The future of transcatheter mitral valve interventions: competitive or complementary role of repair vs. replacement? [PDF]
Transcatheter mitral interventions has been developed to address an unmet clinical need and may be an alternative therapeutic option to surgery with the intent to provide symptomatic and prognostic benefit.
Alfieri, Ottavio +25 more
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3D Ultrasound-Guided Motion Compensation System for Beating Heart Mitral Valve Repair [PDF]
Beating heart intracardiac procedures promise significant benefits for patients, however, the fast motion of the heart poses serious challenges to surgeons.
Del Nido, Pedro J. +4 more
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High-Risk Repair of Traumatic Mitral Valve Rupture in the Setting of Polytrauma
Background The rare complication of mitral valve rupture from blunt trauma is certainly not at the top of the differential of shock. Case Description We report the case of a 56-year-old woman who sustained numerous injuries after a 30-m fall
Michael John Paisley +2 more
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Gemella morbillorum mitral valve endocarditis in a patient with a history of mitral valve annuloplasty. [PDF]
Liu CR +6 more
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Commentary: Mitral valve annuloplasty and circumflex artery injury: are fewer stitches better? [PDF]
Chauvette V +3 more
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Background To investigate the association between the coaptation height of mitral valve and mitral regurgitation after mitral valve repair. Methods From Sep 2014 to Jun 2015, 20 patients underwent mitral valve valvuloplasty for mitral regurgitation were ...
Dan Wei +5 more
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Computed tomography-derived transoesophageal echocardiographic views for preprocedural planning of direct transcatheter mitral valve annuloplasty. [PDF]
Fortuni F +3 more
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Direct access transcatheter mitral annuloplasty with a sutureless and adjustable device: preclinical experience† [PDF]
OBJECTIVES The aim of the study was to evaluate the technical feasibility and performance of a transcatheter mitral annuloplasty system. METHODS Adult swines (n=15) underwent left thoracotomy through the 4th-5th intercostal space. A transcatheter device (
Alfieri, Ottavio +7 more
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Mitral valve repair by Double Teflon technique: cardiac remodeling analysis by tridimensional echocardiography [PDF]
INTRODUÇÃO: A plastia valvar mitral é o tratamento de escolha para a insuficiência mitral, porém a literatura é escassa em relação ao comportamento do átrio e ventrículo esquerdos após a plastia mitral sem utilização de anéis protéticos.
BRANDÃO, Carlos Manuel de Almeida +7 more
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Clinical and echocardiographic results of the MEMO 4D semi-rigid annuloplasty ring
Background Mitral regurgitation is a frequent valvular disease, with an increasing prevalence. We analyzed the short-term outcomes of mitral valve repair procedures conducted in our clinic using a new semirigid annuloplasty ring featuring a gradual ...
Corrado Fiore +7 more
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