Valvular & structural heart disease
6-Month Outcomes of a Supra-Annular Transcatheter Mitral Valve Replacement: An Early Feasibility Study
Authors' conclusion
Among patients with significant MR, the AltaValve TMVR system was feasible, safe, and associated with good valve function at 6 months.
Study context
- Population
- Patients with symptomatic mitral regurgitation (MR) unsuitable for surgerymedian age 77 years
- Participants
- 30 patients
- Outcome
- Technical success (no procedural mortality; successful implant delivery and deployment; successful delivery system retrieval; no implant-related emergency surgery or re-intervention)
Methodological detailssingle-arm, independent core laboratory, independent clinical events committee, Median follow-up 182 days (Q1-Q3: 171-191 days)
- Single-arm
- Independent core laboratory
- Independent clinical events committee
- Median follow-up 182 days (Q1-Q3: 171-191 days)
Main finding
As reported in the abstract
Procedural success
Procedural success
29 of the 30 cases
96.7%; 95% CI: 82.8%–99.9%
Further findings
Reduction to mild or less MR · 30 days and 6 months
- Achieved in all surviving patients at 30 days; maintained in all but 1 patient at 6 months
Functional class and quality of life
- Significant improvements
Safety
Stroke, new pacemaker implantation, mitral valve reintervention · within 6 months
- No strokes, new pacemaker implantations or mitral valve reinterventions
Original publication
6-Month Outcomes of a Supra-Annular Transcatheter Mitral Valve Replacement: An Early Feasibility Study. JACC Cardiovasc Interv. Published 10 November 2025. doi:10.
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