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Eur J Cardiothorac Surg 2004;26:S36-S38
© 2004 Elsevier Science NL

Review

Percutaneous mitral valve repair procedures

^a Cardiac Surgery, San Raffaele University Hospital, Via Olgettina 60, 20132 Milan, Italy
^b Interventional Cardiology, San Raffaele University Hospital, Milan, Italy

^* Corresponding author. Tel.: +39 02 26437109; fax: +39 02 26437125. (Email: ottavio.alfieri{at}hsr.it).

Percutaneous mitral valve procedures are under investigation as a novel method to treat mitral valve insufficiency with a catheter-based, closed heart, non-surgical approach. The technical opportunities, the expectations for the future and the implications for the conventional surgery are discussed.

Key Words: Mitral valve insufficiency • Mitral valve repair • Catheter-based interventions

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