Abstract
Introduction: Mitral annular calcification (MAC) has been associated with age, hemodialysis (HD) status, coronary disease, and mortality. While MAC is seen frequently in pts undergoing percutaneous edge-to-edge repair of mitral regurgitation (MR) its impact on survival is unknown. Hypothesis: MAC is not associated with mortality after percutaneous MR repair. Methods: Pts who underwent MitraClip repair of MR between Apr 2009 and May 2014 were included. Kaplan-Meier survival was plotted between pts with no MAC and pts with MAC. A multivariate Cox regression of all-cause mortality was performed simultaneously adjusting for MAC, age, HD status, and prior myocardial infarction (MI). Results: 173 pts were included. Mean age at percutaneous repair was 76.9 ± 12.6 yrs and 40.8% were females. MAC was present in 86/173 (49.7%) of pts, and was mild in 61/86 (70.9%) cases and moderate or severe in the remaining cases. In pts with MAC prevalence of prior MI was higher 28/86 (32.6%) vs. 16/87 (18.4%) p=0.037 but ejection fraction was similar 51.8 ± 17.1 vs. 50.4 ± 18.6 % p=0.603. Age was increased in pts with MAC 79.9 ± 10.1 vs. 74.3 ± 14.0 yrs p=0.003. MR was moderate-to-severe in 35/173 (20.2%) of pts and severe in 138/173 (79.8%) of pts. MR improved by 2 grades or more in 165/173 (95.4%) of pts after repair. Survival was decreased in pts with MAC as compared to pts with no MAC by Log Rank p=0.049 (Figure 1A). However, in a multivariate Cox regression model of all-cause mortality, MAC, after adjusting for age, HD status, and prior MI, was not associated with mortality with a hazard ratio of 1.166 (95% CI 0.707 - 1.922) p=0.548 (Figure 1B). In this model age and prior MI were associated with mortality with hazard ratios of 1.048 (95% CI 1.021 - 1.077) p=0.001 and 1.798 (95% CI 1.052 - 3.075) p=0.032, respectively. Conclusions: The presence of MAC was not associated with mortality after adjusting for age, HD status, and prior MI and should not preclude the MitraClip procedure. Procedural success was equally high.
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