Transcatheter Mitral Valve-in-Ring Implantation

Ir Med J. 2018 May 10;111(5):758.

Abstract

Failed surgical mitral valve repair using an annuloplasty ring has traditionally been treated with surgical valve replacement or repair1. For patients at high risk for repeat open heart surgery, placement of a trans-catheter aortic valve (i.e., TAVI valve) within the mitral ring (i.e., Mitral-Valve-in-Ring, MViR) has emerged as a novel alternative treatment strategy2-5 . We describe our experience of a failed mitral valve repair that was successfully treated with a TAVI valve delivered via the trans-septal approach, and summarise the data relating to this emerging treatment strategy.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Female
  • Humans
  • Middle Aged
  • Mitral Valve Annuloplasty*
  • Mitral Valve Insufficiency / surgery*
  • Transcatheter Aortic Valve Replacement*
  • Treatment Failure