Current Status and Challenges of Valvular Heart Disease Interventional Therapy

Abstract

Abstract Valvular heart disease (VHD) is common in the global population, occupying an heavy disease burden among aging population. Currently, it is the booming era of transcatheter VHD treatment, even with superiority than traditional open heart surgery in some clinical outcomes. We collected data sources mainly derived from published articles and conference presentations, including randomized controlled trials, first-in-man studies, clinical registries, and other single- or multi-center and prospective or retrospective clinical studies. This review summarized the relevant devices and researches of transcatheter aortic valve replacement, transcatheter mitral valve repair and replacement, transcatheter tricuspid valve repair and replacement, and transcatheter pulmonary valve replacement. Moreover, possible challenges of interventional therapy for various VHD in the future were discussed as well.