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Observational studyBMC cardiovascular disorders2021

The effects of interventional mitral valve repair using the MitraClip System on the results of pulmonary function testing, pulmonary pressure and diffusing capacity of the lung.

Lucie Kretzler, Stephan Große, Stephan Wiedemann, Carsten Wunderlich, Chris Nowak, Christian Riedel, Tomáš Sieger, Steffen Schoen

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Observational study in BMC cardiovascular disorders, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 2 papers.

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2 citing papers in PubMed, 4 citations in OpenAlex.

  1. Predictors and clinical impact of worsening left ventricular ejection fraction after mitral transcatheter edge-to-edge repair.EuroIntervention : journal of EuroPCR in collaboration with the Working Group on Interventional Cardiology of the European Society of Cardiology · 2024
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5 · Who and what money

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8 authors at 2 institutions in 2 countries.

Lucie Kretzler *Clinical Study Center (CSC), Berlin Institute of Health at Charité - Universitätsmedizin Berlin, Charitéplatz 1, 10117, Berlin, Germany. Lucie.Kretzler@charite.de.ORCID 0000-0003-1761-9072
Stephan Große *Department of Internal Medicine and Cardiology, Pirna Hospital, Pirna, Germany.
Stephan WiedemannDepartment of Internal Medicine and Cardiology, Pirna Hospital, Pirna, Germany.
Carsten WunderlichDepartment of Internal Medicine and Cardiology, Pirna Hospital, Pirna, Germany.
Chris NowakDepartment of Internal Medicine and Cardiology, Pirna Hospital, Pirna, Germany.
Christian RiedelDepartment of Internal Medicine and Cardiology, Pirna Hospital, Pirna, Germany.
Tomáš SiegerDepartment of Cybernetics, Faculty of Electrical Engineering, Czech Technical University in Prague, Prague, Czech Republic.
Steffen SchoenDepartment of Internal Medicine and Cardiology, Pirna Hospital, Pirna, Germany.
Berlin Institute of Health at Charité - Universitätsmedizin Berlin · DECzech Technical University in Prague · CZ

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundThe study analyzes changes in lung function, pulmonary pressure and diffusing capacity of the lung in patients with mitral valve regurgitation (MR) treated by MitraClip implantation.

methodsA total of 43 patients (19 women and 24 men with an average age of 78.0 ± 6.6 years) who were able to perform pulmonary function testing including diffusing capacity of the lung for carbon monoxide (DLCO), vital capacity (VC), total lung capacity (TLC), residual volume (RV) and forced expiratory volume in 1 s (FEV1) before and 6 weeks after MitraClip implantation participated in this study. Furthermore, clinical and echocardiographic parameters including systolic pulmonary artery pressure (sPAP), left ventricular ejection fraction (LVEF) and left atrial diameter (LAD) measurements were recorded in all patients.

resultsThe procedure was performed successfully in all 43 patients leading to a reduction of MR in 97.7% of cases. One patient died on day 4 after the intervention most likely due to pulmonary artery embolism. Six weeks after the implantation 79.1% of patients showed a MR of at most mild to moderate. Furthermore, we could demonstrate a significant reduction of systolic pulmonary artery pressure during follow-up (from 48.8 ± 11.4 mmHg to 42.9 ± 9.0 mmHg (t(41) = - 2.6, p = 0.01). However, no changes in LVEF were detected. Comparing pre and post implant lung function tests, no significant alterations were seen for VC, TLC, DLCO and FEV1. Though, in a subgroup of patients with moderate to severe preexisting deterioration of DLCO at the baseline (max. 50%) the MitraClip procedure resulted in a significant improvement in DLCO (37.8% ± 9.0 to 41.6% ± 10.0, p < 0.001).

conclusionsTreatment of MR with the MitraClip system successfully reduces MR severity in the vast majority of patients. Consecutively, a reduction in pulmonary pressure could be observed, however no changes in LVEF were obvious. Lung function tests remained unaltered during follow-up. However, in a subgroup of patients with severe preexisting deterioration of DLCO the MitraClip procedure resulted in a significant improvement in DLCO.

trial registrationName of the registry: Die Auswirkung der interventionellen Mitralklappenreparatur mit MitraClip-System auf die Ergebnisse der Lungenfunktionsmessung. TRIAL REGISTRATION NUMBER: DRKS00022435; Date of registration: 09/07/2020 'Retrospectively registered'; URL of trial registry record: https://www.drks.de/drks_web/navigate.do?navigationId=trial.HTML&TRIAL_ID=DRKS00022435 .

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Arterial PressureHeart Valve ProsthesisPulmonary Diffusing CapacityAgedAged, 80 and overCardiac CatheterizationFemaleHeart Valve Prosthesis ImplantationHumansLungMaleMitral ValveMitral Valve InsufficiencyProspective StudiesProsthesis DesignPulmonary ArteryMitraClipPatient registryPulmonary functionStructural interventionValvular disease

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PMID33975538
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