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Myocardial fibrosis and MitraClip: Does it even matter?
Author(s) -
Shatila Wassim,
Krajcer Zvonimir
Publication year - 2019
Publication title -
catheterization and cardiovascular interventions
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.988
H-Index - 116
eISSN - 1522-726X
pISSN - 1522-1946
DOI - 10.1002/ccd.28311
Subject(s) - mitraclip , medicine , cardiology , atrial fibrillation , mitral regurgitation , fibrosis , myocardial fibrosis , magnetic resonance imaging , radiology
Key Points Preprocedural myocardial fibrosis as identified by magnetic resonance imaging correlates with worse outcomes after MitraClip placement. Post‐MitraClip mitral regurgitation gradient >2 or ischemic cardiomyopathy also correlates with worse outcomes. In the literature, other variables are mentioned (e.g., severe tricuspid regurgitation, atrial fibrillation, postoperative mitral valve area and/or gradient) that correlate with worse post‐MitraClip outcomes.