Predictors and clinical impact of worsening left ventricular ejection fraction after mitral transcatheter edge-to-edge repair.

BACKGROUND

Little is known about the effects of left ventricular ejection fraction (LVEF) worsening after transcatheter edge-to-edge valve repair (TEER) for mitral regurgitation (MR).

AIMS: This study investigated the predictors and clinical impact of LVEF worsening after TEER for primary MR (PMR) and secondary MR (SMR).

METHODS

This study included 2,019 patients (493 with PMR and 1,526 with SMR) undergoing successful TEER (postprocedural MR grade ≤2+) in the OCEAN-Mitral registry. The patients were categorised into worsened LVEF (wEF), defined as a relative decrease of >12.9% in LVEF at discharge, and preserved LVEF (pEF). The serial changes in left ventricular (LV) function at 1 year were also evaluated.

RESULTS

Following TEER, 657 (32%) patients demonstrated wEF. The pEF group demonstrated both decreased left ventricular end-diastolic volumes (LVEDV) and end-systolic volumes (LVESV), and the wEF group showed significantly increased LVESV at discharge. Higher LVEF, larger LVEDV, higher B-type natriuretic peptide levels, and moderate/severe aortic regurgitation predicted wEF. Compared with baseline, the wEF group still demonstrated lower LVEF (46% to 43%; p<0.001) but significantly increased stroke volume (48 mL to 53 mL; p=0.001) at 1 year. The incidence of death or heart failure hospitalisation was similar between the wEF and pEF groups (hazard ratio 1.14, 95% confidence interval: 0.72-1.80; p=0.84) and also in patients with PMR and SMR.

CONCLUSIONS

LVEF worsening after TEER was not uncommon and was caused by the increased LVESV. LV volumes and some patient-specific factors predicted worsened LVEF which was not associated with long-term clinical outcomes. OCEAN-Mitral registry: UMIN-CTR ID: UMIN000023653.