Percutaneous mitral annuloplasty devices, both indirect and direct approaches, are under development, but early results are mixed. The MitraClip® is a device that simulates the Alfieri repair ...

Another percutaneous approach under study was ... this they also are trying to develop new technologies for doing mitral annuloplasty. I just talked with Prof. Alain Carpentier this morning ...

Transseptal puncture has been used worldwide for percutaneous mitral commissurotomy (PMC). More recently, it is increasingly performed for transcatheter interventions on the mitral valve (MitraClip ...

When considering the complexity of the mitral valve apparatus, it is useful to classify the transcatheter approaches according to the major structural abnormality that they address. 19 Unlike the ...

Mitral regurgitation (MR) is a prevalent valvular heart condition often associated with poor clinical outcomes, especially when left untreated or inadequately managed. While percutaneous mitral valve ...

The Simplici-T ® Annuloplasty System offers a first-of-its-kind approach to mitral and tricuspid valve repair. It is the first flexible band to eliminate the need for traditional sizing ...

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Coronary heart disease (CHD), the most common cause of mortality globally, poses a formidable challenge to modern healthcare systems. Artificial intelligence (AI) is playing an increasingly important ...

The Simulus ® Adjustable Annuloplasty Ring and Band are fully ... allowing subtle size changes during mitral or tricuspid valve repair. Asymmetric and symmetric adjustments of posterior segment ...

Fourteen patients with billowing mitral valves have been studied. In 11 the abnormality was not accompanied by significant cardiac disability. In three, severe mitral insufficiency required mitral ...

For some cases, mitral valve repair with annuloplasty rings is the preferred method, reinforcing the repaired chordae and ensuring proper valve function. However, severe cases may require complete ...