Functional status and quality of life after transcatheter mitral valve repair: a prospective cohort study and systematic review.
Christos IliadisSamuel LeeKathrin KuhrClemens MetzeAnna-Sophie MatzikGuido MichelsVolker RudolphStephan BaldusRoman PfisterPublished in: Clinical research in cardiology : official journal of the German Cardiac Society (2017)
MitraClip therapy provides improvements in physical capacity, physical and mental functioning and disease-specific quality of life in the majority of patients. However, more comparative and high-quality studies are required for understanding the heterogeneity of results, which is crucial for optimal patient selection.