The evolution from surgery to percutaneous mitral valve interventions: the role of the edge-to-edge technique
F Maisano, G La Canna, A Colombo, O Alfieri - Journal of the American …, 2011 - jacc.org
The edge-to-edge technique is a versatile procedure for mitral valve repair. Its technical
simplicity has been the prerequisite for the development of a number of transcatheter …
simplicity has been the prerequisite for the development of a number of transcatheter …
Percutaneous mitral valve interventions in the real world: early and 1-year results from the ACCESS-EU, a prospective, multicenter, nonrandomized post-approval …
F Maisano, O Franzen, S Baldus, U Schäfer… - Journal of the American …, 2013 - jacc.org
Objectives: The purpose of this article is to report early and mid-term outcomes of the
ACCESS-EU study (ACCESS-Europe A Two-Phase Observational Study of the MitraClip …
ACCESS-EU study (ACCESS-Europe A Two-Phase Observational Study of the MitraClip …
Role of real time three-dimensional transesophageal echocardiography in guidance of interventional procedures in cardiology
Real-time three-dimensional transesophageal echocardiography (RT-3D TEE) employs a
dedicated novel matrix-array technology and allows live three-dimensional (3D) …
dedicated novel matrix-array technology and allows live three-dimensional (3D) …
Survival of transcatheter mitral valve repair compared with surgical and conservative treatment in high-surgical-risk patients
MJ Swaans, ALM Bakker, A Alipour, MC Post… - JACC: Cardiovascular …, 2014 - jacc.org
Objectives: The goal of this study was to compare survival between transcatheter mitral
valve (MV) repair using MitraClip system (Abbott Vascular, Santa Clara, California), MV …
valve (MV) repair using MitraClip system (Abbott Vascular, Santa Clara, California), MV …
Fully automatic segmentation of the mitral leaflets in 3D transesophageal echocardiographic images using multi-atlas joint label fusion and deformable medial …
Comprehensive visual and quantitative analysis of in vivo human mitral valve morphology is
central to the diagnosis and surgical treatment of mitral valve disease. Real-time 3D …
central to the diagnosis and surgical treatment of mitral valve disease. Real-time 3D …
Impact of the learning curve on outcomes after percutaneous mitral valve repair with MitraClip® and lessons learned after the first 75 consecutive patients
W Schillinger, T Athanasiou, N Weicken… - European journal of …, 2011 - Wiley Online Library
Aims Mitral valve regurgitation plays a significant role in the aetiology and course of heart
failure. We investigated the impact of the learning curve on outcomes after percutaneous …
failure. We investigated the impact of the learning curve on outcomes after percutaneous …
Direct measurement of multiple vena contracta areas for assessing the severity of mitral regurgitation using 3D TEE
E Hyodo, S Iwata, A Tugcu, K Arai, K Shimada… - JACC: Cardiovascular …, 2012 - jacc.org
Objectives: The aim of this study was to determine whether direct measurement of multiple-
jet vena contracta (VC) areas by real-time 3-dimensional (3D) transesophageal …
jet vena contracta (VC) areas by real-time 3-dimensional (3D) transesophageal …
Mitral valve morphology assessment: three-dimensional transesophageal echocardiography versus computed tomography
BACKGROUND: Advances in the minimally invasive mitral valve repair techniques increase
the demands on accurate and reliable morphologic assessment of the mitral valve using …
the demands on accurate and reliable morphologic assessment of the mitral valve using …
Direct access transcatheter mitral annuloplasty with a sutureless and adjustable device: preclinical experience
F Maisano, H Vanermen, J Seeburger… - European journal of …, 2012 - academic.oup.com
OBJECTIVES The aim of the study was to evaluate the technical feasibility and performance
of a transcatheter mitral annuloplasty system. METHODS Adult swines (n= 15) underwent …
of a transcatheter mitral annuloplasty system. METHODS Adult swines (n= 15) underwent …
Percutaneous edge-to-edge mitral valve repair in high-surgical-risk patients: do we hit the target?
BJL Van den Branden, MJ Swaans, MC Post… - JACC: Cardiovascular …, 2012 - jacc.org
Objectives: This study sought to assess the feasibility and safety of percutaneous edge-to-
edge mitral valve (MV) repair in patients with an unacceptably high operative risk …
edge mitral valve (MV) repair in patients with an unacceptably high operative risk …