Percutaneous Mitral Valve Intervention and modelling with multi-modality imaging

Percutaneous Mitral Valve Intervention and modelling with multi-modality imaging

Functional mitral regurgitation (MR) is a common finding occurring in 20% of the general population1 and nearly 40% of heart failure patients exhibiting at least moderate regurgitation.2 severity of MR predicts mortality3 and increased morbidity in ischaemic and non-ischaemic aetiologies4, regardless of revascularisation techniqueas well as in asymptomatic patients.5 Mitral valve repair, by sur...

Percutaneous mitral valve repair.

Nonsurgical treatment of clinically important mitral regurgitation (MR) has evolved tremendously over the past decade. Recent studies of percutaneous mitral valve repair procedures have shown that less invasive procedures are safe and can be effective in selected patients. MitraClip has been studied most extensively. The MitraClip is attached to the middle scallop of the mitral leaflets by a tr...

Percutaneous aortic valve therapy: clinical experience and the role of multi-modality imaging.

Progression of mitral annulus calcification to caseous necrosis of the mitral valve: complementary role of multi-modality imaging.

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The role of multi-imaging modality in primary mitral regurgitation.

Primary mitral regurgitation (MR) is the first cause of valvular regurgitation in Western countries. Echocardiography is the cornerstone for diagnosing MR and more specifically for establishing its aetiology and mechanism, for quantifying its severity, progression, and repercussion and for assessing the likelihood of successful of valve repair. Two-dimensional/three-dimensional transthoracic an...