Table 4.
Clinical events during follow-ups.
| Clinical events | Cases |
|---|---|
| Death | 1 |
| Cardiovascular death | 0 |
| Sepsis | ∗1 |
| Heart failure hospitalization | 3 |
| Unstable angina | 1 |
| Infective endocarditis | 2 |
| Structural valve deterioration | †1 |
| Nonstructural valve deterioration | 0 |
| Valve thrombosis | 0 |
| New AF | 19 |
| Recurrence after Maze op. | 10 |
| De novo | 9 |
| CIED | 2 |
| Permanent pacemaker | 1 |
| Implantable cardiac defibrillator | 1 |
Note: Clinical events occurred during the follow-ups after the MV intervention was presented.
Abbreviations: AF, atrial fibrillation; CIED, cardiac implantable electronic device.
∗Patient died of infective endocarditis. Surgery was not performed.
†Bioprosthetic valve tear.