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Published in: Cardiovascular Intervention and Therapeutics 2/2021

01-04-2021 | Transesophageal Echocardiography | Images in Cardiovascular Intervention

Transcatheter mitral valve repair with MitraClip in a patient on hemodialysis with huge flail gap

Authors: Masashi Koga, Masaki Izumo, Yuki Ishibashi, Yasuhiro Tanabe, Takumi Higuma, Yoshihiro J. Akashi

Published in: Cardiovascular Intervention and Therapeutics | Issue 2/2021

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The incidence of mitral regurgitation (MR) increases with aging population. Although percutaneous mitral valve repair using MitraClip is widely used as a transcatheter treatment approach, it has some anatomical limitations. The extended use of this system beyond the EVEREST criteria remains controversial. …
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Title
Transcatheter mitral valve repair with MitraClip in a patient on hemodialysis with huge flail gap
Authors
Masashi Koga
Masaki Izumo
Yuki Ishibashi
Yasuhiro Tanabe
Takumi Higuma
Yoshihiro J. Akashi
Publication date
01-04-2021
Publisher
Springer Singapore
Published in
Cardiovascular Intervention and Therapeutics / Issue 2/2021
Print ISSN: 1868-4300
Electronic ISSN: 1868-4297
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1007/s12928-020-00665-3

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