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DOI: 10.4244/EIJ-D-24-01174

Transcatheter valve repair of tricuspid regurgitation: 1-year outcomes from the TriCLASP study

Stephan Baldus1, MD; Harald Lapp2, MD; Niklas Schofer3, MD; Tobias Geisler4, MD; Tobias Kister5, MD; Peter Lüdike6,7, MD; Tienush Rassaf6, MD; Jörg Hausleiter8, MD; Kai Friedrichs9, MD; Christian Frerker10, MD; Edith Lubos11, MD; Mirjam Kessler12, MD; Konstantinos Spargias13, MD; Thomas Schmitz14, MD; Georg Nickenig15, MD; Fabien Praz16, MD; Sergio Berti17, MD; Claudia Walther18, MD; Dennis Mehrkens1, MD; Bjorn Goebel2, MD; Daniel Kalbacher3, MD; Monika Zdanyte4, MD; Maximilian von Roeder5, MD; Amir Mahabadi6, MD; Ludwig Weckbach8, MD; Maria Ivannikova9, MD; Christoph Marquetand10, MD; Inge Dotz11, MD; Matthias Gröger12, MD; Michael Chrissoheris13, MD; Mareike Eißmann14, MD; Johanna Vogelhuber15, MD; Nicolas Brugger16, MD; Andreina D’Agostino17, MD; Manuela Kroll18, MD; Claire B. Ren19, MD, PhD; Philipp Lurz5,20, MD, PhD; on behalf of the TriCLASP study investigators

Abstract

Background: Patients with tricuspid regurgitation (TR) are at high risk for morbidity and mortality, with poorer outcomes associated with increasing TR severity. Tricuspid transcatheter edge-to-edge repair (T-TEER) has emerged as a promising treatment option.

Aims: TriCLASP is a prospective, single-arm, European post-market study evaluating the safety and effectiveness of T-TEER with the PASCAL system to treat patients with ≥severe TR.

Methods: The TriCLASP study enrolled 300 patients to evaluate the safety and performance of T-TEER. Major adverse events (MAE), reduction in TR grade, and clinical, functional, and quality-of-life outcomes were assessed at 1 year.

Results: Enrolled patients had a mean age of 80.1 years, 52.0% were female, and 75.8% had ≥severe TR. Tricuspid regurgitation was reduced to ≤moderate in 87.7% of patients (p<0.001). The composite MAE rate was 1.7% at 30 days and 12.7% at 1 year. Kaplan-Meier estimates for survival and freedom from heart failure hospitalisation (HFH) were 88.3±1.9% and 83.2±2.3%, respectively. Annualised HFH rates decreased by 72.2% in the 12 months pre- versus post-procedure (p<0.001). Significant functional and quality-of-life improvements were observed from baseline to 1 year, including 74.5% of patients in New York Heart Association Class I/II, a 29.4-metre increase in the 6-minute walk distance, and an 8.3-point increase in the Kansas City Cardiomyopathy Questionnaire score (p<0.001).

Conclusions: The 1-year results of the TriCLASP study confirm the safety and effectiveness of T-TEER with the PASCAL system in patients with ≥severe TR. Patients experienced significant TR reduction, low mortality, high freedom from HFH, and significant improvements in symptoms, functional capacity, and quality of life.

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