Mitral valve

Latest Developments in Tricuspid Regurgitation

The natural history of tricuspid regurgitation is associated to hospitalization for cardiac failure and mortality. This is...

MitraScore: What Does the Final Result of Edge-to-Edge Treatment of Mitral Regurgitation Provide?

Edge-to-edge treatment has proven to be a safe and effective technique in follow-up, decreasing mortality and hospitalizations...

TriClip: Tricuspid Regurgitation Dedicated Device

Severe tricuspid regurgitation (TR) is difficult to manage and is associated to high morbimortality.  Surgical repair is complex...

ACC 2023 | TRILUMINATE Pivotal: Edge-to-Edge Treatment in Patients with Tricuspid Regurgitation

Tricuspid regurgitation is a common and impairing disease. Optimal medical therapy (OMT) is limited, valve surgery is...

ACC 2023 | COAPT Study: 5 Year Followup after Transcatheter Repair of Secondary Mitral Regurgitation

The five year outcomes of the multicenter open label COAPT (Cardiovascular Outcomes Assessment of the MitraClip Percutaneous...

Secondary Mitral Regurgitation: Stages of Heart Failure and Prognostic Implications after Transcatheter Edge-to-Edge Repair

We are already familiar with the strong impact of secondary mitral valve regurgitation (SMR) in survival and...

Edge-to-Edge Repair Reduces Hospitalization and Mortality Rates in Secondary Mitral Valve Regurgitation?

Severe secondary mitral valve regurgitation is associated to hospitalization and mortality.  The COAPT study has shown the superiority...

A Simple Score for Mortality and Cardiac Failure after Edge-to-Edge with MitraClip

Mitral regurgitation (MR) is the most frequent type of valve heart disease, and the COAPT has shown...