Valveclip® Transcatheter Mitral Valve Repair Study

This is an interventional treatment trial for Mitral Regurgitation Read More

Inclusion Criteria:

1. Severe mitral regurgitation≥3+ (moderate or above degenerative mitral regurgitation disease, or with stenosis is included);
2. Age≥70 years; or patients who are 60~70 years old, and the STS risk score indicate that participants are at high risk of traditional surgery or cannot tolerate traditional thoracotomy;

4) Left ventricular ejection fraction≥30%； 5) As assessed by multidisciplinary cardiac team (at least two cardiac surgeons/one cardiologist), patients who are at extremely high-risk or unsuitable for routine mitral valve surgery with evaluation; 6) Patients who understand the purpose of the trial and volunteer to participate in, sign the informed consent form and are willing to accept relevant examinations and clinical follow-ups.

Anatomy selection Criteria：

1. The regurgitant jet of mitral valve originates from the A2 and P2 (the lesions of A2/P2 in mitral valve causes regurgitation);
2. The width of the mitral valve prolapsed area is ≤15mm, Height of Prolapse ≤10mm or coaptation depth≤11mm, coaptation height≥2mm, effective length of anterior and posterior leaflets>1cm (conforming to EVEREST II recommended mitral valve interventional edge-to-edge repair standards);
3. Effective mitral valve orifice area≥ 4.0cm2;
4. No obvious calcification of the mitral valve annulus and valve leaflets;
5. Patient's anatomical conditions allow transseptal approach.

Exclusion Criteria:

1. Previous cardiac mitral valve surgery;
2. Patients with Infective endocarditis or having an active infection;
3. Patients with mitral regurgitation caused by pure mitral stenosis;
4. Combined with untreated severe coronary artery disease
5. Pulmonary hypertension (pulmonary artery systolic pressure>70mmHg);
6. Patients with severe right heart failure;
7. Patients are extremely weak and cannot tolerate general anesthesia or are in shock that circulatory support is needed;
8. Patients with hypertrophic cardiomyopathy, restrictive cardiomyopathy, and constrictive pericarditis;
9. Patients receiving chronic dialysis;
10. Patients with clear coagulation dysfunction and severe coagulopathy;
11. Patients with clear contraindications to anticoagulant drugs;
12. Patients with stroke or transient ischemic attack within 30 days;
13. Echocardiography found any intracardiac mass, left ventricle or atrial thrombus;
14. Patients who require surgery or interventional therapy for other valvular lesions;
15. Patients with severe macrovascular lesions requiring surgical treatment;
16. Patients' imaging examinations suggest that the anatomy of the heart and valves are inappropriate;