Open transcatheter valve implantation for mitral annular calcification: One-year outcomes.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Transcatheter mitral valve implantation (TMVI) for native mitral valve pathology with severe mitral annular calcification has emerged as an alternative treatment option to conventional mitral valve surgery. The objective of this study was to evaluate patients who were referred for TMVI with severe mitral annular calcification and their procedural outcomes.

Methods

Retrospective analysis of patients from 2017 to 2020 referred for TMVI was carried out. Demographic characteristic details; surgical strategy; perioperative complications; and hospital stay, including 30-day and 1-year mortality, were analyzed.

Results

Eleven patients were referred for consideration of TMVI. The 8 patients who underwent TMVI had a median age of 74 years (range, 57-80 years), the m

SUBMITTER: Hamid UI 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8691218 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature