PMID- 23769403 OWN - NLM STAT- MEDLINE DCOM- 20131022 LR - 20130617 IS - 1875-2128 (Electronic) IS - 1875-2128 (Linking) VI - 106 IP - 5 DP - 2013 May TI - Initial French experience of percutaneous mitral valve repair with the MitraClip: a multicentre national registry. PG - 287-94 LID - S1875-2136(13)00129-0 [pii] LID - 10.1016/j.acvd.2013.03.059 [doi] AB - BACKGROUND: Percutaneous mitral valve repair (MVR) using the MitraClip((R)) is a new option for severe mitral regurgitation (MR). AIM: To describe initial French experience regarding short-term and mid-term safety and efficacy. METHODS: A multicentre cohort reported experience of percutaneous MVR using the MitraClip((R)) in French centres from December 2010 to September 2012. All patients were judged inoperable or at high surgical risk. Short-term and mid-term safety and efficacy results are presented. RESULTS: Sixty-two patients (72.7+/-11.4years; 71.7% men; 81.0% New York Heart Association [NYHA] class III or IV; logistic Euroscore 18.7+/-13.1%; 93.3% MR>/=grade 3; 73.8% secondary MR) underwent percutaneous MVR using the MitraClip((R)) under general anaesthesia. Procedural success was 95.2% (83.1% of patients received one clip; 16.9% received two clips). At discharge, 88.2% of implanted patients had a residual MR