate of 17% after Tendyne TMVR. Outcomes were comparable between on-label use and "real-world" indications, offering a safe and efficacious treatment option for patients without alternative treatments. (Tendyne European Experience Registry [TENDER]; NCT04898335).
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- Michaela M Hell
- Department of Cardiology, University Medical Center Mainz, Mainz, Germany
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- Medizinische Klinik I, LMU University Hospital, Munich, Germany
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- Department of Cardiology, Heart Center, University Hospital Cologne, Cologne, Germany
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- Department of Cardiology, Heart- und Diabetes Center Northrhine-Westfalia, Bad Oeynhausen, Ruhr-University Bochum, Bochum, Germany
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- Department of Cardiovascular Surgery, Universitätsmedizin Mainz of the Johannes Gutenberg University, Mainz, Germany
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- CHU Bordeaux, Hopital Cardiologique Haut Leveque, Pessac, France
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- Department of Cardiac Surgery, Medical University of Vienna, Vienna, Austria
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- Université de Lille, Inserm, CHU Lille, Institut Pasteur de Lille, Lille, France
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- Heart Division, Royal Brompton Hospital, London, United Kingdom
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- Cardiovascular Institute, Hospital Clinico San Carlos, Instituto de Investigación Sanitaria, San Carlos (IdISSC), Madrid, Spain
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- Department of Cardiology, Inselspital University Hospital Bern, Bern, Switzerland
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- Department of Cardiovascular Surgery, Institute Insure, German Heart Center Munich, School of Medicine & Health, Technical University of Munich, Munich, Germany
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- University Heart and Vascular Center Hamburg, Hamburg, Germany
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- Department for Cardiac, Vascular, and Thoracic Surgery, Johannes Kepler University Linz, Kepler University Hospital, Linz, Austria
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- Division of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, University Hospital of Rennes, University of Rennes, Rennes, France
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- Groupe CardioVasculaire Interventionnel, Clinique Pasteur, Toulouse, France
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- Servicio Cirugía Cardíaca. Hospital Álvaro Cunqueiro, Vigo, Spain
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- Klinik für Kardiologie, Rhön-Klinikum Campus Bad Neustadt, Bad Neustadt an der Saale, Germany
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- Cardiology, ASST Spedali Civili di Brescia, Department of Medical and Surgical Specialties, Radiological Sciences, and Public Health, University of Brescia, Brescia, Italy
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- Department of Cardiovascular Medicine, University Hospital Leuven and Department of Cardiovascular Sciences, Leuven, Belgium
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- IRCCS Humanitas Research Hospital, Rozzano, Milan, Italy
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- Valve Center, IRCCS Ospedale San Raaffaele and University Vita Salute, Milan, Italy
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- Department of Cardiology, University Medical Center Mainz, Mainz, Germany; Department of Cardiology, Heart Center Leipzig, Leipzig, Germany
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- Medizinische Klinik I, LMU University Hospital, Munich, Germany; German Center for Cardiovascular Research, partner site Munich Heart Alliance, Munich, Germany
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Coisne A, Scotti A, Taramasso M, Granada JF, Ludwig S, Rodés-Cabau J, Lurz P, Hausleiter J, Fam N, Kodali SK, Pozzoli A, Alessandrini H, Biasco L, Brochet E, Denti P, Estevez-Loureiro R, Frerker C, Ho EC, Monivas V, Nickenig G, Praz F, Puri R, Sievert H, Tang GHL, Andreas M, Von Bardeleben RS, Rommel KP, Muntané-Carol G, Gavazzoni M, Braun D, Lubos E, Kalbacher D, Connelly KA, Juliard JM, Harr C, Pedrazzini G, Philippon F, Schofer J, Thiele H, Unterhuber M, Himbert D, Alcázar MU, Wild MG, Jorde U, Windecker S, Maisano F, Leon MB, Hahn RT, Latib A. Prognostic Value of Tricuspid Valve Gradient After Transcatheter Edge-to-Edge Repair: Insights From the TriValve Registry. JACC Cardiovasc Interv 2023:S1936-8798(23)00452-1. [PMID: 36948892 DOI: 10.1016/j.jcin.2023.01.375] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/24/2022] [Revised: 01/24/2023] [Accepted: 01/26/2023] [Indexed: 03/24/2023]
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BACKGROUND Data regarding the impact of the tricuspid valve gradient (TVG) after tricuspid transcatheter edge-to-edge repair (TEER) are scarce. OBJECTIVES This study sought to evaluate the association between the mean TVG and clinical outcomes among patients who underwent tricuspid TEER for significant tricuspid regurgitation. METHODS Patients with significant tricuspid regurgitation who underwent tricuspid TEER within the TriValve (International Multisite Transcatheter Tricuspid Valve Therapies) registry were divided into quartiles based on the mean TVG at discharge. The primary endpoint was the composite of all-cause mortality and heart failure hospitalization. Outcomes were assessed up to the 1-year follow-up. RESULTS A total of 308 patients were included from 24 centers. Patients were divided into quartiles of the mean TVG as follows: quartile 1 (n = 77), 0.9 ± 0.3 mm Hg; quartile 2 (n = 115), 1.8 ± 0.3 mm Hg; quartile 3 (n = 65), 2.8 ± 0.3 mm Hg; and quartile 4 (n = 51), 4.7 ± 2.0 mm Hg. The baseline TVG and the number of implanted clips were associated with a higher post-TEER TVG. There was no significant difference across TVG quartiles in the 1-year composite endpoint (quartiles 1-4: 35%, 30%, 40%, and 34%, respectively; P = 0.60) or the proportion of patients in New York Heart Association class III to IV at the last follow-up (P = 0.63). The results were similar after adjustment for clinical and echocardiographic characteristics (composite endpoint quartile 4 vs quartile 1-quartile 3 adjusted HR: 1.05; 95% CI: 0.52-2.12; P = 0.88) or exploring post-TEER TVG as a continuous variable. CONCLUSIONS In this retrospective analysis of the TriValve registry, an increased discharge TVG was not significantly associated with adverse outcomes after tricuspid TEER. These findings apply for the explored TVG range and up to the 1-year follow-up. Further investigations on higher gradients and longer follow-up are needed to better guide the intraprocedural decision-making process.
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- Augustin Coisne
- Montefiore-Einstein Center for Heart and Vascular Care, Montefiore Medical Center, Albert Einstein College of Medicine, Bronx, New York, USA; Cardiovascular Research Foundation, New York, New York, USA; Universitè Lille, Inserm, CHU Lille, Institut Pasteur de Lille, U1011-EGID, Lille, France
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- Montefiore-Einstein Center for Heart and Vascular Care, Montefiore Medical Center, Albert Einstein College of Medicine, Bronx, New York, USA; Cardiovascular Research Foundation, New York, New York, USA
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- Cardiovascular Research Foundation, New York, New York, USA
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- Montefiore-Einstein Center for Heart and Vascular Care, Montefiore Medical Center, Albert Einstein College of Medicine, Bronx, New York, USA; Cardiovascular Research Foundation, New York, New York, USA; Department of Cardiology, University Heart and Vascular Center, Hamburg, Germany
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- Quebec Heart and Lung Institute, Laval University, Quebec City, Quebec, Canada
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- Heart Center Leipzig at University of Leipzig and Leipzig Heart Institute, Leipzig, Germany
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- Medical Clinic and Polyclinic I, University Hospital of Munich, Munich, Germany
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- Division of Cardiology, Toronto Heart Center, St. Michael's Hospital, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
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- Division of Cardiology, Columbia University Medical Center-NewYork Presbyterian Hospital, New York, New York, USA
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- Division of Cardiac Surgery, Cardiocentro Ticino Institute, Ente Ospedaliero Cantonale, Lugano, Switzerland
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- Azienda Sanitaria Locale Torino 4, Ciriè, Italy; Department of Biomedical Sciences, University of Italian Switzerland, Lugano, Switzerland
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- Division of Cardiology, Bichat Hospital, Paris, France
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- Division of Cardiology and Department of Cardiac Surgery, San Raffaele University Hospital, Milan, Italy
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- University Heart Center, Schleswig-Holstein University, Lübeck, Germany
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- Montefiore-Einstein Center for Heart and Vascular Care, Montefiore Medical Center, Albert Einstein College of Medicine, Bronx, New York, USA
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- Division of Cardiology, Puerta de Hierro University Hospital, Madrid, Spain
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- Division of Cardiology, Bonn University Hospital, Bonn, Germany
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- Division of Cardiology, Inselspital, Bern University Hospital, Bern, Switzerland
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- Department of Cardiovascular Medicine, Cleveland Clinic Foundation, Cleveland, Ohio, USA
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- Division of Cardiology, Cardiovascular Center Frankfurt, Frankfurt am Main, Germany
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- Department of Cardiovascular Surgery, Mount Sinai Health System, New York, New York, USA
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- Department of Cardiac Surgery, Medical University of Vienna, Vienna, Austria
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- Heart Center Leipzig at University of Leipzig and Leipzig Heart Institute, Leipzig, Germany
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- Medical Clinic and Polyclinic I, University Hospital of Munich, Munich, Germany
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- Department of Cardiology, University Heart and Vascular Center, Hamburg, Germany
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- Department of Cardiology, University Heart and Vascular Center, Hamburg, Germany; German Center for Cardiovascular Research, Partner Site Hamburg/Luebeck/Kiel, Germany
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- Division of Cardiology, Toronto Heart Center, St. Michael's Hospital, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
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- Department of Biomedical Sciences, University of Italian Switzerland, Lugano, Switzerland; Division of Cardiology, Istituto Cardiocentro Ticino, Ente Ospedaliero Cantonale, Lugano, Switzerland
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- Quebec Heart and Lung Institute, Laval University, Quebec City, Quebec, Canada
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- Heart Center Leipzig at University of Leipzig and Leipzig Heart Institute, Leipzig, Germany
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- Heart Center Leipzig at University of Leipzig and Leipzig Heart Institute, Leipzig, Germany
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- Division of Cardiology, Inselspital, Bern University Hospital, Bern, Switzerland
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- Montefiore-Einstein Center for Heart and Vascular Care, Montefiore Medical Center, Albert Einstein College of Medicine, Bronx, New York, USA
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- Division of Cardiology, Inselspital, Bern University Hospital, Bern, Switzerland
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- Division of Cardiology and Department of Cardiac Surgery, San Raffaele University Hospital, Milan, Italy
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- Cardiovascular Research Foundation, New York, New York, USA; Division of Cardiology, Columbia University Medical Center-NewYork Presbyterian Hospital, New York, New York, USA
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- Cardiovascular Research Foundation, New York, New York, USA; Division of Cardiology, Columbia University Medical Center-NewYork Presbyterian Hospital, New York, New York, USA
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- Montefiore-Einstein Center for Heart and Vascular Care, Montefiore Medical Center, Albert Einstein College of Medicine, Bronx, New York, USA.
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Scotti A, Coisne A, Taramasso M, Granada JF, Ludwig S, Rodés-Cabau J, Lurz P, Hausleiter J, Fam N, Kodali SK, Rosiene J, Feinberg A, Pozzoli A, Alessandrini H, Biasco L, Brochet E, Denti P, Estévez-Loureiro R, Frerker C, Ho EC, Monivas V, Nickenig G, Praz F, Puri R, Sievert H, Tang GHL, Andreas M, Von Bardeleben RS, Rommel KP, Muntané-Carol G, Gavazzoni M, Braun D, Koell B, Kalbacher D, Connelly KA, Juliard JM, Harr C, Pedrazzini G, Russo G, Philippon F, Schofer J, Thiele H, Unterhuber M, Himbert D, Alcázar MU, Wild MG, Windecker S, Jorde U, Maisano F, Leon MB, Hahn RT, Latib A. Sex-related characteristics and short-term outcomes of patients undergoing transcatheter tricuspid valve intervention for tricuspid regurgitation. Eur Heart J 2023; 44:822-832. [PMID: 36445158 DOI: 10.1093/eurheartj/ehac735] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 13.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/30/2022] [Revised: 11/04/2022] [Accepted: 11/25/2022] [Indexed: 12/02/2022] Open
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AIMS The impact of sexuality in patients with significant tricuspid regurgitation (TR) undergoing transcatheter tricuspid valve intervention (TTVI) is unknown. The aim of this study was to investigate sex-specific outcomes in patients with significant TR treated with TTVI vs. medical therapy alone. METHODS AND RESULTS The Transcatheter Tricuspid Valve Therapies (TriValve) registry collected data on patients with significant TR from 24 centres who underwent TTVI from 2016 to 2021. A control cohort was formed by medically managed patients with ≥severe isolated TR diagnosed in 2015-18. The primary endpoint was freedom from all-cause mortality. Secondary endpoints were heart failure (HF) hospitalization, New York Heart Association (NYHA) functional status, and TR severity. One-year outcomes were assessed for the TriValve cohort and compared with the control cohort with the inverse probability of treatment weighting (IPTW). A total of 556 and 2072 patients were included from the TriValve and control groups, respectively. After TTVI, there was no difference between women and men in 1-year freedom from all-cause mortality 80.9% vs. 77.9%, P = 0.56, nor in HF hospitalization (P = 0.36), NYHA Functional Classes III and IV (P = 0.17), and TR severity >2+ at last follow-up (P = 0.42). Multivariable Cox-regression weighted by IPTW showed improved 1-year survival after TTVI compared with medical therapy alone in both women (adjusted hazard ratio 0.45, 95% confidence interval 0.23-0.83, P = 0.01) and men (adjusted hazard ratio 0.42, 95% confidence interval 0.18-0.89, P = 0.03). CONCLUSION After TTVI in high-risk patients, there were no sex-related differences in terms of survival, HF hospitalization, functional status, and TR reduction up to 1 year. The IPTW analysis shows a survival benefit of TTVI over medical therapy alone in both women and men.
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- Andrea Scotti
- Montefiore-Einstein Center for Heart and Vascular Care, Montefiore Medical Center, Albert Einstein College of Medicine, Bronx, NY, USA.,Cardiovascular Research Foundation, New York, NY, USA
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- Montefiore-Einstein Center for Heart and Vascular Care, Montefiore Medical Center, Albert Einstein College of Medicine, Bronx, NY, USA.,Cardiovascular Research Foundation, New York, NY, USA.,University of Lille, Inserm, CHU Lille, Institut Pasteur de Lille, U1011-EGID, F-59000 Lille, France
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- Montefiore-Einstein Center for Heart and Vascular Care, Montefiore Medical Center, Albert Einstein College of Medicine, Bronx, NY, USA.,Cardiovascular Research Foundation, New York, NY, USA.,Department of Cardiology, University Heart and Vascular Center, Hamburg, Germany
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- Quebec Heart and Lung Institute, Laval University, Quebec City, Quebec, Canada
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- Heart Center Leipzig at University of Leipzig and Leipzig Heart Institute, Leipzig, Germany
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- Medical Clinic and Polyclinic I, University Hospital of Munich, Munich, Germany
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- Division of Cardiology, Toronto Heart Center, St Michael's Hospital, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
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- Division of Cardiology, Columbia University Medical Center, NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital, New York, NY, USA
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- Montefiore-Einstein Center for Heart and Vascular Care, Montefiore Medical Center, Albert Einstein College of Medicine, Bronx, NY, USA
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- Montefiore-Einstein Center for Heart and Vascular Care, Montefiore Medical Center, Albert Einstein College of Medicine, Bronx, NY, USA
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- Division of Cardiac Surgery, Cardiocentro Ticino Institute, Ente Ospedaliero Cantonale, Lugano, Switzerland
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- Asklepios Clinic St Georg, Medical Care Center Prof. Mathey, Prof. Schofer, Hamburg, Germany
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- Azienda Sanitaria Locale Torino 4. Via Battitore 7, 10071 Ciriè, Italy.,Department of Biomedical Sciences, University of Italian Switzerland, Lugano, Switzerland
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- Division of Cardiology, Bichat Hospital, Paris, France
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- Division of Cardiology and Department of Cardiac Surgery, San Raffaele University Hospital, Milan, Italy
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- University Heart Center, Schleswig-Holstein University, Lübeck, Germany
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- Montefiore-Einstein Center for Heart and Vascular Care, Montefiore Medical Center, Albert Einstein College of Medicine, Bronx, NY, USA
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- Division of Cardiology, Puerta de Hierro University Hospital, Madrid, Spain
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- Division of Cardiology, Bonn University Hospital, Bonn, Germany
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- Division of Cardiology, Inselspital, Bern University Hospital, Bern, Switzerland
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- Department of Cardiovascular Medicine, Cleveland Clinic Foundation, Cleveland, OH, USA
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- Division of Cardiology, Cardiovascular Center Frankfurt, Frankfurt am Main, Germany
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- Department of Cardiovascular Surgery, Mount Sinai Health System, New York, NY, USA
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- Department of Cardiac Surgery, Medical University of Vienna, Vienna, Austria
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- Heart Center Leipzig at University of Leipzig and Leipzig Heart Institute, Leipzig, Germany
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- Medical Clinic and Polyclinic I, University Hospital of Munich, Munich, Germany
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- Department of Cardiology, University Heart and Vascular Center, Hamburg, Germany
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- Department of Cardiology, University Heart and Vascular Center, Hamburg, Germany.,German Center for Cardiovascular Research, Partner Site Hamburg/Luebeck/Kiel, Germany
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- Division of Cardiology, Toronto Heart Center, St Michael's Hospital, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
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- Asklepios Clinic St Georg, Medical Care Center Prof. Mathey, Prof. Schofer, Hamburg, Germany
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- Department of Biomedical Sciences, University of Italian Switzerland, Lugano, Switzerland.,Division of Cardiology, Istituto Cardiocentro Ticino, Ente Ospedaliero Cantonale, Lugano, Switzerland
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- Cardiology Unit, Policlinico Tor Vergata, University of Rome, Rome, Italy
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- Quebec Heart and Lung Institute, Laval University, Quebec City, Quebec, Canada
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- Asklepios Clinic St Georg, Medical Care Center Prof. Mathey, Prof. Schofer, Hamburg, Germany
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- Heart Center Leipzig at University of Leipzig and Leipzig Heart Institute, Leipzig, Germany
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- Heart Center Leipzig at University of Leipzig and Leipzig Heart Institute, Leipzig, Germany
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- Division of Cardiology, Inselspital, Bern University Hospital, Bern, Switzerland
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- Division of Cardiology, Inselspital, Bern University Hospital, Bern, Switzerland
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- Montefiore-Einstein Center for Heart and Vascular Care, Montefiore Medical Center, Albert Einstein College of Medicine, Bronx, NY, USA
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- Division of Cardiology and Department of Cardiac Surgery, San Raffaele University Hospital, Milan, Italy
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- Cardiovascular Research Foundation, New York, NY, USA.,Division of Cardiology, Columbia University Medical Center, NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital, New York, NY, USA
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- Cardiovascular Research Foundation, New York, NY, USA.,Division of Cardiology, Columbia University Medical Center, NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital, New York, NY, USA
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- Montefiore-Einstein Center for Heart and Vascular Care, Montefiore Medical Center, Albert Einstein College of Medicine, Bronx, NY, USA
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Stolz L, Braun D, Higuchi S, Orban M, Doldi PM, Stocker TJ, Weckbach LT, Wild MG, Hagl C, Massberg S, Näbauer M, Hausleiter J, Orban M. Transcatheter edge-to-edge mitral valve repair in mitral regurgitation: current status and future prospects. Expert Rev Med Devices 2023; 20:99-108. [PMID: 35791872 DOI: 10.1080/17434440.2022.2098013] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/04/2022]
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INTRODUCTION Mitral regurgitation (MR) is associated with substantial morbidity and mortality. Within the past 15 years, mitral valve edge-to-edge repair (M-TEER) has developed from an experimental approach to a guideline-recommended, safe, and effective treatment option for patients with severe primary or secondary mitral regurgitation. AREAS COVERED This review covered relevant publications of M-TEER and summarizes the development of M-TEER devices within the last 15 years. It outlines anatomical challenges which drove the evolution of M-TEER devices, provides an overview about the current state of clinical application and research, and offers an outlook into the future of transcatheter mitral valve treatment. EXPERT OPINION The development and refinement of new M-TEER device generations offer the possibility to treat a wide range of mitral valve anatomies. Choosing the best device for the individual anatomic properties of the patients and considering comorbidities is the key to maximized MR reduction, minimalized complication rates, and thus optimized postinterventional prognosis. Independent from prognostic implications, quality of life has become an important patient-centered outcome that can be improved by M-TEER in virtually all patients treated.
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- Lukas Stolz
- Medizinische Klinik und Poliklinik I, Klinikum der Universität München, Munich, Germany
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- Medizinische Klinik und Poliklinik I, Klinikum der Universität München, Munich, Germany
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- Medizinische Klinik und Poliklinik I, Klinikum der Universität München, Munich, Germany
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- Medizinische Klinik und Poliklinik I, Klinikum der Universität München, Munich, Germany.,German Center for Cardiovascular Research (DZHK), Partner Site Munich Heart Alliance, Munich, Germany
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- Medizinische Klinik und Poliklinik I, Klinikum der Universität München, Munich, Germany.,German Center for Cardiovascular Research (DZHK), Partner Site Munich Heart Alliance, Munich, Germany
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- Medizinische Klinik und Poliklinik I, Klinikum der Universität München, Munich, Germany.,German Center for Cardiovascular Research (DZHK), Partner Site Munich Heart Alliance, Munich, Germany
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- Medizinische Klinik und Poliklinik I, Klinikum der Universität München, Munich, Germany
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- Medizinische Klinik und Poliklinik I, Klinikum der Universität München, Munich, Germany
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- German Center for Cardiovascular Research (DZHK), Partner Site Munich Heart Alliance, Munich, Germany.,Herzchirurgische Klinik und Poliklinik, Klinikum der Universität München, Munich, Germany
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- Medizinische Klinik und Poliklinik I, Klinikum der Universität München, Munich, Germany.,German Center for Cardiovascular Research (DZHK), Partner Site Munich Heart Alliance, Munich, Germany
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- Medizinische Klinik und Poliklinik I, Klinikum der Universität München, Munich, Germany.,German Center for Cardiovascular Research (DZHK), Partner Site Munich Heart Alliance, Munich, Germany
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- Medizinische Klinik und Poliklinik I, Klinikum der Universität München, Munich, Germany.,German Center for Cardiovascular Research (DZHK), Partner Site Munich Heart Alliance, Munich, Germany
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- Medizinische Klinik und Poliklinik I, Klinikum der Universität München, Munich, Germany.,German Center for Cardiovascular Research (DZHK), Partner Site Munich Heart Alliance, Munich, Germany
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Stolz L, Doldi PM, Orban M, Karam N, Puscas T, Wild MG, Popescu A, von Bardeleben RS, Iliadis C, Baldus S, Adamo M, Thiele H, Besler C, Unterhuber M, Ruf T, Pfister R, Higuchi S, Koell B, Giannini C, Petronio A, Kassar M, Weckbach LT, Butter C, Stocker TJ, Neuss M, Melica B, Braun D, Windecker S, Massberg S, Praz F, Näbauer M, Kalbacher D, Lurz P, Metra M, Bax JJ, Hausleiter J. Staging Heart Failure Patients With Secondary Mitral Regurgitation Undergoing Transcatheter Edge-to-Edge Repair. JACC Cardiovasc Interv 2023; 16:140-151. [PMID: 36697148 DOI: 10.1016/j.jcin.2022.10.032] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/11/2022] [Revised: 09/29/2022] [Accepted: 10/02/2022] [Indexed: 12/29/2022]
Abstract
BACKGROUND Secondary mitral regurgitation (SMR) is a progressive disease with characteristic pathophysiological changes that may influence prognosis. Although the staging of SMR patients suffering from heart failure with reduced ejection fraction (HFrEF) according to extramitral cardiac involvement has prognostic value in medically treated patients, such data are so far lacking for edge-to-edge mitral valve repair (M-TEER). OBJECTIVES This study sought to classify M-TEER patients into disease stages based on the phenotype of extramitral cardiac involvement and to assess its impact on symptomatic and survival outcomes. METHODS Based on echocardiographic and clinical assessment, patients were assigned to 1 of the following HFrEF-SMR groups: left ventricular involvement (Stage 1), left atrial involvement (Stage 2), right ventricular volume/pressure overload (Stage 3), or biventricular failure (Stage 4). A Cox regression model was implemented to investigate the impact of HFrEF-SMR stages on 2-year all-cause mortality. The symptomatic outcome was assessed with New York Heart Association functional class at follow-up. RESULTS Among a total of 849 eligible patients who underwent M-TEER for relevant SMR from 2008 until 2019, 9.5% (n = 81) presented with left ventricular involvement, 46% (n = 393) with left atrial involvement, 15% (n = 129) with right ventricular pressure/volume overload, and 29% (n = 246) with biventricular failure. An increase in HFrEF-SMR stage was associated with increased 2-year all-cause mortality after M-TEER (HR: 1.39; CI: 1.23-1.58; P < 0.01). Furthermore, higher HFrEF-SMR stages were associated with significantly less symptomatic improvement at follow-up. CONCLUSIONS The classification of M-TEER patients into HFrEF-SMR stages according to extramitral cardiac involvement provides prognostic value in terms of postinterventional survival and symptomatic improvement.
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- Lukas Stolz
- Medizinische Klinik und Poliklinik I, Klinikum der Universität München, Munich, Germany
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- Medizinische Klinik und Poliklinik I, Klinikum der Universität München, Munich, Germany; German Center for Cardiovascular Research (DZHK), Partner Site Munich Heart Alliance, Munich, Germany
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- German Center for Cardiovascular Research (DZHK), Partner Site Munich Heart Alliance, Munich, Germany
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- Department of Cardiology, European Hospital Georges Pompidou and Paris Cardiovascular Research Center (INSERM U970), Paris, France
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- Department of Cardiology, European Hospital Georges Pompidou and Paris Cardiovascular Research Center (INSERM U970), Paris, France
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- Medizinische Klinik und Poliklinik I, Klinikum der Universität München, Munich, Germany
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- Zentrum für Kardiologie, Johannes-Gutenberg-Universität, Mainz, Germany
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- Department III of Internal Medicine, Heart Center, University of Cologne, Cologne, Germany
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- Department III of Internal Medicine, Heart Center, University of Cologne, Cologne, Germany
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- Cardiac Catheterization Laboratory and Cardiology, Azienda Socio Sanitaria Territoriale Spedali Civili and University of Brescia, Brescia, Italy
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- Department of Cardiology, Heart Center Leipzig, University of Leipzig, Leipzig, Germany
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- Cardiac Catheterization Laboratory and Cardiology, Azienda Socio Sanitaria Territoriale Spedali Civili and University of Brescia, Brescia, Italy
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- Cardiac Catheterization Laboratory and Cardiology, Azienda Socio Sanitaria Territoriale Spedali Civili and University of Brescia, Brescia, Italy
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- Zentrum für Kardiologie, Johannes-Gutenberg-Universität, Mainz, Germany
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- Department III of Internal Medicine, Heart Center, University of Cologne, Cologne, Germany
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- Medizinische Klinik und Poliklinik I, Klinikum der Universität München, Munich, Germany
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- Department of Cardiology, University Heart and Vascular Center Hamburg, University Medical Center Hamburg-Eppendorf, Hamburg, Germany; German Center for Cardiovascular Research, Partner Site Hamburg/Luebeck/Kiel, Germany
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- Cardiac Catheterization Laboratory, Cardiothoracic and Vascular Department, University of Pisa, Pisa, Italy
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- Cardiac Catheterization Laboratory, Cardiothoracic and Vascular Department, University of Pisa, Pisa, Italy
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- Universitätsklinik für Kardiologie, Inselspital Bern, Bern, Switzerland
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- Medizinische Klinik und Poliklinik I, Klinikum der Universität München, Munich, Germany; German Center for Cardiovascular Research (DZHK), Partner Site Munich Heart Alliance, Munich, Germany
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- Herzzentrum Brandenburg, Medizinische Hochschule Brandenburg Theodor Fontane, Bernau, Germany
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- Medizinische Klinik und Poliklinik I, Klinikum der Universität München, Munich, Germany; German Center for Cardiovascular Research (DZHK), Partner Site Munich Heart Alliance, Munich, Germany
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- Herzzentrum Brandenburg, Medizinische Hochschule Brandenburg Theodor Fontane, Bernau, Germany
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- Centro Hospitalar Vila Nova de Gaia, Espinho, Portugal
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- Medizinische Klinik und Poliklinik I, Klinikum der Universität München, Munich, Germany
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- Universitätsklinik für Kardiologie, Inselspital Bern, Bern, Switzerland
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- Medizinische Klinik und Poliklinik I, Klinikum der Universität München, Munich, Germany; German Center for Cardiovascular Research (DZHK), Partner Site Munich Heart Alliance, Munich, Germany
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- Universitätsklinik für Kardiologie, Inselspital Bern, Bern, Switzerland
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- Medizinische Klinik und Poliklinik I, Klinikum der Universität München, Munich, Germany
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- Department of Cardiology, University Heart and Vascular Center Hamburg, University Medical Center Hamburg-Eppendorf, Hamburg, Germany; German Center for Cardiovascular Research, Partner Site Hamburg/Luebeck/Kiel, Germany
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- Department of Cardiology, Heart Center Leipzig, University of Leipzig, Leipzig, Germany
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- Cardiac Catheterization Laboratory and Cardiology, Azienda Socio Sanitaria Territoriale Spedali Civili and University of Brescia, Brescia, Italy
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- Department of Cardiology, Leiden University Medical Center, Leiden, the Netherlands; Turku Heart Center, University of Turku and Turku University Hospital, Turku, Finland
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- Medizinische Klinik und Poliklinik I, Klinikum der Universität München, Munich, Germany; German Center for Cardiovascular Research (DZHK), Partner Site Munich Heart Alliance, Munich, Germany.
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Stolz L, Doldi PM, Weckbach LT, Trimborn F, Orban M, Stocker TJ, Wild MG, Massberg S, Näbauer M, Hausleiter J. Right Ventricular Contraction Patterns in Patients Undergoing Mitral Valve Transcatheter Edge-to-Edge Repair. JACC Cardiovasc Interv 2023; 16:242-244. [PMID: 36697170 DOI: 10.1016/j.jcin.2022.09.034] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/05/2022] [Accepted: 09/20/2022] [Indexed: 12/29/2022]
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Samim D, Praz F, Cochard B, Brugger N, Ruberti A, Bartkowiak J, Corpataux N, Reineke D, Pilgrim T, Windecker S, Wenaweser PM, Wild MG. Natural history and mid-term prognosis of severe tricuspid regurgitation: A cohort study. Front Cardiovasc Med 2023; 9:1026230. [PMID: 36698931 PMCID: PMC9870052 DOI: 10.3389/fcvm.2022.1026230] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/23/2022] [Accepted: 12/14/2022] [Indexed: 01/11/2023] Open
Abstract
Objectives The objective of this study was to characterize a population of patients with severe tricuspid regurgitation (TR) evaluated at a tertiary care center, assess mid-term clinical outcomes, and identify prognostic factors. Background The impact of TR on morbidity and mortality is increasingly recognized. Clinical characteristics and long-term outcomes of patients suffering from TR remain unclear. Methods This is a retrospective observational single-center study from a tertiary care hospital including patients with echocardiographic diagnosis of severe TR between January 2017 and December 2018. We used the Kaplan-Meier method to estimate survival for up to 4 years. After excluding patients with tricuspid valve (TV) intervention and surgery during follow-up, a multivariate analysis was performed to assess predictors of 2-year mortality using the Cox regression model. Results A total of 278 patients (mean age 74.9 ± 13.7 years, 47.8% female) with severe TR were included in the study. The majority (83.1%; n = 231) had secondary TR. Comorbidities such as atrial fibrillation (AFib) (68.0%; n = 189), severe renal failure (44.2%; n = 123), pulmonary hypertension (PHT) (80.9%; n = 225), and right ventricular (RV) dysfunction (59.7%; n = 166) were highly prevalent. More than half of patients with a cardiac implantable electronic device (CIED) (54.3%; n = 44) showed echocardiographic signs of lead-leaflet interaction causing or contributing to TR. The estimated 2- and 4-year all-cause mortality was 50 and 69%, respectively. Using multivariate analysis, age, severe renal failure, heart failure with reduced ejection fraction (HFrEF), and vena contracta width ≥14 mm were identified as predictors of 2-year mortality. Nine percent (n = 25) of the study cohort underwent transcatheter or surgical treatment for TR during follow-up. Conclusion Our study shows the high burden of morbidity and the dismal survival of patients with severe TR. It also highlights the extent of the therapeutic need, since the vast majority of patients were left untreated. Additionally, CIED RV lead-associated TR was prevalent suggesting a need for more attention in clinical routine and research.
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- Daryoush Samim
- Department of Cardiology, Bern University Hospital, Bern, Switzerland
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- Department of Cardiology, Bern University Hospital, Bern, Switzerland
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- Department of Cardiology, Bern University Hospital, Bern, Switzerland
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- Department of Cardiology, Bern University Hospital, Bern, Switzerland
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- Department of Cardiology, Bern University Hospital, Bern, Switzerland
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- Department of Cardiology, Bern University Hospital, Bern, Switzerland
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- Department of Cardiology, Bern University Hospital, Bern, Switzerland
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- Department of Cardiac Surgery, Bern University Hospital, Bern, Switzerland
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- Department of Cardiology, Bern University Hospital, Bern, Switzerland
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- Department of Cardiology, Bern University Hospital, Bern, Switzerland
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- Department of Cardiology, Bern University Hospital, Bern, Switzerland,Medizinische Klinik und Poliklinik I, LMU University Hospital, Munich, Germany,*Correspondence: Mirjam G. Wild,
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Stolz L, Doldi PM, Weckbach LT, Stocker TJ, Braun D, Orban M, Wild MG, Hagl C, Massberg S, Näbauer M, Hausleiter J, Orban M. Right ventricular function in transcatheter mitral and tricuspid valve edge-to-edge repair. Front Cardiovasc Med 2022; 9:993618. [PMID: 36312295 PMCID: PMC9596758 DOI: 10.3389/fcvm.2022.993618] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/13/2022] [Accepted: 09/16/2022] [Indexed: 11/13/2022] Open
Abstract
Since transcatheter edge-to-edge repair (TEER) has become a valuable therapy in the treatment of both, mitral (MR) and tricuspid regurgitation (TR), the question of optimized patient selection has gained growing importance. After years of attributing rather little attention to the right ventricle (RV) and its function in the setting of valvular heart failure, this neglect has recently changed. The present review sought to summarize anatomy and function of the RV in a clinical context and aimed at presenting the current knowledge on how the RV influences outcomes after TEER for atrioventricular regurgitation. The anatomy of the RV is determined by its unique shape, which necessitates to use three-dimensional imaging methods for detailed and comprehensive characterization. Complex parameters such as RV to pulmonary artery coupling (RVPAc) have been developed to combine information of RV function and afterload which is primary determined by the pulmonary vasculature and LV filling pressure. Beyond that, TR, which is closely related to RV function also plays an important role in the setting of TEER. While mitral valve transcatheter edge-to-edge repair (M-TEER) leads to reduction of concomitant TR in some patients, the prognostic value of TR in the setting of M-TEER remains unclear. Overall, this review summarizes the current state of knowledge of the outstanding role of RV function and associated TR in the setting of TEER and outlines the unsolved questions associated with right-sided heart failure.
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- Lukas Stolz
- Medizinische Klinik und Poliklinik I, Klinikum der Universität München, Munich, Germany,*Correspondence: Lukas Stolz,
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- Medizinische Klinik und Poliklinik I, Klinikum der Universität München, Munich, Germany,German Center for Cardiovascular Research (DZHK), Partner Site Munich Heart Alliance, Munich, Germany
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- Medizinische Klinik und Poliklinik I, Klinikum der Universität München, Munich, Germany
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- Medizinische Klinik und Poliklinik I, Klinikum der Universität München, Munich, Germany,German Center for Cardiovascular Research (DZHK), Partner Site Munich Heart Alliance, Munich, Germany
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- Medizinische Klinik und Poliklinik I, Klinikum der Universität München, Munich, Germany
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- Medizinische Klinik und Poliklinik I, Klinikum der Universität München, Munich, Germany,German Center for Cardiovascular Research (DZHK), Partner Site Munich Heart Alliance, Munich, Germany
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- Medizinische Klinik und Poliklinik I, Klinikum der Universität München, Munich, Germany
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- German Center for Cardiovascular Research (DZHK), Partner Site Munich Heart Alliance, Munich, Germany,Herzchirurgische Klinik und Poliklinik, Klinikum der Universität München, Munich, Germany
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- Medizinische Klinik und Poliklinik I, Klinikum der Universität München, Munich, Germany,German Center for Cardiovascular Research (DZHK), Partner Site Munich Heart Alliance, Munich, Germany
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- Medizinische Klinik und Poliklinik I, Klinikum der Universität München, Munich, Germany,German Center for Cardiovascular Research (DZHK), Partner Site Munich Heart Alliance, Munich, Germany
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- Medizinische Klinik und Poliklinik I, Klinikum der Universität München, Munich, Germany,German Center for Cardiovascular Research (DZHK), Partner Site Munich Heart Alliance, Munich, Germany
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- German Center for Cardiovascular Research (DZHK), Partner Site Munich Heart Alliance, Munich, Germany
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Wild MG, Praz F. Caval Valve Implantation for Advanced Tricuspid Regurgitation. JACC Cardiovasc Interv 2022; 15:1378-1381. [DOI: 10.1016/j.jcin.2022.05.043] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/24/2022] [Accepted: 05/31/2022] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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Wild MG, Weckbach L, Braun D, Massberg S, Stolz L, Näbauer M, Hausleiter J. Mind the Gap: Facilitating Tricuspid Transcatheter Edge-to-Edge Repair Procedures by Standardized Table Tilt. JACC Cardiovasc Interv 2022; 15:1004-1006. [PMID: 35512913 DOI: 10.1016/j.jcin.2022.02.046] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/10/2022] [Revised: 02/18/2022] [Accepted: 02/22/2022] [Indexed: 10/18/2022]
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Ben Ali W, Ludwig S, Duncan A, Weimann J, Nickenig G, Tanaka T, Coisne A, Vincentelli A, Makkar R, Webb JG, Akodad M, Muller DWM, Praz F, Wild MG, Hausleiter J, Goel SS, von Ballmoos MW, Denti P, Chehab O, Redwood S, Dahle G, Baldus S, Adam M, Ruge H, Lange R, Kaneko T, Leroux L, Dumonteil N, Tchetche D, Treede H, Flagiello M, Obadia JF, Walther T, Taramasso M, Søndergaard L, Bleiziffer S, Rudolph TK, Fam N, Kempfert J, Granada JF, Tang GHL, von Bardeleben RS, Conradi L, Modine T. Characteristics and outcomes of patients screened for transcatheter mitral valve implantation: 1-year results from the CHOICE-MI registry. Eur J Heart Fail 2022; 24:887-898. [PMID: 35338542 DOI: 10.1002/ejhf.2492] [Citation(s) in RCA: 23] [Impact Index Per Article: 11.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/24/2022] [Revised: 03/21/2022] [Accepted: 03/21/2022] [Indexed: 11/08/2022] Open
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AIMS Transcatheter mitral valve implantation (TMVI) represents a novel treatment option for patients with mitral regurgitation (MR) unsuitable for established therapies. The CHOICE-MI registry aimed to investigate outcomes of patients undergoing screening for TMVI. METHODS AND RESULTS From May 2014 to March 2021, patients with MR considered suboptimal candidates for transcatheter edge-to-edge repair (TEER) and at high risk for mitral valve surgery underwent TMVI screening at 26 centres. Characteristics and outcomes were investigated for patients undergoing TMVI and for TMVI-ineligible patients referred to bailout-TEER, high-risk surgery or medical therapy (MT). The primary composite endpoint was all-cause mortality or heart failure hospitalization after 1 year. Among 746 patients included (78.5 years, interquartile range [IQR] 72.0-83.0, EuroSCORE II 4.7% [IQR 2.7-9.7]), 229 patients (30.7%) underwent TMVI with 10 different dedicated devices. At 1 year, residual MR ≤1+ was present in 95.2% and the primary endpoint occurred in 39.2% of patients treated with TMVI. In TMVI-ineligible patients (n = 517, 69.3%), rates of residual MR ≤1+ were 37.2%, 100.0% and 2.4% after bailout-TEER, high-risk surgery and MT, respectively. The primary endpoint at 1 year occurred in 28.8% of patients referred to bailout-TEER, in 42.9% of patients undergoing high-risk surgery and in 47.9% of patients remaining on MT. CONCLUSION This registry included the largest number of patients treated with TMVI to date. TMVI with 10 dedicated devices resulted in predictable MR elimination and sustained functional improvement at 1 year. In TMVI-ineligible patients, bailout-TEER and high-risk surgery represented reasonable alternatives, while MT was associated with poor clinical and functional outcomes.
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- University Heart and Vascular Center Hamburg, Hamburg, Germany
- German Center for Cardiovascular Research (DZHK): Partner site Hamburg/Kiel/Lübeck, Hamburg, Germany
- Cardiovascular Research Foundation, New York City, NY, USA
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- University Heart and Vascular Center Hamburg, Hamburg, Germany
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- Cedars-Sinai Medical Center, Los Angeles, CA, USA
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- Bern University Hospital, Bern, Switzerland
- Ludwig Maximilian University of Munich, Munich, Germany
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- Oslo University Hospital, Oslo, Norway
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- University Hospital of Cologne, Cologne, Germany
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- Centre Hospitalier Universitaire de Bordeaux, Bordeaux, France
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- Heart Valve Center, Heart and Vascular Center, Universitätsmedizin Mainz, Mainz, Germany
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- Department of Cardiac Surgery, Louis Pradel Cardiologic Hospital, Lyon, France
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- St. Michael's Hospital, University of Toronto, Toronto, ON, Canada
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- Cardiovascular Research Foundation, New York City, NY, USA
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- University Heart and Vascular Center Hamburg, Hamburg, Germany
- German Center for Cardiovascular Research (DZHK): Partner site Hamburg/Kiel/Lübeck, Hamburg, Germany
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- Centre Hospitalier Universitaire de Bordeaux, Bordeaux, France
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Stocker TJ, Cohen DJ, Arnold SV, Sommer S, Braun D, Stolz L, Hertell H, Weckbach LT, Wild MG, Doldi P, Orban M, Orban M, Deseive S, Higuchi S, Massberg S, Nabauer M, Hausleiter J. Durability of benefit after transcatheter tricuspid valve intervention: Insights from actigraphy. Eur J Heart Fail 2022; 24:1293-1301. [PMID: 35239253 DOI: 10.1002/ejhf.2467] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/02/2021] [Revised: 02/22/2022] [Accepted: 01/03/2022] [Indexed: 11/11/2022] Open
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AIMS Tricuspid regurgitation (TR) is associated with high mortality, morbidity and reduced physical capacity. This study was designed to examine the long-term impact of transcatheter tricuspid valve intervention (TTVI) on physical activity by using the method of actigraphy. METHODS AND RESULTS In this study, we prospectively included 128 heart failure patients with severe TR (median age 79 years, 48% female) who were scheduled for TTVI. Patients were equipped with activity tracking-devices for one week before TTVI, and again at 1-6 months and one year after TTVI. We compared continuous physical activity (CPA), defined as the mean number of steps/day with New York Heart-association class, quality of life assessments, and six-minute-walk distance (all p<.01). TTVI reduced TR to grade ≤2+ in 94% of patients. Median (IQR) CPA at baseline was 3108 steps/day (IQR 1350-4959), which increased by 31.4% to 3958 steps/day (IQR 1823-5657) at 1-6 months and 4080 steps/day (IQR 2293-6514) at 1 year after TTVI (p<.001 for both comparisons). The impact of TTVI was significantly higher in advanced heart failure patients with low baseline activity (baseline-CPA <1350 steps/day; one-year CPA increase: +121.3%; p<.001), when compared to moderate activity patients (baseline-CPA 1350-4959 steps/day; one-year CPA increase: +27.5%; p<.01) or high activity patients (baseline-CPA >4959 steps/day; one-year CPA change: +2.6%; p=.39). CONCLUSION One-week actigraphy demonstrates durable improvement of physical activity after TTVI. Fragile chronic heart failure patients with very low baseline activity, as determined by actigraphy in this study, significantly benefit from transcatheter intervention and should not be excluded from TTVI. This article is protected by copyright. All rights reserved.
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- Thomas J Stocker
- Medizinische Klinik und Poliklinik I, Klinikum der Universität München, Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität, Munich, Germany.,DZHK (German Center for Cardiovascular Research), Partner Site Munich Heart Alliance, Munich, Germany
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- Cardiovascular Research Foundation, New York, NY, USA.,St. Francis Hospital, Roslyn, NY, USA
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- Saint Luke's Mid America Heart Institute, Kansas City, Missouri, USA
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- Medizinische Klinik und Poliklinik I, Klinikum der Universität München, Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität, Munich, Germany
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- Medizinische Klinik und Poliklinik I, Klinikum der Universität München, Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität, Munich, Germany
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- Medizinische Klinik und Poliklinik I, Klinikum der Universität München, Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität, Munich, Germany
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- Medizinische Klinik und Poliklinik I, Klinikum der Universität München, Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität, Munich, Germany
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- Medizinische Klinik und Poliklinik I, Klinikum der Universität München, Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität, Munich, Germany
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- Medizinische Klinik und Poliklinik I, Klinikum der Universität München, Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität, Munich, Germany
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- Medizinische Klinik und Poliklinik I, Klinikum der Universität München, Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität, Munich, Germany.,DZHK (German Center for Cardiovascular Research), Partner Site Munich Heart Alliance, Munich, Germany
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- Medizinische Klinik und Poliklinik I, Klinikum der Universität München, Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität, Munich, Germany
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- Medizinische Klinik und Poliklinik I, Klinikum der Universität München, Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität, Munich, Germany
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- Medizinische Klinik und Poliklinik I, Klinikum der Universität München, Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität, Munich, Germany
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- Medizinische Klinik und Poliklinik I, Klinikum der Universität München, Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität, Munich, Germany
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- Medizinische Klinik und Poliklinik I, Klinikum der Universität München, Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität, Munich, Germany.,DZHK (German Center for Cardiovascular Research), Partner Site Munich Heart Alliance, Munich, Germany
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- Medizinische Klinik und Poliklinik I, Klinikum der Universität München, Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität, Munich, Germany
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- Medizinische Klinik und Poliklinik I, Klinikum der Universität München, Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität, Munich, Germany.,DZHK (German Center for Cardiovascular Research), Partner Site Munich Heart Alliance, Munich, Germany
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Wild MG, Lubos E, Cruz-Gonzalez I, Amat-Santos I, Ancona M, Andreas M, Boeder NF, Butter C, Carrasco-Chinchilla F, Estevez-Loureiro R, Kempfert J, Köll B, Montorfano M, Nef HM, Toggweiler S, Unbehaun A, Werner P, Windecker S, Praz F. Early Clinical Experience With the TRICENTO Bicaval Valved Stent for Treatment of Symptomatic Severe Tricuspid Regurgitation: A Multicenter Registry. Circ Cardiovasc Interv 2022; 15:e011302. [PMID: 35236096 DOI: 10.1161/circinterventions.121.011302] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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BACKGROUND Patients with severe tricuspid regurgitation present late and are often ineligible for surgery or transcatheter repair systems. Transfemoral venous implantation of a bicaval valved stent has been proposed as therapeutic option in selected patients. The aim of this study was to summarize the early procedural and clinical outcomes of the novel TRICENTO system for the treatment of patients with symptomatic severe tricuspid regurgitation. METHODS All consecutive patients treated with the custom-made TRICENTO implant at the participating centers were included in this retrospective multicentre registry. RESULTS A total of 21 high-risk patients (mean age 76±7 years; 67% female) with severe or higher grade tricuspid regurgitation were analyzed. The majority of the patients were in New York Heart Association class III/IV (95%), had peripheral edema (95%), and previous hospitalization for right heart failure (67%). Technical success was 100%, and there was no case of in-hospital mortality. During follow-up (median 61 days), symptomatic improvement was observed (65% in New York Heart Association class I/II; P<0.001). Computed tomography revealed asymptomatic fractures of the TRICENTO prosthesis in 3 patients. Cardiac magnetic resonance imaging obtained in 7 patients showed a significant decrease (252±65 mm3 at baseline versus 216±58 mm3 at follow-up, P=0.006) of right ventricular end-diastolic volume. The overall-survival rate was 76% at 1 year. CONCLUSIONS The present data indicate the feasibility of transfemoral bicaval valved stent implantation for the treatment of severe tricuspid regurgitation. Functional improvement and signs of right ventricular reverse remodeling were observed. Stent fractures did not impair valve function, but require refinement of prosthesis design and careful assessment of eligibility criteria.
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- Mirjam G Wild
- Department of Cardiology, Inselspital, University Hospital Bern, Switzerland (M.G.W., S.W., F.P.)
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- Department of Cardiology, University Hospital Hamburg, Germany (E.L., B.K.)
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- Department of Cardiology, University Hospital Salamanca, CIBER-CV, IBSAL, Spain (I.C.G.)
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- Department of Cardiology, CIBER-CV, University Clinic Hospital Valladolid, Spain (I.A.-S.)
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- Interventional Cardiology Unit, IRCCS Ospedale San Raffaele, Milano, Italy (M.A., M.M.)
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- Department of Cardiac Surgery, Medical University of Vienna, Austria (M.A., P.W.)
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- Department of Cardiology, University Hospital Giessen, Germany (N.F.B., H.M.N.)
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- Department of Cardiology, Heart Center Brandenburg, Bernau, Germany (C.B.)
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- Department of Cardiac Surgery, German Heart Center, Berlin, Germany (J.K., A.U.)
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- Department of Cardiology, University Hospital Hamburg, Germany (E.L., B.K.)
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- Interventional Cardiology Unit, IRCCS Ospedale San Raffaele, Milano, Italy (M.A., M.M.)
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- Department of Cardiology, University Hospital Giessen, Germany (N.F.B., H.M.N.)
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- Department of Cardiology, Lucerne Cantonal Hospital, Switzerland (S.T.)
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- Department of Cardiac Surgery, German Heart Center, Berlin, Germany (J.K., A.U.)
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- Department of Cardiac Surgery, Medical University of Vienna, Austria (M.A., P.W.)
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- Department of Cardiology, Inselspital, University Hospital Bern, Switzerland (M.G.W., S.W., F.P.)
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- Department of Cardiology, Inselspital, University Hospital Bern, Switzerland (M.G.W., S.W., F.P.)
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Brener MI, Lurz P, Hausleiter J, Rodés-Cabau J, Fam N, Kodali SK, Rommel KP, Muntané-Carol G, Gavazzoni M, Nazif TM, Pozzoli A, Alessandrini H, Latib A, Biasco L, Braun D, Brochet E, Denti P, Lubos E, Ludwig S, Kalbacher D, Estevez-Loureiro R, Connelly KA, Frerker C, Ho EC, Juliard JM, Harr C, Monivas V, Nickenig G, Pedrazzini G, Philippon F, Praz F, Puri R, Schofer J, Sievert H, Tang GH, Andreas M, Thiele H, Unterhuber M, Himbert D, Alcázar MU, Von Bardeleben RS, Windecker S, Wild MG, Maisano F, Leon MB, Taramasso M, Hahn RT. Right Ventricular-Pulmonary Arterial Coupling and Afterload Reserve in Patients Undergoing Transcatheter Tricuspid Valve Repair. J Am Coll Cardiol 2022; 79:448-461. [DOI: 10.1016/j.jacc.2021.11.031] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/06/2021] [Revised: 10/27/2021] [Accepted: 11/03/2021] [Indexed: 11/17/2022]
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Wild MG, Kreidel F, Hell MM, Praz F, Mach M, Adam M, Reineke D, Ruge H, Ludwig S, Conradi L, Rudolph TK, Bleiziffer S, Kellermair J, Zierer A, Nickenig G, Weber M, Petronio AS, Giannini C, Dahle G, Rein KA, Coisne A, Vincentelli A, Dubois C, Duncan A, Quarto C, Unbehaun A, Amat‐Santos I, Cobiella J, Dumonteil N, Estevez‐Loureiro R, Fumero A, Geisler T, Lurz P, Mangieri A, Monivas V, Noack T, Nombela Franco L, Pinon MA, Stolz L, Tchétché D, Walter T, Unsöld B, Baldus S, Andreas M, Hausleiter J, Bardeleben RS. Transapical mitral valve implantation for treatment of symptomatic mitral valve disease: a real‐world multicentre experience. Eur J Heart Fail 2022; 24:899-907. [DOI: 10.1002/ejhf.2434] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/25/2021] [Revised: 12/27/2021] [Accepted: 01/10/2022] [Indexed: 11/05/2022] Open
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- Mirjam G. Wild
- Medizinische Klinik I LMU University Hospital Munich Germany
- Department of Cardiology Inselspital University Hospital Bern Bern Switzerland
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- Department of Cardiology University Medical Center Mainz Mainz Germany
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- Department of Cardiology University Medical Center Mainz Mainz Germany
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- Department of Cardiology Inselspital University Hospital Bern Bern Switzerland
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- Department of Cardiac Surgery Medical University of Vienna Vienna Vienna Austria
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- Department of Cardiology University Hospital Cologne Cologne Germany
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- Department of Cardiac Surgery Inselspital University Hospital Bern Bern Switzerland
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- Department of Cardiovascular Surgery German Heart Center, Munich, Technical University Munich Germany
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- Department of Cardiology University Hospital Hamburg Hamburg Germany
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- Department of Cardiology University Hospital Hamburg Hamburg Germany
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- Department of Cardiology Heart‐ und Diabetes Center Nordrhine‐Westfalia, Bad Oeynhausen, Ruhr‐University Bochum Germany
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- Department of Cardiology Heart‐ und Diabetes Center Nordrhine‐Westfalia, Bad Oeynhausen, Ruhr‐University Bochum Germany
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- Department of Cardiology Kepler University Hospital Linz Austria
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- Department of Cardiology Kepler University Hospital Linz Austria
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- Department of Cardiac Surgery University Hospital Bonn Bonn Germany
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- Department of Cardiology University Hospital Bonn Bonn Germany
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- Department of Cardiothoracic surgery Oslo University Hospital Oslo Norway
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- Department of Cardiothoracic surgery Oslo University Hospital Oslo Norway
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- Université Lille, Inserm, CHU Lille, Institut Pasteur de Lille U1011‐ EGID Lille France
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- Université Lille, Inserm, CHU Lille, Institut Pasteur de Lille U1011‐ EGID Lille France
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- Department of cardiovascular medicine acute and interventional cardiology, UZ Leuven Leuven Belgium
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- Department of Cardiology Royal Brompton Hospital London United Kingdom
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- Department of Cardiac Surgery Royal Brompton Hospital London United Kingdom
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- Department of Cardiac Surgery German Heart Center Berlin Germany
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- Department of Cardiology CIBER‐CV, University Clinic Hospital Valladolid Valladolid Spain
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- Department of Cardiology Hospital Clínico San Carlos Madrid Spain
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- Department of Biomedical Sciences Humanitas University, Pieve Emanuele‐Milan, Italy; Humanitas Research Hospital IRCCS Rozzano‐Milan Italy
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- Department of Cardiology University Hospital Tuebingen Tuebingen Germany
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- Department of Cardiology Heart Center Leipzig Leipzig Germany
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- Department of Biomedical Sciences Humanitas University, Pieve Emanuele‐Milan, Italy; Humanitas Research Hospital IRCCS Rozzano‐Milan Italy
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- Department of Cardiology Puerta de Hierro Hospital Madrid Spain
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- University Department of Cardiac Surgery Heart Center Leipzig Leipzig Germany
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- Department of Cardiology University Hospital Alvaro Cunqueiro Vigo Spain
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- Medizinische Klinik I LMU University Hospital Munich Germany
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- Department of Cardiac Surgery University Hospital Frankfurt Frankfurt Germany
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- Department of Internal Medicine II University Hospital Regensburg Regensburg Germany
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- Department of Cardiology University Hospital Cologne Cologne Germany
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- Department of Cardiac Surgery Medical University of Vienna Vienna Vienna Austria
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- Medizinische Klinik I LMU University Hospital Munich Germany
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Wild MG, Gloeckler M, Wustmann KB, Erne SA, Grogg H, Huber AT, Windecker S, Praz F, Gräni C. Multimodality Imaging for Evaluation of Bicaval Valved Stent Implantation in Severe Tricuspid Regurgitation. JACC Case Rep 2021; 3:1512-1518. [PMID: 34746850 PMCID: PMC8551505 DOI: 10.1016/j.jaccas.2021.07.009] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/26/2021] [Revised: 06/22/2021] [Accepted: 07/12/2021] [Indexed: 11/10/2022]
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Preprocedural planning and postprocedural evaluation after transcatheter treatment of severe tricuspid regurgitation remain challenging and require further research and standardization. We illustrate the use of multimodality imaging techniques in 3 patients undergoing implantation of a novel custom-made bicaval valved stent for symptomatic treatment of severe tricuspid regurgitation. (Level of Difficulty: Advanced.).
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- Mirjam G. Wild
- Department of Cardiology, Inselspital, Bern University Hospital, University of Bern, Bern, Switzerland
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- Department of Cardiology, Center for Congenital Heart Disease, Inselspital, Bern University Hospital, University of Bern, Bern, Switzerland
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- Department of Cardiology, Inselspital, Bern University Hospital, University of Bern, Bern, Switzerland
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- Department of Cardiology, Inselspital, Bern University Hospital, University of Bern, Bern, Switzerland
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- Department of Cardiology, Inselspital, Bern University Hospital, University of Bern, Bern, Switzerland
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- Department of Diagnostic, Interventional, and Pediatric Radiology, Inselspital, Bern University Hospital, University of Bern, Bern, Switzerland
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- Department of Cardiology, Inselspital, Bern University Hospital, University of Bern, Bern, Switzerland
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- Department of Cardiology, Inselspital, Bern University Hospital, University of Bern, Bern, Switzerland
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- Department of Cardiology, Inselspital, Bern University Hospital, University of Bern, Bern, Switzerland
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Schlotter F, Miura M, Kresoja KP, Alushi B, Alessandrini H, Attinger-Toller A, Besler C, Biasco L, Braun D, Brochet E, Connelly K, de Bruijn S, Denti P, Estévez-Loureiro R, Fam NP, Gavazzoni M, Himbert D, Ho E, Juliard JM, Kalbacher D, Kaple R, Kreidel F, Latib A, Lubos E, Ludwig S, Mehr M, Monivas V, Nazif T, Nickenig G, Pedrazzini G, Pozzoli A, Praz F, Puri R, Rodés-Cabau J, Rommel KP, Schäfer U, Schofer J, Sievert H, Tang G, Thiele H, Unterhuber M, Vahanian A, von Bardeleben R, von Roeder M, Webb J, Weber M, Wild MG, Windecker S, Zuber M, Hausleiter J, Maisano F, Leon MB, Hahn RT, Lauten A, Taramasso M, Lurz P. Outcomes of transcatheter tricuspid valve intervention by right ventricular function: a multicentre propensity-matched analysis. EUROINTERVENTION 2021; 17:e343-e352. [PMID: 33956637 PMCID: PMC9724849 DOI: 10.4244/eij-d-21-00191] [Citation(s) in RCA: 34] [Impact Index Per Article: 11.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/23/2022]
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BACKGROUND Tricuspid regurgitation (TR) has a poor prognosis and limited treatment options and is frequently accompanied by right ventricular (RV) dysfunction. Transcatheter tricuspid valve interventions (TTVI) to reduce TR have been shown to be safe and feasible with encouraging early results. Patient selection for TTVI remains challenging, with the role of right ventricular (RV) function being unknown. AIMS The aims of this study were 1) to investigate survival in a TTVI-treated patient population and a conservatively treated TR population, and 2) to evaluate the outcome of TTVI as compared to conservative treatment stratified according to the degree of RV function. METHODS We studied 684 patients from the multicentre TriValve cohort (TTVI cohort) and compared them to 914 conservatively treated patients from two tertiary care centres. Propensity matching identified 213 pairs of patients with severe TR. As we observed a non-linear relationship of RV function and TTVI outcome, we stratified patients according to tricuspid annular plane systolic excursion (TAPSE) to preserved (TAPSE >17 mm), mid-range (TAPSE 13-17 mm) and reduced (TAPSE <13 mm) RV function. The primary outcome was one-year all-cause mortality. RESULTS TTVI was associated with a survival benefit in patients with severe TR when compared to matched controls (one-year mortality rate: 13.1% vs 25.8%; p=0.031). Of the three RV subgroups, only in patients with mid-range RV function was TTVI associated with an improved survival (p log-rank 0.004). In these patients, procedural success was associated with a reduced hazard ratio for all-cause mortality (HR 0.22; 95% CI: 0.09, 0.57). CONCLUSIONS TTVI is associated with reduced mortality compared to conservative therapy and might exert its highest treatment effect in patients with mid-range reduced RV function.
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- Florian Schlotter
- Department of Internal Medicine/Cardiology, Heart Center Leipzig at University of Leipzig and Leipzig Heart Institute, Leipzig, Germany
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- Division of Cardiac Surgery, University Heart Center, University Hospital Zurich, University of Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland
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- Department of Internal Medicine/Cardiology, Heart Center Leipzig at University of Leipzig and Leipzig Heart Institute, Leipzig, Germany
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- HELIOS Klinikum Erfurt, Department of General and Interventional Cardiology & Rhythmology, Erfurt, Germany,Universitätsklinikum Charité, Campus Benjamin Franklin, Berlin, and German Centre for Cardiovascular Research (DZHK), Berlin, Germany
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- Department of Internal Medicine/Cardiology, Heart Center Leipzig at University of Leipzig and Leipzig Heart Institute, Leipzig, Germany
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- Cardiology Department, Cardiocentro, Lugano, Switzerland
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- Cardiology Department, Klinikum der Universität München, Munich, Germany
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- Cardiology Department, Hôpital Bichat, Université Paris VI, Paris, France
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- Cardiology Department, Toronto Heart Center, St. Michael's Hospital, Toronto, ON, Canada
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- Cardiology Department, CardioVascular Center Frankfurt, Frankfurt am Main, Germany
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- Cardiac Surgery Department, San Raffaele University Hospital, Milan, Italy
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- Cardiology Department, Toronto Heart Center, St. Michael's Hospital, Toronto, ON, Canada
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- Cardiac Surgery Department, San Raffaele University Hospital, Milan, Italy
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- Cardiology Department, Hôpital Bichat, Université Paris VI, Paris, France
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- Cardiology Department, Montefiore Medical Center, New York, NY, USA
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- Division of Cardiology, Yale University School of Medicine, New Haven, CT, USA
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- Department of Cardiology, University Medical Center Mainz, Mainz, Germany
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- Cardiology Department, Montefiore Medical Center, New York, NY, USA
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- University Heart & Vascular Center Hamburg, Hamburg, Germany
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- Cardiology Department, Klinikum der Universität München, Munich, Germany
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- Department of Cardiology, Hospital Universitario Puerta de Hierro, Madrid, Spain
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- Cardiology Department, New York-Presbyterian/Columbia University Medical Center, New York, NY, USA
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- Cardiology Department, Universitaetsklinikum Bonn, Bonn, Germany
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- Division of Cardiac Surgery, University Heart Center, University Hospital Zurich, University of Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland
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- Cardiology Department, Inselspital, Bern University Hospital, University of Bern, Bern, Switzerland
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- Department of Cardiovascular Medicine, Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland, OH, USA
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- Cardiology Department, Quebec Heart and Lung Institute, Laval University, Quebec City, QC, Canada
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- Department of Internal Medicine/Cardiology, Heart Center Leipzig at University of Leipzig and Leipzig Heart Institute, Leipzig, Germany
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- Cardiology, Angiology and Intensive Care Medicine, Catholic Marienhospital, Hamburg, Germany
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- MVZ Department Structural Heart Disease, Asklepios Klinik St. Georg, Hamburg, Germany
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- Cardiology Department, CardioVascular Center Frankfurt, Frankfurt am Main, Germany
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- Cardiac Surgery Department, Mount Sinai Hospital, New York, NY, USA
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- Department of Internal Medicine/Cardiology, Heart Center Leipzig at University of Leipzig and Leipzig Heart Institute, Leipzig, Germany
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- Department of Internal Medicine/Cardiology, Heart Center Leipzig at University of Leipzig and Leipzig Heart Institute, Leipzig, Germany
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- Cardiology Department, Hôpital Bichat, Université Paris VI, Paris, France
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- Department of Internal Medicine/Cardiology, Heart Center Leipzig at University of Leipzig and Leipzig Heart Institute, Leipzig, Germany
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- Cardiology Department, St. Paul’s Hospital, Vancouver, BC, Canada
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- Cardiology Department, Universitaetsklinikum Bonn, Bonn, Germany
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- Cardiology Department, Inselspital, Bern University Hospital, University of Bern, Bern, Switzerland
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- Cardiology Department, Inselspital, Bern University Hospital, University of Bern, Bern, Switzerland
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- Division of Cardiac Surgery, University Heart Center, University Hospital Zurich, University of Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland
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- Cardiology Department, Klinikum der Universität München, Munich, Germany
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- Cardiology Department, New York-Presbyterian/Columbia University Medical Center, New York, NY, USA
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- Cardiology Department, New York-Presbyterian/Columbia University Medical Center, New York, NY, USA
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- HELIOS Klinikum Erfurt, Department of General and Interventional Cardiology & Rhythmology, Erfurt, Germany,Universitätsklinikum Charité, Campus Benjamin Franklin, Berlin, and German Centre for Cardiovascular Research (DZHK), Berlin, Germany
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- Division of Cardiac Surgery, University Heart Center, University Hospital Zurich, University of Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland
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- Heart Center Leipzig at University of Leipzig, Department of Internal Medicine/Cardiology, Struempellstr. 39, 04289 Leipzig, Germany
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Reineke D, Brugger N, Wild MG, Mihalj M, Madhkour R, Terbeck S, Eberle B, Windecker S, Praz F. Hemolysis After Transcatheter Mitral Valve Implantation Resolved by Valve Retensioning. JACC Case Rep 2021; 3:864-870. [PMID: 34317643 PMCID: PMC8311269 DOI: 10.1016/j.jaccas.2021.04.018] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/28/2021] [Revised: 03/30/2021] [Accepted: 04/16/2021] [Indexed: 10/24/2022]
Abstract
Transcatheter mitral valve implantation is an emerging technology for the treatment of inoperable or high-risk patients with symptomatic severe mitral regurgitation. Known technical issues are obstruction of the left ventricular outflow tract, paravalvular leakage, and hemolysis. We report a case of valve retensioning successfully resolving paravalvular leakage and hemolysis. (Level of Difficulty: Intermediate.).
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- David Reineke
- Department of Cardiac Surgery, Inselspital, University of Bern, Bern, Switzerland
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- Department of Cardiology, Inselspital, University of Bern, Bern, Switzerland
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- Department of Cardiology, Inselspital, University of Bern, Bern, Switzerland
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- Department of Cardiac Surgery, Inselspital, University of Bern, Bern, Switzerland
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- Department of Cardiology, Inselspital, University of Bern, Bern, Switzerland
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- Department of Anaesthesiology and Pain Medicine, Inselspital, Bern University Hospital, University of Bern, Bern, Switzerland
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- Department of Anaesthesiology and Pain Medicine, Inselspital, Bern University Hospital, University of Bern, Bern, Switzerland
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- Department of Cardiology, Inselspital, University of Bern, Bern, Switzerland
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- Department of Cardiology, Inselspital, University of Bern, Bern, Switzerland
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Higuchi S, Orban M, Stolz L, Karam N, Praz F, Kalbacher D, Ludwig S, Braun D, Näbauer M, Wild MG, Neuss M, Butter C, Kassar M, Petrescu A, Pfister R, Iliadis C, Unterhuber M, Park SD, Thiele H, Baldus S, von Bardeleben RS, Schofer N, Massberg S, Windecker S, Lurz P, Hausleiter J. Impact of Residual Mitral Regurgitation on Survival After Transcatheter Edge-to-Edge Repair for Secondary Mitral Regurgitation. JACC Cardiovasc Interv 2021; 14:1243-1253. [PMID: 33992551 DOI: 10.1016/j.jcin.2021.03.050] [Citation(s) in RCA: 31] [Impact Index Per Article: 10.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/05/2021] [Revised: 03/17/2021] [Accepted: 03/18/2021] [Indexed: 01/17/2023]
Abstract
OBJECTIVES The aim of this study was to assess the impact of residual mitral regurgitation (resMR) on mortality with respect to left ventricular dilatation (LV-Dil) or right ventricular dysfunction (RV-Dys) in patients with secondary mitral regurgitation (SMR) who underwent mitral valve transcatheter edge-to-edge repair (TEER). BACKGROUND The presence of LV-Dil and RV-Dys correlates with advanced stages of heart failure in SMR patients, which may impact the outcome after TEER. METHODS SMR patients in a European multicenter registry were evaluated. Investigated outcomes were 2-year all-cause mortality and improvement in New York Heart Association functional class with respect to MR reduction, LV-Dil (defined as LV end-diastolic volume ≥159 ml), and RV-Dys (defined as tricuspid annular plane systolic excursion-to-systolic pulmonary artery pressure ratio of <0.274 mm/mm Hg). RESULTS Among 809 included patients, resMR ≤1+ was achieved in 546 (67%) patients. Overall estimated 2-year mortality rate was 32%. Post-procedural resMR was significantly associated with mortality (p = 0.031). Although the improvement in New York Heart Association functional class persisted regardless of either LV-Dil or RV-Dys, the beneficial treatment effect of resMR ≤1+ on 2-year mortality was observed only in patients without LV-Dil and RV-Dys (hazard ratio: 1.75; 95% confidence interval: 1.03 to 3.00). CONCLUSIONS Achieving optimal MR reduction by TEER is associated with improved survival in SMR patients, especially if the progress in heart failure is not too advanced. In SMR patients with advanced stages of heart failure, as evidenced by LV-Dil or RV-Dys, the treatment effect of TEER on symptomatic improvement is maintained, but the survival benefit appears to be reduced.
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- Satoshi Higuchi
- Medizinische Klinik und Poliklinik I, Klinikum der Universität München, Munich, Germany
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- Medizinische Klinik und Poliklinik I, Klinikum der Universität München, Munich, Germany; Munich Heart Alliance, Partner Site German Center for Cardiovascular Disease, Munich, Germany
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- Medizinische Klinik und Poliklinik I, Klinikum der Universität München, Munich, Germany
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- Department of Cardiology, European Hospital Georges Pompidou, Paris, France; INSERM U970, Paris Cardiovascular Research Center, Paris, France
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- Universitätsklinik für Kardiologie, Inselspital, Bern, Switzerland
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- Universitäres Herz- und Gefäßzentrum Hamburg, Klinik für Kardiologie, Hamburg, Germany
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- Universitäres Herz- und Gefäßzentrum Hamburg, Klinik für Kardiologie, Hamburg, Germany
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- Medizinische Klinik und Poliklinik I, Klinikum der Universität München, Munich, Germany
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- Medizinische Klinik und Poliklinik I, Klinikum der Universität München, Munich, Germany
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- Medizinische Klinik und Poliklinik I, Klinikum der Universität München, Munich, Germany; Universitätsklinik für Kardiologie, Inselspital, Bern, Switzerland
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- Herzzentrum Brandenburg, Medizinische Hochschule Brandenburg Theodor Fontane, Bernau, Germany
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- Herzzentrum Brandenburg, Medizinische Hochschule Brandenburg Theodor Fontane, Bernau, Germany
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- Universitätsklinik für Kardiologie, Inselspital, Bern, Switzerland
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- Zentrum für Kardiologie, Johannes Gutenberg-Universität, Mainz, Germany
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- Department III of Internal Medicine, Heart Center, University of Cologne, Cologne, Germany
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- Department III of Internal Medicine, Heart Center, University of Cologne, Cologne, Germany
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- Department of Cardiology, Heart Center Leipzig at University of Leipzig, Leipzig, Germany
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- Medizinische Klinik und Poliklinik I, Klinikum der Universität München, Munich, Germany
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- Department of Cardiology, Heart Center Leipzig at University of Leipzig, Leipzig, Germany
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- Department III of Internal Medicine, Heart Center, University of Cologne, Cologne, Germany
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- Universitäres Herz- und Gefäßzentrum Hamburg, Klinik für Kardiologie, Hamburg, Germany
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- Medizinische Klinik und Poliklinik I, Klinikum der Universität München, Munich, Germany; Munich Heart Alliance, Partner Site German Center for Cardiovascular Disease, Munich, Germany
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- Department of Cardiology, Heart Center Leipzig at University of Leipzig, Leipzig, Germany
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- Medizinische Klinik und Poliklinik I, Klinikum der Universität München, Munich, Germany; Munich Heart Alliance, Partner Site German Center for Cardiovascular Disease, Munich, Germany.
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Haeberlin A, Wild MG, Dettmer S, Regitz-Zagrosek V, Tanner H. Determinants of career development in cardiology – results from a Swiss national survey. Cardiovasc Med 2021. [DOI: 10.4414/cvm.2021.02261] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/05/2022] Open
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- Andreas Haeberlin
- Bern University Hospital, Department of Cardiology, Bern, SWITZERLAND
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