Percutaneous mitral valve repair as a bail-out strategy for patients with severe mitral regurgitation after cardiac surgery

J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg. 2011 Jul;142(1):227-30. doi: 10.1016/j.jtcvs.2010.10.037. Epub 2011 Jan 17.

Authors

Olaf Franzen¹, Moritz Seiffert, Stephan Baldus, Lenard Conradi, Johannes Schirmer, Mathias Kubik, Thomas Meinertz, Hermann Reichenspurner, Hendrik Treede

Affiliation

¹ Department of General and Interventional Cardiology, University Heart Center Hamburg, Hamburg, Germany.

PMID: 21247591
DOI: 10.1016/j.jtcvs.2010.10.037

No abstract available

Publication types

Case Reports
Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

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Cardiac Catheterization* / instrumentation
Cardiac Surgical Procedures / adverse effects*
Echocardiography, Doppler, Color
Echocardiography, Transesophageal
Equipment Design
Female
Fluoroscopy
Humans
Mitral Valve Insufficiency / etiology
Mitral Valve Insufficiency / surgery*
Radiography, Interventional / methods
Severity of Illness Index
Surgical Instruments
Treatment Outcome
Ultrasonography, Interventional / methods