Mitral valve transcatheter edge-to-edge repair using MitraClip or PASCAL: a multicenter propensity score–matched comparison

L Schneider, S Markovic, K Mueller, D Felbel… - Cardiovascular …, 2022 - jacc.org
Background Since its introduction in 2003, Abbott's MitraClip (MC) has become the most
established catheter-based treatment for mitral regurgitation (MR). Recent approval of …

Imaging for native mitral valve surgical and transcatheter interventions

LL Gheorghe, S Mobasseri, E Agricola, DD Wang… - Cardiovascular …, 2021 - jacc.org
There has been rapid progress in transcatheter therapies for mitral regurgitation. These
developments have elevated the need for the imager to have a core understanding of the …

Secondary mitral regurgitation

PT O'Gara, MJ Mack - New England Journal of Medicine, 2020 - Mass Medical Soc
Key Clinical Points Secondary Mitral Regurgitation Mitral regurgitation can be broadly
classified into two different categories—primary and secondary mitral regurgitation. The …

Comparison of mitral regurgitant volume assessment between proximal flow convergence and volumetric methods in patients with significant primary mitral …

A Altes, F Levy, L Iacuzio, H Dumortier… - Journal of the American …, 2022 - Elsevier
Background Discrepancies have been observed between transthoracic echocardiography
(TTE) and cardiac magnetic resonance imaging (CMR) severity grading in primary mitral …

Transcatheter edge-to-edge mitral valve repair in mitral regurgitation: current status and future prospects

L Stolz, D Braun, S Higuchi, M Orban… - Expert Review of …, 2023 - Taylor & Francis
Introduction Mitral regurgitation (MR) is associated with substantial morbidity and mortality.
Within the past 15 years, mitral valve edge-to-edge repair (M-TEER) has developed from an …

State-of-the-art intra-procedural imaging for the mitral and tricuspid PASCAL Repair System

RT Hahn, SK Kodali - European Heart Journal-Cardiovascular …, 2022 - academic.oup.com
Advanced intra-procedural imaging techniques have been integral to technical and
procedural success transcatheter devices. A novel leaflet approximation therapy, the …

[HTML][HTML] PASCAL mitral valve repair system versus MitraClip: comparison of transcatheter edge-to-edge strategies in complex primary mitral regurgitation

M Gerçek, F Roder, TK Rudolph, V Fortmeier… - Clinical Research in …, 2021 - Springer
Background The PASCAL system is a novel device for edge-to-edge treatment of mitral
regurgitation (MR). The aim of this study was to compare the safety and efficacy of the …

Left ventricular global longitudinal strain as a predictor of outcomes in patients with heart failure with secondary mitral regurgitation: the COAPT trial

D Medvedofsky, SM Pio, NJ Weissman… - Journal of the American …, 2021 - Elsevier
Background Left ventricular (LV) global longitudinal strain (GLS) is a sensitive marker of LV
function and may help identify patients with heart failure (HF) and secondary mitral …

[HTML][HTML] Echocardiographic assessment of mitral regurgitation: discussion of practical and methodologic aspects of severity quantification to improve diagnostic …

A Hagendorff, F Knebel, A Helfen, S Stöbe… - Clinical Research in …, 2021 - Springer
The echocardiographic assessment of mitral valve regurgitation (MR) by characterizing
specific morphological features and grading its severity is still challenging. Analysis of MR …

[HTML][HTML] Incidence and standardised definitions of mitral valve leaflet adverse events after transcatheter mitral valve repair: the EXPAND study: Mitral valve leaflet …

FM Asch, S Little, G Mackensen, P Grayburn… - …, 2021 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Background An independent panel of experts reviewed all investigator-reported cases of
mitral valve leaflet adverse events (LAE) after MitraClip NTR/XTR in the EXPAND study …