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August 28, 2026E. Nolan Beckett, MD · Editor
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Expanding Transcatheter Mitral Valve Replacement Eligibility for ViMAC With a Streamlined BATMAN Leaflet Modification Technique.

1 min read·By E. Nolan Beckett, MD·Source: JACC. Case reports
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MitraClip G4 vs PASCAL is a coin flip in functional MR.

The Leipzig propensity-matched cohort (116 pairs, single-center, non-randomized) found identical procedural success (98.1% vs 97.3%), 1-year survival (86.7% vs 87.8%), and freedom from HF rehospitalization.

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Authors: Asselin CY, Giustino G, Beneduce A
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