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SUBMITTER: Ali M
PROVIDER: S-EPMC8207332 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Aug
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Ali Mahboob M Shreenivas Satya S SS Pratt David N DN Lynch Donald R DR Kereiakes Dean J DJ
Circulation. Cardiovascular interventions 20200806 8
Mitral regurgitation is frequently associated with ventricular dysfunction and carries a high mortality. Guideline-directed medical therapy, surgical mitral valve repair or replacement, and, in the setting of advanced heart failure, heart transplant and left ventricular assist devices have been the mainstay of treatment. However, rapid advancement in the field has resulted in approval of edge-to-edge mitral valve repair with the MitraClip, and there are several novel catheter-based percutaneous ...[more]