Transcatheter Mitral Valve Repair in Surgical High-Risk Patients: Gender-Specific Acute and Long-Term Outcomes

Transcatheter Mitral Valve Repair in Surgical High-Risk Patients: Gender-Specific Acute and Long-Term Outcomes

Background. Analyses emphasizing gender-related differences in acute and long-term outcomes following MitraClip therapy for significant mitral regurgitation (MR) are rare. Methods. 592 consecutive patients (75±8.7 years, 362 men, 230 women) underwent clinical and echocardiographic follow-up for a me...

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Main Authors: Eike Tigges, Daniel Kalbacher, Christina Thomas, Sebastian Appelbaum, Florian Deuschl, Niklas Schofer, Michael Schlüter, Lenard Conradi, Johannes Schirmer, Hendrik Treede, Hermann Reichenspurner, Stefan Blankenberg, Ulrich Schäfer, Edith Lubos
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Hindawi Limited 2016-01-01
Series:BioMed Research International
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2016/3934842

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