Courtesy of Dr. Carlos Fava. In secondary mitral regurgitation, mitral-valve leaflets and chordae are structurally normal and mitral regurgitation results from alterations in left ventricular geometry and function. At present, prognosis is based on ventricular function and the regular course of action is optimal medical treatment. Even though some studies have shown edge-to-edge percutaneous repair...
Symptomatic mitral regurgitation is associated with high morbidity and mortality that can be alleviated partly by surgical mitral valve replacement. However, many patients do not undergo surgery. Transcatheter mitral valve replacement is an appealing option for this selected patient group. This study aimed to examine the effectiveness and safety of transcatheter mitral valve replacement...
Both surgical and medical treatment options for functional mitral regurgitation are limited. The Cardioband system (Valtech Cardio, OrYehuda, Israel) is a new transvenous, transseptal direct mitral annuloplasty device. This work studied the safety and efficacy of this new device 6 months after implantation. Thirty-one patients with moderate to severe mitral regurgitation associated with severe impairment of the left systolic ventricular...
Location: Aloysio de Castro State Cardiology Institute – (IECAC). Operators: Márcio Montenegro, Edgard Quintella, Estêvão Martins. Chairpersons: Fabio Sândoli de Brito Jr., Dimytri Alexandre de Alvim Siqueira. Panelists: Márcio José Montenegro da Costa, Ricardo Mourilhe Rocha, Rogério Eduardo Gomes Sarmento Leite, José Armando Mangione, Salvador André Bavaresco Cristovão. Broadcasted on June 8, 2016 by TBR...
Courtesy of Dr. Carlos Fava. This study sought to analyze the clinical impact and the level of improvement of mitral regurgitation (MR) in patients who receive a transcatheter aortic valve replacement (TAVR), and to find potential candidates for double valve repair with percutaneous techniques. Of 1.110 patients included, 177 (15.9%) suffered from severe pre-TAVR mitral...
Igor F. Palacios2014-08-08 Director of Interventional CardiologyMassachusetts General HospitalProfessor of MedicineHarvard Medical School
Article Up to 50% of acute myocardial infarctions are associated to mitral regurgitation of some degree and 10% of these cases present, at least, moderate regurgitation. Ischemic mitral regurgitation is associated to an increase of mortality and morbidity. For surgical patients with moderate regurgitation, the benefits mitral valve repair remain unclear. 301 patients were randomized...
Unlike degenerative mitral insufficiency, ischemic failure is due to an increase in the left ventricular cavity, the loss of its elliptical form, ring dilation and displacement of the papillary muscles leading to the loss of coaptation the leaflets. European and American guidelines suggest the intervention on the mitral valve in patients with ischemic mitral regurgitation...
Severe secondary mitral valve regurgitation is associated to hospitalization and mortality. The COAPT study has shown the superiority of guideline directed medical therapy at maximal tolerated doses according to guidelines (GDMT) plus edge-to-edge transcatheter repair (TEER) versus GMDT alone. However, at present there is no information on the impact of hospitalizations and their relationship to...
Read the most outstanding articles from the first day of the SOLACI-SOCIME 2022 Congress. In this case, consult the presentation by Dr. Luis Nombela Franco, entitled “Transcatheter treatment of mitral valve regurgitation”