Open AccessRadiofrequency Ablation Alters the Microstructural Organization of Healthy and Enzymatically Digested Porcine Mitral Valves
Author(s) -
J M Bender,
Wilson R. Adams,
Anita MahadevanJansen,
W. David Merryman,
Matthew R. Bersi
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
experimental mechanics
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.815
H-Index - 87
eISSN - 1741-2765
pISSN - 0014-4851
DOI - 10.1007/s11340-020-00662-w
Subject(s) - radiofrequency ablation , ablation , mitral valve , mitral valve prolapse , cardiology , mitral regurgitation , medicine , extracellular matrix , biomedical engineering , biology , microbiology and biotechnology
Myxomatous mitral valve degeneration is a common cause of mitral regurgitation and is often associated with mitral valve prolapse. With no known targets to pharmacologically treat mitral valve prolapse, surgery is often the only treatment option. Recently, radiofrequency ablation has been proposed as a percutaneous alternative to surgical resection for the reduction of mitral valve leaflet area.