Percutaneous mitral valve repair procedures.
Percutaneous mitral valve procedures are under investigation as a novel method to treat mitral valve insufficiency with a catheter-based, closed heart, non-surgical approach. The technical opportunities, the expectations for the future and the implications for the conventional surgery are discussed.
Alfieri
Ottavio
O
Cardiac Surgery, San Raffaele University Hospital, Via Olgettina 60, 20132 Milan, Italy. ottavio.alfieri@hsr.it
Maisano
Francesco
F
Colombo
Antonio
A
D006328:Cardiac Catheterization / Q000379:methods / Q000639:trends; D006801:Humans; D019060:Minimally Invasive Surgical Procedures / Q000379:methods / Q000639:trends; D008944:Mitral Valve Insufficiency / Q000601:surgery*; D010819:Physician's Role