Assessment of acute changes in ventricular volumes, function, and strain after interventional edge-to-edge repair of mitral regurgitation using cardiac magnetic resonance imaging

Conclusion
In severely compromised patients, marked reduction in MR by MitraClip™ implantation might not result in immediate improved cardiac output and effective biventricular forward flow.

Source: European Journal of Echocardiography - November 16, 2015 Category: Cardiology Authors: Lurz, P., Serpytis, R., Blazek, S., Seeburger, J., Mangner, N., Noack, T., Ender, J., Mohr, F. W., Linke, A., Schuler, G., Gutberlet, M., Thiele, H. Tags: ORIGINAL ARTICLES Source Type: research