TMVR
What is TMVR?
Transcatheter mitral valve repair or TMVR is a way of treating mitral regurgitation (leaky mitral valve) and mitral stenosis (tight mitral valve), without undergoing conventional open-heart surgery.
A thin, flexible tube (known as a catheter) is inserted in a vein of the groin. Under expert imaging, a cardiologist guides through a new valve, which is placed in the existing faulty mitral valve.
Transcatheter mitral valve repair is a minimally invasive procedure.