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A Simplified Stepwise Approach to Echo Guidance during Percutaneous Mitral Valve Repair

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Transcatheter mitral valve interventions.

Charles D Resor¹

¹The CardioVascular Center, Tufts Medical Center, Tufts University School of Medicine, Boston, MA, United States of America.

Progress in Cardiovascular Diseases

|November 25, 2021

Summary

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Transcatheter mitral repair and replacement procedures are increasingly used for mitral regurgitation and failing surgical valves. These interventions offer significant benefits, especially for high-risk patients unsuitable for surgery.

Keywords:

Mitral valve disease Transcatheter edge to edge Repair Transcatheter mitral valve replacement Transcatheter therapeutics

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Area of Science:

Cardiovascular Medicine
Interventional Cardiology
Medical Device Technology

Background:

Transcatheter mitral interventions are rapidly evolving, with approved options for mitral regurgitation and failing surgical prostheses.
Novel transcatheter mitral devices are under development but await FDA approval.

Purpose of the Study:

To review the current landscape of approved transcatheter mitral interventions.
To discuss the existing data and concerns for transcatheter edge-to-edge repair and valve-in-valve/ring procedures.

Main Methods:

Review of published data on transcatheter mitral edge-to-edge repair (TEER) and transcatheter mitral valve-in-valve/ring (MViV/R) procedures.
Analysis of clinical outcomes, including mortality and hospitalization rates.

Main Results:

Transcatheter edge-to-edge repair (MitraClip) has transformed functional mitral regurgitation management, reducing mortality and heart failure hospitalizations.
Transcatheter mitral valve-in-valve and valve-in-ring procedures provide a viable alternative to repeat surgery for failing prosthetic valves.

Conclusions:

Approved transcatheter mitral interventions are increasingly utilized and supported by growing evidence.
These procedures represent crucial advancements for patients with mitral regurgitation and failing surgical valves, particularly those at high surgical risk.