Augustin Coisne, Sebastian Ludwig, Andrea Scotti, Walid Ben Ali, Jessica Weimann, Alison Duncan, John G Webb, Daniel Kalbacher, Tanja K Rudolph, Georg Nickenig, Jörg Hausleiter, Hendrik Ruge, Matti Adam, Anna S Petronio, Nicolas Dumonteil, Lars Sondergaard, Marianna Adamo, Damiano Regazzoli, Andrea Garatti, Tobias Schmidt, Gry Dahle, Maurizio Taramasso, Thomas Walther, Joerg Kempfert, Jean-François Obadia, Simon Redwood, Gilbert H L Tang, Sachin Goel, Neil Fam, Marco Metra, Martin Andreas, David W Muller, Paolo Denti, Fabien Praz, Ralph Stephan von Bardeleben, Lionel Leroux, Azeem Latib, Juan F Granada, Lenard Conradi, Thomas Modine
BACKGROUND: Patients with mitral regurgitation (MR) and morphologic presence of relevant mitral annular calcification (MAC) represent a challenging phenotypic subset with limited treatment options. OBJECTIVES: The aim of this study was to assess the feasibility of transcatheter mitral valve replacement (TMVR) using dedicated devices for the treatment of MAC patients. METHODS: Consecutive patients with symptomatic MR receiving TMVR and with available computed tomography data from the CHOICE-MI (Choice of Optimal Transcatheter Treatment for Mitral Insufficiency) multicenter registry were stratified by the presence of none or mild mitral annular calcification (MACnone/mild ) vs moderate or severe mitral annular calcification (MACmod/sev )...
August 27, 2024: JACC. Cardiovascular Interventions