Feasibility of a MPR-based 3DTEE guidance protocol for transcatheter direct mitral valve annuloplasty.

Martin GeyerEfthymios SotiriouKarsten KellerAlexander R TammTobias F RufFelix KreidelAndres Beiras-FernandezAngela KornbergerYang YangTilman EmrichEberhard SchulzThomas MünzelRalph Stephan von Bardeleben

Published in: Echocardiography (Mount Kisco, N.Y.) (2020)

Echocardiographic guidance of transcatheter direct annuloplasty using a real time MPR-based protocol is feasible and safe. Optimized imaging might enable reduced implantation times and potentially increases safety.

Keyphrases

mitral valve
left atrial
left ventricular
randomized controlled trial
high resolution
heart failure
pulmonary hypertension
photodynamic therapy