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. 2023 Sep 27;12(19):e031118. doi: 10.1161/JAHA.123.031118

Table 3.

Procedural Characteristics

Procedural characteristics Overall N=280 None/Mild MAC N=249 Moderate/Severe MAC N=31 P value
Number of clips 1.5 [0.6] 1.5 [0.6] 1.4 [0.5] 0.66
1 Clip 147 (52.5) 131 (52.6) 16 (51.6) 0.91
2 Clips 119 (42.5) 104 (41.8) 15 (48.4) 0.48
>2 Clips 14 (5.0) 14 (5.6) 0 (0) 0.37
Type of MitraClip
Old generation 120 (42.9) 103 (41.4) 17 (54.8) 0.15
NT Classic 15 (5.4) 11 (4.4) 4 (12.9) 0.07
NTR 12 (4.3) 12 (4.8) 0 (0) 0.37
XTR 31 (11.1) 29 (11.6) 2 (6.5) 0.54
NTW 55 (19.6) 53 (21.3) 2 (6.5) 0.05
XTW 36 (12.9) 29 (11.6) 7 (22.6) 0.09
Fluoroscopy time, min 22.8 [17.3] 23.2 [17.9] 19.9 [10.0] 0.33
Left atrial pressure, mm Hg 19.8 [7.7] 19.7 [7.9] 20.9 [6.2] 0.43
V wave, mm Hg 34.5 [17.1] 33.7 [17.3] 40.5 [14.8] 0.04*
Post‐clip
MR severity
None/trace 52 (18.6) 48 (19.3) 4 (12.9) 0.30
Mild 181 (64.7) 157 (63.0) 24 (77.4)
Moderate 38 (13.6) 35 (14.1) 3 (9.7)
Moderate–severe 6 (2.1) 6 (2.4) 0 (0)
Severe 3 (1.1) 3 (1.2) 0 (0)
LAP, mm Hg 15.1 [5.9] 15.09 [6.0] 15.48 [5.0] 0.73
V wave, mm Hg 21.8 [9.5] 21.72 [9.7] 22.6 [8.2] 0.63
Difference pre‐ and postclip
MR reduction, grade 2.7 [0.8] 2.7 [0.8] 2.8 [0.6] 0.38
LAP reduction, mm Hg 4.9 [6.4] 4.8 [6.5] 5.4 [5.4] 0.64
V wave reduction, mm Hg 13.2 [15.0] 12.7 [15.1] 17.5 [13.3] 0.10

Values are expressed as mean [SD] or N (%). LAP indicates left atrial pressure; MAC, mitral annular calcification; and MR, mitral regurgitation.

*

P<0.05.