title: Patients selection for MitraClip: time to move to transthoracic echocardiographic screening?
authors: Centro Cardiologico Monzino, IRCCS, Milan, Italy.
authors: Paola
authors: P
authors: Gripari
authors: Centro Cardiologico Monzino, IRCCS, Milan, Italy. Electronic address: fmaffessanti@ccfm.it.
authors: Francesco
authors: F
authors: Maffessanti
authors: Centro Cardiologico Monzino, IRCCS, Milan, Italy.
authors: Gloria
authors: G
authors: Tamborini
authors: Centro Cardiologico Monzino, IRCCS, Milan, Italy.
authors: Manuela
authors: M
authors: Muratori
authors: Centro Cardiologico Monzino, IRCCS, Milan, Italy.
authors: Laura
authors: L
authors: Fusini
authors: Centro Cardiologico Monzino, IRCCS, Milan, Italy.
authors: Sarah Ghulam
authors: SG
authors: Ali
authors: Centro Cardiologico Monzino, IRCCS, Milan, Italy.
authors: Cristina
authors: C
authors: Ferrari
authors: Centro Cardiologico Monzino, IRCCS, Milan, Italy; Department of Clinical Sciences and Community Health - Cardiovascular Section, University of Milan, Milan, Italy.
authors: Francesco
authors: F
authors: Alamanni
authors: Centro Cardiologico Monzino, IRCCS, Milan, Italy; Department of Clinical Sciences and Community Health - Cardiovascular Section, University of Milan, Milan, Italy.
authors: Antonio L
authors: AL
authors: Bartorelli
authors: Centro Cardiologico Monzino, IRCCS, Milan, Italy; Department of Clinical Sciences and Community Health - Cardiovascular Section, University of Milan, Milan, Italy.
authors: Cesare
authors: C
authors: Fiorentini
authors: Centro Cardiologico Monzino, IRCCS, Milan, Italy.
authors: Mauro
authors: M
authors: Pepi
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D004452:Echocardiography / Q000639:trends; D005260:Female; D019918:Heart Valve Prosthesis Implantation / Q000295:instrumentation*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D008944:Mitral Valve Insufficiency / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000601:surgery*; D018579:Patient Selection; D013525:Surgical Instruments / Q000639:trends
keywords: Echocardiography, 3-dimensional; Mitral valve regurgitation; Percutaneous mitral valve repair; Transesophageal echocardiography; Transthoracic echocardiography