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A Simplified Stepwise Approach to Echo Guidance during Percutaneous Mitral Valve Repair
Published on: October 16, 2021
Transcatheter edge-to-edge mitral valve repair in mitral regurgitation: current status and future prospects
Lukas Stolz1, Daniel Braun1, Satoshi Higuchi1
1Medizinische Klinik und Poliklinik I, Klinikum der Universität München, Munich, Germany.
Introduction:
Mitral regurgitation (MR) is associated with substantial morbidity and mortality. Within the past 15 years, mitral valve edge-to-edge repair (M-TEER) has developed from an experimental approach to a guideline-recommended, safe, and effective treatment option for patients with severe primary or secondary mitral regurgitation.
Areas Covered:
This review covered relevant publications of M-TEER and summarizes the development of M-TEER devices within the last 15 years. It outlines anatomical challenges which drove the evolution of M-TEER devices, provides an overview about the current state of clinical application and research, and offers an outlook into the future of transcatheter mitral valve treatment.
Expert Opinion:
The development and refinement of new M-TEER device generations offer the possibility to treat a wide range of mitral valve anatomies. Choosing the best device for the individual anatomic properties of the patients and considering comorbidities is the key to maximized MR reduction, minimalized complication rates, and thus optimized postinterventional prognosis. Independent from prognostic implications, quality of life has become an important patient-centered outcome that can be improved by M-TEER in virtually all patients treated.
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