Does percutaneous repair improve safety and clinical outcomes compared to conventional surgery in patients with mitral regurgitation?
Percutaneous mitral valve repair provides superior safety and similar clinical outcomes compared to conventional surgery, despite being less effective at reducing mitral regurgitation.
Although percutaneous repair was less effective at reducing mitral regurgitation than conventional surgery, the procedure was associated with superior safety and similar improvements in clinical outcomes. (Funded by Abbott Vascular; EVEREST II ClinicalTrials.gov number, NCT00209274.).
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