JACC: Advances (Apr 2025)

Geriatric Nutritional Risk Index Assessment in Patients Undergoing Transcatheter Edge-to-Edge Repair

  • Kenichi Shibata, PT,
  • Masanori Yamamoto, MD,
  • Ai Kagase, MD,
  • Takahiro Tokuda, MD,
  • Hiroshi Tsunamoto, MD,
  • Testuro Shimura, MD,
  • Azusa Kurita, MD,
  • Ryo Yamaguchi, MD,
  • Mike Saji, MD,
  • Masahiko Asami, MD,
  • Yusuke Enta, MD,
  • Masaki Nakashima, MD,
  • Shinichi Shirai, MD,
  • Masaki Izumo, MD,
  • Shingo Mizuno, MD,
  • Yusuke Watanabe, MD,
  • Makoto Amaki, MD,
  • Kazuhisa Kodama, MD,
  • Junichi Yamaguchi, MD,
  • Toru Naganuma, MD,
  • Hiroki Bota, MD,
  • Yohei Ohno, MD,
  • Masahiro Yamawaki, MD,
  • Daisuke Hachinohe, MD,
  • Hiroshi Ueno, MD,
  • Kazuki Mizutani, MD,
  • Toshiaki Otsuka, MD,
  • Shunsuke Kubo, MD,
  • Kentaro Hayashida, MD

Journal volume & issue
Vol. 4, no. 4
p. 101631

Abstract

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Background: Transcatheter edge-to-edge repair (TEER) is used to treat patients with mitral regurgitation (MR). The Geriatric Nutritional Risk Index (GNRI) is a well-known nutritional marker that predicts mortality risk. Objectives: The objectives of this study were to elucidate the clinical association between the degree of GNRI and different etiologies of MR and to clarify the patient samples for whom GNRI is more relevant to clinical outcomes following TEER. Methods: Data from 3,554 patients with MR who underwent TEER were analyzed using a Japanese multicenter registry. The patients were classified into 4 groups: GNRI 98. Procedural and clinical outcomes were compared between GNRI groups. Short- and long-term all-cause mortality were explored using Cox regression analysis. Results: Among the 3,554 patients, the median GNRI was 92.3. The mean follow-up period was 586.8 ± 436.5 days; 806 patients died during the follow-up period. Thirty-day mortality occurred in 51 patients (1.4%), and the GNRI 98 as the reference. Conclusions: Regardless of MR etiology, GNRI is a useful predictor of short- and long-term mortality in patients undergoing TEER. Although TEER is effective for MR patients in malnourished states, further studies focused on the value of identifying and addressing malnutrition in this population are needed.

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