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MITRA-FR: Percutaneous Repair or Medical Treatment for Secondary Mitral Regurgitation

Courtesy of Dr. Adolfo Ferrero. INTRODUCCION: In patients with chronic heart failure and reduced left ventricular ejection fraction, severe secondary mitral valve regurgitation is associated with bad prognosis. Whether percutaneous mitral valve repair improves clinical results in this patient population, remains unclear, despite prior multicenter studies supporting this view. METHODS: Patients with severe secondary mitral...

MITRA FR: el testeo del MitraClip en las insuficiencias mitrales funcionales

ESC 2018 | MITRA FR: Testing MitraClip for Secondary Mitral Regurgitation

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...

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Balloon Mitral Valvuloplasty at Very Long Term

With a mean follow up of 15 years, and some patients that survived over 20 years, this study shows that more than 75% of patients with rheumatic mitral stenosis show sustained results with balloon valvuloplasty. Predictors of this excellent long-term outcome are many, but they are determined mainly by age, prior symptoms and valve area...

Treating Tricuspid and Mitral Valves with MitraClip Improves Quality of Life

Courtesy of Dr. Carlos Fava. It has been shown that significant tricuspid regurgitation (TR) is an independent predictor of bad evolution in the presence of  mitral valve disease. Its prevalence is not low, reaching up to 50% in patients undergoing surgery for mitral regurgitation (MR). This study included 61 patients with significant TR and MR. 27...

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We Should Consider Mitral Stenosis Before TAVR

The association between aortic stenosis and some degree of mitral stenosis (MS) is around 10% (depending on the series), and it is related with negative outcomes. In high-risk and inoperable patients who underwent TAVR, that association and its significance have not been studied yet.   The study analyzed data from the Society of Thoracic Surgeons/American...

Manejo quirúrgico o percutáneo de los leaks mitrales

Surgical or Percutaneous Management of Mitral Leak

Mitral paravalvular leaks are relatively common after surgical mitral replacement, with an incidence of 7%-17%. Most of these are subclinical leaks, a mere echocardiogram finding, but about 3% of patients can develop heart failure, hemolysis, or a combination of both, thus requiring a new intervention. For symptomatic patients, new surgery has been the traditional treatment...

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Transcatheter Mitral Valve Replacement Devices Multiply

The Transcatheter mitral valve replacement has been established as gold standard for patients with intermediate or high risk severe aortic stenosis. The supporting evidence was initially gathered with one or two safe and effective devices that worked really well, so that later on prosthetic valves multiplied, for competing companies wanted their share of the market. However,...

La reparación de la válvula mitral con Mitraclip es segura en pacientes de alto riesgo

Mitral Valve Repair with MitraClip Is Safe in High-Risk Patients

Courtesy of Dr. Carlos Fava. Transcatheter mitral valve repair with MitraClip has shown good results in symptomatic patients with extreme surgical risk in different studies. However, its “real world” benefits have not been studied in depth due to how complex this strategy is compared with other usual procedures. This study analyzed 2952 patients who underwent mitral...

TCT 2017 | INTREPID: reemplazo mitral con prótesis autoexpandible

TCT 2017 | INTREPID: Mitral Replacement with a Self-Expanding Device

Courtesy of the SBHCI. Intrepid is a 43-, 46-, and 50-mm nitinol self-expanding valve with bovine pericardial leaflets that is placed using a transapical delivery system with a 35-Fr access. This pilot study enrolled 50 patients with severe mitral regurgitation who were symptomatic and at a high surgical risk, or in whom surgery was contraindicated. Read...

TCT 2017 | MAVERIC: resultados a 6 meses del reemplazo mitral por catéter

TCT 2017 | MAVERIC: Results 6 Months After Transcatheter Mitral Valve Replacement

 Courtesy of the SBHCI. This seems to be the year for transcatheter mitral valve devices, and the ARTO system tested in this study looks promising for the treatment of patients with severe mitral regurgitation who are symptomatic due to heart failure and ejection fraction <40%. The study enrolled 50 patients who underwent clinical and ecocardiographic follow-up...

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