Future of transcatheter repair of the mitral valve.
Percutaneous mitral valve repair is under investigation as a novel method to treat mitral valve insufficiency with a catheter-based, closed-heart, nonsurgical approach. Two techniques of mitral valve reconstruction have been adapted from surgery to the percutaneous approach: edge-to-edge repair and annuloplasty. The devices that have been developed to perform these 2 procedures are described, and preliminary clinical experience is presented. Expectations for the future are discussed.
Alfieri
Ottavio
O
Cardiac Surgery Unit and Interventional Cardiology Unit, San Raffaele Scientific Institute, 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; D008944:Mitral Valve Insufficiency / Q000601:surgery*