Ventricular Tachycardia: Past, Present & Future
January 28, 2026
Author Sub-editor: Dr Justin Chiong Dr Justin Chiong is an NIHR Academic Clinical Fellow and Cardiology Registrar in the North West Deanery. He graduated from
• Moderate secondary mitral regurgitation (SMR) is common in heart failure (HF) and associated with adverse outcomes, but its prognostic impact remains uncertain in heart failure with preserved ejection fraction, in part due to inconsistent grading
• Guideline-directed medical therapy (GDMT) remains the mainstay of management as with HF without valve disease
• Recent data suggest symptomatic improvement and reduction in HF hospitalisations with mitral transcatheter edge-to-edge repair (M-TEER) but are yet to demonstrate definitive mortality benefit in moderate SMR
• Future trials should focus on multi-parametric echocardiographic criteria and optimised GDMT before randomisation to clarify whether moderate SMR is a useful treatment target
Author Sub-editor: Dr Justin Chiong Dr Justin Chiong is an NIHR Academic Clinical Fellow and Cardiology Registrar in the North West Deanery. He graduated from
Author Sub-editor: Dr Hnin Zaw Dr Hnin Zaw is a cardiology registrar from the East of England Deanery with a specialist interest in electrophysiology and
Author Sub-editor: Dr Tha Htet Nyi Dr Tha Htet Nyi is a cardiology registrar in South London Deanery with subspecialty interests in multimodal cardiac imaging and
Authors Heartbeat Sub-Editor: Alexandar Drampalou I am Dr.Alexandar Drampalou ,a cardiologist currently specializing in cardiac magnetic resonance (CMR) at Guy’s and St Thomas’ Hospital and
Authors Heartbeat Sub-Editor: Marina Zafeiri Dr Marina Zafeiri is an IMT3 in the Wessex deanery, with a strong interest in Cardiology. She graduated from Athens