Percutaneous mitral valve repair using the MitraClip device has been proposed to correct
secondary mitral regurgitation (MR). Recently, the results of two randomized controlled trials …

Percutaneous therapy has emerged as an option for treatment of mitral regurgitation for
selected, predominantly high-risk patients. Most of the percutaneous approaches are …

Die Mitralklappeninsuffizienz gehört zu den häufigsten Herzklappenfehlern in den
westlichen Industrienationen. Die primäre Mitralklappeninsuffizienz ist bedingt durch …

Now in its 4th edition, Kirklin/Barratt-Boyes Cardiac Surgery remains your indispensable
source for definitive, state-of-the-art answers on every aspect of adult and pediatric cardiac …

Background—The role of mitral valve repair (MVR) during coronary artery bypass grafting
(CABG) in patients with moderate ischemic mitral regurgitation (MR) is uncertain. We …

Importance Traditionally, physicians distinguished between mitral regurgitation (MR) as a
determinant of outcomes and MR as a biomarker of left-ventricular (LV) dysfunction by …

Abstract Objectives The Cardiothoracic Surgical Trials Network recently reported no
difference in the primary end point of left ventricular end-systolic volume index at 1 year …

OBJECTIVE: Surgical management of moderate chronic ischemic mitral valve regurgitation
is still debated. The aim of this study was to evaluate the effect of adding mitral valve repair …

Objectives: This study evaluated the safety, efficacy, and effect of MitraClip treatment on
symptoms and left ventricular (LV) remodeling in nonresponders to cardiac …

Restrictive mitral annuloplasty is a surgical treatment option for patients with heart failure
(HF) and functional mitral regurgitation (MR). However, recurrent MR has been reported at …