May 15, 2019New England Journal of MedicineOpen Access

Transcatheter Mitral-Valve Repair in Patients with Heart Failure

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Study design: Letter. Population: Heart failure with secondary mitral regurgitation. Intervention: Transcatheter Mitral-Valve Repair vs. Control.

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Key result

Correspondence regarding the COAPT and MITRA-FR trials highlights debates over echocardiographic measurements, selection bias, and the role of disproportionate mitral regurgitation in heart failure.

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Population

Heart failure with secondary mitral regurgitation

Intervention / Comparator

Transcatheter Mitral-Valve Repair vs Control

Limitations

Two-dimensional echocardiography with Simpson's rule may substantially underestimate left ventricular volume and stroke volume in patients with dilated ventricles.

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A 2019 study conducted a letter in Heart failure with secondary mitral regurgitation. Transcatheter Mitral-Valve Repair vs. Control was evaluated. Correspondence regarding the COAPT and MITRA-FR trials highlights debates over echocardiographic measurements, selection bias, and the role of disproportionate mitral regurgitation in heart failure.

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