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MitraClip® therapy in patients with end-stage systolic heart failure.

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To assess the feasibility, short‐term durability and clinical outcomes of MitraClip therapy for mitral regurgitation (MR) in patients with end‐stage heart failure and a severely reduced left ventricular ejection fraction, data are presented.
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Aims To assess the feasibility, short-term durability and clinical outcomes of MitraClip (R) therapy for mitral regurgitation (MR) in patients with end-stage heart failure and a severely reduced left ventricular (LV) ejection fraction. Methods and results We analysed retrospectively collected data from seven European centres. Included in the study were 50 heart failure patients [ mean age 70 +/- 11 years, 38 men (76%)] with a LV ejection fraction Conclusion MitraClip (R) therapy reduces functional MR in patients with end-stage heart failure and marked LV dysfunction and entails clinical benefit at 6 months.

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Percutaneous Mitral Valve Interventions in the Real World: Early and 1-Year Results From the ACCESS-EU, A Prospective, Multicenter, Nonrandomized Post-Approval Study of the MitraClip Therapy in Europe

TL;DR: In the real-world, post-approval experience in Europe, patients undergoing the MitraClip therapy are high-risk, elderly patients, mainly affected by functional MR, and in this patient population, the MitRAClip procedure is effective with low rates of hospital mortality and adverse events.
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Decision Making in Advanced Heart Failure A Scientific Statement From the American Heart Association

TL;DR: Shared decision making for advanced heart failure has become both more challenging and more crucial as duration of disease and treatment options have increased as mentioned in this paper, and the ethical and legal mandate to involve patients in medical decisions has become more and more challenging.
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Recommendations for evaluation of the severity of native valvular regurgitation with two-dimensional and doppler echocardiography

TL;DR: A report from the American Society of Echocardiography’s Nomenclature and Standards Committee and The Task Force on Valvular Regurgitation developed in conjunction with the American College of Cardiology EchOCardiography Committee.
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Impact of mitral valve annuloplasty on mortality risk in patients with mitral regurgitation and left ventricular systolic dysfunction

TL;DR: There is no clearly demonstrable mortality benefit conferred by MVA for significant MR with severe LV dysfunction, and a prospective randomized control trial is warranted for further study of mortality with MVA in this population.
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