Percutaneous Mitral Annuloplasty.

Taramasso M; Latib A

doi:10.1016/j.iccl.2015.08.009

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Percutaneous Mitral Annuloplasty.

Taramasso M Department of Cardiac Surgery, Herz-Gefäss Chirurgie, UniversitätsSpital Zürich, Rämistrasse 100, 8091, Zürich, Switzerland.
Latib A Interventional Cardiology Unit, EMO-GVM Centro Cuore Columbus, San Raffaele Scientific Institute, Via Buonarroti 48, Milan 20145, Italy. Electronic address: info@emocolumbus.it.

2016-11-18

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Interventional cardiology clinics. - 2016

Functional mitral regurgitation

Transcatheter mitral valve intervention

English Percutaneous mitral valve therapies are emerging as an alternative option for high-risk patients who are not good candidates for conventional open-heart surgery. Recently, multiple technologies and diversified approaches have been developed and are under clinical study or in preclinical development. This article on transcatheter mitral annuloplasty devices, describes the different technologies, and reports on the initial clinical and preclinical experiences.

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