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8 years ago (April 18, 2018)

Hi, Long story short. My Mitral Valve repair has failed and they want to cath in a Sapien 3 Heart Valve because the pressure in my lungs is to high to do Open Heart Surgery again. Has anyone in the group had this done by the Trans Catheter method and... Read more.

Barbara Wood

8 years ago (April 19, 2018)

Hi Carol, I had a mitral repair at Maine Med ( Reed Quinn) a year ago. I don't have experience of trans catheter replacement, but saw the following article the other day. This is a good website for basic heart info btw. https://myheart.net/articles/tmvr-transcatheter-mitral-valve-replacement/ Best wishes - please let us know... Read more.

Transcatheter Mitral Valve Replacement - TMVR Explained • MyHeart

https://myheart.net/articles/tmvr-transcatheter-mitral-valve-replacement/

TMVR — Transcatheter Mitral Valve Replacement TMVR, also known as transcatheter mitral valve replacement is a way of replacing the mitral valve in the heart [...]Read More

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