Percutaneous MitraClip Device or Surgical Mitral Valve Repair in Patients With Primary Mitral Regurgitation Who Are Candidates for Surgery: Design and Rationale of the REPAIR MR Trial

• Published in: Journal of the American Heart Association Vol. 12; no. 4; p. e027504
• Main Authors: McCarthy, Patrick M., Whisenant, Brian, Asgar, Anita W., Ailawadi, Gorav, Hermiller, James, Williams, Mathew, Morse, Andrew, Rinaldi, Michael, Grayburn, Paul, Thomas, James D., Martin, Randolph, Asch, Federico M., Shu, Yu, Sundareswaran, Kartik, Moat, Neil, Kar, Saibal
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: England John Wiley and Sons Inc 21.02.2023; Wiley
• Subjects: Aged; Cardiac Catheterization - adverse effects; cardiovascular diseases; heart valve diseases; Heart Valve Prosthesis Implantation - methods; Humans; Medicare; MitraClip; mitral regurgitation; Mitral Valve - diagnostic imaging; Mitral Valve - surgery; mitral valve insufficiency; Mitral Valve Insufficiency - diagnostic imaging; Mitral Valve Insufficiency - etiology; Mitral Valve Insufficiency - surgery; mitral valve repair; Original Research; Prospective Studies; Stroke Volume; Treatment Outcome; United States; Ventricular Function, Left; United States; MitraClip; mitral regurgitation; mitral valve repair; heart valve diseases; cardiovascular diseases; REPAIR MR; mitral valve insufficiency

Background The current standard of care for the treatment of patients with primary mitral regurgitation (MR) is surgical mitral valve repair. Transcatheter edge-to-edge repair with the MitraClip device provides a less invasive treatment option for patients with both primary and secondary MR. Worldwi...