title: Mitral valve repair versus replacement: is it a different story for percutaneous compared to surgical valve therapy?
abstract: The complementary role of mitral valve repair versus replacement is based on evidence of long-term results in open surgery. Transcatheter mitral valve repair and replacement are both under rapid development but subject to clinical feasibility and first in-human short- and midterm outcome studies. The present article aims to review mitral valve repair and replacement by both techniques and to elucidate similar and potentially different aspects among the open and interventional approach.
authors.affiliation: Department of Cardiovascular Surgery, University Hospital Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland - francesco.maisano@usz.ch.
authors.forename: Devdas T
authors.initials: DT
authors.lastname: Inderbitzin
authors.forename: Maurizio
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Taramasso
authors.forename: Fabian
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Nietlispach
authors.forename: Francesco
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Maisano
mesh_terms: D006328:Cardiac Catheterization; D006350:Heart Valve Prosthesis; D019918:Heart Valve Prosthesis Implantation; D006801:Humans; D008943:Mitral Valve / Q000601:surgery; D008944:Mitral Valve Insufficiency / Q000601:surgery*; D018579:Patient Selection; D062645:Percutaneous Coronary Intervention; D018570:Risk Assessment; D012307:Risk Factors