Valvular & structural heart diseaseCohort study

Contemporary Outcomes and Trends for the Transseptal Mitral Valve-in-Valve Procedure Using Balloon Expandable Transcatheter Valves in the United States

CirculationPublished

  • Registry-based cohort study
  • multicentre
  • prospective

Authors' conclusion

This multicenter, prospective study reports excellent procedural outcomes, acceptable 1-year mortality rates, and a significant improvement in quality of life for patients undergoing transseptal MViV in the contemporary era.

Study context

Population
Patients undergoing transseptal SAPIEN 3/SAPIEN 3 Ultra mitral valve-in-valve (mitral valve in valve (MViV)) for degenerated bioprosthesis, Society of Thoracic Surgeons (STS)/ACC TVT Registry, 2015 to September 2022
Participants
4,243 patients · 455 sites
Outcome
All-cause mortality
Follow-up
1 year

Main finding

As reported in the abstract

1-year all-cause mortality

13.4%

Observational data: associations, not effects.

Secondary outcomes

All-cause mortality, in-hospital and 30-day

In-hospital mortality
3.2%
30-day mortality
4.3%

NYHA I/II and KCCQ score, baseline to 1 year

NYHA I/II
18% to 87%
KCCQ score
38 to 78
  • P<0.0001 for both

In-hospital mortality by STS risk

Low risk (STS<4)
0.4%
Intermediate risk (STS, 4-8)
1.9%

Temporal trend in mortality, 2015 to 2022

In-hospital mortality, reduced trend
P = 0.0005
30-day mortality, reduced trend
P = 0.004
1-year mortality, reduced trend
P = 0.01

Safety

MVARC technical success

Technical success
96.6%
Procedural complications were low

Original publication

Contemporary Outcomes and Trends for the Transseptal Mitral Valve-in-Valve Procedure Using Balloon Expandable Transcatheter Valves in the United States. Circulation. Published 5 August 2024. doi:10.1161/circulationaha.124.068847

Summarised from the published abstract; every number is checked against it