Three-Year COAPT Data Demonstrates Continued Safety and Effectiveness in Patients with Heart Failure and Secondary Mitral Regurgitation

Newswise — SAN FRANCISCO – September 28, 2019 – The three-year results from the COAPT trial demonstrated that reducing severe secondary mitral regurgitation (SMR) with the MitraClip device safely improves prognosis in selected heart failure (HF) patients. In addition, those patients that crossed over and received the MitraClip after 24 months showed the same benefits as those who received the device at the beginning of the study. Two-year data were presented at TCT 2018 and published in the New England Journal of Medicine.

Findings were reported today at the 31^st annual Transcatheter Cardiovascular Therapeutics (TCT) scientific symposium. Sponsored by the Cardiovascular Research Foundation (CRF), TCT is the world’s premier educational meeting specializing in interventional cardiovascular medicine.

Patients with left ventricular (LV) dysfunction and HF who develop severe SMR have a poor prognosis with high rates of mortality and HF hospitalizations (HFH). Guideline directed medical therapy (GDMT), including cardiac resynchronization therapy (CRT) if appropriate has been the traditional therapy for all such patients. In the procedure tested in COAPT, the MitraClip device is attached to the mitral valve leaflets via a catheter that is then removed, leaving the clipped valve in place with less regurgitation.

COAPT was a randomized, parallel-controlled, open-label multicenter trial evaluating transcatheter mitral valve repair with the MitraClip device in patients with heart failure and moderate-to-severe or severe secondary MR who remained symptomatic despite maximally-tolerated GDMT. Between December 2012 and June 2017, a total of 614 subjects were enrolled and randomized at 78 centers in the United States and Canada. Per protocol, subjects randomized to GDMT were not allowed to crossover to the MitraClip prior to 24 months but were permitted to do so after 24 months.

The goal of the present study was to describe the three-year clinical outcomes of patients enrolled in the COAPT trial, including those who crossed over to MitraClip (ITT) and analyze the impact of MitraClip crossovers in patients assigned to GDMT alone. The latest data showed that the primary effectiveness endpoint of all hospitalizations for HF within 36 months was 220 for the MitraClip plus GDMT arm versus 378 in the GDMT alone arm (HR [95% CI] = 0.49 [0.37, 0.63], P=0.00000006). In addition, device-related complications at 36 months was 8.7% (1.4% related to the device and 7.4% related to progressive heart failure). All-cause mortality for all patients including crossovers at three years was 42.8% for MitraClip plus GDMT compared to 55.5% for GDMT alone (HR [95% CI] = 0.67 [0.52, 0.85] P=0.001).

“At 36 months, transcatheter mitral leaflet approximation with the MitraClip was safe, provided durable reduction in MR, reduced the rate of HF hospitalizations, and improved survival compared to medical therapy alone,” said Michael J. Mack, MD, Medical Director, Cardiovascular Surgery at Baylor Health Care System. “In addition, those patients who crossed over and received a MitraClip experienced fewer HF hospitalizations and deaths or HFHs within 12 months than those who did not crossover, with rates comparable to patients originally assigned to the MitraClip.”

The COAPT study was funded by Abbott. Dr. Mack disclosed being the Co-PI of the COAPT Trial funded by Abbott, Co-PI of the PARTNER 3 Trial funded by Edwards Lifesciences, Study Chair of the Apollo Trial funded by Medtronic, and a consultant for Gore.

About CRF and TCT

The Cardiovascular Research Foundation (CRF) is one of the world’s leading nonprofit organizations specializing in interventional cardiology innovation, research, and education. CRF is dedicated to helping doctors improve survival and quality of life for people suffering from heart and vascular disease. For nearly 30 years, CRF has helped pioneer medical advances and educated doctors on the latest treatments for heart disease. CRF is comprised of the CRF Skirball Center for Innovation, CRF Clinical Trials Center, CRF Center for Education, CRF Digital, TCTMD, and Structural Heart: The Journal of the Heart Team.

Transcatheter Cardiovascular Therapeutics (TCT) is the annual scientific symposium of CRF and the premier educational meeting specializing in interventional cardiovascular medicine. Now in its 31st year, TCT features major medical research breakthroughs and gathers leading researchers and clinicians from around the world to present and discuss the latest evidence-based research in the field. TCT also includes interactive training pavilions where clinicians can gain vital skills to apply immediately to their practices.

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