Impact of aetiology of mitral regurgitation on outcome after Mitraclip: lessons learned from MitraSwiss Registry.

CONCLUSIONS: In a large contemporary cohort of non-surgical patients with severe MR, PMVR confirms its safety and effectiveness. At a mid-term follow up mortality and MACE are lower in DMR patients, though MR aetiology is not directly and independently associated with outcome. PMID: 32011283 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]

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Source: EuroIntervention - February 7, 2020 Category: Cardiovascular & Thoracic Surgery Tags: EuroIntervention Source Type: research

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