Transcatheter mitral valve repair: a high mountain to climb
Key result
Surgical mitral valve repair remains the standard treatment for mitral regurgitation over newer transcatheter options.
Population
Patients with mitral regurgitation (MR)
Comparison
Transcatheter mitral valve repair vs Surgical mitral valve repair
Design
Review
Authors
Discussion
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Implication
Continues to support surgical mitral valve repair as preferred for eligible patients; leaves open optimal integration of transcatheter options in prospective trials.
Structured PICO
P
Population
Patients with mitral regurgitation (MR)
I
Intervention
Transcatheter mitral valve repair
C
Comparator
Surgical mitral valve repair
This article provides a surgeon's perspective on the recent developments in transcatheter mitral valve repair compared to the standard surgical approach for mitral regurgitation.
Cite This Study
Seeburger et al. (2010) studied this question. Surgical mitral valve repair remains the state-of-the-art standard treatment for mitral regurgitation despite recent developments in transcatheter-based innovations.