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SUBMITTER: Kar B
PROVIDER: S-EPMC5577954 | biostudies-literature | 2017 Aug
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Texas Heart Institute journal 20170801 4
We describe the case of a 57-year-old man who had severe mitral valve stenosis and regurgitation without significant annular calcification. He was not a candidate for surgical valve replacement or repair because of his substantial comorbid conditions, overall frailty, and elevated surgical risk. He underwent successful transcatheter mitral valve replacement of his native mitral valve with compassionate, off-label use of an Edwards Sapien 3 valve. A search of the literature produced no other case ...[more]