Transcatheter MitraClip repair alters mitral annular geometry - device induced annular remodeling on three-dimensional echocardiography predicts therapeutic response.
Jiwon KimMaria Chiara PalumboOmar K KhaliqueLisa Q RongRazia SultanaMukund DasJennifer JantzYasfumi NagataRichard B DevereuxShing Chiu WongGeoffrey W BergmanRobert A LevineMark B RatcliffeJonathan W WeinsaftPublished in: Cardiovascular ultrasound (2019)
MitraClip alters mitral annular geometry as quantified by intra-procedural 3D TEE. Pre-procedural mitral annular dilation and magnitude of device-induced reduction in mitral annular size on 3D TEE are each associated with sub-optimal therapeutic response to MitraClip.