Impact of heart failure hospitalizations on clinical outcomes after mitral transcatheter edge-to-edge repair: Results from the EXPAND study.
Mirjam KesslerWolfgang RottbauerRalph Stephan von BardelebenCarmelo GrassoPhilipp LurzPaul MahoneyMatthew PriceMathew WilliamsPaolo DentiRodrigo Estevez-LoureiroSaibal KarFrancesco MaisanoPublished in: European journal of heart failure (2024)
This study reports the impact of HFH on clinical outcomes post-treatment in the EXPAND study. Results demonstrate that the occurrence of HFH was associated with worse 1-year survival, and treatment with the MitraClip system substantially reduced HFH and improved patient symptoms and quality of life.