Objectives: This study aimed to assess the anatomical leaflet variation and investigate its impact on the procedural outcome in patients undergoing transcatheter edge-to-edge tricuspid repair.
Background: Tricuspid regurgitation (TR) is associated with a poor prognosis.
Methods: The study participants were consecutive patients who underwent transcatheter edge-to-edge tricuspid repair with the MitraClip, TriClip, or PASCAL systems from June 2015 to July 2020 at the Bonn Heart Center. The tricuspid leaflet morphologies were imaged using 2-dimensional and 3-dimensional transesophageal echocardiography. The severity of TR was assessed according to the 5-grade scheme. The primary endpoint was residual TR ≥3+ within 30 days.
Results: Of the 145 study participants, 103 (71.1%) participants were categorized as the 3-leaflet configuration, while 42 (28.9%) were categorized as the 4-leaflet configuration. Successful device implantation was achieved in 136 (93.8%) patients, with no statistical difference between the 3-leaflet and 4-leaflet configuration groups. However, compared with patients with a 3-leaflet configuration, patients with 4-leaflet configuration more frequently had residual TR ≥3+ (18.4% vs 38.1%; P = 0.018). In the multivariable model, the 4-leaflet configuration was associated with an increased risk of residual TR ≥3+ (odds ratio: 2.65; 95% CI 1.15-6.10; P = 0.022), independent of baseline TR grade, coaptation gap width, and TR jet location. After 1-year follow-up, compared with patients with residual TR <3+, patients with residual TR ≥3+ had a significantly higher incidence of the composite of all-cause mortality or heart failure hospitalization (27.7% vs 56.1%; P = 0.016).
Conclusions: A 4-leaflet configuration of the tricuspid valve is observed in approximately one-third of patients undergoing transcatheter edge-to-edge tricuspid repair, which is associated with an increased risk of residual TR after the procedure.
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