RT Journal Article
SR Electronic
T1 Transcatheter mitral valve replacement: A frontier in cardiac intervention
JF Cleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine
JO Cleve Clin J Med
FD Cleveland Clinic
SP S10
OP S17
DO 10.3949/ccjm.83.s2.02
VO 83
IS 11 suppl 2
A1 Krishnaswamy, Amar
A1 Mick, Stephanie
A1 Navia, Jose
A1 Gillinov, A. Marc
A1 Tuzcu, E. Murat
A1 Kapadia, Samir R.
YR 2016
UL http://www.ccjm.org/content/83/11_suppl_2/S10.abstract
AB As transcatheter aortic valve replacement (TAVR) has become routine, device manufacturers and investigational cardiologists have set their sights on the mitral valve. Although transcatheter mitral valve replacement (TMVR) poses several technical challenges, they appear to be surmountable, and work is proceeding. Here we review the various devices being developed and preliminary results of trials in humans.