Trans-catheter mitral valve implantation for mitral regurgitation: clinical case description and literature review

J Cardiovasc Med (Hagerstown). 2016 Feb;17(2):85-91. doi: 10.2459/JCM.0000000000000328.

Abstract

Trans-catheter mitral valve implantation (TMVI) is actually the most attractive technique for treating patients with severe mitral regurgitation, who are denied surgical therapy. Recently, trans-catheter implantation of aortic biological prosthesis in mitral position has been done in compassionate cases, and very few experiences of TMVI in native non-calcified valves have been recently reported in very-high-risk patients, mainly with functional mitral regurgitation.Here, we report our case of TMVI using the second-generation CardiAQ prostheisis (CardiAQ Valve Technologies, Irvine, California, USA), reviewing the current state of the art.

Publication types

  • Case Reports
  • Review

MeSH terms

  • Aged
  • Heart Valve Prosthesis
  • Heart Valve Prosthesis Implantation / instrumentation
  • Heart Valve Prosthesis Implantation / methods*
  • Humans
  • Male
  • Mitral Valve
  • Mitral Valve Insufficiency / surgery*