FUNCTIONAL AND HEMODYNAMIC OUTCOME AT REST AND DURING EXERCISE AFTER A NOVEL TRANS ANNULAR MITRAL BRIDGE IMPLANTATION FOR FUNCTIONAL MITRAL REGURGITATION

Direct septal lateral diameter reduction (SLD) without circumferential cinching (in contrast to indirect SLD reduction by ring annuloplasty) by a curvilinear trans-annular mitral bridge has resulted in significant reduction of mitral regurgitation (MR) less than or equal to 1 at 2 year (yr) follow