title: Mitral regurgitation. Timing of surgery or interventional treatment.
abstract: The treatment of mitral regurgitation has changed in recent years because of improvements in the surgical treatment, in particular valve repair, and the advent of interventional techniques, mainly percutaneous edge-to-edge repair. Regardless of the technique used, better results are obtained for interventions in primary mitral regurgitation than in secondary mitral regurgitation, which remains a challenge. Further developments are expected in the future thanks to a better understanding of the epidemiology and the mechanisms of secondary mitral regurgitation, the development of interventional techniques, and a careful evaluation.
authors.affiliation: Cardiology Department, Bichat Hospital, University Paris Diderot, AP-HP, 46 rue Henri Huchard, 75018, Paris, France. alec.vahanian@bch.aphp.fr.
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Vahanian
authors.affiliation: Cardiology Department, Bichat Hospital, University Paris Diderot, AP-HP, 46 rue Henri Huchard, 75018, Paris, France.
authors.forename: B
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Iung
mesh_terms: D006350:Heart Valve Prosthesis; D019918:Heart Valve Prosthesis Implantation / Q000379:methods*; D006801:Humans; D008943:Mitral Valve / Q000601:surgery*; D058386:Mitral Valve Annuloplasty / Q000379:methods*; D008944:Mitral Valve Insufficiency / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000601:surgery*; D011300:Preoperative Care / Q000379:methods*; D013997:Time Factors
keywords: Cardiac surgery; Edge-to-edge repair; Mitral regurgitation; Percutaneous intervention; Review