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Does the MitraClip procedure reduce mitral annulus diameter and area in patients with primary and secondary mitral regurgitation?
Does the MitraClip procedure reduce mitral annulus diameter and area in patients with primary and secondary mitral regurgitation?
The MitraClip procedure produces immediate reductions in mitral annulus size and tenting in secondary mitral regurgitation, but these geometric effects are not observed in primary mitral regurgitation.
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Reductions in annulus and tenting seen only in secondary MR after MitraClip; extends geometric insights but leaves clinical impact open.
Schmidt et al. (2013) studied this question.
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