Mitral regurgitation

M Enriquez-Sarano, CW Akins, A Vahanian - The Lancet, 2009 - thelancet.com
Mitral regurgitation affects more than 2 million people in the USA. The main causes are
classified as degenerative (with valve prolapse) and ischaemic (ie, due to consequences of …

Surgical and interventional management of mitral valve regurgitation: a position statement from the European Society of Cardiology Working Groups on …

M De Bonis, N Al-Attar, M Antunes… - European heart …, 2016 - academic.oup.com
Surgical and interventional management of mitral valve regurgitation: a position statement
from the European Society of Cardiology Working Groups on Cardiovascular Surgery and …

Percutaneous mitral valve repair for mitral regurgitation in high-risk patients: results of the EVEREST II study

DD Glower, S Kar, A Trento, DS Lim, T Bajwa… - Journal of the American …, 2014 - jacc.org
Abstract Background: The EVEREST II (Endovascular Valve Edge-to-Edge REpair STudy)
High-Risk registry and REALISM Continued Access Study High-Risk Arm are prospective …

Percutaneous mitral valve edge-to-edge repair: in-hospital results and 1-year follow-up of 628 patients of the 2011–2012 Pilot European Sentinel Registry

G Nickenig, R Estevez-Loureiro, O Franzen… - Journal of the American …, 2014 - jacc.org
Background: The use of transcatheter mitral valve repair (TMVR) has gained widespread
acceptance in Europe, but data on immediate success, safety, and long-term …

Acute and 12-month results with catheter-based mitral valve leaflet repair: the EVEREST II (Endovascular Valve Edge-to-Edge Repair) High Risk Study

PL Whitlow, T Feldman, WR Pedersen, DS Lim… - Journal of the American …, 2012 - jacc.org
Objectives: The EVEREST II (Endovascular Valve Edge-to-Edge Repair) High Risk Study
(HRS) assessed the safety and effectiveness of the MitraClip device (Abbott Vascular, Santa …

Impact of mitral valve annuloplasty combined with revascularization in patients with functional ischemic mitral regurgitation

T Mihaljevic, BK Lam, J Rajeswaran, M Takagaki… - Journal of the American …, 2007 - jacc.org
Objectives: The aim of this work was to determine whether mitral valve (MV) annuloplasty
benefits patients with moderate/severe (3+/4+) functional ischemic mitral regurgitation (MR) …

RING+ STRING: Successful repair technique for ischemic mitral regurgitation with severe leaflet tethering

F Langer, T Kunihara, K Hell, R Schramm, KI Schmidt… - Circulation, 2009 - Am Heart Assoc
Background—Residual/recurrent mitral valve regurgitation is observed in 30% after
undersized ring annuloplasty (RING) for ischemic mitral regurgitation (IMR). RING …

[HTML][HTML] Mitral valve repair or replacement for ischemic mitral regurgitation? The Italian Study on the Treatment of Ischemic Mitral Regurgitation (ISTIMIR)

R Lorusso, S Gelsomino, E Vizzardi, A D'Aloia… - The Journal of thoracic …, 2013 - Elsevier
OBJECTIVE: It is uncertain whether mitral valve replacement is really inferior to mitral valve
repair for the treatment of chronic ischemic mitral regurgitation. This multicenter study aimed …

[HTML][HTML] Initial results of the chordal-cutting operation for ischemic mitral regurgitation

MA Borger, PM Murphy, A Alam, S Fazel… - The Journal of thoracic …, 2007 - Elsevier
OBJECTIVE: Division of secondary chords (chordal cutting) has been proposed as a method
for decreasing mitral valve leaflet tethering and mitral regurgitation in patients with ischemic …

Noninvasive evaluation of coronary sinus anatomy and its relation to the mitral valve annulus: implications for percutaneous mitral annuloplasty

LF Tops, NR Van de Veire, JD Schuijf, A De Roos… - Circulation, 2007 - Am Heart Assoc
Background—Percutaneous mitral annuloplasty has been proposed as an alternative to
surgical annuloplasty. In this respect, evaluation of the coronary sinus (CS) and its relation …