Transcatheter mitral valve replacement or repair for secondary mitral regurgitation: a propensity score-matched analysis.
Sebastian LudwigDaniel KalbacherWalid Ben AliJessica WeimannMatti AdamAlison DuncanJohn G WebbStephan WindeckerMathias OrbanCristina GianniniAugustin CoisneNicole KaramAndrea ScottiLars SondergaardMarianna AdamoDavid W M MullerChristian ButterPaolo DentiBruno MelicaDamiano RegazzoliAndrea GarattiTobias SchmidtMartin AndreasGry DahleMaurizio TaramassoGeorg NickenigNicolas DumonteilThomas WaltherMichele FlagielloJoerg KempfertNeil FamHendrik RugeTanja K RudolphMoritz C Wyler von BallmoosMarco MetraSimon RedwoodJuan F GranadaGilbert H L TangAzeem LatibPhilipp LurzRalph Stephan von BardelebenThomas ModineJörg HausleiterLenard Conradinull nullPublished in: European journal of heart failure (2023)
In this PS-matched comparison between TMVR and M-TEER in patients with severe SMR, TMVR was associated with superior reduction of MR and superior symptomatic improvement. While post-procedural mortality tended to be higher after TMVR, no significant differences in mortality were found beyond 30 days.