Proceedings of TCT: current status of catheter-based mitral valve repair therapies.
A variety of advances have recently facilitated development of methods to treat mitral regurgitation using catheter techniques via the percutaneous route. These include placing devices into the coronary sinus to support the mitral annulus and direct percutaneous leaflet repair. These approaches are already attractive for use in older patients and will hopefully make treatments available to many with no current options.
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Northwestern University School of Medicine, Cardiac Catheterization Laboratory, Evanston Hospital, Evanston, Illinois 60201, USA. tfeldman@enh.org
D002404:Catheterization / Q000295:instrumentation / Q000379:methods; D002408:Catheters, Indwelling; D017321:Clinical Trials, Phase I as Topic; D017322:Clinical Trials, Phase II as Topic; D003331:Coronary Vessels / Q000601:surgery; D019918:Heart Valve Prosthesis Implantation / Q000295:instrumentation* / Q000379:methods*; D006801:Humans; D008944:Mitral Valve Insufficiency / Q000628:therapy*; D011474:Prosthesis Design / Q000295:instrumentation; D016032:Randomized Controlled Trials as Topic; D012107:Research Design