Safety and efficacy of transcatheter mitral valve repair in patients with COPD; results from real-world cohort.

Mhd Nawar AlachkarTobias MüllerAnas AlnaimiAndrea MilziKinan KneizehErtunc AltiokJörg SchröderSebastian ReithNikolaus MarxMichael DreherMohammad AlmallaAyham Daher

Published in: Catheterization and cardiovascular interventions : official journal of the Society for Cardiac Angiography & Interventions (2022)

COPD is highly prevalent among patients undergoing TMVR. However, TMVR seems to be safe and effective in COPD patients. COPD severity and PFT impairment alone should not be considered as a contraindication for TMVR.

Keyphrases

chronic obstructive pulmonary disease
lung function
patients undergoing
end stage renal disease
newly diagnosed
ejection fraction
chronic kidney disease
cystic fibrosis
prognostic factors
air pollution
peritoneal dialysis