State of the Art in Mitral Valve Disease
A special issue of Journal of Cardiovascular Development and Disease (ISSN 2308-3425). This special issue belongs to the section "Cardiac Surgery".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 31 December 2025 | Viewed by 1342
Special Issue Editor
Interests: mitral valve repair techniques (resection vs no resection, long term results of mitral valve repair, robotic mitral repair, mitral and tricuspid repair, mitral repair failures why?)
Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
Mitral valve disease is among the most prevalent valvular disorders, posing a significant challenge due to its high mortality and morbidity rates, especially as the global population ages. Recent advances in research and technology have shed new light on the mechanisms driving the disease, enabling earlier and more precise diagnosis, especially in our understanding of imaging and echocardiography, improved risk stratification, and optimized timing for interventions. Surgery remains the gold standard for treating primary mitral valve disease, and the debate is still going on with standard approaches as opposed to minimally invasive approaches, especially when dealing with long-term results. Percutaneous mitral valve repair and replacement are real noninvasive techniques and have demonstrated promising outcomes. Each treatment needs to be discussed with its pro and cons detailed.
This Special Issue will focus on the latest innovations in mitral valve disease management, from novel imaging modalities for early diagnosis to cutting-edge surgical and micro-invasive therapies. It will also highlight the evolving roles of cardiac anesthesiologists, intensivists, and cardiologists in perioperative care, which are increasingly important in achieving optimal patient outcomes. We invite full research submission "Articles" or comprehensive "Reviews" on these topics, offering a platform for forward-thinking approaches to mitral valve disease.
Prof. Dr. Gilles D. Dreyfus
Guest Editor
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Keywords
- mitral valve pathophysiology and echocardiography
- mitral valve stenosis
- mitral valve regurgitation (primary, secondary, atrial ...)
- standard vs minimally invasive mitral valve surgery
- resection or no resection
- TEER mitral valve “repair” or treatment
- TEER mitral valve replacement: which prosthesis for which patient?
- mitral valve replacement
- mitral valve repair failures: why?
- the future of mitral valve regurgitation
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