Percutaneous Transvenous Mitral Annuloplasty
Author(s) -
John G. Webb,
Jan Harnek,
Brad Munt,
Per Ola Kimblad,
Mann Chandavimol,
Christopher Thompson,
John R. Mayo,
Jan Otto Solem
Publication year - 2006
Publication title -
circulation
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 7.795
H-Index - 607
eISSN - 1524-4539
pISSN - 0009-7322
DOI - 10.1161/circulationaha.105.591602
Subject(s) - medicine , percutaneous , coronary sinus , surgery , mitral valve annuloplasty , mitral regurgitation , mitral valve , catheter , cardiology , mitral valve repair
Mitral annuloplasty is the most common surgical procedure performed for ischemic mitral regurgitation (MR). Surgical mitral annuloplasty is limited by morbidity, mortality, and MR recurrence. We evaluated the safety and feasibility of a transvenous catheter-delivered implantable device to provide a percutaneous alternative to surgical mitral annuloplasty.
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