Intravenous; LV: Left ventricle; NS: Not significant; PVE: Prosthetic valve endocarditis. Adapted with permission from [32]. Aortic or mitral IE with severe acute regurgitation or valve ...

Within a cohort of >600 000 individuals without prior mitral valve intervention, 5.9%–6.8% and 1.6%–1.7% of men and women, had moderate and severe MR. Like severe MR, at the time of investigation, ...

As the number of procedures is expected to rise, a consistent methodology to characterize the mitral valve and identify the most suitable TMVR device for each patient is of paramount importance.

Having a prosthetic valve is not an absolute indication for surgery; however, when infection reaches a nonbiological surface, it is almost impossible to remove with pharmacologic therapy alone.