Real-world experience with mavacamten in obstructive hypertrophic cardiomyopathy: Observations from a tertiary care center

Background In symptomatic obstructive hypertrophic cardiomyopathy (oHCM) patients, mavacamten is commercially approved to help improve left ventricular (LV) outflow tract (LVOT) gradients, symptoms, and reduce eligibility for septal reduction therapy (SRT) under the risk evaluation and mitigation strategy (REMS) program. We sought to prospectively report the initial real-world clinical experience with the use of commercially available mavacamten in a multi-hospital tertiary healthcare system. Methods We studied the first 150 consecutive oHCM patients (mean age 65 years, 53% women, 83% on betablockers and 61% in New York Heart Association [NYHA] class III) who were initiated on 5 mg of mavacamten with dose titrations using symptom assessment and echocardiographic measurements of LVOT gradient and LV ejection fraction (LVEF) measurements. We measured changes in NYHA class, LVEF, LVOT gradients (resting and Valsalva) at baseline, 4, 8 and 12 weeks. Results At 261 ± 143 days (range of 31–571 days), 69 (46%) patients had ≥1 NYHA class, and 27 (18%) additional patients had ≥2 NYHA class improvement. The mean Valsalva LVOT gradient decreased from 72 ± 43 mmHg at baseline to 29 ± 31 mmHg at 4 weeks, 29 ± 28 mmHg at 8 weeks and 30 ± 29 mmHg at 12 weeks (p < 0.001). At baseline, 100% patients had Valsalva LVOT gradients ≥30 mmHg, which reduced to 29% at 4 weeks, 28% at 8 weeks and 30% at 12 weeks. In 40 patients who reported no symptomatic improvement, the mean Valsalva LVOT gradient decreased from 73 ± 39 mmHg at baseline to 34 ± 27 mmHg at 4 weeks, 35 ± 28 mmHg at 8 weeks and 30 ± 24 mmHg at 12 weeks (P < 0.001). The mean LVEF at baseline was 66 ± 6% and changed to 64 ± 5% at 4 weeks, 63 ± 5% at 8 weeks and 62 ± 7% at 12 weeks (p < 0.0001). No patient underwent SRT, developed LVEF ≤30% or developed heart failure requiring admission. Three (2%) patients needed temporary interruption of mavacamten due to LVEF<50%. Conclusions In a real-world study in symptomatic oHCM patients at a multi-hospital tertiary care referral center, we demonstrate the efficacy and safety, along with the logistic feasibility of prescribing mavacamten under the REMS program.