Abstract
Introduction: Transcatheter mitral valve replacement (MVR) has emerged in recent times as a new technique in the field of cardiac interventions. However, significant challenges have been encountered, including mitral valve anatomy complexity, subvalvular apparatus, interaction with the left ventricular outflow tract and aortic valve. It requires large transcatheter devices and large catheters, which are required to negotiate an extreme angle within a relatively small space (through the transseptal approach) to reach the mitral valve (Ruguiero et al., 2017, Guerro et al., 2017). Transcatheter MVR has been associated with high 30-day mortality rates ranging from 25–50%. This study aimed to explore the functional and health outcomes of surgical MVR.
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