Koschutnik Matthias, Donà Carolina, Nitsche Christian, Kammerlander Andreas A, Dannenberg Varius, Brunner Christina, Koschatko Sophia, Mascherbauer Katharina, Heitzinger Gregor, Halavina Kseniya, Spinka Georg, Winter Max-Paul, Hülsmann Martin, Bartko Philipp E, Hengstenberg Christian, Mascherbauer Julia, Goliasch Georg
Department of Internal Medicine II, Division of Cardiology, Medical University of Vienna, Waehringer Guertel 18-20, 1090, Vienna, Austria.
Department of Internal Medicine 3, University Hospital St. Poelten, Karl Landsteiner University of Health Sciences, Krems, Austria.
Clin Res Cardiol. 2025 Feb;114(2):156-167. doi: 10.1007/s00392-023-02318-w. Epub 2023 Oct 23.
Right ventricular-to-pulmonary artery (RV-PA) coupling has recently been shown to be associated with outcome in valvular heart disease. However, longitudinal data on RV dysfunction and reverse cardiac remodeling in patients following transcatheter edge-to-edge mitral valve repair (M-TEER) are scarce.
Consecutive patients with primary as well as secondary mitral regurgitation (MR) were prospectively enrolled and had comprehensive echocardiographic and invasive hemodynamic assessment at baseline. Kaplan-Meier estimates and multivariable Cox-regression analyses were performed, using a composite endpoint of heart failure hospitalization and death.
Between April 2018 and January 2021, 156 patients (median 78 y/o, 55% female, EuroSCORE II: 6.9%) underwent M-TEER. On presentation, 64% showed impaired RV-PA coupling defined as tricuspid annular plane systolic excursion to pulmonary artery systolic pressure (TAPSE/PASP) ratio < 0.36. Event-free survival rates at 2 years were significantly lower among patients with impaired coupling (57 vs. 82%, p < 0.001), both in patients with primary (64 vs. 91%, p = 0.009) and secondary MR (54 vs. 76%, p = 0.026). On multivariable Cox-regression analyses adjusted for baseline, imaging, hemodynamic, and procedural data, TAPSE/PASP ratio < 0.36 was independently associated with outcome (adj.HR 2.74, 95% CI 1.17-6.43, p = 0.021). At 1-year follow-up, RV-PA coupling improved (TAPSE: ∆ + 3 mm, PASP: ∆ - 10 mmHg, p for both < 0.001), alongside with a reduction in tricuspid regurgitation (TR) severity (grade ≥ II: 77-54%, p < 0.001).
TAPSE/PASP ratio was associated with outcome in patients undergoing M-TEER for primary as well as secondary MR. RV-PA coupling, alongside with TR severity, improved after M-TEER and might thus provide prognostic information in addition to established markers of poor outcome.
右心室-肺动脉(RV-PA)耦合最近被证明与瓣膜性心脏病的预后相关。然而,关于经导管二尖瓣缘对缘修复术(M-TEER)后患者右心室功能障碍和心脏逆向重构的纵向数据很少。
前瞻性纳入连续性原发性及继发性二尖瓣反流(MR)患者,并在基线时进行全面的超声心动图和有创血流动力学评估。采用心力衰竭住院和死亡的复合终点进行Kaplan-Meier估计和多变量Cox回归分析。
2018年4月至2021年1月期间,156例患者(中位年龄78岁,55%为女性,欧洲心脏手术风险评估系统II:6.9%)接受了M-TEER。就诊时,64%的患者表现为RV-PA耦合受损,定义为三尖瓣环平面收缩期位移与肺动脉收缩压(TAPSE/PASP)之比<0.36。耦合受损患者的2年无事件生存率显著较低(57%对82%,p<0.001),原发性MR患者(64%对91%,p=0.009)和继发性MR患者(54%对76%,p=0.026)均如此。在对基线、影像学、血流动力学和手术数据进行调整的多变量Cox回归分析中,TAPSE/PASP比值<0.36与预后独立相关(调整后HR 2.74,95%CI 1.17-6.43,p=0.021)。在1年随访时,RV-PA耦合得到改善(TAPSE:增加3mm,PASP:降低10mmHg,两者p均<0.001),同时三尖瓣反流(TR)严重程度降低(≥II级:77%-54%,p<0.001)。
TAPSE/PASP比值与接受M-TEER治疗的原发性和继发性MR患者的预后相关。M-TEER后RV-PA耦合以及TR严重程度均得到改善,因此除了已有的不良预后标志物外,还可能提供预后信息。