The introduction of devices for transcatheter aortic valve implantation, mitral repair, and
closure of prosthetic paravalvular leaks has led to a greatly expanded armamentarium of …

The interventional treatment of mitral valve regurgitation by the MitraClip procedure has
grown rapidly in Germany and Europe during the past years. The MitraClip procedure has …

Valvular disease remains a major cause of cardiovascular morbidity and mortality
worldwide. 1 Over the past decade, catheter-based interventions in valvular disease have …

The edge-to-edge technique is a versatile procedure for mitral valve repair. Its technical
simplicity has been the prerequisite for the development of a number of transcatheter …

Worldwide, there have been more than 6500 MitraClip procedures performed to treat either
functional or degenerative mitral regurgitation (MR). The MitraClip procedure is the only …

Objective The study objective was to assess the impact on follow-up outcomes of residual
mitral regurgitation 2+ in comparison with≤ 1+ after MitraClip (Abbott Vascular Inc, Santa …

Objectives: The aim of this study was to assess the additional utility of measuring left atrial
(LA) pressure as a complement to transesophageal echocardiography (TEE) and Doppler …

Background—Analysis of procedural effects in patients undergoing percutaneous mitral
valve repair (PMVR) using the edge-to-edge technique is complex, and common methods to …

Zusammenfassung Die interventionelle Behandlung der Mitralklappeninsuffizienz mit dem
MitraClip®-Verfahren hat in den letzten Jahren in Deutschland und Europa eine rasche …

Highlights•Echocardiography is key to determining mitral valve pathology and suitability for
percutaneous repair.•Two-dimensional and 3D echocardiography is invaluable for MitraClip …