Initial experience with transcatheter tricuspid valve repair in patients with cardiac amyloidosis

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AIMS: Wildtype transthyretin amyloid cardiomyopathy is an under-recognized cause of heart failure in elderly patients. Transcatheter tricuspid valve repair is a newly emerging therapeutic option for severe tricuspid regurgitation (TR). We present first insights into safety and possible benefits of this procedure in patients with cardiac amyloidosis.

METHODS AND RESULTS: Eight patients with cardiac non-hereditary (wildtype) transthyretin (ATTRwt) amyloidosis and severe to torrential TR, undergoing successful transcatheter tricuspid valve repair, were included in the analysis and compared to a control group of 21 patients without cardiac amyloidosis. All patients presented with an advanced stage of amyloid cardiomyopathy. Primary endpoint was reduction in TR at 3 months follow-up. Secondary endpoints were feasibility, safety, hospitalization or death, clinical improvement, cardiac biomarkers, and structural and functional right heart parameter obtained by echocardiography. Transcatheter tricuspid valve repair resulted in a significant reduction of TR (IV to II, P = 0.008) in all eight patients with cardiac amyloidosis (100%). Device success (amyloidosis 75% vs. control group 86%, P = 0.597) and overall probability of hospitalization or death (amyloidosis 13% vs. control group 25%, P = 0.646) were similar compared with those in the control group at 3 months follow-up. Transcatheter tricuspid valve repair led to an improvement of New York Heart Association functional class (P = 0.031) and 6 min walking distance (from 313 ± 118 to 337 ± 106, P = 0.012). TR reduction in amyloidosis patients was less extensive compared with that in control group (TR-reduction 1.6 ± 0.3, P = 0.008 vs. control group 2.3 ± 0.3, P < 0.0001). Furthermore, these patients showed no significant improvement of structural right heart parameters.

CONCLUSIONS: Transcatheter tricuspid valve repair is a safe and feasible new treatment option in patients with amyloid cardiomyopathy and has the potential to improve TR-grade and clinical status. However, the benefit appears to be less pronounced compared with patients without cardiac amyloidosis.

Medienart:

E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2023

Erschienen:

2023

Enthalten in:

Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:10

Enthalten in:

ESC heart failure - 10(2023), 2 vom: 26. Apr., Seite 1003-1012

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Hoerbrand, Isabel A [VerfasserIn]
Volz, Martin J [VerfasserIn]
Aus dem Siepen, Fabian [VerfasserIn]
Aurich, Matthias [VerfasserIn]
Schlegel, Philipp [VerfasserIn]
Geis, Nicolas A [VerfasserIn]
Hegenbart, Ute [VerfasserIn]
Konstandin, Mathias H [VerfasserIn]
Frey, Norbert [VerfasserIn]
Raake, Philip W [VerfasserIn]

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Themen:

Amyloid cardiomyopathy
Cardiac amyloidosis
Journal Article
Prealbumin
Transcatheter tricuspid valve repair
Tricuspid regurgitation

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Date Completed 28.08.2023

Date Revised 28.08.2023

published: Print-Electronic

Citation Status MEDLINE

doi:

10.1002/ehf2.14262

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NLM350262659