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ArticleFrontiers in cardiovascular medicine2025

CT predicts intraprocedural hemodynamics with computational fluid dynamics in TMVR-ineligible patients undergoing M-TEER.

Johannes Kirchner, Muhammed Gerçek, Hazem Omran, Mohammad Kassar, Christoph Gräni, Fabien Praz, Felix Rudolph, Volker Rudolph, Tanja K Rudolph

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Johannes KirchnerClinic for General and Interventional Cardiology/Angiology, Herz-und Diabeteszentrum NRW, Ruhr-Universität Bochum, Bad Oeynhausen, Germany.
Muhammed GerçekClinic for General and Interventional Cardiology/Angiology, Herz-und Diabeteszentrum NRW, Ruhr-Universität Bochum, Bad Oeynhausen, Germany.
Hazem OmranClinic for General and Interventional Cardiology/Angiology, Herz-und Diabeteszentrum NRW, Ruhr-Universität Bochum, Bad Oeynhausen, Germany.
Mohammad KassarClinic for General and Interventional Cardiology/Angiology, Herz-und Diabeteszentrum NRW, Ruhr-Universität Bochum, Bad Oeynhausen, Germany.
Christoph GräniDepartment of Cardiology, Inselspital Bern, Bern University Hospital, Bern, Switzerland.
Fabien PrazDepartment of Cardiology, Inselspital Bern, Bern University Hospital, Bern, Switzerland.
Felix RudolphClinic for General and Interventional Cardiology/Angiology, Herz-und Diabeteszentrum NRW, Ruhr-Universität Bochum, Bad Oeynhausen, Germany.
Volker RudolphClinic for General and Interventional Cardiology/Angiology, Herz-und Diabeteszentrum NRW, Ruhr-Universität Bochum, Bad Oeynhausen, Germany.
Tanja K RudolphClinic for General and Interventional Cardiology/Angiology, Herz-und Diabeteszentrum NRW, Ruhr-Universität Bochum, Bad Oeynhausen, Germany.

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Background: Hemodynamic outcomes in patients undergoing transcatheter mitral edge-to-edge repair (M-TEER) are difficult to predict. Computational fluid dynamics (CFD) is frequently used in biomedical engineering to simulate blood flow patterns under various conditions. Objectives: We developed a standardized workflow for individualized CFD analyses to predict postinterventional mitral valve gradients and residual regurgitation following TEER. Methods: Twenty patients with severe mitral regurgitation (MR) from two high-volume centers underwent full-cycle cardiac computed tomography before intervention. Based on the specific valve morphology, individualized CFD simulations were performed to calculate MR volumes prior to intervention and estimate hemodynamics after M-TEER. Results: CFD analyses (mean age 80 ± 4 years, 55% male) showed excellent correlation between baseline proximal isovelocity surface area (PISA)-based MR volumes, median 40 ml [interquartile range (IQR): 30-49 ml], and CFD-based calculation, median 30 ml (IQR: 27-54 ml; Conclusions: This is the first study to use a standardized CFD workflow for MR evaluation in patients undergoing TEER. In the future, CFD-based analyses may serve as a key diagnostic tool for procedural planning of TEER.

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computational fluid dynamicsCThemodynamicmitral regurgitationtranscatheter edge-to-edge repair

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