CATHETER MANAGEMENT OF MITRAL REGURGITATION

Course overview

MITRAL REGURGITATION (MR) IS ONE OF THE MOST COMMON VALVULAR ABNORMALITIES. MEDICAL MANAGEMENT ALONG WITH REGULAR SURVEILLANCE IS THE TYPICAL RECOMMENDATION FOR MILD MR. SEVERE CASES HAVE TRADITIONALLY BEEN TREATED WITH INVASIVE SURGERY. RECENTLY, STUDIES HAVE SHOWN AN INCREASE IN THE UTILIZATION OF A MINIMALLY INVASIVE TRANSCATHETER APPROACH FOR MITRAL REGURGITATION REPAIR. THE EDGE-TO-EDGE LEAFLET REPAIR DEVICE IS A CATHETER-BASED THERAPY THAT USES A CLIP TO BRING TOGETHER THE LEAFLETS WHICH LESSENS THE REGURGITATION. THIS ACTIVITY DETAILS PRIMARY AND SECONDARY MITRAL REGURGITATION, NON-INVASIVE CATHETER MANAGEMENT OPTIONS AND THEIR INDICATIONS AND CONTRAINDICATIONS, PROCEDURAL TECHNIQUES, AND COMPLICATIONS. THIS ACTIVITY HIGHLIGHTS THE ROLE OF THE INTERPROFESSIONAL TEAM IN THE CARE OF PATIENTS WITH MITRAL VALVE REGURGITATION.