Surgical and Transcatheter Mitral Valve Repair for Severe Chronic Mitral Regurgitation: A Review of Clinical Indications and Patient Assessment

J Am Heart Assoc. 2015 Dec 11;4(12):e002424. doi: 10.1161/JAHA.115.002424.

Authors

Mark R Vesely¹, R Michael Benitez¹, Shawn W Robinson¹, Julia A Collins¹, Murtaza Y Dawood¹, James S Gammie¹

Affiliation

¹ University of Maryland Heart Center & University of Maryland School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD (M.R.V., M.B., S.W.R., J.A.C., M.Y.D., J.S.G.).

No abstract available

Keywords: mitral regurgitation; risk assessment; surgery; transcatheter.

Publication types

Review

MeSH terms

Acute Disease
Aged
Chronic Disease
Heart Valve Prosthesis Implantation* / methods
Humans
Mitral Valve / surgery
Mitral Valve Insufficiency / diagnosis
Mitral Valve Insufficiency / surgery*