Secondary mitral valve regurgitation increases the dangers of heart failure, and the two conditions are often encountered together. In this discussion, we highlight:

• The destructive feedback loop between Mitral Regurgitation and Heart Failure
• Proper diagnosis and management of patients with secondary Mitral Regurgitation and heart failure
• The latest guidelines on directed medical management, as well as transcatheter and surgical therapies. 

Gilbert Tang, MD, MSc, MBA, FRCSC, FACC
Surgical Director, Structural Heart Program
Mount Sinai Health System
Professor, Department of Cardiovascular Surgery
Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai 

Sean Pinney, MD
Chief, Division of Cardiology at Mount Sinai Morningside
Philip J. and Harriet L. Goodhart Professor of Medicine (Cardiology)
Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai 

Randolph P. Martin, MD
Clinical Professor, Department of Cardiovascular Surgery
Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai