Percutaneous Treatment of Mitral Valve Regurgitation: An Evolving Field

Abstract

Transcatheter mitral valve repair is, in fact, one of the greatest evolving fields in valvular heart interventions, with a continuous growing number of devices [7,8]. As previously underlined, the mitral valve apparatus is a complex anatomical and functional structure. Therefore, different devices have been developed capable of targeting the various components of the mitral valve: MV annulus, MV leaflets, and the subvalvular apparatus. This tries to mimic surgical mitral valve repair, either as single or combined procedures. The availability of such a widespectrum of devices allows to achieve a tailored approach for treating each patient: the right device according to the specific lesion [9].