Percutaneous Mitral Valve Repair, Current Techniques and Evidence

Document Type : Review Article

Abstract

Mitral valve (MV) pathology constitutes 15% of cases 
of death due to valvular heart disease. The most 
common primary mitral valve pathology worldwide is 
mitral prolapse, which affects 2 to 3% of the total 
population, whereas the most frequent primary mitral 
valve disorder that leads to hospitalization is rheumatic 
heart disease