Sex Differences in In-Hospital Outcomes of Transcatheter Mitral Valve Repair (From a National Database)

There is paucity of data on sex differences in outcomes of transcatheter mitral valve repair (TMVR). We queried the NIS database (2012-2016) to identify hospitalizations for TMVR. We conducted a propensity matching analysis to compare hospitalizations for TMVR in men versus women. Our analysis yielded 10,014 hospitalizations for TMVR. TMVR was increasingly performed in both sexes at similar rate. Compared with men, women undergoing TMVR had fewer major comorbidities. After matching, there was no difference in in-hospital mortality between men and women (3.0% vs 2.4%, p=0.33).

Source: The American Journal of Cardiology - February 6, 2020 Category: Cardiology Authors: Ayman Elbadawi, Mohamed Elzenaini, Ravi Thakkar, Karim Mahmoud, Islam Y. Elgendy, Michael Megaly, Mohamed Hamed, Mohmed A. Omer, Medhat Chowdhury, Gbolahan Ogunbayo, Diaa Kamal, Uma Rangassety, Hani Jneid, Syed Gilani, Wissam Khalife Source Type: research