“…Apart from the cause of MR, acute postprocedural variables also affect long‐term outcomes. For example, a transvalvular gradient >5 mmHg or a calculated mitral valve area <1.94 cm 2 correlates with a smaller decrease in pulmonary artery pressure over time and, consequently, worse overall prognosis. Given the current advances in transcatheter mitral valve technology, it is important to better risk‐stratify patients, even before they undergo the procedure, to better inform them about the risks and to better manage them postoperatively.…”