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    • Cardiology
    • Interventional Cardiology
    • Cardiac Surgery

    Background:

    • Severe symptomatic mitral regurgitation presents complex management challenges due to intricate mitral valve anatomy.
    • Primary mitral regurgitation typically warrants surgical intervention.
    • Secondary mitral regurgitation offers diverse therapeutic pathways.

    Purpose of the Study:

    • To survey current clinical recommendations for managing severe symptomatic mitral regurgitation.
    • To review established and emerging therapeutic options for mitral regurgitation.
    • To highlight advancements in transcatheter interventions for mitral valve disease.

    Main Methods:

    • Review of current guidelines and clinical practice recommendations.
    • Survey of established surgical and interventional procedures.
    • Analysis of recent advancements in transcatheter mitral valve therapies.

    Main Results:

    • Surgical therapy remains the standard for primary mitral regurgitation.
    • Secondary mitral regurgitation benefits from a range of therapeutic choices.
    • Transcatheter mitral-valve Transcatheter Edge-to-Edge-Repair (M-TEER) and interventional annuloplasty are established options.
    • Transcatheter Mitral Valve Replacement (TMVR) therapies are rapidly evolving.

    Conclusions:

    • Mitral regurgitation management is complex and case-dependent.
    • Transcatheter therapies, particularly TMVR, show significant recent development.
    • This review provides an overview of current options and future directions in mitral regurgitation treatment.