Abstract Purpose of Review To provide a detailed overview of complications associated with
MitraClip therapy and its development over time with the aim to alert physicians for early …

Mitral regurgitation (MR) is the most prevalent valvular heart disease and, when left
untreated, it confers a poorer prognosis. Catheter-based repair therapies face some …

Background The current standard of care for the treatment of patients with primary mitral
regurgitation (MR) is surgical mitral valve repair. Transcatheter edge‐to‐edge repair with the …

Etiological, microbiological and epidemiological factors changed over time, but mortality
rates remain high in infective endocarditis (IE). Healthcare-associated IE is nowadays …

Abstract Background and Aims Mitral valve surgery and, more recently, mitral transcatheter
edge-to-edge repair (TEER) are the two treatments of severe mitral regurgitation in eligible …

Transseptal puncture (TSP) was initially described to gain access to the left heart for
hemodynamic assessment. Continuous evolution from its origins allows interventionists to …

Transcatheter edge-to-edge mitral valve repair (TEER) has become established as a safe
and efficacious therapy for severe mitral regurgitation (MR) in high-risk patients. Despite its …

Transcatheter edge-to-edge mitral valve repair is a viable alternative to surgery in patients
with severe mitral regurgitation and high surgical risk. Yet the specific group of patients who …

Background Very few data exist on percutaneous mitral valve repair (PMVr) in unstable
patients with concomitant moderate–severe mitral regurgitation (MR). The purpose of this …

Aims The number of transcatheter mitral valve repair (TMVr) procedures has increased
substantially during the last years. A better understanding of the relationship between …