TMVR: Early benefits, late questions

• Published in: Catheterization and cardiovascular interventions Vol. 99; no. 5; pp. 1666 - 1667
• Main Authors: Eng, Marvin H., Fang, H. Kenith
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: United States Wiley Subscription Services, Inc 01.04.2022
• Subjects: Congestive heart failure; Heart diseases; heart failure; Humans; Lung diseases; Mitral Valve; Mitral Valve Insufficiency; Rheumatic heart disease; surgical mitral valve replacement; Survival; transcatheter mitral valve replacement; Treatment Outcome; valvular heart disease; heart failure; transcatheter mitral valve replacement; valvular heart disease; surgical mitral valve replacement

Transcatheter mitral valve replacement (TMVR) appears to have better early survival compared to surgical mitral valve replacement (SMVR). Over the long‐term, TMVR has attenuated survival compared to SMVR and this attributed to advanced age, chronic lung disease, more advanced heart failure and pulmo...