Acute Changes in Left Atrial Pressure After MitraClip Are Associated With Improvement in 6-Minute Walk Distance [Structural Heart Disease]

Conclusions—
Acute changes in LA pressure after MitraClip procedure are associated with clinical improvement as measured by 6MWT. Continuous LA pressure monitoring may be a useful tool for procedural guidance during transcatheter mitral repair.

Source: Circulation: Cardiovascular Interventions - March 17, 2017 Category: Cardiology Authors: Maor, E., Raphael, C. E., Panaich, S. S., Reeder, G. S., Nishimura, R. A., Nkomo, V. T., Rihal, C. S., Eleid, M. F. Tags: Catheter-Based Coronary and Valvular Interventions Structural Heart Disease Source Type: research