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Does the MitraClip device produce similar structural and functional effects compared to suture-based edge-to-edge repair in a finite element model of the mitral valve?
Does the MitraClip device produce similar structural and functional effects compared to suture-based edge-to-edge repair in a finite element model of the mitral valve?
A finite element model demonstrates that the structural and functional effects of the MitraClip device are similar to those of traditional suture-based edge-to-edge repair under cardiac cycle loading.
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Similar mitral metrics with clip versus suture in finite element model; leaves open clinical translation.
Avanzini et al. (2011) studied this question.
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