Mitral Valve Surgery After Failed MitraClip: A Single-Center Experience

CONCLUSION: When performed by an experienced mitral surgeon and within 1 year of failed MitraClip implantation, surgical MV repair is feasible in most patients who were surgical repair candidates before the clip. Having the option for surgical MV repair after failed MitraClip is important to preserve optimal long-term outcomes for patients who undergo transcatheter mitral repair with MitraClip, especially as ongoing trials are shifting to study lower-risk patients who are also candidates for surgical repair.PMID:33794477

Source: The Journal of Invasive Cardiology - April 1, 2021 Category: Cardiology Authors: Florian Rader Robert J Siegel Nir Flint Harjit Minhas Yehezkel G Shmueli Takahiro Shiota Alfredo Trento Source Type: research