Title
The future of transcatheter mitral valve interventions: competitive or complementary role of repair vs. replacement?
Publication Date
2015
Journal Title
Eur Heart J
Abstract
Transcatheter mitral interventions has been developed to address an unmet clinical need and may be an alternative therapeutic option to surgery with the intent to provide symptomatic and prognostic benefit. Beyond MitraClip therapy, alternative repair technologies are being developed to expand the transcatheter intervention armamentarium. Recently, the feasibility of transcatheter mitral valve implantation in native non-calcified valves has been reported in very high-risk patients. Acknowledging the lack of scientific evidence to date, it is difficult to predict what the ultimate future role of transcatheter mitral valve interventions will be. The purpose of the present report is to review the current state-of-the-art of mitral valve intervention, and to identify the potential future scenarios, which might benefit most from the transcatheter repair and replacement devices under development.
Volume Number
36
Issue Number
26
Pages
1651-1659
Document Type
Article
EPub Date
2015/04/15
Status
Faculty
Facility
School of Medicine
Primary Department
Pediatrics
Additional Departments
Cardiology
PMID
DOI
10.1093/eurheartj/ehv123