Temporal Trends in Mitral Valve Repair Procedures and Outcomes Among Older U.S. Adults.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Mitral valve (MV) transcatheter edge-to-edge repair (M-TEER) has reshaped the management of mitral regurgitation in high surgical risk patients. As M-TEER adoption expands, understanding concurrent changes in procedural utilization, patient characteristics, and clinical outcomes is important.

Objectives

The objective of the study was to evaluate temporal trends in procedural utilization, comorbidity burden, and mortality among Medicare beneficiaries undergoing MV repair.

Methods

Medicare beneficiaries undergoing MV repair between 2017 and 2021 were analyzed. Procedure volumes, Elixhauser Comorbidity Index, and mortality at 30-days, 30-days postdischarge, 1-year, and 2-years were assessed. Temporal mortality trends were analyzed using adjusted Cox models wit

SUBMITTER: von Stein P 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC13634761 | biostudies-literature | 2026 Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature