The transcatheter valve technology pipeline has started as simple balloon valvuloplasty for the treatment of stenotic heart valves and evolved since the year 2000 to either repair or replace heart valves percutaneously with multiple devices. In this review, the present technology and its application are illuminated and a glimpse into the near future is dared from a physician's perspective.
Keywords: Mitraclip; Mitral stenosis; TAVI; TAVR; TVT; Tricuspid valve; Valvuloplasty.
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