Background: Limited data exists describing Impella-related mechanical mitral valve complications. Diagnosis and management can be challenging due to potential underestimation of mitral regurgitation ...

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In patients with heart failure and secondary mitral regurgitation, both mitral-valve surgery and transcatheter edge-to-edge repair are recommended therapies. New research findings comparing ...

Prognostically meaningful tricuspid regurgitation (TR) is not well‐defined in the mitral transcatheter edge‐to‐edge repair arena. We aimed to explore the prevalence, correlates, and consequences of TR ...

Transcatheter Repair Versus Surgery for Atrial Versus Ventricular Functional Mitral Regurgitation – A Post-Hoc Analysis of the MATTERHORN Trial. Circulation 2024;Oct 30:[Epub ahead of print].

Less commonly, rupture of a papillary muscle may arise as an iatrogenic complication of cardiac procedures. We present a case of cardiogenic shock in the setting of torrential mitral regurgitation ...

Aortic regurgitation occurs when blood leaks back ... The condition may be asymptomatic at first, but it can cause chest pain, trouble breathing, and fainting. Treatment can involve medications ...

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Echo parameters: The beneficial effect of transcatheter mitral valve replacement compared with GDMT alone was consistent in all echocardiographic subgroups, independent of the severity of LV ...

Severe tricuspid regurgitation is associated with disabling symptoms and an increased risk of death. Data regarding outcomes after percutaneous transcatheter tricuspid-valve replacement are needed.