Background Mitral valve repair (MVr) is the gold standard treatment for degenerative mitral regurgitation, yet there is ...

In addition, before the development of prosthetic mitral-valve replacement, pure or predominant mitral regurgitation could not consistently be relieved by operation, and although it was clear that ...

Surgical repair decreased MR more than MitraClip ... Position the device perpendicular to the mitral valve and advance into the left ventricle. Retract device toward mitral valve and capture ...

In patients undergoing mitral valve repair, the presence of AF may be associated with increased mortality and morbidity and this is also the case in patients in whom AF persists postoperatively.

Surgical revision after percutaneous mitral valve repair with a clip: initial multicenter experience. Ann Thorac Surg. 2005 Dec;80(6):2338-42.

Open heart surgery for aortic or mitral valve repair or replacement has traditionally required opening the patient’s chest through their sternum (breast bone). In many cases today, a minimally ...

If a valve, such as the aortic or mitral valve, is diseased or faulty, it may require repair or, sometimes, replacement if ...

open commissurotomy and mitral valve replacement. This similar to PBMV in that the mitral valve is not directly visualized, and a balloon is used to dilate the stenotic mitral valve. The criteria ...

Coronary angiography is indicated prior to surgical mitral valve repair or replacement to determine if concurrent coronary artery disease, possibly requiring concomitant bypass grafting ...

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