Severe mitral regurgitation in a high-risk patient with a suboptimal anatomy for M-TEER: what other options can we find?

A 78-year-old male presents with recurrent HFpEF hospitalisations and severe degenerative MR. Multimodality imaging reveals fibro-calcific leaflet disease, restricted motion, and a short posterior leaflet, making him a suboptimal candidate for M-TEER and prompting consideration of transcatheter mitral valve replacement. How would you treat?

Authors

Federico De Marco

Director of Interventional, Valvular and Structural Heart Cardiology

Centro Cardiologico Monzino IRCCS - Milan, Italy

Interventional cardiologist / Cardiologist

Policlinico Catania Pad. 8 Cardiologia - Metropolitan city of Catania, Italy

Interventional cardiologist / Cardiologist

Università degli Studi di Milano - Metropolitan City of Milan, Italy