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Impact of the introduction of percutaneous edge-to-edge mitral valve reconstruction on clinical practice in Germany compared to surgical valve repair.

Lutz FrankensteinKlaus KaierHugo A KatusChristoph BodeTobias WengenmayerConstantin von Zur MühlenRaffi BekeredjianTobias TägerManfred ZehenderHanna FröhlichPeter Stachon
Published in: Clinical research in cardiology : official journal of the German Cardiac Society (2020)
Percutaneous edge-to-edge MV reconstruction has markedly changed clinical practice of MR therapy in Germany. Annual overall procedural numbers more than doubled, with a massive increase in percutaneous edge-to-edge procedures. Our data demonstrate its use mainly in high-risk patients and prove the favorable safety profile of this novel technique, with low in-hospital mortality and complication rates.
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