M-TEER reduces heart failure hospitalization risk across all health status levels in mitral regurgitation

BACKGROUND AND AIMS: Mitral transcatheter edge-to-edge repair (M-TEER) using the MitraClip device improves clinical outcomes in patients with moderate-to-severe ventricular secondary mitral regurgitation (vSMR) and heart failure (HF). This study evaluated whether the effects of M-TEER on clinical outcomes vary by baseline health status, as measured by the Kansas City Cardiomyopathy Questionnaire (KCCQ), and assessed the impact of M-TEER on health status post-randomization. METHODS: The RESHAPE-HF2 trial included patients with symptomatic HF and moderate-to-severe vSMR (mean effective regurgitant orifice area .25 cm2; 14% >.40 cm2, 23% <.20 cm2). The impact of baseline KCCQ-clinical summary score (CSS) on the effect of M-TEER on clinical outcomes was assessed using Cox proportional hazards models. Changes post-randomization in health status and responder analyses were performed to assess the odds ratio (OR) of improvement and deterioration in KCCQ scores. RESULTS: Among 505 patients, M-TEER reduced cardiovascular death or HF hospitalization risk [hazard ratio (HR): .71 (.48-1.05), .50 (.29-.85), and .73 (.38-1.41)] across KCCQ-CSS tertiles of <38.9, 38.9-66.1, and >66.1, respectively (P-trend = .53). Similar results were seen for total HF hospitalization (P-trend = .48). M-TEER improved KCCQ-CSS, total symptom score, and overall summary score at 1, 6, 12, and 24 months compared to medical therapy alone (P < .05 at all time points). More patients in the M-TEER arm experienced a ≥5-point [OR 3.38 (2.09-5.45)], ≥10-point [OR 3.12 (1.93-5.02)], and ≥15-point [OR 3.25 (1.94-5.45)] improvement, and less patients had a ≥5-point deterioration [OR .34 (.19-.57)] in KCCQ-CSS at 6 months. Similar results were seen across other KCCQ domains and all time points. CONCLUSIONS: In patients with HF and moderate-to-severe vSMR, M-TEER showed a consistent trend towards a lower risk of HF hospitalization, with or without cardiovascular death, across all KCCQ-CSS tertiles and improved health status over time.