Percutaneous Mitral Valve Repair With the MitraClip System for Severe Mitral Regurgitation in Patients With Surgical Mitral Valve Repair Failure

To the Editor: Surgical mitral valve repair (SMVR) is the preferred intervention for patients with either symptomatic severe mitral regurgitation (MR) or asymptomatic severe MR and left ventricular dysfunction [(1)][1]. The rate of freedom from severe MR 10 years after SMVR, however, is reported to