IMR Press / RCM / Volume 24 / Issue 1 / DOI: 10.31083/j.rcm2401015
Open Access Review
Transcatheter Edge-to-Edge Repair of Mitral Valve Regurgitation: Closing the Gap to Broaden the Coverage
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1 Department of Medicine, Division of Cardiology, Alpert Medical School of Brown University, Providence, RI 02903, USA
2 Lifespan Cardiovascular Institute, Providence, RI 02903, USA
3 Division of Cardiovascular Medicine, Gill Heart Institute, University of Kentucky, Lexington, KY 40536, USA
4 Division of Cardiovascular Medicine, Azra Naheed Medical College, 55150 Lahore, Pakistan
5 Division of Cardiothoracic Surgery, The Warren Alpert Medical School of Brown University, Providence, RI 02903, USA
*Correspondence: msaad@lifespan.org (Marwan Saad)
Academic Editor: Takatoshi Kasai
Rev. Cardiovasc. Med. 2023, 24(1), 15; https://doi.org/10.31083/j.rcm2401015
Submitted: 3 October 2022 | Revised: 25 November 2022 | Accepted: 1 December 2022 | Published: 6 January 2023
(This article belongs to the Special Issue Structural Heart Interventions)
Copyright: © 2023 The Author(s). Published by IMR Press.
This is an open access article under the CC BY 4.0 license.
Abstract

Background: Transcatheter edge-to-edge repair of mitral valve (M-TEER) is reasonable consideration in symptomatic patients with severe degenerative mitral regurgitation (MR) who are at high or prohibitive risk of surgical repair or replacement. In symptomatic patients on maximally tolerated medical therapy with severe secondary MR from left ventricular systolic dysfunction, M-TEER is reasonable therapeutic option. Methods: In this review, we present a comprehensive overview of the most recent literature and considerations for M-TEER in patients excluded from key trials. These include patients with cardiogenic shock, acute ischemic MR, atrial functional MR, failed surgical mitral valve prosthesis and pulmonary hypertension. Conclusions: M-TEER is feasible and a reasonable alternative option for these patient populations with a significant clinical benefit. However, randomized clinical trials are needed to ascertain findings from these observational studies.

Keywords
mitral regurgitation
transcatheter edge-to-edge repair of mitral valve regurgitation
acute ischemic mitral regurgitation
atrial mitral regurgitation
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