Why the study?
Does percutaneous coronary sinus-based mitral annuloplasty reduce chronic ischemic mitral regurgitation and improve mitral annular geometry in an ovine model?
Population
6 sheep with chronic ischemic mitral regurgitation developed 8 weeks after induced posterior myocardial…
Design
Preclinical
Authors
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Hypothesis-generating in ovine ischemic MR; leaves open safety and efficacy of percutaneous annuloplasty in patients.
Does percutaneous coronary sinus-based mitral annuloplasty reduce chronic ischemic mitral regurgitation and improve mitral annular geometry in an ovine model?
Percutaneous coronary sinus-based mitral annuloplasty effectively reduces chronic ischemic mitral regurgitation and improves annular geometry in an ovine model, suggesting potential for clinical application.
Daimon et al. (2005) studied this question.