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ReviewJournal of the Society for Cardiovascular Angiography & Interventions2026

Mitral Transcatheter Edge-to-Edge Repair Versus Guideline-Directed Medical Therapy for Functional Mitral Regurgitation With Heart Failure: An Updated Meta-analysis.

Lucas Cael Azevedo Ramos Bendaham, Mohamed Doma, Altair Pereira de Melo Neto, Capela Antonio Dicazeco Pascal, Hilária Saugo Faria, Ana Gabriela Ponte Farias, Elísio Bulhões, Amit N Vora, Andrew M Goldsweig

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Lucas Cael Azevedo Ramos BendahamFederal University of Roraima, Roraima, Brazil.
Mohamed DomaCardiovascular Research Center, Massachusetts General Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts.
Altair Pereira de Melo NetoFederal University of Roraima, Roraima, Brazil.
Capela Antonio Dicazeco PascalFaculty of Medicine of the Agostinho Neto University, Luanda, Angola.
Hilária Saugo FariaFederal University of Santa Maria, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil.
Ana Gabriela Ponte FariasFederal University of Ceará, Ceará, Brazil.
Elísio BulhõesCollege of Higher Education of the United Amazon, Amazon, Brazil.
Amit N VoraDivision of Cardiovascular Medicine, Department of Internal Medicine, Yale School of Medicine, New Haven, Connecticut.
Andrew M GoldsweigDepartment of Cardiovascular Medicine, Baystate Medical Center and University of Massachusetts-Baystate, Springfield, Massachusetts.

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Abstract

Background: Mitral transcatheter edge-to-edge repair (MTEER) and guideline-directed medical therapy (GDMT) may be used to treat functional mitral regurgitation (FMR) with heart failure (HF). The optimal management of FMR is unclear. Methods: We performed a contemporary systematic review and meta-analysis comparing MTEER vs GDMT. PubMed, Embase, and Cochrane Central were systematically searched for randomized controlled trials and propensity score matched studies comparing outcomes of MTEER plus GDMT vs GDMT alone in FMR with HF. Odds ratios and risk ratios (RRs) with 95% CI were estimated using random-effects models. Results: Three randomized controlled trials and 5 propensity score matched studies were identified (n = 2588) comparing MTEER (52.2%) vs GDMT alone (47.8%) for FMR with HF. MTEER was associated with lower risks of 12-month all-cause mortality (RR, 0.74; 95% CI, 0.58-0.95; Conclusion: MTEER reduced all-cause cardiovascular mortality and HF hospitalization in patients with FMR and HF compared with GDMT alone. Additionally, MTEER resulted in a significant improvement in functional status in these patients.

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heart failuremitral transcatheter edge-to-edge repairmitral valvetranscatheter

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PMCPMC13005396

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