Implications of concomitant obstructive or restrictive pulmonary diseases on functional and clinical results after MitraClip.
Leonhard Moritz SchneiderNita NicoletaNiklas SchepperleMichael PaukovitschUli HaideSieglinde FeuerabendtMirjam KeßlerWolfgang RottbauerSinisa MarkovicPublished in: Catheterization and cardiovascular interventions : official journal of the Society for Cardiac Angiography & Interventions (2021)
In patients with MR and concomitant pulmonary disorders, a significant increase of exercise capacity and a significant decrease of rehospitalization rate were observed after TMVr. Nevertheless, all-cause mortality remains significantly increased within a follow-up period of 2 years compared to patients without pulmonary disorders.