Sinisa Markovic Author
Subjects of specialization
Affiliation
Device endpoints, Clinical endpoints
Dr. Sinisa Markovic Department of Internal Medicine II, University of Ulm Albert-Einstein llee 23, 89081 Ulm, Germany
Dr. Sinisa Markovic
Department of Internal Medicine II, University of Ulm Albert-Einstein llee 23, 89081 Ulm, Germany, his skills are Echocardiography, Clinical Cardiology. his latest publication involves Percutaneous edge?to?edge mitral valve repair for mitral regurgitation improves heart failure symptoms in heart failure with preserved ejection fraction patients.
Research Article Open Access
Author(s): Mirjam Keßler, Julia Seeger, Jochen Wöhrle, Wolfgang Rottbauer and Sinisa Markovic*
Objective: The MitraClip® NT (MC-NT) as an updated version aim to facilitate improved maneuvering of the guide catheter and more efficient leaflet capture due to technical improvements of the delivery system and clip material. We evaluate procedural results and 12-month clinical outcomes of the new MC-NT device and compare them with the previous MitraClip® MC.
Methods: We analyzed a total population of 231 patients from our Ulm - Transcatheter Mitral Valve Repair registry. To adjust for differences of baseline characteristics a propensity-score matching was performed (N=142). 30-day endpoints were analyzed in accordance with the Mitral Valve Academic Research Consortium (MVARC). F... view more»