Small Orifice Regurgitation Increasing Phenomenon During Transcatheter Edge-to-Edge Repair: Case Series

Dawei Lin1,2, Wei Li1,2,3, Daxin Zhou1,2

  • 1Department of Cardiology, Zhongshan Hospital, Fudan University, Shanghai, China.

Summary

Transcatheter edge-to-edge repair (TEER) for mitral regurgitation can lead to a novel phenomenon called "small orifice regurgitation increasing" (SORI) in commissural cases. This finding helps understand and prevent residual mitral regurgitation after TEER.