title: Clinical and anatomical predictors of MitraClip therapy failure for functional mitral regurgitation: single central clip strategy in asymmetric tethering.
authors.affiliation: Division of Cardiovascular Surgery, University Hospital of Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland; Cardiac Surgery Department, San Raffaele University Hospital, Milan, Italy. Electronic address: Maurizio.Taramasso@usz.ch.
authors.forename: Maurizio
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Taramasso
authors.affiliation: Cardiac Surgery Department, San Raffaele University Hospital, Milan, Italy.
authors.forename: Paolo
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Denti
authors.affiliation: Interventional Cardiology Unit, San Raffaele University Hospital, Milan, Italy.
authors.forename: Azeem
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Latib
authors.affiliation: Division of Cardiovascular Surgery, University Hospital of Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland; Cardiac Surgery Department, San Raffaele University Hospital, Milan, Italy.
authors.forename: Andrea
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Guidotti
authors.affiliation: Cardiac Surgery Department, San Raffaele University Hospital, Milan, Italy.
authors.forename: Nicola
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Buzzatti
authors.affiliation: Cardiac Surgery Department, San Raffaele University Hospital, Milan, Italy.
authors.forename: Alberto
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Pozzoli
authors.affiliation: Cardiac Surgery Department, San Raffaele University Hospital, Milan, Italy.
authors.forename: Giovanna
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Di Giannuario
authors.affiliation: Cardiac Surgery Department, San Raffaele University Hospital, Milan, Italy.
authors.forename: Giovanni
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: La Canna
authors.affiliation: Interventional Cardiology Unit, San Raffaele University Hospital, Milan, Italy.
authors.forename: Antonio
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Colombo
authors.affiliation: Cardiac Surgery Department, San Raffaele University Hospital, Milan, Italy.
authors.forename: Ottavio
authors.initials: O
authors.lastname: Alfieri
authors.affiliation: Division of Cardiovascular Surgery, University Hospital of Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland.
authors.forename: Francesco
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Maisano
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D004452:Echocardiography; D004867:Equipment Design; D005260:Female; D019918:Heart Valve Prosthesis Implantation / Q000295:instrumentation*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008943:Mitral Valve / Q000601:surgery*; D008944:Mitral Valve Insufficiency / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery*; D017410:Practice Guidelines as Topic; D012189:Retrospective Studies; D013525:Surgical Instruments
keywords: Heart failure; Mitral regurgitation; Transcatheter mitral repair