Treating Secondary Mitral Valve Regurgitation and Heart Failure

Secondary mitral valve regurgitation increases the dangers of heart failure, and the two conditions are often encountered together. In this discussion, we highlight: ● The destructive feedback loop between Mitral Regurgitation and Heart Failure ● Proper diagnosis and management of patients with secondary Mitral Regurgitation and heart failure ● The latest guidelines on directed medical management, as well as transcatheter and surgical therapies. Gilbert Tang, MD, MSc, MBA, FRCSC, FACC Surgical Director, Structural Heart Program Mount Sinai Health System Professor, Department of Cardiovascular Surgery Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai Sean Pinney, MD Chief, Division of Cardiology at Mount Sinai Morningside Philip J. and Harriet L. Goodhart Professor of Medicine (Cardiology) Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai Randolph P. Martin, MD Clinical Professor, Department of Cardiovascular Surgery Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai