Successful Preoperative Optimization for Lung Transplantation with Transcatheter Mitral Valve Repair.

We describe the case of a patient presenting with very severe COPD and severe mitral regurgitation who was managed with transcatheter mitral valve repair to subsequently undergo a successful lung transplant. Critical valvular heart disease in patients with chronic respiratory failure may be amenable to transcatheter therapy and favorably impact lung transplant candidacy. PMID: 32652070 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]

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Source: The Annals of Thoracic Surgery - July 7, 2020 Category: Cardiovascular & Thoracic Surgery Authors: Wallen TJ, Pelaez A, Chandrashekaran S, Emtiazjoo AM, Arnaoutakis G, Machuca TN Tags: Ann Thorac Surg Source Type: research