Percutaneous mitral valve repair with the MitraClip system for severe mitral regurgitation in patients with surgical mitral valve repair failure

J Am Coll Cardiol. 2014 Mar 4;63(8):836-8. doi: 10.1016/j.jacc.2013.09.045. Epub 2013 Oct 23.

Authors

Carmelo Grasso¹, Yohei Ohno², Guilherme F Attizzani², Stefano Cannata², Sebastiano Immè², Marco Barbanti², Anna M Pistritto², Margherita Ministeri², Anna Caggegi², Marta Chiarandà², Fabio Dipasqua², Giuseppe Ronsivalle², Sarah Mangiafico², Salvatore Scandura², Piera Capranzano³, Davide Capodanno³, Corrado Tamburino³

Affiliations

¹ Department of Cardiology, Ferrarotto Hospital, University of Catania, Catania, Italy. Electronic address: melfat75@gmail.com.
² Department of Cardiology, Ferrarotto Hospital, University of Catania, Catania, Italy.
³ Department of Cardiology, Ferrarotto Hospital, University of Catania, Catania, Italy; Excellence Through Newest Advances Foundation, Catania, Italy.

PMID: 24161329
DOI: 10.1016/j.jacc.2013.09.045

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Publication types

Letter

MeSH terms

Aged
Female
Follow-Up Studies
Humans
Male
Mitral Valve / diagnostic imaging
Mitral Valve / surgery
Mitral Valve Insufficiency / diagnostic imaging*
Mitral Valve Insufficiency / surgery*
Prospective Studies
Prosthesis Failure*
Severity of Illness Index*
Surgical Instruments* / statistics & numerical data
Ultrasonography