Mitral Valve Repair-The Development and Rise of Options in the Veterinary World

Poppy Bristow; Lauren E Markovic

doi:10.1016/j.cvsm.2023.07.001

Mitral Valve Repair-The Development and Rise of Options in the Veterinary World

Vet Clin North Am Small Anim Pract. 2023 Nov;53(6):1343-1352. doi: 10.1016/j.cvsm.2023.07.001.

Authors

Poppy Bristow¹, Lauren E Markovic²

Affiliations

¹ Dick White Referrals, Linnaeus and Mars Veterinary Health, Station Farm, London Road, Cambridgeshire CB8 0UH, UK. Electronic address: [email protected].
² Department of Small Animal Medicine and Surgery, University of Georgia, College of Veterinary Medicine, 2200 College Station Road, Athens, GA 30602, USA.

PMID: 37798048
DOI: 10.1016/j.cvsm.2023.07.001

Abstract

Both open surgical repair and a hybrid-interventional option are now available for mitral valve repair (MVR) at select veterinary centers worldwide, making the need for awareness of options and the intricacies around case selection of increasing importance. This article will overview both options currently available and their current stages of progress.

Keywords: Canine; Degenerative; Edge-to-edge; Minimally invasive; Surgery; Transcatheter.

Publication types

Review

MeSH terms

Animals
Heart Valve Prosthesis Implantation* / veterinary
Mitral Valve / surgery
Mitral Valve Insufficiency* / surgery
Mitral Valve Insufficiency* / veterinary
Treatment Outcome