Transient elevation of high-sensitive troponin T after Cardioband implantation

The Cardioband system enables percutaneous surgical-like direct mitral valve annuloplasty and, thereby, repair of severe functional mitral valve regurgitation (MR) in patients with advanced systolic heart failure (HF) and dilation of the left ventricular (LV) annulus. Since the device is anchored by screws in the LV annulus, limited myocardial injury is likely to occur. Five patients (Society of Thoracic Surgeons score: 2.7 ± 0.7%) with severe...