The Edge-To-Edge Technique For Barlow’s Disease

The Edge-To-Edge Technique For Barlow’s Disease

The edge-to-edge technique is a method to treat mitral valve regurgitation by suturing the edges of the leaflets at the site of regurgitation.  Although the method is technically simple, its application should follow a few rules to ensure effective and durable results, and to avoid complications.

The most critical issue is to avoid mitral stenosis, since the technique is always associated with sensible reduction of the valve area.  This report will focus on technical hints and on clinical indications and contraindications to avoid this complication, in the subset of patients with Barlow’s disease

The clinical results of the technique have been reported
in the literature and are available through CTSNet. ^1,2,3

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