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SUBMITTER: Halim J
PROVIDER: S-EPMC7190777 | biostudies-literature | 2020 May
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Halim J J Van den Branden B B Coussement P P Kedhi E E Van der Heyden J J
Netherlands heart journal : monthly journal of the Netherlands Society of Cardiology and the Netherlands Heart Foundation 20200501 5
Interest in percutaneous mitral valve repair has increased during recent years. This is mainly driven by the significant number of patients being declined for mitral valve surgery because of a high risk of surgery-related complications or death. In this subset of patients, percutaneous edge-to-edge repair using the MitraClip device (Abbott, Menlo Park, CA, USA) has become an established treatment option, proven to be safe, efficient and associated with improved functional status. In contrast to ...[more]