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. 2022 Jun 12;14(2):101–107. doi: 10.34172/jcvtr.2022.16

Table 2. Outcomes of PTMC and MVR groups .

PTMC group
(N,164)
MVR group
(N,100)
P value
Primary outcome: all-causedeath; stroke or systemic embolism; heart failure hospitalization and re-intervention; (%) 61 (37.2%) 22 (22%) 0.002
All-causes mortality;(%) 28 (17.1%) 15 (15%) 0.658
Stroke or systemic embolism; (%) 7 (4.3%) 5 (5%) 0.963
Heart failure hospitalization; (%) 19 (11.6%) 7 (7%) 0.101
Re-intervention; (%) 30 (18.3%) 0 (0%) < 0.001
Periprocedural complication; (%) 14 (8.5%) 16 (16%) N/A
Cardiac tamponade 5 (3%) 0
Severe MR 8 (4.9%) 0
Re-sternotomy N/A 4 (4%)
AKI required dialysis 0 4 (4%)
Complete heart block
- Temporary pacemaker 0 3 (3%)
- Permanent pacemaker 0 1 (1%)
Death 1 (0.6%) 4 (4%)
Valvular infection; (%) 2 (1.2%) 5 (5%) 0.911
Bleeding; (%) 14 (8.5%) 12 (12%)
Severity (according to BARC definition)
- Non serious bleeding (BARC < 3) 11 (6.7%) 5 (5%) Reference
- Serious bleeding (BARC ≥ 3) 3 (1.8%) 7 (7%) 0.062
Site of serious bleeding
- Intracranial hemorrhage 1 (0.6%) 4 (4%)
- GI tract bleeding 2 (1.2%) 0
- Joint and muscle bleeding 0 2 (2%)
- Others 0 1 (1%)
Length of hospital stays*; days 1 (1; 2) 9 (9; 16) < 0.001

Abbreviations: AKI, Acute kidney injury; BARC , Bleeding Academic Research Consortium; MR , Mitral regurgitation; MVR , Mitral valve replacement; PTMC , Percutaneous mitral commissurotomy.

*Median with interquartile range