MitraClip for severe symptomatic mitral regurgitation in patients at high surgical risk

ConclusionBased on high risk MC studies and high risk MVS data predominantly from STS database, patients with severe MR who are at HSR can be effectively treated with MC or MVS. MC can be safely implanted in high risk patients with relatively low mortality and stroke risk. © 2014 Wiley Periodicals, Inc.

Source: Catheterization and Cardiovascular Interventions - July 2, 2014 Category: Cardiovascular & Thoracic Surgery Authors: Femi Philip, Ganesh Athappan, E. Murat Tuzcu, Lars G. Svensson, Samir R. Kapadia Tags: Valvular and Structural Heart Diseases Source Type: research